Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
They are going well at the moment, but things can swiftly change, plus like any football fan its about expectations, as well.
I remember in the late 80's me and a mate saying wouldn't it be mad if we had to go down just for a season (say a financial reason or something), as like me he was a regular away match goer at the time and we fancied some new grounds, and also we had become a bit "inured" to success, as it was the team of Barnes, Beardsley etc who nearly did 3 doubles.
I realise that 95% of football fans will think "how can you feel like that", but I honestly think a lot of Man u fans in the past and possibly city fans in the future may feel the same. When you're so used to winning the league you love it and you feel it's yours, but you can become more "hate to lose it rather than love to win it" as I seen Tuchel mention the other day. Sustained success feels like that. If City win another 3-4 leagues on the bounce, it will feel very samey.
Luckily in our fallow years, we still won European, Uefa and domestic cups, but that 30 years in between was a hard time, obviously due to our past.
Sunderland have won 6 league championships, but as the last was pre-WWII, I dont think many Sunderland fans have an expectation anywhere approaching winning this now. Newcastle fans would be the same up to 6 months ago, but are now dreaming of CL wins in the next decade, I'm sure, due to what we historically know of what unfettered spending can get you (Chelsea, City).
Colchester United even getting to the premier league for one season would be an amazing feeling, Newcastle its first trophy in 50-odd years, Boreham wood in league 1, Everton breaking their duck again (a club that is one of England's most successful), and ask man u fans from the 80's what it was like to go 17 years with only one major trophy.
Basically, it's all relative.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Sick of hearing they have never been relegated and are founder members.
On another matter good luck to Rangers tonight.!
Everton went down in the 50's.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
That shouldn't be allowed between domestic clubs IMO, say it was a 40 million bonus?
Ok in international transfers, but not domestic.
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Come on the Rangers.
I dont mind Scottish teams winning European trophies, just not the FELLOW English clubs.
I dont mind Scottish teams winning European trophies, just not the FELLOW English clubs.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Come on the Rangers.
I dont mind Scottish teams winning European trophies, just not the FELLOW English clubs.
Thought you weren't part of England?.. got your own anthem and all that.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Be
I have heard commentary saying “Never been out of the top flight”
So they are wrong.
Thanks Peter.
fore my time.
I have heard commentary saying “Never been out of the top flight”
So they are wrong.
Thanks Peter.
Slime
Tour Winner
Come on the Rangers.
I dont mind Scottish teams winning European trophies, just not the FELLOW English clubs.
Which is probably why he's happy for Rangers to win.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
It was the "fellow" bit that seemed a bit odd considering.
Slime
Tour Winner
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Whoosh......
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
They went up as we went down for 8 years.
greenone
Active member
Football started in 1992 apparently. ?
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Got interesting in 1992.. got boring 19-20.. great since then ?
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PJ87
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BiMGuy
LIV Bot, (But Not As Big As Mel) ?
Come on Frankfurt
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Kostic looks a player.
Bassey also.
Ref was good but couple of strange ones but consistent.
Bassey also.
Ref was good but couple of strange ones but consistent.
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
Probably five of the best penalties you could wish to see from Frankfurt. The keeper had almost no chance of saving any of them.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Brought on to specifically take a pen and it was a shocker.
Unlucky Rangers .
Unlucky Rangers .
