Both of those things. A lot of fans have been taken in by certain elements of the media who have absolutely no desire of United returning to form. Quite the opposite it would seem. There seems to be what I would call United trolling going on in the mainstream media.
Some fans seem to expect us to go from 6th to 1st in 1 season. 6th to 3rd to 2nd and then 1st is unacceptable. I find these fans unbearable. They're a product of the Fergie years and can't remember or understand that it took Fergie 7 years to win the title.
1987 11th
1988 2nd
1989 11th
1990 13th "In September, United suffered a humiliating 5–1 away defeat against
fierce rivals Manchester City. Following this and an early season run of six defeats and two draws in eight games, a banner declaring, "Three years of excuses and it's still crap ... ta-ra Fergie." was displayed at Old Trafford, and many journalists and supporters called for Ferguson to be sacked."
1991 6th
1992 2nd
1993 1st
Take note and have patience Ole outers