Reasons to be Cheerful for MUFC
John Lennon once said that ‘life is what happens when you’re making other plans.’ He had a point. Fretting about the future comes naturally to me and my reaction to the events of Sunday was no different. Manchester really was blue; both the colour of the celebrating champions or the mood of distraught Reds. The fear that this was as close as we would be to glory for the foreseeable future felt unshakeable. ‘What if City dominate England? Europe? The world?!’ The foreboding sense was that the garish spectacle of trophies being paraded on the streets of Manchester by a glittering array of mercenaries was the shape of things to come. The future of Manchester United looked bleak. (More …)
iDon is discussing. 
No. Of course he didn’t. He stayed. He still expresses his admiration for Sir Alex and the club. 
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given the fact that we both are Indians, I laughed hard at that mention because for me it implied that I supported Manchester United only because they started winning trophies only recently, as compared to Liverpool’s heritage.
A J Khan 16:41 on May 19, 2012 Permalink |
A very interesting article and a different way of looking at the present United plight. I have been supporting United long enough to fully understand your point of view and the value of United history not only to United fans but to English football as a whole. Only this week, David Gill was talking about United history when a player is choosing between United and another team. The commitment of the Neville brothers, Butt, Beckham, Scholes etc to United cause has been unbelievable throughout their United career and it is interesting that foreign players joining United are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the club history. However, it will never replace the local player who has supported the club since childhood. I listen to Evra both on English and French media and he is always on about the history of the club and expectations from United players. Unfortunately, he’s an exception to the rule. Pogba is a typical case and I’m of the view that if a young player hasn’t got United in his soul after spending three years at the academy he’d better leave. Liverpool is suffering the same fate and only Carragher would give his life on the pitch for the club. Having said that, I don’t think we can linger on the past. Football has changed dramatically and unless a club brings in foreign internationals it would be very difficult to compete and it is part of the package that the foreign players will never have the same sense of belonging as the local lads. As Fergie once said about Ronaldo: If you can get six good years from a foreign player then it’s not bad. At the end of the day a combination of local and foreign players is a good compromise to maintain players commitment and a winning side. What should never be done is what Arsenal did recently when they didn’t have a single English player in their team. I think United have had some good foreign acquisitions in Park, Evra and Chicharito ( just to name these three ) both in terms of ability and club commitment but players like Tevez typifies exactly the opposite. It’s a matter of choosing the right ones.