The video made at 15 year old JJ Gabriel's expense by a rival fan, the abuse & vitriol directed at the 19 year old Fletcher twins by his own fans, all of it should be a wake up call to how we treat young footballers.
When criticism or fun crosses a line, whether it is into abuse, or when from rival fans it goes beyond tribalism, it is not ok. Criticism can be warranted, tribalism is a long held part of fandom, but some shit is not ok.
Footballers are not robots solely for our entertainment & to be treated as such. They are human beings.
Some old tweets someone sent me, this guy wanted our captain to leave only for him to drop a record breaking season.
He is the worst thing to happen to this fan base after the glazers.
Was behind Mctominay, went out to be a key figure in Napoli.
Was behind Bruno, went on to have the best season a CAM has ever had in the league.
Now is behind Rashford.
Having opinions is fine but when you have millions of fans it’s more about accountability, you are not just a fan. Remember that.
#BlockMarkGoldbridge
Okay I’m starting this movement for a better Manchester United.
Block Mark Goldbridge.
If you want to remove toxicity from this fan base, share the word and let’s end this negativity from the fan base.
#BlockMarkGoldbridge
Rashford made his debut under LVG who was known for his slow and boring possession football with us. Players had to stick to their rigid positions. Then Mourinho came with the low block and counter attack, then Ole came with his high pace transition and free expression that Rashford had his best seasons under. Then Ragnick came with his rubbish 4222 gegenpressing formation, then Ten Hag came with his own automated attacking patterns(shoutout to him he gave us 2 trophies), then that fraud Amorim came with his 3421 bullshit formation. No single boss lasted more than 2 years since Ferguson retired. Each new coach brought a different tactical philosophy, formation and expectations. All this happened in less than 10 years.
How exactly isn’t this an inconsistent environment? Because it’s Marcus Rashford you people throw all sense of reasoning away and stick with agendas. Una go Dey alright sha
Apart from nearly dying from exposure to how cringeworthy this is, it is also not ok to try & use a young kid for some attention.
This is @YakzTweets. Yakz thinks it's ok to humiliate a 15 year old in public & online (& JJ Gabriel handles it about as well as you could expect).
This is genuinely embarrassing. Another reason Arsenal fans are so often labelled insufferable.
You should be absolutely ashamed of yourself, @YakzTweets.
A grown man going out of his way to compare two academy players just to tell a 15-year-old that a 16-year-old is better than him.
There’s banter, and then there’s just being weird. Have some standards.
See why United fans and Managers should be more defensive and protective of our young academy kids in front of the world? Because there is an entire worldly ecosystem trying to belittle them. United fans who go to war to protect academy players from the world are my brothers.
You have no idea how much I hate Ten Hag. Arrogant, stubborn, a nothing manager who disrespected a player whose toe holds more relevance than he would ever, played football with a nonexistent midfield.
That said, don't EVER disrespect him like this ever again.