What a strange season..

 

.. for football.


The season started with so much promise.

Manchester United were steamrollering opponents playing sexy, one-touch football. Nottingham Forest had Steve McClaren in along with some decent signings like Matt Derbyshire. Selangor appointed former Terengganu coach Irfan Bakti off his FA Cup winning season.


And then just like that, without warning, it all went to shit. Cleverley got injured, the centre of midfield was decimated injury-wise, United fell back to playing dour. pass-it-around-midfield, football. Forest dropped like a stone. McClaren got sacked, which was fine except they got Cotterill in who was equally inept. Nigel Doughty passed away in February. Selangor languished in mid-table (signed Bosko Balaban though, which was pretty cool).


And then in the end, United lose the title in the worst way possible, emotionally. City got to lift the cup which means having to watch Tevez and Balotelli lift it. Chelsea won the European Cup meaning Terry gets to lift it. Forest narrowly avoided relegation and Selangor, well, Selangor’s still at mid-table.


Of course, a bit of perspective is needed. United still finished second and lost out only on GD. Forest isn’t in League One and Selangor, well, 32 times Malaysian Cup winners, bitches! /liverpool


Still though, what an anti-climax. Pfft, can’t even get excited about the potential summer dealings with all that lingering bitterness.

Fuck ‘em.