Are Utd Making You Depressed?

My sensitivity to us doing poorly was bludgeoned out of existence during the Moyes season, I'm sorry to say. Since then I've gotten used to us getting poor results so while they can still annoy me, they don't usually affect my mood anywhere near as much as they used to.

In contrast, there were times during the Ferguson days where if we lost a match I could feel somewhat crappy for a day or two. After our semi-final loss to City in the 2010-11 FA Cup I just went to my room and didn't talk to anyone for the rest of the day (I was 16 at the time). The UCL quarter final exit to Bayern the previous year is another example.

Meanwhile our 0-5 loss to Liverpool didn't even surprise me to be honest.
 
Stormrage101MUFC said:
My sensitivity to us doing poorly was bludgeoned out of existence during the Moyes season, I'm sorry to say. Since then I've gotten used to us getting poor results so while they can still annoy me, they don't usually affect my mood anywhere near as much as they used to.

In contrast, there were times during the Ferguson days where if we lost a match I could feel somewhat crappy for a day or two. After our semi-final loss to City in the 2010-11 FA Cup I just went to my room and didn't talk to anyone for the rest of the day (I was 16 at the time). The UCL quarter final exit to Bayern the previous year is another example.

Meanwhile our 0-5 loss to Liverpool didn't even surprise me to be honest.
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Come on mate , losing at home to Liverpool May have not surprised you, but getting battered 0-5 surely must have been some sort of shock !
 
Josh 76 said:
Come on mate , losing at home to Liverpool May have not surprised you, but getting battered 0-5 surely must have been some sort of shock !
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It's a shock only if you believed we'd do what we usually do in showing up for the bigger games.

If you paid attention to how much of a mess we actually are in the weeks leading up to this, and if you look at the way the match actually went, they could've actually even won by a couple more.
 
I'm already a pretty depressive person, so United being crap doesn't even register on my depressive scale. If anything I find it funny when we're crap. I think if everything in your life is good enough that the only thing that makes you depressed is United being poor, you should really count yourself pretty lucky.
 
Winrar said:
It's a shock only if you believed we'd do what we usually do in showing up for the bigger games.

If you paid attention to how much of a mess we actually are in the weeks leading up to this, and if you look at the way the match actually went, they could've actually even won by a couple more.
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Not sure how old your are , but in the late 80s, Manutd we’re much worse than they are today and Liverpool were the best team around. Losing 5-0 at home in those days was unthinkable, so not sure how you can justify losing 5-0 at home now was not a surprise.
 
Josh 76 said:
Not sure how old your are , but in the late 80s, Manutd we’re much worse than they are today and Liverpool were the best team around. Losing 5-0 at home in those days was unthinkable, so not sure how you can justify losing 5-0 at home now was not a surprise.
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I'm not justifying it - I'm merely explaining how it happened but it could be more of a denial of reality. I guess a psychologist could explain that one for me.

Also I feel that there's more goals to a football game today than back then in general so such huge scorelines don't come across as much of a shock. For example every team in top 4 last season at least had 1 game where they conceded 5+. But that's another debate.
 
Josh 76 said:
Come on mate , losing at home to Liverpool May have not surprised you, but getting battered 0-5 surely must have been some sort of shock !
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Aye the manner of the loss was pretty shocking to be honest, though in my opinion with the way we've been defending this season it was inevitable that we'd get carved apart at some point. Too bad it had to be against Liverpool
 
Watching Leicester City and Arsenal play such superior football right now than United has this season makes me depressed.
 
Bumping this because it seems like the board wont act until the season is a complete write off.

So what is everyone doing now that our matches aren't really something to look forward to and there is no reason to get excited for the rest of the season?
 
Quite honestly I feel nothing but acceptance of the shit situation we are in
 
Right now, I just can't be bothered about matches. Because i know we will win one of the games and then be sluggish for the next 2-3 games. All this while losing ground to our rivals. So i just don't bother with the matches until we get a new manager.
 
Yes, but I'm trying my best to not care.

Why should I care when the club clearly don't?
 
For me, apathy has been replaced with anger. At first, I didn't care but I'm incredulous. I cannot fathom how a board overseeing one of sports great institutions can behanve like this.
 
Adisa said:
For me, apathy has been replaced with anger. At first, I didn't care but I'm incredulous. I cannot fathom how a board overseeing one of sports great institutions can behanve like this.
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Because we have the weakest fanbase of all top clubs.
 
Thank feck for this international break it couldn’t have come at a better time, I don’t think I could stand the sight of watching Utd again at the moment.
 
