Probably one reason they say nothing. We know from transfer sagas how much they love to sit back and let the internet do its thing. All that traffic, that lovely lovely traffic.
The moment a person is anointed as our manager , they ascend to demigod status. They become infallible at the eyes of the OT faithful. It is inconceivable to think that any issues with results and performances could be due to anything other than the players on the pitch.
Yeah I hate it. It's the notion that having unconditional support for the manager somehow makes us better fans or something. We don't just tolerate mediocrity. We applaud it.
Mindless dronesYeah I hate it. It's the notion that having unconditional support for the manager somehow makes us better fans or something. We don't just tolerate mediocrity. We applaud it.
Had a couple of mates who went to OT towards the end of last season and they were talking about how they thought ETH had lost the plot and they were getting weird looks all round as if they had cussed out SAF or something
You’re right. The poll on this forum was 51/49 split in favour of keep. But outside the forum it seemed like 75/80% plus. I got downvoted to hell on r/reddevils for saying straight after the FA Cup “thanks Erik for the trophies and the memories of today. It’s time to go now.”. Think it was -200
Erm if by saying he should be sacked is fully supporting the manager then sure…
The classic made up story to try and prove a point that doesn’t exist.Yeah I hate it. It's the notion that having unconditional support for the manager somehow makes us better fans or something. We don't just tolerate mediocrity. We applaud it.
Had a couple of mates who went to OT towards the end of last season and they were talking about how they thought ETH had lost the plot and they were getting weird looks all round as if they had cussed out SAF or something
It was firmly sack before the cup final, not quite so skewed as nowYou’re right. The poll on this forum was 51/49 split in favour of keep. But outside the forum it seemed like 75/80% plus. I got downvoted to hell on r/reddevils for saying straight after the FA Cup “thanks Erik for the trophies and the memories of today. It’s time to go now.”. Think it was -200
Only shows the nature of those polls and the nature of fans. Some good emotions and concerns will fade away. Same is happening right now (yeah, the critique these days is as loud as it is because of the latest results). It is shortsighted and I am very hopeful, that the new decision makers will not be subsceptible from such waves within the fanbase.
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Hi stevoc, we can still be passionate when discussing our team without getting hysterical, no?Hysterical seems to be the new buzz word in this thread. Some are evidently taken aback by people displaying emotions.
Very understandable of course because as we know Football fans are usually very level headed and dispassionate when discussing their team.
I love Ole, but no chance. Maybe on a different planet where emotions run wild. let's call it the planet of hysteria.
We don't know that. This is what we would call being overly hysterical.
Yep, this is the United way. supporting your manager and team through thick and thin.
Hi stevoc, we can still be passionate when discussing our team without getting hysterical, no?
Get off your high horse. Hysterical? Support your manager through thick and and thin? He’s spent 600M yet we’re on -7GD over the past 53 games not counting domestic cups. Do you even realize how pathetic the team has been? He’s up there with the worst managers in prem history.
The 'win percentage' is such a stupid stat. ETH would also have a higher 'loss percentage', and it'd be just as stupid if people were focusing only on that. Points per game (ppg) is the most accurate way to do it as it evens out wins, draws and losses with their respective weightings.
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That would be amazing, but I've learned that we can't really influence the discussion that way. We can, however, at least be civil to each other on here, so that we do watch more closely. And yes, we do take action to weed out the worst of the poor-quality posting. So feel free to use the report function when you think something stands out: that's what it's for, as we can't read everything ourselves.
Literally every single person outside of our fanbase is pissing themselves laughing at us for this situation. It boggles my mind how many here are so willing to make excuses for the new hierarchy just because they're new. They made a massive mistake and instead of just cutting their losses are continuing with this madness.
Our 'new reality' is a direct consequence of Ten Hag's poor management. We finished 3rd the season before last and have spent almost £400m adding to that squad with players he wanted for his so called system. We now look worse than ever before.
Did we have the capacity to and were we spending a billion in five years? We levelled up under Fergie and that comes with certain expectations. You can't spend 600m in three years, take the club to 8th on a negative goal difference, proceed to having the worst start in the PL and expect people to just remain silent because we were shit in the 80s.
Don't really wish to kick a man when he's down, but what you're saying is fanciful.
Tbf, he had to beat the likes of Liverpool, City and Newcastle to claim his trophies. Not exactly weak opponents.
Hi stevoc, we can still be passionate when discussing our team without getting hysterical, no?
It was hovering around 70% at the end of his first season, it's currently already dropped to 55%.