ryansgirl
Full Member
Oh and thanks zXe. As for Keily (sorry if I missplelt your name), I don`t disagree that Smith is going to have to account to MU fans if he comes here for his previous comments about Leeds and MU.
The issue for me is one of being realistic about footballing circumstances, especially as being a professional has changed completely in comparison to expectations of 20 years ago. Players move - even to hated rivals or just plain rivals. Players shake hands with other clubs courting them - and then move to MU. Players sit around on camera with fellow players gloating over their title win (Leeds when Eric Cantona was with them). An Old Trafford icon tells MU fans they will never lose him even while his agent is relaying something quite different to Real Madrid.
I understand the bias against Smith but ultimately that is what it is - bias based on emotion.
The issue for me is one of being realistic about footballing circumstances, especially as being a professional has changed completely in comparison to expectations of 20 years ago. Players move - even to hated rivals or just plain rivals. Players shake hands with other clubs courting them - and then move to MU. Players sit around on camera with fellow players gloating over their title win (Leeds when Eric Cantona was with them). An Old Trafford icon tells MU fans they will never lose him even while his agent is relaying something quite different to Real Madrid.
I understand the bias against Smith but ultimately that is what it is - bias based on emotion.