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Prestwich_Blue said:In the last 4 seasons it's P8 W5 D1 L2 F18 A6Vienna_70 said:A rag mate at work, with whom I used to work, and whom I've not seen for a few days, asked me this morning if I'm nervous. I told him that I'm always nervous before a Derby and asked if he is.
"I'm expecting a hammering," he replied, "so anything less than that is a bonus".
Who'd have thought a few years ago that rags would be happy to lose by one or two goals to little City?
Just read this and laugh:
It was one of those wonderful pieces of theatre which will be so missed when Sir Alex Ferguson has packed up his tracksuit and gone.
Someone had asked him whether Manchester United will ever go into a derby match as underdogs and for 15 seconds or more he eyed his inquisitor, the hint of a glint in those narrow eyes, and you wondered whether that individual or Manchester City would be on the receiving end of the full force of his opinion. "What time is it?" he said, at last. "I think it is time for me to leave." And as he clambered from his seat, an answer to that question... "Not in my lifetime."
And it is precisely this hubristic arrogance that has lead to them becoming both the world's most hated team and the most deliciously satisfying to see mocked.