Von Mistelroum
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This is part of the problem. The owners see the fans as one of the barometers of success. United are a business first, a football club second.
If fans are consuming the product and appearing happy with what they're getting, then yeah it would be beneficial to win things financially too,but that's still a 'success' of sorts. You're making money from people who are totally cool with being a mid table cup run type of club.
If those fans also get upset at the idea of 'not sticking by the manager' and that's some weird part of the ethos, then you might be tempted to try to stick things out until it was no longer possible.
If fans are consuming the product and appearing happy with what they're getting, then yeah it would be beneficial to win things financially too,but that's still a 'success' of sorts. You're making money from people who are totally cool with being a mid table cup run type of club.
If those fans also get upset at the idea of 'not sticking by the manager' and that's some weird part of the ethos, then you might be tempted to try to stick things out until it was no longer possible.