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Motterman
16 Jan 2006, 03:00 PM
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Jayhawk
16 Jan 2006, 03:04 PM
Okay, no more nonsense from United here. No matter who plays, every player putting in the requisite effort should ensure a comfortable win. This is like training, but hard training. We have to recover our pride, and this is the time to do it. 4-0, at least.
Howard Zinn
16 Jan 2006, 03:09 PM
I posted this in the last thread, and I'm posting it again. Gotta reverse the curse.

http://www.svinicki.com/pictures/opener03/images/4.%20Bernie%20Brewer.jpg

We have to win this one easily, or we are going to look like morons. I'm going for a 3-1 scoreline. BA will be looking to do nothing other than beat us up like last time, but this match we will have a legitimate pitch to play on.

Edit: Now that I've had my say in this thread, I'll go back to NSR and leave it to all of you serious folks. :D
Teso Dos Bichos
16 Jan 2006, 03:35 PM
I'll take 1-0. :(
Motterman
16 Jan 2006, 03:49 PM
I'll take 1-0. :(

Me too. :(
Motterman
16 Jan 2006, 04:08 PM
Oh yeah, no Rooney or Ronaldo.
SirManchester
16 Jan 2006, 04:11 PM
That's ok, we don't need either of them :rolleyes:
StrikerCW
16 Jan 2006, 04:25 PM
AT least 3-0 or I will be pissed and break something.
SirManchester
16 Jan 2006, 04:28 PM
AT least 3-0 or I will be pissed and break something.

Don't get your hopes up, in fact, this is for all United fans, let's not have high expectations anymore, and that goes for every game. We're not the same side anymore, obviously, and the sooner we realize that the less worse we'll feel....oh who am I kidding, we'll still all be pissed and depressed but we can't go on expecting great results all the time, we're not great anymore.
JC7rox
16 Jan 2006, 04:32 PM
Don't get your hopes up, in fact, this is for all United fans, let's not have high expectations anymore, and that goes for every game. We're not the same side anymore, obviously, and the sooner we realize that the less worse we'll feel....oh who am I kidding, we'll still all be pissed and depressed but we can't go on expecting great results all the time, we're not great anymore.

Sorry, but, ******** off with that talk.

I don't care if we're in the second division playing against Colchester, I will go into the game feeling as if we could win it. That is part of following the club.
SirManchester
16 Jan 2006, 04:35 PM
Sorry, but, ******** off with that talk.

I don't care if we're in the second division playing against Colchester, I will go into the game feeling as if we could win it. That is part of following the club.

you can either be realistic or you can be foolish. your choice really.
What I said doesn't affect how much I support the club in any way, but it's just a way to put a perspective on it. Some of us have lost the plot apparently :rolleyes:
Chaz Striker
16 Jan 2006, 04:41 PM
you can either be realistic or you can be foolish. your choice really.
What I said doesn't affect how much I support the club in any way, but it's just a way to put a perspective on it. Some of us have lost the plot apparently :rolleyes:

Wow! We lose one game and you get all morbid like the whole team died from the Bird Flu. You need to get a grip man. These feelings have been felt before. It's kinda like the economy always up and down over the years. Manchester hasnt been great every year since its existence. So be a little pesimistic for next year at least.
JC7rox
16 Jan 2006, 04:44 PM
you can either be realistic or you can be foolish. your choice really.
What I said doesn't affect how much I support the club in any way, but it's just a way to put a perspective on it. Some of us have lost the plot apparently :rolleyes:

I won't question whether you know the history of our club, because I'm sure that you do. One of the special qualities of our club is our bounceback-ability. No matter how much we fall, there is that special feeling that we'll come back from it. All this doom and gloom also needs perspective. We are injury riddled, in transition, and dealing with the biggest anamoly in the footballing world in Chelsea. I think DS puts it best into perspective. Once our transition is done, footballing wise that is (exc. Glazer), we can judge this team. We're still top 3 in the league, the youth coming through is as strong as any, and we have Rooney. The bad times might come sooner than later, but that is no reason to stop believing in the Manchester United magic. Isn't that what brought you here in the first place?
StrikerCW
16 Jan 2006, 04:52 PM
I for one will not lower my expectations just because we've been let down by management (IMO) for the past few years. Fergie has made some not so great decisions in the transfer market over the past few and it is coming back to bite us now I believe.

