Rafalove Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Jake Humphrey banging our drum again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Ownership is just broken, as is the integrity of the competition in general. Even having a good owner isn't a solution, it just means you're benefiting from the shite situation rather than being screwed by it. Obviously the sport is too far gone now, so at least having a good owner helps you to compete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Ashley-esque. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 What does that picture mean? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: What does that picture mean? They're just painting over the top of a dilapidated part of the stadium (OT is dropping to bits a bit like SJP was under Ashley) instead of cleaning it, a bit like with Ashley just painted the brickwork around the SBR statue black instead of just cleaning the mildew and shit off of it. Edited August 16, 2022 by HaydnNUFC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I understand the urge to laugh at a failing Man U and I will certainly still do it myself (fuck Froggy). But I still don't begrudge their fans for wanting better. They really are just doing an upscaled Ashley. But I repeat; still gonna laugh at them while it happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I was happy when Man Utd lost their domination, nobody should be that good for that long. But I'd never laugh at a club for being held back by their owners, same as I'd never laugh at anyone getting relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 55 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said: Ashley-esque. Just got Gary Neville saying "This is Manchester United" in my head, as per that impressionist, looking at that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) The Glazers are shit and shouldn't be anywhere near football, but I'll still find it funny for the most part because I've completely bought into the theatre of football as a spectacle. Man United along with Chelsea and Real Madrid are my chosen panto villains because I've chosen to specifically laugh at the plastics who are only fans of those clubs in the first place because they wanted to take glory out of something that's not their's. For the Glazers, it's just money instead of glory. They too have no true affinity or local connection with the club in the same way that the Glazers don't. They've always been the willingly ripped-off, spoilt brat consumers the likes of the Glazers treat them as so long as they were getting their taste of personal victory from something they have no connection with. I'll still bemoan the whole system and the way things are going and how we're all being turned into consumers, but you can still find it funny where you can. Edited August 16, 2022 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Finding it funny is pure schadenfreude and football tribalism but both don't mean you can't understand where Manchester United fans are coming from. Biggest football hate of mine is when pundits, other fans or people who know next to nowt about clubs other than what's said by Sky, BT or MOTD pundits tell fans about said clubs what they should expect or something that they all dislike is great. We've had it for years regarding Ashley, Souness, Allardyce, Pardew, Bruce and Benitez on the other side of the coin given that we adored him. This board is guilty of it as well mind, especially regarding Everton and Benitez. But as a result the defence of the Glazers in punditry and online grates on me as the defence is coming from people who've just looked at the top line, fucked the context off and made their judgement off of that. Do your research or get to fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Fuck Manchester United. Will always hate them more than any other club on the planet. Love how fucked they are. Long may it continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 As shit as they are now, they’re so big that they’re only one or two good summer windows away from being back up there. It’s fair enough to have a nice little giggle now, while we can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, McCormick said: As shit as they are now, they’re so big that they’re only one or two good summer windows away from being back up there. It’s fair enough to have a nice little giggle now, while we can. Exactly this. I mean, it’s not like they haven’t been throwing money at it for a while. Sooner or later they’ll stumble across a good manager and/or DOF. The one hope is that they’re still mediocre by the time their next sponsorship deals etc come due. For now, their income is still enormous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I'm not sure if anyone is defending the Glazers or claiming they are good owners? They aren't intentionally making them non competitive like Ashley was with us though. Don't they have the highest net spend in Europe since Fergie left? Neville said on the weekend they've spent over 1bn and we're getting slapped about by a squad that cost £55m but the players are 'trying their best' they just need to sign more players to help them. I don't know who's making all the decisions at the club but that seems to be a much bigger issue then the financial side of things in terms of their on the pitch problems. There just doesn't seem to be any sort of real plan or strategy to what they do. Think Conte would have sorted them out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, triggs said: I couldn't even begin to explain why it's funny but it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: I was happy when Man Utd lost their domination, nobody should be that good for that long. But I'd never laugh at a club for being held back by their owners, same as I'd never laugh at anyone getting relegated. Total pish. Why shouldn’t we laugh at teams getting relegated? My arse you didn’t laugh at Sunderland getting relegated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, gdm said: Total pish. Why shouldn’t we laugh at teams getting relegated? My arse you didn’t laugh at Sunderland getting relegated You can do what you like, just saying. I don't really get into the tribal nature of football anyway, I don't have any feelings about Sunderland. Solidarity between football fans. Edited August 16, 2022 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Get a job, hippy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 This really made me laugh as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 24 minutes ago, triggs said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 He died in 2017? Fuck. RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: You can do what you like, just saying. I don't really get into the tribal nature of football anyway, I don't have any feelings about Sunderland. Solidarity between football fans. How dull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, gdm said: How dull How dare you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: How dare you! I get not laughing at clubs having shitty owners but come on if Everton had got relegated it would have been funny as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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