Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
“oh well that’s fine, never mind” and "it's completely unacceptable, let me talk to the manager" aren't the only two options.

Sometimes a manager is disappointed with a result but basically thinks the team played well and got unlucky or was screwed over by the ref or whatever.
There are such fine lines in football, to say a defeat is "unacceptable" is ludicrous. I mean, I guess it depends on the game. If we were playing Preston North End at home then sure, defeat in that would be unacceptable. But most of the time we're playing teams that aren't at enough below us in level that a win is guaranteed and any other result is "unacceptable".

Here and in the other thread you're doing that thing again where you're acting like you're in a fine dining restaurant and the wine is corked. It's a bit silly. Football is a competitive sport, we are neither guaranteed nor owed success. You seem to be one of those fans who will only be satisfied with perfection. I used to sit near people like that and it was all a bit wearying.
And you’re being ridiculously pedantic homing in on a particular word or term

What you’re doing is essentially saying “well you’re being combative in a completely separate post so I have to assume the same here”. I will hold my hand up and say I’m guilty of it with 21 Brain Cells.
Bu If I’ve got your back up on another thread maybe address it there, rather than as I say taking issue with one word which in the context of the post is self explanatory. The point being where as neither the fans or the club regard any defeat as an acceptable thing, conversely there might be an argument for saying that defeat here could be a blessing in disguise. Now if you had argued with that, and said actually I disagree with you….we should make every effort to win the FA cup fine.

But this? I’m not even trying to be contentious. And frankly I’m trying to convince myself the best recourse isn’t just to tell you to fuck off