Robbie Boy
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Of course plenty were opposed to his appointment however, I feel this was still a very small minority that shared this assertion. My view of it was that the majority just wanted LvG gone as they felt the football was utterly tumescent and we were going nowhere under him. Even some of Mourinho’s critics seemed happy to have a fresh start and acknowledged that although the football may be somewhat pragmatic, it would be better than under LvG and his record of winning of spoke for itself. Me personally, I was just delighted and I felt Jose would have us back dining at the top table with the big boys.As I said in this thread I’m all for fair analysis. Yes, there are persons who are overzealous in their defense of Mourinho but there are also many at the opposite end of that spectrum who seem to ‘hate’ him and cannot have a rational conversation about him. Are you telling me that you are unaware that there are persons here who wanted United to lose because of Mourinho?
Also I think that you are using the term acolyte in the way you ask that ‘hate’ not be used ‘as way to try dismiss one side of an argument’.
There were many against his appointment and that attitude carried over into his time as manager. Some people never gave him a chance because he didn't have the ‘United DNA’. I don’t want to be branded as an acolyte but, in a way, I think the board never gave him a chance. They hired him but didn't seem to want what he was known for. And he wasn't able to perform to a satisfactory level, so was fired.
A lot of blame now exists that can be shared by all parties involved. The issue, I guess, is who gets the biggest share? Which is now all academic with regards to Mourinho. United really need to learn from this and move on.
What transpired thereafter, after what was a somewhat promising start, unfortunately changed most peoples opinions. I stuck with him right up until the third season even if the signs of a collapse were there in the second half of his second season.
Anyhow, my issue is with the acolytes and no one else. There were some well thought out defenses of Jose and that was fair game. However, the select few that monopolised every thread banding around the word hater like a badge of honour are the ones I find utterly unforgivable. They blamed everyone bar Mourinho while the sane ones blamed Mourinho and everyone else collectively. And yes, my acolytes retort began after the constant hater rhetoric, I won’t deny that. However, as you used hate in a previous post justifies why I still use it.