How long do you sulk after a defeat?

[Silent Blade]

My wife says I dont bring my bad mood home after a defeat. Glad I am not like Michael Palin in Ripping Yarns

 

[PragueBlade]

I'm still sulking about losing to Chelsea 3-2 and being relegated in 1994...

 

[Eddiecolquhounsleg]

I’m still sulking about Don Givens.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

For a standard league defeat I put the next day aside for sulking. Play off finals or relegation I normally schedule a week of sulking. As my gothic DNA inclines me to be gloomy anyway it's best to avoid me during these periods.

 

[LSF]

5 minutes, life's way too short to sulk about football.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Normally I sulk all weekend after a defeat however I try to look at the bigger picture and look for positives. For example if lose but play really well then I’m fine.

Last season it was terrible almost all season. Never known anything like it.

Lost all interest in football and even though I’m a season ticket holder I missed about 6 matches towards the end of the season because it was effecting me too much. At times didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

On the surface I’d appear OK, so it’s not obvious I’m sulking but deep down I felt slightly depressed last season. My partner complains that I let SU effect me too much and I totally agree but I can’t seem to do anything about it.

 

[Rodley]

Don’t take it too seriously, but the regular humiliation and embarrassment particularly at the start of last season was a difficult pill to swallow.

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

I'm still sulking from when we finished 2nd in 1938-39 season, and looked ready for a title challenge the year after, a certain German decided to invade Poland.

If its not Covid stopping us, it's a world war...

 

[TJB.]

It's football. You win some and you lose some.

Never happy after a defeat, but actual sulking? Like what children do? Gi o'er.

 

[Pollingtonblade]

Never moan at all.

 

[Silent Blade]

I'm still sulking from when we finished 2nd in 1938-39 season, and looked ready for a title challenge the year after, a certain Austrian decided to invade Poland.

If its not Covid stopping us, it's a world war...

Corrected for you

 

[NateDogg]

My wife says I dont bring my bad mood home after a defeat. Glad I am not like Michael Palin in Ripping Yarns

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It used to absolutely ruin my weekend but since my son was born I realise it dunt matter all that much so normally about an half an hour.

 

[jt64]

Half the forum is still sulking that we bought someone who wasn't 6'3" last summer

 

[Bell4]

I sulk even if we win

 

[JohnDenver]

Don’t take it too seriously, but the regular humiliation and embarrassment particularly at the start of last season was a difficult pill to swallow.

I watched every minute of every home game, even Lincoln. Never left early, never arrived late, never went for a pint at half time.

By the end of last season I impervious to defeat. Made Rudyard Kipling look like a complete fanny.

 

[Digs blade]

Pissed off/slightly flat/agitated would be better descriptions than sulking.

Depends on the importance of the defeat as to how long I would feel that way

 

[SW12 to S12 to S18]

Usually until the next win.

 

[Davalon]

I sulked for too long after the Burnley PO final defeat.

I'm as passionate about the team/club as I've always been but I don't let bad results or disappointments dwell any more. I started as a fan the year before we dropped into Division 4 so grew up not expecting to support a successful team. I did used to think I'd see that one day in the sun, whether it be a cup win or maybe just a final, maybe a European spot, but I've given up on that now.

 

[diode_blade]

Kidney punching OAP's in wheelchairs usually helps.....

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

Wanted a lot of my life being moody about United. Not so much now but it has meant I don’t get as high for the wins.

 

[AlienWoodward]

I'm a part time sado masochist and thrive on defeats.
The best day of my life (apart from when Tony Currie signed for Leeds)was the boxing day massacre.

 

[idleurchin]

Depends on the context and to whom we've lost to. Sometimes by the time I get home. Sometimes days.

The 0-8 Newcastle game for example. Left early with my lad and went back to the pub. Not mardy at all. Just laughing about it all.

 

[Bobby b]

When I was younger it would ruin my weekend at least, now not so much, I can get over a defeat relatively quickly nowadays it's usually the manner of the defeat that determines how long it is

 

[Chimpan-A]

Social media has made it worse. The physical sulk lasts until I get back to the car. But later on when I look on Twitter, and see all the “cry more” type tweets, or in the Prem, the “the sooner they are out of this league the better”, the sulk comes back with a vengeance, along with general anger. Any alcohol consumed will see me biting, so Sunday morning I have regret on top of the sulking.

 

[Chimpan-A]

Depends on the context and to whom we've lost to. Sometimes by the time I get home. Sometimes days.

The 0-8 Newcastle game for example. Left early with my lad and went back to the pub. Not mardy at all. Just laughing about it all.

Yes, several times last year the results were so bad you couldn’t be angry, it was hilarious.

 

[Flumps]

It depends on how we lose. If it's a foregone conclusion before the whistles blown then I'm already over it before the stoppage time board goes up. Happened a lot last season.

If we fuck up a decent lead, most recent one comes to mind was Villa a few years ago. Sharp hat trick, sub him off at 80 mins or so and when the whistle blows it was 3-3, now that annoyed me but 10 mins later I'll get over it.

More often than not I see football as a social thing so I'm usually with friends and we're having beers so it tends to just fall by the way side pretty quickly. Honestly if you find yourself still sulking after hours and taking it out on people you need a serious look at your life.

 

[Snowflake]

I'm still sulking about losing to Chelsea 3-2 and being relegated in 1994...

Me too ! That late afternoon is still clear in my mind as I was recovering from a major operation and that late result set me back 20 years !!

 

[Snowflake]

It depends on how we lose. If it's a foregone conclusion before the whistles blown then I'm already over it before the stoppage time board goes up. Happened a lot last season.

If we fuck up a decent lead, most recent one comes to mind was Villa a few years ago. Sharp hat trick, sub him off at 80 mins or so and when the whistle blows it was 3-3, now that annoyed me but 10 mins later I'll get over it.

More often than not I see football as a social thing so I'm usually with friends and we're having beers so it tends to just fall by the way side pretty quickly. Honestly if you find yourself still sulking after hours and taking it out on people you need a serious look at your life.

Winning or losing at golf and United winning or losing affects my mood for a few days. That doesn’t mean I “take it out on people”.
If you can simply accept defeat nor enjoy winning then life is a bit bland.

 

[DifferentClass]

Corrected for you

Now it's monkeypox or whatever the fuck it's now called gearing up to spoil our season...

 

[Berkshire Blade]

I am still numb from last season. I expected it to be bad and yet it was worse.

It's only now the new season has just got going that I am starting to get over it!