A question was asked, and answered honestly - what's the problem? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 4:11 AM Subject: [Mufc] Re: United, that relegation year
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "ryeground 14" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You have to go back in time for that chilling experience, > > in the bleak 70s when toys were made out of wood and were > > not much fun, Glam-Rock was fashionable first-time > > round, the likes of Burnley, Derby, Stoke in the elite, > > Grounds (not Stadiums) where people stood up to watch > > the dross enacted before them, fading superstars in Red > > shirts playing from memory alongside substandard reserves > > lacking in basic skills...... > > > > This was long before the Internet and Fanzines. The match > > programme was prized for its token. Away support was > > several thousand. > > > > Not knowing when the next win was coming from, even a > > goal at times. Defeat after defeat, a once proud club > > wallowing in mediocrity. > > > > Were we bitterly disappointed? Yes > > Did we keep going week after week? Yes > > Did we get behind the team even when we knew we crap? Yes > > Did we keep the faith, even though rival fans taunted us? Yes > > > > These days we lose a single game and its xxxxx is sh*t, xxxxxxx is > > crap, the manager must go. Defeat hurts us all as much now as > > it did then, but the keyword is perspective. In 1974 we were > > relegated. Imagine the pain, the humiliation. Losing 3-1 > > at Maine Road in one match is NOTHING in comparison. > > > > Imagine a full back cocking up like Gary Neville did that day > > on a regular basis. Our leading scorer having 6 to his name > > at the end of the season. The Goalie having to take penalties > > because nobody else had the bottle. This wasn't a freefall, > > it was a rot that set in and was ignored. > > > > Picture 9 years without a major trophy of any kind. Not one > > season after a decade of silverware. Even being second best in > Manchester > > for a time. Losing to City on a regular basis. > > > > Now that was a time to whinge and moan. > > > > Paul > > > > Is it just me or is this whole thread starting to sound like the Four > Yorkshiremen sketch by Monty Python? > > "You think you've got it bad now? Sheer Luxury! We used to have to > eat hot gravel!" > > Thank God for progress that's all I say. Otherwise we'd all still > have to leave a warm house to pee in an outside lavvy. > > Mark Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
