United Thread - 2022/23

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

Extraordinary thing about Ferdinand. He's managed to make everyone forget — he might even have forgotten it himself — that he's got nothing whatsoever to do with the city of Manchester (nor even Greater Manchester, since we know that Man U are not in the city). No family ties, no experience of the place prior to being sold to United. He was a professional footballer fully seven years before joining the rags. And indeed he briefly played back in London at the end of his career (QPR). He appears to have no affection for West Ham or sense of ties to the club, despite the fact that that is where he learnt how to be a footballer at the highest level. You can understand the bias of people like Neville and Scholes, up to a point (both of whom, to be absolutely fair, are harder on the current iteration of United from time to time than Ferdinand ever is as a tv commentator). Even Beckham was a lifelong cockney red, apparently, despite growing up in Leyton. But from an organic point of view, what the fuck has Ferdinand got to do with Manchester United? Why has he become the rah-rah cheerleader for that club?

Is it because he is a ****?

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

And yet, sly have their lickspittle Andy Hinchcliffe as a commentator

Still annoys me when I think of that rant he gave after we beat Everton a couple of seasons back, when Raz didn’t tow the expected line of being offended by the tweet Bernardo had sent to Mendy.

It lasted for about 12 minutes and all he kept saying was “I’m offended” like he was trying to push the media narrative. No mention of the game or post match analysis.

That Sky post-match analysis was incredibly painful to watch. They even roped in Victor Anichebe as a guest pundit to state how disgusted he was about the tweet, and kept goading him for more outraged soundbites until he was literally pleading with Sky to change the topic, as he'd had enough of the hatchet job.

 

[JASR]

Looks like a run down prison lol.

Strangeways
Broadmoor
Pentonville
Slade
Old Trafford

Top5 places in Uk people are desperate to break out of

 

[Bluethemaway]

Looks like a run down prison lol.

Much worse than a prison, imagine be locked up in that Scum Shit hole !

 

[JRockBlues]

 

[Vienna_70]

Boyhood rag fan, you know!

 

[wolviedinho]

Much worse than a prison, imagine be locked up in that Scum Shit hole !

Frenkie is looking at a min 4/5 years stretch -:)

 

[journolud]

Is it because he is a ****?

That about covers it

 

[xgorton]

Boyhood rag fan, you know!

Giggsy duvet ?

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Didn't he take over the position of looking after the players out on loan?

Possibly. I hope he did. I really like the guy. It's a very different role to being club ambassador, though, isn't it? As the title suggests, it's a “quasi-diplomatic” role. Buzzer fights our corner. As he should.