What a masterpiece from my mate OG!
Sigh. When we talk about past, some say it is sentimental, when we talk about cause and effect, they say excuses. What they don't realise is that we cannot just say we suck and city rule without taking the formation and history of how each clubs got where we are and the consequences of some individuals from before.
For those who "live in the present", here's for you. We have all the right to say City bought their glory, because they literally did that. Nothing lawfully wrong with that but they bought success and that is the fact. The pride that some "sentimental" and "excuse giving" united fans have is that our success were not bought in the manner which City and Chelsea. It was built upon years and years of hard works and great management as well as some luck for all that was and still is involve with the club.
Here's the difference, there are clubs that took on a step by step approach, fighting their way to the top, spending the money the club rightfully earned. Clubs such as ours, that stinky club from Merseyside and Arsenal among others. They are our rivals, some bigger than the other but the rivalry is strong and eternal because it is a fair contest, a respect and a clash of pride between fans. Prides which are rightfully earned and to be paraded.
And then you have clubs like Chelsea and City. While I wont know what Chelsea will become if left to grow on their own (they are well on the way to becoming one of the top teams, great club) before Roman, City and Chelsea basically had the work cut out for them by having sugar daddies that come in, clear all their debts out of their own pocket, and invest another large sum of their own money into transfers. This, while legal, is what fans from traditional clubs call "selling out". If Roman and Sheikh were to invest on another club, the same success would have followed and City and Chelsea will not be where they are now.
However, in our case, our club is self-sufficient way before football becomes so rich with TV money and sponsorship. We are also lucky (or fate that we appointed SAF and Eric came to us, however you see it) that we are the top team then when the money starts flowing into football and thus becoming one of the most valuable brand in the world. If the Glazers did not come in, we will not be any worse than today and infact many would believe that we will be in much better position. The difference is simple, while other owners are paying off debts and pumping money, ours are taking out money into their own pocket and amounting debts for the club. Debts never had and never will have if they left us alone.
That is why Glazers receive such hate from fans. All those hard work and years spent on building the club are going into owners that have never lift a finger for the club. They are failing all those who built the club from years ago. So before you guys go on criticising those who protest against the Glazers, regardless of their method as long as it is not violence, think again. They are fighting for the club, for those who have spent years building it.
And for those criticising fans that call out city or chelsea for buying success. Think again, they literally did that. They took a shortcut. Just imagine if you have a neighbour of the same age but you have worked harder and pushed harder than him, only for his father to grant him millions of dollar and now he has a bigger house and a nicer car. How would you feel? Yes calling them out is probably envy, but i personally take pride in how we gain our success and i would despise what they do, call it envy if you want, but i wont ever respect them.
The above were the words of my mate OG from a chat. I really don’t want to take any credit for it.. but this just had to be blogged.. because WORDS FLY AWAY! BUT WRITINGS REMAIN!
All the credit goes to you for these precious words mate!
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I envy the owners of Chelsea n City, unlike the Glazers, who are willing to pump money into the club. As it is, our club's debts are not getting any lesser after 16years under the Glazers.This is not right!! They bought it at 790million,our debts at 0.5billion but they put a selling price of 4billion(if its true) on ManUtd. Cut throats these Glazers!
Kick out Glazers... #GlazersOut
Yes, we are proud in that we plan our success and don't buy it with money. However, the unfortunate part is that we have leeches sucking the hard earned money from the club and the fastest we can get rid of them the better.