[AneRu]

Well said. Apparantly a few bad results are enough to throw some principles like "nobody is bigger than the club, just out of the window". You'd think, people can't be as shortsighted but some lessons really seem to take their time.

Right on. It's not like we were challenging for titles before he got thrown out either, with Erik indulging him we finished 8th. I'd rather we hit rock and get relegated if it meant we shrug off all the parasites on good money but who don't want to put the required effort in.

 

[NotChatGPT]

He is, but ultimately it's no different to Rooney being a problem some years back, or Ronaldo being a problem s couple of years ago.

Things still could, and should, have been better with them around. Giving them all the focus allowed others to escape criticism.

Dont be silly

 

[Pogue Mahone]

He is, but ultimately it's no different to Rooney being a problem some years back, or Ronaldo being a problem s couple of years ago.

Things still could, and should, have been better with them around. Giving them all the focus allowed others to escape criticism.

The problem with all the players you mention is that they have the quality to shine even in a team that is dysfunctional. It’s not as though Harry Kane, for example, needed a team full of world class players at Spurs. He was so good he elevated lesser players. Rooney and Ronaldo could do that too, in their prime. But once they were over the hill they had the opposite effect. The team was compromised by trying to accommodate them.

As far as Rashford is concerned he either peaked crazy early, or simply isn’t as good as we thought he was. Either way, he’s more of a burden on the team than a benefit in the vast majority of games he’s played over the last season and a bit.

 

[AnotherLondonManc]

Right on. It's not like we were challenging for titles before he got thrown out either, with Erik indulging him we finished 8th. I'd rather we hit rock and get relegated if it meant we shrug off all the parasites on good money but who don't want to put the required effort in.

Getting relegated is by far and away the absolute worst thing that could happen to our club.

A lot needs to change, but we don't need relegation to be the catalyst.

And despite the shakey results since Amorim's taken over, with the change in playing style and ownership, it does feel like we're about to turn a new leaf.

Things will just need to get worse before they get better. If that means freezing out Rashford, then I'm all for it

 

[The Cat]

There is no way on earth we are getting relegated this season it's pointless even mentioning it.

 

[lsd]

There is no way on earth we are getting relegated this season it's pointless even mentioning it.

It's quite sad that passes as a positive as we reach the halfway stage of the season

 

[The Cat]

It's quite sad that passes as a positive as we reach the halfway stage of the season

There's enough drama without adding to the narrative (not you).

The new guy's not had a pre season or any incomings as yet. He's identified Amad which is a positive and he looks like he's keen to rid us of the deadwood so I wouldn't even begin to judge him for a long time yet.