The Manchester United Thread

[steveorobbo]

I think we have outgrown doing parades for domestic titles now. Only small clubs (City + Liverpool ) have parades for anything and everything now lol

 

[Average Joe]

Bit depressing to see people not bothered about winning the FA Cup these days

 

[sunilvk7]

Having a parade after the crappy season we had would be ridiculous. So good decision imho!

I think we have outgrown doing parades for domestic titles now. Only small clubs (City + Liverpool ) have parades for anything and everything now lol

When most of the fan base wants manager out it would be ridiculous to parade FA cup with Manager who is very close to being hate figure.

Should just get on with the post season activities. After such a crappy season no one would bother to turn up.

 

[sunilvk7]

Bit depressing to see people not bothered about winning the FA Cup these days

People are not talking about not winning FA cup, it's about not parading if ManUtd win the cup.

Saying that, I don't think we will win it. Our game play is too crappy and suits Crystal palace very much.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Bit depressing to see people not bothered about winning the FA Cup these days

With yer mate but all the big clubs are as much to blame as anyone.

They don't take it seriously now as much as they say otherwise which is criminal. Really think the 4th Champions League spot should go to the FA Cup winners. It'd boost both completion's competitiveness.

 

[Average Joe]

People are not talking about not winning FA cup, it's about not parading if ManUtd win the cup.

Saying that, I don't think we will win it. Our game play is too crappy and suits Crystal palace very much.

Saying it's a small trophy and not wanting to parade it doesn't sound great.

If you cant win an FA cup and parade it then just give up on parades.

Only thing to look forward to for United this season, celebrate it.

(and yes Sunil, people are not generally that bothered. Big teams do not field their best squads throughout. Sadly when a small team wins it's the magic of the FA Cup, when Arsenal win it nobody cares. )

 

[Average Joe]

With yer mate but all the big clubs are as much to blame as anyone.

They don't take it seriously now as much as they say otherwise which is criminal. Really think the 4th Champions League spot should go to the FA Cup winners. It'd boost both completion's competitiveness.

I'll be loving it if Milan can win the Copa Italia tomorrow, and we would get the benefit of Europe as a huge bonus. But....Juve lol

 

[sunilvk7]

Not having a good feeling about cup finals. Had same feeling against Everton too, it's very hard to be positive this season and every game I feel we will lose. At least Van Gaal tell my expectations are very high.

I have lot of respect for Van Gaal and his career but he is turning into laughing stock changing objectives whenever it suits him. Last season in the awards ceremony and also after last game he said we were close to being champions and we will win it, now that we are 5th he says expectations are very high.

For a ManUtd manager after spending 200 plus million reaching at least 4th is expecting too much then he better pack his bags as soon as the final is done. Doing his very best to lower expectations to such a level that fans should be happy with just 10 mins of good game here and there.

Hopefully Jose is signed ASAP and also Ibra. Two signings that will be a massive boost to the club.

 

[sunilvk7]

Saying it's a small trophy and not wanting to parade it doesn't sound great.

If you cant win an FA cup and parade it then just give up on parades.

Only thing to look forward to for United this season, celebrate it.

(and yes Sunil, people are not generally that bothered. Big teams do not field their best squads throughout. Sadly when a small team wins it's the magic of the FA Cup, when Arsenal win it nobody cares. )

Not sure on the parade. If we had a decent season playing good football then would have made sense. This season has nothing to celebrate and I'm sure parade would be **** poor with few thousand people.

It would be great if ManUtd can win FA cup which we haven't for 12 years. Very unlucky in FA cup with referee mistakes costing us few times but parading it? Like I said it would be poor show.

Big teams don't field their best squad just like they don't in Europa league. When it comes to QFs and above teams take it seriously.

Also none of our players have won FA cup except Mata who won it with Chelsea. They will be excited and up for it as any team which they showed it against Everton. Once the team reaches QF every competition is taken seriously.

 

[steveorobbo]

Bit depressing to see people not bothered about winning the FA Cup these days

Its not that people aren't bothered about winning it. Its just that the bigger clubs have higher priorities. If the FA Cup was moved to midweek games with no replay's like other countries, I think the bigger clubs would field stronger sides. But the fact is the bigger clubs cant be arsed with all the extra games, then the fixture congestion because of replays and the league games that have to be fit in because of playing the cup on weekends.

