Deep article coming guys (probably my first ever ).
I'll preface this article by saying I'm in my mid 20's and so am hardly an old man, however I completely forgot we were playing today and only remembered when I had a glance of JA606 about half an hour or so ago.
I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I used to watch every single game and go to around 10 games a season (I'm born and bred in Manchester). Basically United were a huge part of my life.
The last 5 years or so my interest has been dwindling to the point where I don't care if we win or lose. It used to ruin my weekend if we conceded a late goal. That Chelsea goal however didn't even touch the sides.
I think this is partly due to the fact I used to watch every single game and go to games with my father, who sadly died around 6 months after Fergie left. I was also brought up in the Fergie era and so the last 5 years have been tough on every United fan, but even the few good times we have had haven't resonated the same way as it used to.
Am I just getting old? Is the awful football to blame? I'm interested to know if anyone has been through the same sort of thing, as I'd love things to be how they used to be.
Thoughts?
I forgot we were playing today
posted on 28/10/18
Nobb
Taking my article aside, why should people support a club no matter what? I personally will always support united even if my interest dwindles. However if someone else wants to stop watching games because they aren't entertained anymore it doesn't bother me.
posted on 28/10/18
OP, get rid of this cretin Nobb. This is the same man that was asking for LVG's head daily, and he has the audacity to talk about patience.
posted on 28/10/18
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 3 seconds ago
Nobb
Taking my article aside, why should people support a club no matter what? I personally will always support united even if my interest dwindles. However if someone else wants to stop watching games because they aren't entertained anymore it doesn't bother me.
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If someone doesn’t want to watch games because they feel they’re not entertained then it’s the height of a spoilt fan. No one has to watch every game - things happen, we all have commitments. But if someone has the opportunity to watch the game but is scared they’ll be bored then all I can say is welcome to the real world of football supporting
posted on 28/10/18
comment by Nobbbbbbbb (U21234)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 3 seconds ago
Nobb
Taking my article aside, why should people support a club no matter what? I personally will always support united even if my interest dwindles. However if someone else wants to stop watching games because they aren't entertained anymore it doesn't bother me.
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If someone doesn’t want to watch games because they feel they’re not entertained then it’s the height of a spoilt fan. No one has to watch every game - things happen, we all have commitments. But if someone has the opportunity to watch the game but is scared they’ll be bored then all I can say is welcome to the real world of football supporting
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I don't get that attitude. Football is the entertainment business. If I watched 3 films in a series that were awful and a fourth came out, I wouldn't go to see it and get called spoilt for it. The principle stands for me.
Anyway let's agree to disagree
posted on 28/10/18
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Nobbbbbbbb (U21234)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 3 seconds ago
Nobb
Taking my article aside, why should people support a club no matter what? I personally will always support united even if my interest dwindles. However if someone else wants to stop watching games because they aren't entertained anymore it doesn't bother me.
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If someone doesn’t want to watch games because they feel they’re not entertained then it’s the height of a spoilt fan. No one has to watch every game - things happen, we all have commitments. But if someone has the opportunity to watch the game but is scared they’ll be bored then all I can say is welcome to the real world of football supporting
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I don't get that attitude. Football is the entertainment business. If I watched 3 films in a series that were awful and a fourth came out, I wouldn't go to see it and get called spoilt for it. The principle stands for me.
Anyway let's agree to disagree
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Yeah, no worries. Everyone is different. I just don’t get people choosing to not watch a game just because they fear it won’t be entertaining. Sport can be entertainment but it can also be two teams cancelling each other out and being attritional. It’s unpredictable and something that as a supporter you have to take the good with the bad
posted on 28/10/18
comment by Nobbbbbbbb (U21234)
posted 16 seconds ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by Nobbbbbbbb (U21234)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 3 seconds ago
Nobb
Taking my article aside, why should people support a club no matter what? I personally will always support united even if my interest dwindles. However if someone else wants to stop watching games because they aren't entertained anymore it doesn't bother me.
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If someone doesn’t want to watch games because they feel they’re not entertained then it’s the height of a spoilt fan. No one has to watch every game - things happen, we all have commitments. But if someone has the opportunity to watch the game but is scared they’ll be bored then all I can say is welcome to the real world of football supporting
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I don't get that attitude. Football is the entertainment business. If I watched 3 films in a series that were awful and a fourth came out, I wouldn't go to see it and get called spoilt for it. The principle stands for me.
Anyway let's agree to disagree
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Yeah, no worries. Everyone is different. I just don’t get people choosing to not watch a game just because they fear it won’t be entertaining. Sport can be entertainment but it can also be two teams cancelling each other out and being attritional. It’s unpredictable and something that as a supporter you have to take the good with the bad
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Fair enough. Guess it's up to individuals how they chose to spend their free time
posted on 28/10/18
Growing up in the Fergie era must have been special, but that was a once-in-a-lifetime deal, never to happen again. Add the fact that after all the schooling and moving onto your own life outside of parent's influence, something like football no longer is desperately important. This is perfectly normal and it's always possible to get back the old flame. I took off a decade from following football when I was a touring musician, because that demanded my undivided attention. Now I'm able to spend a few hours a week to watch, read and listen. Worry not.
posted on 28/10/18
I suspect it is partly getting old and partly the terrible football. Have you got kids? They have been the biggest game changer for me.
posted on 28/10/18
I still think about them, read the articles and watch when I can, I will always be a supporter.
But, I find it hard to forgive a manager who doesn't try to win a game, aka Liverpool last season, but I will always forgive them if we try to win but lose. Still my club though.
posted on 28/10/18
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