Whether he snaps out of it and continues or someone new comes along I'm not going to stop expecting the best. It IS, as JC said, what brought me to the club (among other things) and I will stick through the tough times to get back to glory (which WILL come whether you like it or not). Lowered expectations from the fans (in general I am saying, not just a few) leads to mediacrity (sp?) and then mid-tablism.

If this is something you accept then that is good for you. I for one am not going to stand for crap. I want excellence.
SirManchester
16 Jan 2006, 04:54 PM
This is for JC and Chaz:
It doesn't matter whethere we'll bounce back or not, I'm sure we will, it's not only the nature of our club but almost every other big club in football. However that doesn't mean we can't be critical, this team has been going down for three years now as a result of a lot of things and how can we not move on as fans by not accepting them, discussing them and finally moving on?
Like I said before, you have to be absolutely realistic, and that's exactly what I am, I know we're not going to get the greatest results, hell by the time the season is over we'll most likely have three more losses added to our tally. It doesn't look like the team is making any progression because Ferguson is still making bad decisions, so once again, let's be realistic here.
JC7rox
16 Jan 2006, 05:05 PM
SirM, I respect your posting, but something just occured to me. I grabbed my TI-83plus, and I typed in:

fandom + realism= error

Something just didn't equate. When you're passionate about something, you always have that hope. I accept your stance, and I know how bad things are starting to look, but I will always expect us to rise above, even if 'realistically' speaking, there is no chance. It is just the nature of being a fan.
Howard Zinn
16 Jan 2006, 05:10 PM
I know I promised not to post in this thread again, but why isn't my Bernie Brewer picture working on the first page? :confused:
SirManchester
16 Jan 2006, 05:12 PM
SirM, I respect your posting, but something just occured to me. I grabbed my TI-83plus, and I typed in:

fandom + realism= error

Something just didn't equate. When you're passionate about something, you always have that hope. I accept your stance, and I know how bad things are starting to look, but I will always expect us to rise above, even if 'realistically' speaking, there is no chance. It is just the nature of being a fan.

and it's not that which I was refuting, I am always hopeful that any team I support can and will win, however when we're in a position where that seems unrealistic and all factors point to that then I'm accepting of that. For example, the city game, a lot of you were thinking we would take this easily, but not me, I knew we were going to lose this game, all the factors pointed to it. Sure that's not always the case because football is unpredictable but a true fan knows where he team is at.
StrikerCW
16 Jan 2006, 05:16 PM
Therein lies the problem, if you expect the worst, you will get the worst.

edit: nm that doesn't really apply here because we don't really affect how the team plays... but none the less this is a moot arguement.

It is down to the person to decide how they want to view their fanship. If I and JC want to always expect the best, then so be it. If SM would rather aim low and shoot high, then whatever floats his boat.
SirManchester
16 Jan 2006, 05:20 PM
Therein lies the problem, if you expect the worst, you will get the worst.

edit: nm that doesn't really apply here because we don't really affect how the team plays... but none the less this is a moot arguement.

It is down to the person to decide how they want to view their fanship. If I and JC want to always expect the best, then so be it. If SM would rather aim low and shoot high, then whatever floats his boat.


It's not that I aim low :rolleyes: but my fanship reflects the team, I am one of those people who believes only what he sees, (that's why I'm not religious but thats irrelevant here) and I said before, we will get back on track because thats the nature of a big club, but it's just not going to happen soon. we're in a time period now were we won't get what we want and the sooner we accept it, the better off we are, as bad as it sounds, and believe me, I don't like it either.