| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? 17:59 - Jan 11 with 3768 views | Denny32 |
They look absolute dog crap Against Brighton no cohesion or style of play,and that defence!! Lol .its a poison chalice now |  | | |  |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 22:43 - Jan 11 with 959 views | Plums |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 20:56 - Jan 11 by Swansea_Blue |
Yep. It was a spectacular decline from their highs in the 50s and 60s. I remember them tumbling down the leagues in the 80s. Did they drop out of the league? I can’t remember, but they were certainly in the 4th tier for a while. |
I certainly remember watching them in the fog on an open terrace at Lincoln in the late 80's/ early 90's. That would have been Div 4.
Quite a fall from grace - I've just looked it up, they were relegated four times in five seasons. |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 00:14 - Jan 12 with 908 views | Chris_ITFC |
To top it off, Bruno hacked.
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 00:22 - Jan 12 with 901 views | Crock |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 20:50 - Jan 11 by MattinLondon |
Surly the 70s rather than the 80s? |
And one season is hardly languishing. |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 00:33 - Jan 12 with 890 views | Ryorry |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 19:46 - Jan 11 by Perublue |
Seventies my love … you’re my favourite… nice to see you.. |
Doh, shoulda remembered what with it being over 50 years ago and long-term memory being far better (see wot I did there?) than short-term … |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 00:37 - Jan 12 with 887 views | Ryorry |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 20:02 - Jan 11 by Cafe_Newman |
I'll see your Wednesday and raise you Huddersfield. |
Ah, not many of us go back to the 1920s, 30s and 40s though (where’s Facters when you need him? Hope he’s OK). | |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 00:48 - Jan 12 with 867 views | Ryorry |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 00:22 - Jan 12 by Crock |
And one season is hardly languishing. |
It was by ManU standards - I remember their fans regarding it as a disaster and crying. | |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 01:46 - Jan 12 with 839 views | Roburmsyenna |
Spurs have been in decline for around 65 years now |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 02:05 - Jan 12 with 823 views | bournemouthblue |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 19:50 - Jan 11 by Churchman |
They are a mess. Shambles, but they are not in decline. They are the most important club in this country and the world, along with Real Madrid. Nothing will change that.
Decline is what happens to the rest. |
They are definitely in decline, although I thought they were showing green shoots earlier in the season
It will be interesting to see if they can turn it around, they seem to be tip toeing on the edges of the Europa spots, that is a massive failure for them |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 06:25 - Jan 12 with 772 views | cressi |
Before klopp how many years before Liverpool won the league.
I remember under Robson we never imagined a ex budgie been manager and been in the 3rd tier. | | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 07:55 - Jan 12 with 721 views | Dubtractor |
The other bit that makes me laugh, is that Ratcliffe came it all Billy Big Balls and was going to sort it out, and they have got worse instead.
It felt like there was a real arrogance that he would just waltz in and fix it, because he was Mr Business, and to see it go as badly as it has is quite nice.
https://www.theguardian.com/fo |  |
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| Fletcher moving some of the blame and focus onto the players on 10:57 - Jan 12 with 633 views | unstableblue |
Interesting approach from Fletcher in the post match presser.
It was basically a call to the players to step up, and that they are accountable for the under performance. |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 11:06 - Jan 12 with 612 views | GavTWTD |
They're still in 7th though currently. It's not like they're bottom 3. They should have stuck with Ole. He wouldn't want KM next to him would he? |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 11:10 - Jan 12 with 605 views | trncbluearmy |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 02:05 - Jan 12 by bournemouthblue |
They are definitely in decline, although I thought they were showing green shoots earlier in the season
It will be interesting to see if they can turn it around, they seem to be tip toeing on the edges of the Europa spots, that is a massive failure for them |
This is the club that stopped sharing gate receipts then fecked off to China instead of competing in the FA Cup
Now that gates advantage is meaningless because of sky money they are in decline
There current fan base of tourists and Asians will also desert them.
Luving it! |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 11:14 - Jan 12 with 597 views | NedPlimpton |
Not too dissimilar to Liverpool in the 90s and 00s
When I started getting into football in the early/mid 90s Liverpool were a finishing as low as 8th in the league. Not quite sinking to the depths that utd have but they were an irrelevance to the title race every year. They went 20 years without a league title, which is ridiculous for (arguably) the most successful English club of all time |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 11:26 - Jan 12 with 571 views | MJallday |
1 win and they could be 4th. im not entirely sure its a decline on epic proportions.
their ownership is based on stringent financials - so im assuming thats had some sort of hit - but to me, thats just sensible management. |  |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 12:19 - Jan 12 with 530 views | BseaBlue |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 20:50 - Jan 11 by catch74 |
Yeah - Wolves was the one I was going to add. |
I take your Wolves and raise you a Portsmouth. Went from a Premier League, FA cup winning team to numerous relegations down to league two, with administrations to boot. |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 12:36 - Jan 12 with 509 views | vinceg |
In Europe, the fall of Bordeaux was pretty dramatic. Champions League not so long ago. Relegated from Ligue 1, then financial issues and administration ended up with them giving up their professional status so they could play in the Championnat National 2, the amateur fourth tier of French football. |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 12:53 - Jan 12 with 487 views | stonojnr |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 07:55 - Jan 12 by Dubtractor |
The other bit that makes me laugh, is that Ratcliffe came it all Billy Big Balls and was going to sort it out, and they have got worse instead.
