United Thread - 2022/23

[Vicmeldrew666]

Are they in a bit of a mess, with no way out?
What a shame.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

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Has she been turned?

 

[jrb]

Fucking owners not putting any money into the club..........lets protest and get a game called off - where's me zebra kecks?

The United way.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Fucking owners not putting any money into the club..........lets protest and get a game called off - where's me zebra kecks?

I can't believe that they released all these players from their academy after developing them for so many years.

#DNA

 

[Viking blue]

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” — attr. Albert Einstein.

Yet again, short-term fix, no strategy. Panic behaviour. Some resemblance to ours years ago, before the takeover, when we used to change managers the way people change their socks. Leading to players on our books that a manager recently sacked had chosen, and that the incoming one didn't want. The difference is that they're filthy rich, and we weren't. Although of course the Glazers take money out of their club because, faithful to the American capitalist perspective, a sports club is above all a business operation, and only secondarily part of the fabric of a community.
That club's difficulties will continue. I raise a glass to their difficulties.

Albert Einstein obviously never kick started a motorcycle.

 

[Fordyboy46]

The United way.

And have a squad of 30 players whist they're at it. Who have they sold for cash this summer?

 

[Nelinho]

Good luck to the rags expanding the capacity of the swamp and selling tickets if the team adopt the tactics posted by this Herbert on sadcafe today

’Elanga as the hard-working roaming support striker.
Rashford with his pace for the counter.
Fred and McTominay will provide defensive support on the sides for AWB and Shaw who will tuck in and join the 3 CB's in the box to make it 5 auxiliary CB's. Casemiro will make it a possible 6th CB when need be’

Apparently Herbert is suffering from nightmares about his team conceding in every possible way. He's had enough. It's killing him. He desperately wants to fucking stop it...

Is that a proposal for the Monday match? Because it could provide inspiration for a permanent tactical solution, you know. It's a good plan. And it could further improve if Herbert realized that the selection of Elanga - Rashford presents an unnecessary risk? Bruno and Eriksen are already sacrificed anyway, what's the fucking point? Fuck it, drop them both, field another couple of defenders. Make that "a possible 8 CBs", plus 2 DMs. Clean sheet guaranteed, job done. Not sure Casemiro will be available for Monday, of course, but they can always apply for two GKs on the pitch...

It may not comply with "the United way" but we have to understand that these are extraordinary circumstances -and serious, unconventional measures need to be taken. Which means, the objective would be to achieve 36 x 0-0 in the following 36 matches. Definitely doable. 36 draws = 36 points, with a (decent?) chance to survive. On the basis of last season's final table, 36 points could prove to be just enough...

PS. Desperation can indeed lead to madness, no doubt about it. Herbert needs help...

 

[Blueknows]

Here's documentary proof of City's generosity towards our near neighbours when they were down on their luck. What did we get in return? The clock banner.

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If only we'd told them to fuck off

 

[Blueknows]

15th plays 20th.

Arf biggest rivalry/game in world football

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Fucking owners not putting any money into the club..........lets protest and get a game called off - where's me zebra kecks?

How must you feel if you are already at the swamp and you read every day that they want to sign someone to replace you? I can't imagine that you would give your all