United Thread 2014/15

[BlueRockape]

In other words fuck all to do with me, arrogant ****.


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[BigJoe#1]

They've spent however many hundreds of millions raiding the subs benches of all the top teams (because no one else would come to them) and are still fucking dreadful.

1-0 down after 45 minutes and the manager tells them to 'lump it up to Fellaini'. That's the Manchester United way.

Louis Van Gallardyce.

Lump it up to the big man... weren't they Moyes tactics?

Listening to Talkshite yesterday, and the press in general tbh all I have been hearing is what a great coach and master tactician he is... Durham on TS was spouting off yesterday about how it was all coming together for turtlehead... but last night they were as shite as ever, despite the money spent!
Well I had heard of Van Gaal of course before he joined them, but wasn't well up on his CV, so had a little look. Wow, the guy is really overhyped in my opinion – yeah he's had success as a coach, but let's face it, it was with teams that he would have been catastrophically bad with to fail!
Ajax – arguably Holland's biggest team, with one of Europe's top youth setups. Barca and Bayern go without saying, only AZ stand out as being an exception.
So basically he's done well with top teams, with great youth set ups and pots of money!
When we spent a few quid the press were all over us like a tramp on a kebab – saying that if we didn't win anything it was a failure and that anybody could manage our team, like we'd put together the Harlem Globetrotter equivalent of football!
Now he's spunked a fortune at the rags for little return so far - yet the press are still waxing lyrical about him.

You obviously never witnessed his tactical genius last night when he made an inspired substitution... Oh well, never mind, maybe we'll be lucky enough to get him when Manuel steps down and you will witness it first hand (if we could ever prise him away).

 

[ifiwasarichfan]

Another bit of drivel

Oct 2, 2014
#224 Saxo
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To really get a proper fanbase, you have to be big while they're kids and then remain at least somewhat relevant throughout their lives. If City can continue to win and especially make their mark on Europe, and hold onto that success with some consistency for 10+ years, they'll have a respectable fanbase. You don't get that without having a generation of people who grew up with you as an attractive club, though, so it'll take a while. If the arabs get tired of pissing fortunes into the club before then (and if FFP becomes too much of a nuisance) then I could see them drifting back into relative obscurity instead. Unlike Chelsea, City have not yet manifested themselves as a sustainable entity.

This is true.

I was a proper little glory hunter at the age of 7 back in 1968 when I first started supporting City. The Etihad is full of fans my age.

For me, supporting my local team just wasn't an option because as the whole forum knows they are just Scum.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Another bit of drivel

Oct 2, 2014
#224 Saxo
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To really get a proper fanbase, you have to be big while they're kids and then remain at least somewhat relevant throughout their lives. If City can continue to win and especially make their mark on Europe, and hold onto that success with some consistency for 10+ years, they'll have a respectable fanbase. You don't get that without having a generation of people who grew up with you as an attractive club, though, so it'll take a while. If the arabs get tired of pissing fortunes into the club before then (and if FFP becomes too much of a nuisance) then I could see them drifting back into relative obscurity instead. Unlike Chelsea, City have not yet manifested themselves as a sustainable entity.

If only we could be as sustainable as Chelsea. One day maybe.

That's what I thought.

If both owners walked away (which is usually the phrase other clubs fans use) we would be in a much better position than Chelsea.

Possibly so, but it's a moot point. Why would anyone walk away from owning a leading football club? It's got to be one of the most intoxicating ego trips known to man. Who would even believe that someone would even consider giving that up? Someone who doesn't like football, perhaps.

 

[No6]

In other words fuck all to do with me, arrogant c**t.


<a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/21/alex-ferguson-david-moyes-manchester-united" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... ter-united</a>

Was just about to post that link myself. Things could start to get rather interesting over at the swamp. Seems that people are sharpening their knives

Oh happy days. I'm damn certain that both parties have got plenty of shit to spill on each other. Watch this space...

 

[chris85mcfc]

If only we could be as sustainable as Chelsea. One day maybe.

That's what I thought.

If both owners walked away (which is usually the phrase other clubs fans use) we would be in a much better position than Chelsea.

Possibly so, but it's a moot point. Why would anyone walk away from owning a leading football club? It's got to be one of the most intoxicating ego trips known to man. Who would even believe that someone would even consider giving that up? Someone who doesn't like football, perhaps.

Or somebody that wishes their owners would walk away :)

 

[BlueRockape]

In other words fuck all to do with me, arrogant c**t.


<a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/21/alex-ferguson-david-moyes-manchester-united" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... ter-united</a>

Was just about to post that link myself. Things could start to get rather interesting over at the swamp. Seems that people are sharpening their knives

Oh happy days. I'm damn certain that both parties have got plenty of shit to spill on each other. Watch this space...

I can't wait to see the chosen one's response to this should be fun :-)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

In other words fuck all to do with me, arrogant ****.


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Unbelievable attempt to rewrite history. When Moyes was appointed Taggart was all over it like a fucking rash, taking credit for the man he had hand-picked for the job.

He is such a lying ****, he really is.

 

[BlueRockape]

In other words fuck all to do with me, arrogant c**t.


<a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/21/alex-ferguson-david-moyes-manchester-united" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... ter-united</a>

Unbelievable attempt to rewrite history. When Moyes was appointed Taggart was all over it like a fucking rash, taking credit for the man he had hand-picked for the job.

He is such a lying c**t, he really is.

The problem is the thick bastards will believe him

 

[Paul Lake's Left Knee]

If only we could be as sustainable as Chelsea. One day maybe.

That's what I thought.

If both owners walked away (which is usually the phrase other clubs fans use) we would be in a much better position than Chelsea.

Possibly so, but it's a moot point. Why would anyone walk away from owning a leading football club? It's got to be one of the most intoxicating ego trips known to man. Who would even believe that someone would even consider giving that up? Someone who doesn't like football, perhaps.

Everyone knows that if you are a multi billionaire, you invest a billion quid in a new venture and walk away, because that is what successful businessmen do.