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Mike Barclay
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I remember paying 50p a letter for ‘Kanchelskis’ on my shirt. United to the core, Glazers Out since ’05. I talk football here, and make football culture content elsewhere as @MikeUnitedFC. mikeunited.co.uk
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 4d
My own GPT said this screenshot was fabricated and fake
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 4d
It will get bigger
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 12d
My latest comment farming for Gameweek 7 in "From The Forums", some crackers this week!

⚽ Everton fans: "Palace should have battered us!"
⚽ Liverpool: "Should've brought Chiesa on!"
⚽ Bournemouth: "We keep scoring worldies!"
⚽ Forest: "This isn't getting better"

Watch 👇🏻
youtu.be/L0cNmsafAIM?...
Grealish Loves Everton, It's Just Not Working Under Ange At Forest! | From The Forums GW7
YouTube video by Mike United
youtu.be
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 13d
It's impossible to know how to feel.
Cautiously optimistic?
Hopeful?
You're right, it's the unpredictability that's painful!
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 13d
Refreshing to hear some positivity! A lot of nervous Reds would have you believe we were vulnerable 2nd half.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 13d
Surely happy to be proven wrong on this occasion??
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 13d
How was it Ed??
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 15d
Match day.

The hopes are mid. The expectations are zero.

What will be, will be.

It's only a game, right? 😩

If he persists with the formation, at LEAST switch the personnel. There's a better balance Ruben could strike with the players he's got.

Let's do this.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 16d
My new podcast, "From The Forums" is now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

open.spotify.com/episode/5mdM...

15 minutes a week of unhinged fan forum opinions! All follows (and feedback) MASSIVELY appreciated!
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 17d
Some fans are losing all faith in Ruben Amorím after the 3-1 defeat at Brentford.

Is he really United's worst-ever manager? Is it his fault?

It's multi-faceted, and far too nuanced to simplify that much. But something has to change.

#mufc #manutd #amorim #premierleague

(With added captions)
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 18d
Well, Leicester-Wrexham was a LOT shorter on quality than I expected!!

Wrexham fought hard for the point. But Leicester were just crap.

Amazing away support from the Wrexham fans though.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 18d
Off to see Leicester-Wrexham at the King Power tonight, managed to get tickets.

Always find the King Power a decent stadium with vocal home support. I'm just curious to see two teams with very different recent histories playing each other!
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
That's a really great shout. The value of an experienced voice of reason in his ear could make a huge difference.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
Nick Woltemade is a great player. Love his style.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
Absolutely agree. The very definition of square pegs in round holes.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
I think it is a bit of immaturity, naivety. Call it what you will. It manifests as stubbornness. And it's costing him the biggest job of his career.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
It feels like we're all waiting on hypotheticals. What "might" happen if we do "click". Results paint a different picture.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
I mourned for "old" Twitter for a while. But it's not coming back. Once I accepted that, it was easier to press delete.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
Hope is the key word here. That's what destroys you.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
I've just recorded a clip on Dele Alli for my channel. Pretty sensitive issue right? Not exactly straightforward.

Straight away, he's called a millionaire "melt" in the comments. Like, really??

Fucking hell.

Footballers ain't coin-operated machines. I hate people in this country at times.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
Palace's spine is Henderson, Guehi, Wharton and Mateta.

Ours is currently Bayindir, Maguire, Bruno and an unacclimatised Šeško. A lot of work to do.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 20d
I keep trying to record a measured, nuanced reaction to the mess at United, and Amorím's future.

I'm finding it really hard to say what I want to say, with the right amount of nuance and balance, while also without hyperbole.

Will mull over it for a couple more days.

What's your thoughts now?
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 21d
I dunno. Maybe a relegation is the reset we need. I'm at a loss how we move forward at all from here 🤷🏻‍♂️

The cycle we're in is shit.
Sacking managers is shit.
Sticking with this system is shit.

Seriously depressing. I try not to care, but I can't.
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 21d
It's crap making him wait for the pen but Bruno has to do better.
And how that wasn't denial of a goal scoring opportunity, I'll never know
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Mike Barclay @mikeunited.co.uk · 22d
Watching Brentford-United is making me feel sick 🤢 And that's just the Ref Cam.
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