04 Dec 2013 22:19:49
The season is taking shape and the top three are now as I expected them to be this season although not yet in the order I expect it to finish as I felt from the moment Moyes was appointed (and still feel) that City are the class act, having properly invested in their team, unlike us. Still it has to be said Moyes is only getting 90% out of a team that were Champions which must raise major questions. Perhaps the team just don't believe what he is preaching and how long before he loses the dressing room, if he hasn't lost it already.

The Glazers must now be getting nervous and I think even the optimists should be able to concede the league has gone and in fact we are only playing for fourth now. I am not even convinced we can get fourth and if we don't that would be a disaster. I remember a Manchester Evening News headline in the seventies when the percentage football Dave Sexton served up was both unsuccessful and dull, it was not the Manchester United style, the headline was "Cold Trafford". Moyes has brought that coldness back with percentage football so as well as failure the style isn't there.

The Glazers have some serious decisions because this role is too big for Moyes as many suspected and yet they should have known that from his CV. We have been led into the 1990 Liverpool situation and the fall from being Champions to now is bigger than even I thought. For those who say stick with Moyes I wonder how much pressure is now on Saturdays game and what happens if we don't win? It is getting to be the scenario I feared with pressure building, fast. Having seen the Fellaini mistake do we trust Moyes with our cash in January? Moyes is the risk we didn't need to take and we have been rewarded with 9th place.

Regardless of what the owners do all you can say is what a mess and the other teams supporters can't stop laughing, it is a totally unacceptable situation. Finally for those who know their history, two words, Wilf McGuiness, and don't say it wasn't highlighted.

1.) 04 Dec 2013
Spot on Red Man. Perfect post.

I want to get behind Moyes but, seriously, did ANYONE have him in their Top 5 potential SAF replacements?

I appreciate with 3 pts for a win and a good run etc we can get much closer but don't see it happening in the league. Bizarrely the counter attacking set up we showed at Leverkeusen could pay dividends in Europe but surely we'd get rip to shreds by Bayern, Barca, Real etc.

2.) 05 Dec 2013
Yep, we just can't stop laughing!