Hopefully these new proposals for the football league will go a long way to helping that. Even the top end Championship clubs cant be arsed anymore. They already have an extra 6 league games. Then 3 for the playoffs. Then FA Cup games pushing league games back, then pushed even further if they are involved in replay's. Its ridiculous. Towards the end of the season, if a Championship club got to the later rounds and involved in replays, they could be looking at 6 games to cram in in the space of the last few weeks. Then they drop out of playoff contention because of it and nothing to show. Losing out on a potential massive pay day for getting into the Premier League.

Winning a cup is always nice. Especially the FA Cup. But for quite a few teams its more of a hinderance when you consider the bigger scale.

 

[Average Joe]

Its not that people aren't bothered about winning it. Its just that the bigger clubs have higher priorities. If the FA Cup was moved to midweek games with no replay's like other countries, I think the bigger clubs would field stronger sides. But the fact is the bigger clubs cant be arsed with all the extra games, then the fixture congestion because of replays and the league games that have to be fit in because of playing the cup on weekends.

Hopefully these new proposals for the football league will go a long way to helping that. Even the top end Championship clubs cant be arsed anymore. They already have an extra 6 league games. Then 3 for the playoffs. Then FA Cup games pushing league games back, then pushed even further if they are involved in replay's. Its ridiculous. Towards the end of the season, if a Championship club got to the later rounds and involved in replays, they could be looking at 6 games to cram in in the space of the last few weeks. Then they drop out of playoff contention because of it and nothing to show. Losing out on a potential massive pay day for getting into the Premier League.

Winning a cup is always nice. Especially the FA Cup. But for quite a few teams its more of a hinderance when you consider the bigger scale.

But you ARE in the final mate, make the most of it if you win I say! Not a lot else to cheer about this season, let the guys in town get out to shout at a bus haha

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

But you ARE in the final mate, make the most of it if you win I say! Not a lot else to cheer about this season, let the guys in town get out to shout at a bus haha

Even more so when it's a season savour. No FA Cup. No chance of silverware for the third straight year.

I know where I'd rather be Sat'day.

 

[Mike.]

Winning the FA Cup is a big deal to me, we've not had it in 12 years.

But this season doesn't deserve a parade, and the fans/players know it.

Last thing we need is more patronising guff from the club tbh.

 

[sunilvk7]

IIRC ManUtd didn't have a parade in 2004 when they won FA cup. So if that's correct then all these are nothing but faux outrage which is becoming very common now a days.

 

[sunilvk7]

Apparently Memphis and CBJ are not in the match day squad for the finals.

 

[sunilvk7]

Winning the FA Cup is a big deal to me, we've not had it in 12 years.

But this season doesn't deserve a parade, and the fans/players know it.

Last thing we need is more patronising guff from the club tbh.

There are many reasons not to parade on top the dreadful season. Players involved in Euros will be leaving after cup finals, there is a game at Ethihad and also there is some marathon it seems.

 

[steveorobbo]

IIRC ManUtd didn't have a parade in 2004 when they won FA cup. So if that's correct then all these are nothing but faux outrage which is becoming very common now a days.

Im not sure if we did for the last few Premierships either. I know we did for the 20th because we broke the record and Fergie's last season but I cant remember having one for the few previous to that. I might be wrong.

EDIT: Just had a look and we did for the 19th title also in 2011. Not sure before that.

 

[sunilvk7]

Im not sure if we did for the last few Premierships either. I know we did for the 20th because we broke the record and Fergie's last season but I cant remember having one for the few previous to that. I might be wrong.

19th was the record breaker and we had parade for that. We had "CHAMP19NS" on the bus.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Im not sure if we did for the last few Premierships either. I know we did for the 20th because we broke the record and Fergie's last season but I cant remember having one for the few previous to that. I might be wrong.

EDIT: Just had a look and we did for the 19th title also in 2011. Not sure before that.

Never quite understood that.

I mean yers always are quick to say we've never won the PL, so surely it should be 13 on that basis and not 20 right? *Smiles.

 

[steveorobbo]

19th was the record breaker and we had parade for that. We had "CHAMP19NS" on the bus.

Yeh thats it. So we had a parade for 19 coz it broke the record. One for 20 probably coz it was Fergies last. Did we do any for 18..17..16.......... Not sure that we did