Originally posted by redfan:
Having read the posts in this thread I find a lot that saddens me, it’s all talk of winning in Europe or winning the league, statements such as, ‘Europe brings in the money’, it all sounds like if we don’t win something then the club is doomed. Of course the shareholders want success, that way their investment grows, and arguments raging about what is more important Europe or the championship, bollocks. Of course I want to see us sweep all before us, I like it when we win trophies, but it is the penalty we are paying that worries me, success at all cost will turn this club into another Liverpool, do you want us to become another boring Liverpool, the scousers boasting 18 - 4, did you ever see them play, they were the most boring sight I have ever seen play football, does glory hunters ring a bell, where are you going next when it all dries up. I support Manchester United, I have done for 50 years give or take a year, I remember Matt Busby dragging this club from off the floor to the top of the tree, he brought us flair, passion but most of all he gave Manchester United to the fans, he gave us pride in our team, remember the song, ‘Football taught by Matt Busby’, it wasn’t all about winning, it was about a style of play, entertainment is what the fans want, if you win a trophy along the way then that is a bonus. But Sir Matt proved that if you get it right, playing his way then you can be a success and win trophies, but if you fail then you are still a success because people like your style of play, it’s important, it’s the Manchester United way. It’s this style of play that has made us such a big attraction, remember the barren 26 years, yet we were ALWAYS the most watched team in the country, 18 - 4 remember that, and nobody wanted to watch them, says it all doesn’t it. Don’t get me wrong I want us to win everything in sight, but I never lose sight of who we are and what is is all about, this club means everything to me, it’s in my blood, always has been, I know this has been a bit of a rant but it’s just the way I see it, if your a true red then you may understand, if your just a glory hunter, then tough.<hr></blockquote>
Brilliant post! Agree with every single thing you've said. As I wrote myself in another post, our attendances were frequently greater than Livershite even when they were sweeping all before them, and it was something to be proud of.
The other thing I was always loved about United was the way we never gave up even when we were playing badly. I recall a game in the mid-80s when we were playing Sheffield Wednesday and we were 2-0 (I think!) down, never once looked like scoring but still kept going forward just in case. Of course, we lost the match, the title chase having been long over, but it reinfored why I supported them. Never was this never-say-die attitude more apparent than in our glory years, which will be remembered not just for the trophies we won (unlike the bindippers) but for the way we won them. Even the years we didn't win, particularly 95 and, hell, even last year, we kept fighting till the end. This is why the current doom and gloom makes me so sad. The team may not be playing well but they have not forgotten the art of the fightback. How many matches this season have we come from a goal down to either salvage a point or even win? It proves we are still being true to our tradition and that always gives me hope never to give up on the team because they never give up on themselves.