It felt like there was a real arrogance that he would just waltz in and fix it, because he was Mr Business, and to see it go as badly as it has is quite nice.
https://www.theguardian.com/fo |
But articles like that like to pretend everything was peachy under the old regime, yes the roof leaked, yes the ground was stuck in the 90s, yes they were paying an ex manager 2million a year just to sit in the stands, yes they wasted millions on failed transfers but by gum they played the 442 Man Utd way and were so super successful with it...oh wait.
Ratcliffe is getting blamed for basically picking them up going wtf are you doing you need to sort your finances out or this club really is screwed and its like he's bought a new house and found the survey he got was a bunch of lies and the whole damn club is basket case
That disruption to fix those things was always going to cause problems unless Man Utd suddenly topped the league, because thats their fans level of entitlement, thats the medias level of entitlement that Man Utd should just win the league because they're Man Utd and they've no long term patience to wait or allow managers the space to do things their way.
And whilst the media discussion is led by the likes of Neville or Scholes or Carragher and the boardroom, let alone Fletcher, still listens to Fergie, then they'll continue this doom spiral.
They need to cut the ties to the past, stop listening to ex players/ex managers and find their own way in the current era of football, not keep reminiscing about the glorious past as if its the model to adopt. | | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 12:59 - Jan 12 with 470 views | CopfordBlue |
Old Etonions, Wanderers, Royal Engineers, Clapham Rovers, Old Carthusians. All won the FA cup - where are they now??
In my lifetime the decline of Man U is as bad as I have seen. Liverpool went from being the team who seemed to win everything when I was a kid to a fairly average premier league team for a while but there was always the sense that they were only a couple of good players and a decent manager away from competing. Man U look miles off it and with the club structure,
finances, state of Old Trafford, fan expectation etc I can’t see them recovering for a long, long time. Hoping it gets worse before it gets better - not for those who actually support them by going to games but for all the armchair fans that only support them to follow a team they saw as the one that won everything. | |
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 13:16 - Jan 12 with 427 views | bartyg |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 11:10 - Jan 12 by trncbluearmy |
This is the club that stopped sharing gate receipts then fecked off to China instead of competing in the FA Cup
Now that gates advantage is meaningless because of sky money they are in decline
There current fan base of tourists and Asians will also desert them.
Luving it! |
Bit racist mate |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 13:58 - Jan 12 with 381 views | trncbluearmy |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 13:16 - Jan 12 by bartyg |
Bit racist mate |
How on earth is that racist? [Post edited 12 Jan 13:59]
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| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 14:23 - Jan 12 with 356 views | BloomBlue |
Wanderers FC. 6 times winners of thr FA Cup and dominated football in those early years, massive decline, don't even exist now. |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 16:55 - Jan 12 with 299 views | Kievthegreat |
Man United had the best combo, at the best time and took full advantage.
A generational manager in Sir Alex Ferguson at the dawn of the Premier League, some generational talent on the pitch coming through, then playing their cards right off the pitch and monetising faster and better than everyone else. They stopped being a big Club and became England's first Super Club. They were then ruthless in exploiting that advantage and maintaining their position at the top.
Eventually though, they start to lose their comparative financial advantages. Clubs start to chip away at their lead and eventually over take them. Sure some of the cash comes from dodgy sources like Chelsea and Citeh. However they now have a situation where they don't have any financial advantage over their peers at all. Now they can't rely on being able to outspend anyone. They need to spend better than their peers and they just consistently don't.
It's important to put it in perspective though. They have not fallen as low as some clubs have, they start from a higher position than any other club we can point to having a decline. |  | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 19:35 - Jan 12 with 252 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
United haven’t even hit rock bottom (just yet), but if there’s one man that can lead them there:-
BBC “Rooney willing to join favourite Carrick at Man Utd”
…and it isn’t John..! | | | |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 19:54 - Jan 12 with 236 views | BloomBlue |
| Has ever a big club gone in to such decline as man United?? on 19:35 - Jan 12 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
United haven’t even hit rock bottom (just yet), but if there’s one man that can lead them there:-
BBC “Rooney willing to join favourite Carrick at Man Utd”
…and it isn’t John..! |
Coleen ? | | | |
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