Oh it's been a while...

Oh it's been a while.

Been a while since i last blogged.

Been a while since i stopped taking United's results too seriously.

But, in all this while i have continued to be in an endless loop of hope.

Look at the events of year 2023, it's impossible to avoid this loop - it drags you in but eventually spits you out.

The year started with a promise of a change of guard at the top and ended with a partial outcome. One that what makes you want to hope that things may get marginally better - but it's United - so you are afraid that it may get significantly worst.

The year started with a possibility of being the best counter pressing team in the league, it ends with the team being the most counter productive in the league. Every good result comes with a caveat and every bad one is one you saw a mile away.

The year as it unraveled filled you with hope that squad building was finally happening- only for the least exciting signings to make the most impact and the most exciting signings to make the least impact.

The year as it unravelled saw the appointment of a rightful heir to the club captaincy- only for the heir to transition into a pauper from a king.

Nothing sums up 2023 for a United fan than the last week alone - two abject defeats either side of a stirring comeback and a massive change at the club.

So dear 2024, you give me hope, you make me scared but you also make me feel real - as a United fan i am finally ready to embrace the limits of my club - i am not accepting defeat, i am just avoiding delusion.

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