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Always bugged me growing up that we had never won the league or cup, especially the cup, which seemingly everyone has won. And maybe the most satisfying thing about that five year period is that nobody can say again that we have never done it, that it cannot be done. It is forever written in the history books.

Not sure we really need further evidence Farage is a bigot. It's like trying to persuade people who still have faith in Patson Daka, maybe best just to give up.

Yes but were they "middle class". I need to know before I decide to criticise or not

These history-referencing kits are getting more and more obscure. What's next Crystal Palace to release an Anglo-Zanzibar war themed kit?

Agree how utterly wild it is we had never won the league and cup and then won them both in five years despite apparently being something of a shambles behind the scenes. Testament to how many brilliant players we had during that period.

No. Such is football. Are United's achievements under Ferguson tainted because they became the laughing stock of world football when he left?

Lmao They deserve it though

As always it'll be underappreciated by the English media who should really be celebrating an English player causing top Serie A defences problems at the age of 38.

unironically this

I thought he might struggle on the pitch but I didn't think the foreign environment would be a problem. He comes across as a deceptively intelligent guy who takes nothing for granted.

He's just a proper ****ing footballer

I draw the line at Australians

Mucho respect for him going to try and prove himself in one of the hardest leagues in the world instead of trundling off to the US or Saudi. I am sure the Italians love him.

Actually really hate Manchester. Very unattractive place with a slight air of menace about it. Mancunians have really memed themselves into believing it's some kind of great city when it'd be probably the worst place in almost any other European country. But yes, some decent pubs.

I don't think they even know who he was, they just saw the words "charlie" and "kirk" and thought they could definitely get behind that.

Born late January 2017, surely

I was told by a Dinamo Zagreb ultra once that they smuggled pyro in to the stadium in female fans' genitalia. Really feel for the girl who was chosen to transport that lot into the Ajax Arena.

I do sometimes think about the guy who was sitting behind me at the Rotherham game in December 2023 who angrily screamed "get it in the fookin box" as we were 3-0 up and cruising at the top of the Championship.

Don't give the club social media team ideas they'll probably use this and a foxes never quit hashtag for an inspirational montage of us scraping a draw against Watford on Boxing day to move 2 points above the relegation zone.

He manages like when I took over Forest in champ man 98/99 and tried to deliberately relegate them to non league

Could still catch the evening Bulgarian third division match if I want something of a higher quality

His history of the Balkans is really good and yes Glenny's is hard work. Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is the best book ever written in English about the Balkans but is extremely long. A bit further east, Levant is one of the best history books I've read. Very detailed but super easy to read and never cliched.