Annihilate Now! said:
Yes, but I'm trying my best to not care.

Why should I care when the club clearly don't?
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I am desperately trying to assume a state of apathy until the end of the season at least, but I just can't do it. Football is pretty much by biggest escape.
 
No.

If your mood revolves around how a football team is performing - you are a sad, sad individual and probably require some life coaching. This forum certainly won't help. Prioritize your real problems, because we've all got plenty.

My frustration probably lasts for about 10mins after the whistle, at which point I move on. I checked this morning to see if he'd got the sack, was mildly surprised he hasn't - and my thoughts won't really go past that.
 
Depressed? No, just uninterested. After decades of doing that, I'm not going to plan my week around United matches any longer. They can play with the manager that has become the joke of the world of football. I'm not bothering anymore.
 
They ruin my weekend on a regular basis but at the same time I hate it when there are international breaks so maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment
 
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Amir said:
Depressed? No, just uninterested. After decades of doing that, I'm not going to plan my week around United matches any longer. They can play with the manager that has become the joke of the world of football. I'm not bothering anymore.
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Yeah feel exactly that as well
 
Yup still making me depressed. After the game on Saturday I didn't want to do anything, just sat on the sofa and was pretty miserable.

I'm glad this weekends game is not televised, I'll go out with the kids and do something that doesn't infuriate me like watching United does.
 
The supporter apathy is definitely there. The 5 nil killed the hope out of me to the point that the Spurs win and loss to city didn’t register a response. We’ve had so many false dawns post Ferguson that even the comeback at Atalanta didn’t move the dial.
 
pocco said:
I've been a season ticket holder for about 15 years and I'm considering not going to the games for the next few months. It's just not good for my health to be this angry all the time. This is BY FAR the lowest point as a United supporter.
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I weirdly just didn't feel angry at all at the game on Saturday, more completely and utterly hopeless.
 
Getting there.

Before I'd be sour after a bad result for about an hour and move on. Now I'm just constantly thinking "How is he still here? What's the worst case scenario? How many players are going to leave because of him?"
 
I have been following United since the 50's and the only times I remember being so sad and depressed was Munich and getting relegated
 
I can take us being shit, but the hopelessness of the board is really starting to get me down. If we were shit but at least trying desperately to change managers, coaches and footballing structure at the club to turn things around I could accept it. This idiotic policy of closing our eyes, crossing our fingers and just praying that Ole turns good, with no logical reason at all to believe it could happen is just upsetting. With owners like this and with how competitive the league is these days, it's a real fear that our next league title could be fecking decades away.

The line in the media about Ronaldo being astonished by how the standards have fallen since he left got me down too. Just a reminder of how terrible the post SAF journey has been.
 
I almost feel numb watching United at the minute, as I sat down to watch the game on Saturday, I thought why the feck am I doing this to myself but I fired up the crack pipe and just got on with it.
 
Depressed would be a strong word.

It’s infuriating that the club is playing so shit and just accepting it. Even if Solskjaer hired a Quieroz type assistant with lots of responsibilities, to improve the tactical side. At least then I could be assured that we’re trying. But there’s nothing. Just trying the same thing every week and wondering why it’s not working
 
More so exasperated and shocked at just how willing we are to accept being shit despite the hundreds of millions they spend every year.

If the board was only obsessed with money and maximizing profits, they wouldn't spend so much in the transfer market. They would expect returns on any investment. If anything, you'd expect them to be overly knee jerk when there is a hint of failure. Instead... we spend loads every summer as if the money is nothing, consistently among the highest transfer spend in world football, consistently among the highest wage bill. You would expect at least among the highest for level of performance too. It's just so much money being wasted at United relative to performance levels, and just an acceptance of that as if it doesn't matter? It just doesn't make sense. Whatever you think of the Glazers, in essence they are currently authorizing the spend of a shit ton of money and aren't bothered about any results or return. It's weird.

Anyway, I'm just annoyed at the sight of Ole's face and want him sacked whatever it takes at this point. So much so that I wanted City to batter us 5-0 and not just leave it at a 2-0 defeat on the weekend. Whatever makes the situation more untenable for Ole and the board to force them in a decision. It's frustration at all things Man United related.
 
Nah not really. I've been depressed before and it's horrible. If a sport genuinely makes you feel depressed, it's probably wise to steer clear for a bit, try and focus on other things.

I'd say what I'm feeling is closer to apathy. I don't particularly see this getting better even after Ole has gone.
 
Not depressed but seriously annoyed n almost pissed off. The incompetence is frightening. Our club is in big trouble
 
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