redbeergoggles wrote:s@int wrote:Lando_Griffin wrote:s@int wrote:Theres no problem mate, I believe if he cant mount a title challenge in 5 years he should go. Thats my opinion. If you think he should be given as long as it takes to mount a title challenge thats your prerogative. Personally I think if he hasn't managed it by next season the likelyhood of him ever managing it is slim.
As people are happy to keep reminding us Fergie didn't win it for 7 years......... but he did challenge in 2!
Top and bottom of it is I must have a higher opinion of our team than you. I think they were good enough to challenge, you obviously don't.
Conversely, you must have a higher opinion of Rafa than I do, you must think he did the best he could with a poor set of players, I don't.
You have to remember the injuries we had, though - key players out for a length of time.
Before you say "every team has injuries" - tell me how Man U suffered this year.
I am not an expert on manc injuries , but they have had Neville (out for the season) Silvester (out for the season) Rooney (broken foot?) , Vidic, Giggs, Hargreaves.(all out for long periods.) Van der sar (I think was injured for a while ?)
Patrice Evra Injury Concussion 2008 April 29th
Wayne Rooney Injury Hip/Thigh Injury 2008 April 26th
Nemanja Vidic Injury Concussion 2008 April 26th
Nemanja Vidic Injury Stomach Infection 2008 April 21st
Wayne Rooney Injury Hip/Thigh Injury 2008 April 19th
Edwin Van Der Sar Injury Groin Strain 2008 April 18th
Rio Ferdinand Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2008 April 7th
Nemanja Vidic Injury Knee Injury 2008 April 3rd
Nani Injury Thigh Muscle Strain 2008 March 31st
Ryan Giggs Injury Hamstring Injury 2008 March 30th
Darren Fletcher Injury Knee Injury 2008 March 28th
Louis Saha Injury Hamstring Injury 2008 March 20th
Rio Ferdinand Injury Back Injury 2008 March 17th
Louis Saha Injury Knee Injury 2008 March 14th
Edwin Van Der Sar Injury Groin Strain 2008 March 8th
Patrice Evra Injury Virus 2008 February 29th
Ryan Giggs Injury Knee Injury 2008 February 27th
Nemanja Vidic Injury Calf Muscle Strain 2008 February 27th
Louis Saha Injury Cartilage Knee Injury 2008 February 1st
Gary Neville Injury Os Trigonum Syndrome 2008 February 1st
Wayne Rooney Injury Virus 2008 January 2nd
Carlos Tevez Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2008 January 2nd
Edwin Van Der Sar Injury Groin Strain 2007 December 24th
Rio Ferdinand Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2007 December 24th
Owen Hargreaves Injury Back Injury 2007 December 24th
John O'Shea Injury Groin Strain 2007 December 14th
Gary Neville Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2007 December 7th
Nemanja Vidic Injury Back Injury 2007 November 27th
Edwin Van Der Sar Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2007 November 9th
Wayne Rooney Injury Sprained Ankle 2007 November 9th
Gary Neville Injury Calf Muscle Strain 2007 November 6th
Paul Scholes Injury Knee Injury 2007 October 23rd
Nemanja Vidic Injury Concussion 2007 October 19th
John O'Shea Injury Thigh Muscle Strain 2007 October 19th
Louis Saha Injury Knee Injury 2007 October 10th
Wes Brown Injury Knee Injury 2007 October 5th
Michael Carrick Injury Arm/Elbow Injury 2007 October 4th
Owen Hargreaves Injury Jumpers Knee 2007 October 3rd
Edwin Van Der Sar Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2007 September 30th
Mikael Silvestre Injury ACL Knee Injury 2007 September 17th
Darren Fletcher Injury Broken Leg 2007 September 14th
John O'Shea Injury Knee Injury 2007 September 14th
Owen Hargreaves Injury Thigh Muscle Strain 2007 September 11th
Ryan Giggs Injury Hamstring Injury 2007 September 3rd
Edwin Van Der Sar Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2007 August 24th
Anderson Injury Hamstring Injury 2007 August 17th
Wayne Rooney Injury Metatarsal Fracture 2007 August 12th
Gary Neville Injury Thigh Muscle Strain 2007 August 10th
Dong Fangzhuo Injury Sprained Ankle 2007 July 30th
Paul Scholes Injury Knee Injury 2007 July 23rd
Owen Hargreaves Injury Jumpers Knee 2007 July 19th
Ben Foster Injury ACL Knee Injury 2007 June 18th
Louis Saha Injury Knee Injury 2007 June 15th
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One word Fella obsessed ! you are in dire need of a holiday ,so why don't you pack your bags and go and chill on a beach somewhere ,but don't forget your little stat book or the proverbial soapbox you perpetually take a stance on .
I listen to fans like you at Anfield all the time and while your bleating and whining about our team ,we are being out sung by teams who have never won sweet fa, but still have the passion to support their team in a show of audible voracity .
I consider your posts, whilst I hasten to add not all, a mite condescending, and to list all The Mancs injuries certainly smacks of desperation .
I suggest you remember the times you so affectionately recollect,, and hark back when true fans frequented our hallowed ground, and acted with the dignity, that used to set us apart from the rest so spectacularly, that our fans were once revered around the world.
I listed all the injuries because I couldn't be bothered to pick out the important ones. Easier to copy and paste than pick them out.
Why should I be desperate, EXCEPT FOR A TITLE CHALLENGE ?
It seems to me its the the ones who think Rafa is some sort of genius that are the desperate ones, as every season we fail miserably in the league and then the excuses start.
It shows the confidence when the excuses have already started without a ball being kicked.
So why don't you go and support one of the teams where expectations are less and they sing so loud if thats what rocks your boat. Myself I am quite happy wanting wishing hoping and dreaming about success for the team I support Liverpool.
If you think 4 seasons without a challenge is success, maybe you should try talking to the people who moan and groan, because they probably remember a time when coming 4th was FAILURE not heralded as some sort of success by know nothing clowns.