Hypothetically, I think the return of Warnock would be the only action the club could take that would go some way towards ending my current apathy towards the Blades.
Warnock took over as I was just about old enough to start taking a real interest in United, so to go from a yorkshire born and bred, quick witted, egotistical, borderline mentalist for all those years to Robson, (surely the closest a human being has come to sharing the personality traits of a tree), was rather confusing.
To me growing up, Warnock and United were almost one entity.
Yes, he moaned, he blamed anybody, or anything, but himself, his team selections were, to say the least, baffling at times.
BUT, I loved him. With him in charge, I genuinely felt anything was possible. I went to cup games against Arsenal and Liverpool with a genuine expectation to get something out of the game. Even if we weren't to get something, we'd be entertained would we not? I miss those midweek nights with the Kop booming and G+H blocks, even the far side of the John Street stand up and singing! Something tells me we won't see those nights again for a long time to come.
I loved the media attention we'd get under Warnock. Many say they hate Warnock but I think he's one of those people that deep, deep down, any football fan has a large amount of respect for. Writers know this and it made us, and him, big news
For the first time ever, I woke up saturday morning and, to be honest, hardly even entertained the idea of going to the game. A decision that, even more surprisingly to myself, I didn't regret, despite hearing how well we played. Under Warnock, the thought of even missing the kick off by a few minutes would get me panicking!
These apathetic feelings have consistently grown since Warnock left, to the point now where I can find better things to do than going to the lane. I'll always be a die-hard Blade. I just hope that it's sooner than later that the club take some form of action to bring back the feelings I used to get from watching United.
I'm back at uni in Durham next October so I don't see me renewing this year... Perhaps if we see the return of the moaning messiah!
UTB and all that!
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