1968 and then what

Originally Posted by no fun

no, this bloke loved all christians

OK

3 competitions

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

OK

3 competitions

Let's hope it isn't 2 after the city games.

The spooky one going through my head at the mo' is Leeds (!) losing to then third-tier Cardiff in the FA Cup third round eight years ago....

They were TOP of the Premiership at the time

And the rest, as they say, is history.

Ah well, if this is indeed the start of the big dip, it was pretty good whilst it lasted, eh??

well i think we've been a pretty decent non arrogant bunch on our way up and whilst at the top so the journey back down won't be too painfull

Originally Posted by Horst_ Bucholst

well i think we've been a pretty decent non arrogant bunch on our way up and whilst at the top so the journey back down won't be too painfull

yeah, I don't think too many would revel in our demise.

Sunday's fiasco was almost 20 years to the day after THAT match and Mark Robins goal, too - another spooky factoid

tbf when busby retired in 1969, he did so without really rebuilding what was then an ageing team. when fergie goes there's a good chance he'll have established another generation of players before leaving someone else to take up the reins. i don't think he'd leave a squad that was close to burning out.

I fear what may lay ahead.

It could have all been different if rooney didnt get injured

Hargreaves, more like

Originally Posted by elephantstone

It could have all been different if rooney didnt get injured

Ian Storey-Moore. (spl)

Originally Posted by elephantstone

It could have all been different if rooney didnt get injured

Yes and George didn't like a drink, one man team again ??????????

Originally Posted by elephantstone

It could have all been different if rooney didnt get injured

It's a pretty sad endictment though that we have fallen away so badly because we're missing one player, albeit an extremely good one. Imagine essentially the same team next season, he snaps his cruciate ligament in the first game of the season and is out for months, then what?

We lost owen as well which effectively left us with with 1 striker and a rookie.

Originally Posted by elephantstone

It could have all been different if rooney didnt get injured

he does though, sadly

and gets played up front on his own even when he is

Oh my, what a strange day.

Originally Posted by taff

tbf when busby retired in 1969, he did so without really rebuilding what was then an ageing team. when fergie goes there's a good chance he'll have established another generation of players before leaving someone else to take up the reins. i don't think he'd leave a squad that was close to burning out.

Erm, do you still believe this??

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

Oh my, what a strange day.

Its been a shitter

But we are United, £#%&! 'em

Originally Posted by taff

tbf when busby retired in 1969, he did so without really rebuilding what was then an ageing team. when fergie goes there's a good chance he'll have established another generation of players before leaving someone else to take up the reins. i don't think he'd leave a squad that was close to burning out.

It didn't help that when McGuinness wanted to rebuild the board wouldn't back him.