Manchester United

[Troll]

12 hours ago, SteV said:

If Man Utd were to finish 17th, would it be fair to consider this, pound-for-pound, the worst league campaign in a major European league in living memory?

 

West Ham in 2003.  Team contained the likes of David James, Sir Les, Defoe, Di Canio, Joe Cole, Kanoute, Glen Johnson, Carrick, Bowyer.

 

[kingxlnc]

It’s Juve getting relegated in terms of prestige etc even though they didn’t actually have a bad league season

 

Although AC Milan have had a couple of lower half league finishes particularly the Kluivert season and then in the 2010s. 
 

Deportivo and Valencia are not as decorated as Man U but they’ve had plenty of bad seasons. 

[SEMTEX]

10 hours ago, Fatwax said:

The vast majority of baiting and wind up posts from Froggy are in response to people tagging him trying to wind him up when they lose or similar.

 

People can’t have it both ways by winding him up and getting nothing back. It just so happens that he’s much better at winding people up than many on here. 
 

 

I mean, the Internet is full of cunts, we established that a long time ago. I don’t see why we have the need to drag the whole place down in response. Just let it go. Everyone is pushing 40. 

[Groundhog63]

Everybody knows all Brexit Jim is doing is streamlining the club. Making it more efficient and a better proposition for when he, and his INEOS, finally buy out the Glazers......er.......oh, hang on.......fuck!!!!

 

[The Fountain]

3 hours ago, LaurentRobert said:

Schalke's collapse from CL semi-finalists to relegation will take some beating 

Blackburn, champions in 95, relegation in 98

[Jonas]

Just a few shouts

Napoli 86, 90 champions and effectively the best team in the world, 89 UEFA cup winners. Serie B by 98. Serie C a few years later.

Sampdoria CL final 92, cup winners cup winners 90, finalists 89, semi-finalists 95 - relegated 99.

[The Fountain]

Ipswich promoted 1961

Won the league 1962

Relegated 1964

[Jonas]

4 hours ago, The Fountain said:

Blackburn, champions in 95, relegation in 98

Was a big drop off in the immediate seasons too.  

Bombed a Champions League group of Legia Warsaw, Rosenborg and Sptk Moscow and were midtable in the PL 95/96 (previously been 4th, 2nd, 1st)

Were in a relegation battle as early as 96/97.

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Jonas

[Wolfcastle]

Marseilles were champions of Europe when demoted to the second tier on technicalities (well bribery charges)

[El Prontonise]

2 minutes ago, Wolfcastle said:

Marseilles were champions of Europe when demoted to the second tier on technicalities (well bribery charges)

 

Does that not count as that European cup was taken away from them?

[Wolfcastle]

2 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

 

Does that not count as that European cup was taken away from them?

I thought it was initialy but at some point it seems to have became canon again - and the stripping never gets mentioned

[SteV]

I think the major difference now (due to finances) is that there is generally such a gulf within the top divisions that no established elite club should should really find itself in the bottom half, let alone close to the relegation zone.

 

It takes incredible mismanagement to get in that situation. And Man Utd are a fantastic example of that.