| Rearranged games, 10 yellow bans, refereeing decisions, potential retrospective 14:14 - Mar 13 with 1053 views | ITFC_84 |
action.
It doesn’t half feel like everything is against us at the moment… |  | | |  |
| Rearranged games, 10 yellow bans, refereeing decisions, potential retrospective on 14:24 - Mar 13 with 979 views | itfcjoe |
Maybe the adversity will help us develop a 'f**k you, world is against us' attitude and can be used to motivate us? Here's hoping anyway |  |
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| Rearranged games, 10 yellow bans, refereeing decisions, potential retrospective on 14:48 - Mar 13 with 852 views | Illinoisblue |
| Rearranged games, 10 yellow bans, refereeing decisions, potential retrospective on 14:24 - Mar 13 by itfcjoe |
Maybe the adversity will help us develop a 'f**k you, world is against us' attitude and can be used to motivate us? Here's hoping anyway |
It really does need to be Ipswich United for the next two months. Been a very weird season, with many fans seemingly unhappy. From some horrific disgusting abuse - seen on Twitter recently, Taylor described as being from a MENCAP team - to the stuff here Tuesday night with multiple posters bithching at Hirst for the crime of…. scoring a goal. Didn’t hit the shot cleanly enough apparently.
If we don’t go up, McKenna will likely be off, and then maybe fans will have something to really moan about. |  |
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| Rearranged games, 10 yellow bans, refereeing decisions, potential retrospective on 16:50 - Mar 13 with 606 views | itfc48 |
Hopefully the players will use this as fuel. Given the cards for the abandoned game counted we should really be passed the threshold now. | | | |
| Rearranged games, 10 yellow bans, refereeing decisions, potential retrospective on 00:53 - Mar 14 with 400 views | armchaircritic59 |
Well I'm sure you know the saying, " when the going gets tough, the tough get going ". Let's just hope in our case the players stand up to be counted and it's in the right direction! | | | |
| Alex Ferguson won titles off the back of a siege / them and us mentality on 06:32 - Mar 14 with 295 views | unstableblue |
Sir Alex Ferguson frequently used a "them and us" siege mentality to fuel his teams, and this approach was instrumental in winning numerous titles throughout his career, including his 13 Premier League titles with Manchester United and his success with Aberdeen. He fostered a belief within his squad that the media, authorities, and opposing clubs were against them, transforming that pressure into a "fight" mentality.
Key aspects of Ferguson's siege mentality tactics included:
"United against the world": Ryan Giggs noted that Ferguson constantly persuaded the team that Manchester United was "the team everyone loves to hate," using this to motivate players and make them feel they had to prove critics wrong.
Media and Authority Management: Ferguson frequently accused the media of trying to undermine his squad. This culminated in actions like his complete boycott of the BBC for over seven years, which he used to demonstrate the club's power and unity in the face of perceived unfair treatment.
Adopting an "Outsider" Persona: Even when United was the dominant team, Ferguson would portray them as "hard done by" and constantly fighting, a trait rooted in his time in Scotland, where he helped Aberdeen break the Old Firm’s dominance.
Psychological Manipulation: He was described as a "master of siege mentality," using the mindset not as a fleeting trick, but as a genuine, natural defiance that defined his teams. This approach helped him build and rebuild multiple successful teams, turning the fear of failure or criticism into motivation |  |
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