Comments on: An open letter to Sir Alex

By: professorkaka

professorkaka — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:55:49 +0000

@RedRanter
I am all very confused right now to be honest. My mind tells me that Fergie is screwing up and my heart keeps telling me to keep faith. It is becoming harder and harder to adjust myself to the fact that United are not producing the kind of football we have come to expect from them. But as long as the results are coming….
You are very right about the will power thing. Our squad definitely wins over all others in this regard. A similar squad under the tutelage of anyone else other than Fergie would have imploded at some point or the other. But Fergie will see to it that at worst, we finish 3rd. However, the point is, why work with an inferior squad when you have the capability to manufacture a better one? If the Glazers are to blame then why not tell it to the whole world so that we can attack their regime in an uninhibited manner?
Forgive me for the bitterness but it is a defeat at the hands of Liverpool we are talking about. It will take me some time to get over it I assure you.

By: Red Ranter

Red Ranter — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:35:13 +0000

When Ronaldo was off-loaded in the summer and when no big-name player was brought in to replace him, I was one of those who never failed to support your case. ‘If Sir Alex says we don’t need anyone then we don’t need anyone’ was what I used to say.

That’s a good lesson learned. Trust in Ferguson is perfectly ok because he’s earned a credit of trust with his achievements. But never let trust insult your own instincts and intelligence. I was of the opinion at the start that we were always a good, dominant central midfield short. I saw it against Burnley. And I saw it even in matches we sneaked in with a win. Our squad has enormous will power which continues to carry us through most adversity. We may still win the title, but that shouldn’t disguise the fact that our squad lacks a spark. We could carry on winning in a dull fashion, and make the time tested argument about “results vs staying true to our philosophy of playing attacking football” Making the argument for the latter will bring a lot of stick from the “keep faith in the club/manager at all costs” brigade. But if that’s what you honestly think then it’s your opinion and right to express it.

I guess I rambled on here, so I’ll get back to my point: our squad has deficiencies at the moment — we’re resting our hopes on the likes of Hargreaves and Brown for instance and that’s never a good thing. Ferguson still has enough in the tank for us to be in the race till the very end. Whether we’ll win the title or not, is upto how good we begin to gel together as a unit and expecting a whole lot of parameters to come good at the same time. Whether we succeed or not, it doesn’t mask the fact that we have holes in the side.

By: dela

dela — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:37:10 +0000

For me, the result was harder to take as a Scouse-hater than as a United supporter. I still believe we will go on to win the league, but a defeat yesterday would have sent the Scousers’ hopes of silverware up in flames and would probably have cost Rafa his job.

On the brighter side, this way, the Kop will have to put up with the Fat Spanish Waiter a while longer.