Manchester United

[captainfog]

Last night was a disastrous result.

[BigChief]

People can say its good to win when you're playing badly. But I can't see where Utd will be improving going into 2015. Their defence is as **** as it was against Leicester, the only difference being Southampton didn't put away the 5 absolute nailed on sitters against them (and Arsenal and Stoke for that matter).

Sure their injured players will come back (Shaw, Evans, Smalling, Blind, Di Maria) but then they're going to get injured again just as quickly. They can't keep winning on luck alone. The league has its karma, as we witnessed first hand last season.

[McDermotX]

Or it can be seen as building confidence, accruing points on the board.......something many on here would subscribe to as one of our primary failings. Almost as if, it's just a matter of time before Rodgers and Co turn it around, once we regain our confidence.
Absolutely no reason to assume they won't be challenging in or around the CL spots come the end of the season.

[RichC]

Looks like the Manc's will be strengthening again then

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30391487

[danperkins]

Or it can be seen as building confidence, accruing points on the board.......something many on here would subscribe to as one of our primary failings. Almost as if, it's just a matter of time before Rodgers and Co turn it around, once we regain our confidence.
Absolutely no reason to assume they won't be challenging in or around the CL spots come the end of the season.

exactly... oh and they'll spend a small fortune again on transfer & pay whatever it takes wages to get whomever they can.

They have gone all out this season to land players, with the wages they are throwing around no doubts they will land some serious quality in the January window to address their current issues.

[G]

We got CL and spent 100m on nobodies. They went out of it and spent loads on proven quality to make sure their exit is temporary. Different ambitions on display. I suppose their vast revenue generating abilities play a massive role in that.

[Liverpel]

Edward Glazer, who serves as co-chairman of NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is co-president of the Glazer Family Foundation, will use the funds, expected to be around £28.7m, for personal estate planning.

Good to see that this is not going back into the club.

[Pablo]

Edward Glazer, who serves as co-chairman of NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is co-president of the Glazer Family Foundation, will use the funds, expected to be around £28.7m, for personal estate planning.

Good to see that this is not going back into the club.

So basically he's getting his kitchen re-done?

[Marina]

Depressing. This league doesn't operate cyclically, and it's jammed frozen instead. The same teams come out on top all the time because the system favours them and unless you suddenly have unlimited funds a la Man City, your odds of making it into the elite consistently are nullified. It's a corrupt sport that is increasingly out of touch with its working class roots.

[BobTheCharmer]

Depressing. This league doesn't operate cyclically, and it's jammed frozen instead. The same teams come out on top all the time because the system favours them and unless you suddenly have unlimited funds a la Man City, your odds of making it into the elite consistently are nullified. It's a corrupt sport that is increasingly out of touch with its working class roots.

Its ****ed beyond repair. That's why its not worth getting upset over.

[Marina]

Its ****ed beyond repair. That's why its not worth getting upset over.

Agreed. I also question, however, whether it's worth supporting it at all from time to time. I've invested so much time and emotion into being a football fan during my time on Earth but it's gotten so depraved, unethical, and hypocritical that it's hard to justify the effort.

[BobTheCharmer]

Agreed. I also question, however, whether it's worth supporting it at all from time to time. I've invested so much time and emotion into being a football fan during my time on Earth but it's gotten so depraved, unethical, and hypocritical that it's hard to justify the effort.

If I had kids I'd steer them clear. For 34 years I've been into football, but once hooked its in your blood, its almost impossible to just turn it off, but I'm definitely less enamoured now than at any other time. Maybe its just growing older and realising so many more important things happen in life everyday. I would have happily walked away if we had won the title last season, its all I've wanted to see as an adult.

[Tee]

If I had kids I'd steer them clear. For 34 years I've been into football, but once hooked its in your blood, its almost impossible to just turn it off, but I'm definitely less enamoured now than at any other time. Maybe its just growing older and realising so many more important things happen in life everyday. I would have happily walked away if we had won the title last season, its all I've wanted to see as an adult.

We were so close from closure mate, so close, but the bitch just dragged us back in from the brink.....

[Norbs]

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[Lecter]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30391972