I clearly wasn't speaking about myself
No, the fans are to blame. If you stop standing up for certain values, principles and you glorify managers such as Mourinho in his current guise (peak Jose is a different story) then when the club is in its current predicament, and you're still oblivious to the causes and what are the right actions to take, then yes.. the fans are also complicit. They get what they deserve.
Probably the first time in about a decadeWe can agree there
He's saying that Mourinho is right wing and using Trump like media manipulation and, in doing so, he is supported by a "toxicly masculine" socially conservative and equally right wing fan base, which is in stark contrast to the core left wing values of Man Utd, as traditionally expressed through exciting socialist attacking (presumably left) wing play.
Probably the first time in about a decade
There was a reference to Nazi Germany in the title before. 'Third Reich syndrome' or something like that.
Yeey. We have a right wing! Does he hit the shins when crossing the ball?He's saying that Mourinho is right wing.
Are you suggesting strangers with no inside knowledge of a situation shouldn't produce and publish wild and lofty leaps of logic to support their on personal narratives about another person's plight on a public platform? Great idea. OP should take note.I doubt it. Actually we don't know. So let's not pretend to.
*vomits*
Please accept the ban request.
This isn't actually how Nazi Germany started.
This reminds me of the goldmine posts SteveJ brings us from RAWK.
Sorry, but as a Jew the title highly offends me.
Jesus fecking christ
Shortened version - there is a religious view of looking at football & a scientific view at looking at football.
Religious view might seem stronger - but ultimately they believe whatever they are told & will support anything whether it is right or wrong - the red necks.
The scientific approach to football may pick up mistakes early - a type of mindset that is open to the club changing & prefers it going in a certain direction over another. This is also related to the players, how they are coached & general expectations of the club.
What you fall in - is ultimately your view on football & how you expect to see United in the future.
What are you on about? The majority of the Caf are critical of Mourinho - this OP was just a hyperbolic and hysterical car crash though, that's why people are laughing. It's a proper meltdown of the highest order.
Don't be, it kills cats.
...and I agree with what you say above almost entirely. That point was somewhat buried in the OP.Not that bad a summary considering you're taking the piss.
Yes it is melodramatic, purposefully so to spark a debate about how complicit the fans are in causing our current predicament. Perhaps went a bit far with certain analogies/buzzwords but so be it. Forget Ed, forget Jose.. we have dinosaurs within our own fan base, and a certain segment who seem to think 'winning at all costs' is a effective philosophy at the expense of playing good football. They've gotten into the mindset that if we now dare to play good football, we are giving in to the 'good football' brigade and 'hipsters'. It is ridiculous, as 8 times out of 10 a winning side, is well-drilled and tends to play good football. Not to mention they have a very 'player-centred' approach to criticism as in whenever we play poorly - it is players at fault, and are oblivious to the effects of good coaching. Furthermore it seems unforgivable to give a player a run of games and let them play through bad patches of form, or give them confidence.. instead all of them should have incredibly thick skins and handle being arbitrarily dropped, even though certain favorites never get dropped when they're just as ineffective.
Mourinho is right wing
Not that bad a summary considering you're taking the piss.
Yes it is melodramatic, purposefully so to spark a debate about how complicit the fans are in causing our current predicament. Perhaps went a bit far with certain analogies/buzzwords but so be it. Forget Ed, forget Jose.. we have dinosaurs within our own fan base, and a certain segment who seem to think 'winning at all costs' is a effective philosophy at the expense of playing good football. They've gotten into the mindset that if we now dare to play good football, we are giving in to the 'good football' brigade and 'hipsters'. It is ridiculous, as 8 times out of 10 a winning side, is well-drilled and tends to play good football. Not to mention they have a very 'player-centred' approach to criticism as in whenever we play poorly - it is players at fault, and are oblivious to the effects of good coaching. Furthermore it seems unforgivable to give a player a run of games and let them play through bad patches of form, or give them confidence.. instead all of them should have incredibly thick skins and handle being arbitrarily dropped, even though certain favorites never get dropped when they're just as ineffective.
What? I'm saying you haven't a clue whether the OP has 'underlying issues' or is a 'madman' so it's best to jump to such pointless insinuations.Are you suggesting strangers with no inside knowledge of a situation shouldn't produce and publish wild and lofty leaps of logic to support their on personal narratives about another person's plight on a public platform? Great idea. OP should take note.
Im sure bluemoon and RAWK will get some mileage out of it.
Have a word with yourself. I'm not gonna bother reading any further.I won't support the team while he is in charge. He's a disgrace to the club. There is a difference between not being good enough i.e. Moyes/LVG and behaving the way Mourinho has in the past year. The results also don't back up his methods or make up for his behaviour and the football is tumescent as feck. I'll be celebrating when he is sacked and will no doubt be eager to be the first to post in his farewell thread. No point wasting any emotions in supporting this current shitshow.
Agreed.Not that bad a summary considering you're taking the piss.
Yes it is melodramatic, purposefully so to spark a debate about how complicit the fans are in causing our current predicament. Perhaps went a bit far with certain analogies/buzzwords but so be it. Forget Ed, forget Jose.. we have dinosaurs within our own fan base, and a certain segment who seem to think 'winning at all costs' is a effective philosophy at the expense of playing good football. They've gotten into the mindset that if we now dare to play good football, we are giving in to the 'good football' brigade and 'hipsters'. It is ridiculous, as 8 times out of 10 a winning side, is well-drilled and tends to play good football. Not to mention they have a very 'player-centred' approach to criticism as in whenever we play poorly - it is players at fault, and are oblivious to the effects of good coaching. Furthermore it seems unforgivable to give a player a run of games and let them play through bad patches of form, or give them confidence.. instead all of them should have incredibly thick skins and handle being arbitrarily dropped, even though certain favorites never get dropped when they're just as ineffective.
Yes,ok, but that's not what the OP says is it? I mean your initial post was in response to a request for a summary of the OP which doesn't make any points regarding scientific analysis of football vs. religious viewpoints of football. I'm not going to derail this thread (which admittedly might be tricky) by discussing what qualifies as support of a football club under the scientific method.@Raees
Have I got the right or wrong perception of what you are saying?
Shortened version - there is a religious view of looking at football & a scientific view at looking at football.
Religious view might seem stronger - but ultimately they believe whatever they are told & will support anything whether it is right or wrong - the red necks.
The scientific approach to football may pick up mistakes early - a type of mindset that is open to the club changing & prefers it going in a certain direction over another. This is also related to the players, how they are coached & general expectations of the club.
What you fall in - is ultimately your view on football & how you expect to see United in the future.
This is what I believe in anyway; there is this hierarchy structure of supporters keep as a way of igniting their own viewpoints.
See I find myself in the scientific view of football and supporting United; where for pure example - thought that going for Jose after LVG and him buying players like Lukaku to glorify at the top of our club was a waste of time. Now that the club is struggling; i sit there being argued to be less of a supporter by the red necks but also having analysed and expected the problems that were to come.
@Fingeredmouse
Have a word with yourself. I'm not gonna bother reading any further.
Have a word with yourself. I'm not gonna bother reading any further.
So...Mourinho is alt-right and akin to Donald Trump which goes against the Marxist values of Man Utd (as everyone knows, fluid attacking football is one of the key elements of left wing political movements) and he is supported by the complicit uber-masculine younger fan bases of the 80s and 90s who are myopic, knuckle dragging fascists? Is this a decent summary?