United thread 2019/20

[Vienna_70]

This really is a pretty remarkable sequence of results, considering their vast resources. The Solskjær era is going even better than expected.

And they really should have lost the West Ham and Watford games.

 

[Vienna_70]

A propos of United's "history"...

I was looking at some of United's attendances in the 1930s. I find them interesting:

1930-31 Highest= 39,876 (v City), Lowest = 3,969, Average = 12,155
1931-32 Highest = 37,012, Lowest = 3,507, Average = 12,915
1933-34 Highest = 29,443, Lowest = 11,176, Average = 18,563

Even on May 6 1939, in Div One, their home game with Liverpool drew a massive 12,073.....

Just remind rag fans of some of these facts when the go on about their "history". Their very existence was uncertain in those days, and they could have gone the way of Bury and Bolton. If only they had!

Was that around the time the term "rags" was coined?

 

[Vienna_70]

I'll put this here.....Cantana wins UEFA President award.....

A quick quote...

"This award not only recognises his career as a player of the highest calibre, but also honours him for the person he is," said Ceferin.
A **** on/off the pitch. I once saw him sent off as manager of a beech soccer team you have to go some for that.

No doubt we’ll sycamore puns after that spelling!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

No doubt we’ll sycamore puns after that spelling!

From acorns great oaks grow ;)

 

[FantasyIreland]

Seriously, on what planet was appointing Ole as manager a good idea?

Fucking madness

The fans wanted it,the owners delivered.

Funny as fuck

 

[Vienna_70]

From acorns great oaks grow ;)

I thought yew wouldn’t be far behind!

 

[laserblue]

Was that around the time the term "rags" was coined?

Yes indeed. The club was in such dire financial straits that the team was reduced to wearing such a tatty kit that their own fans (oh the irony!) started calling them the rags. "Come on the rags!" was a regular shout from the sparsely populated terraces. Then City, not for the first or last time, stepped in to help and in a neighbourly gesture bought a new set of kit for them. Not long after James Gibson, their second sugar daddy, pitched up and wiped out all their debts and steadied the ship somewhat.

City gave the rags a new set of kit and the rags gave us the clock banner. Never forget.

 

[waspish]

Seriously, on what planet was appointing Ole as manager a good idea?

Fucking madness

Stop gap! they are waiting till pep leaves they know any manager they get will be well beaten!

Be great if Pep signs a new contract it will be so gut wrenching for them.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Appeasing the morons. There's no other feasible explanation.

When I read that he wouldn't park in the manager's designated slot out of 'respect' to the despotic pisscan I knew he was on borrowed time. What a spineless, insipid çunt.

Similar to the reasons Stuart Pearce was made our manager. Never a good idea to appoint a manager because the fans want him.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Similar to the reasons Stuart Pearce was made our manager. Never a good idea to appoint a manager because the fans want him.

It very much suited their financial thinking too,it was a win win from their POV.

They can now turn round and say...'well you lot wanted him'