Are Man United Too Big To Go Down?

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Paul Machin (0:31)

Hey, what's happening? Welcome to Redmen TV. So Manchester United are in huge trouble. It looks like they've doubled down on Michael Carrich and even our mates at Strefford Paddock. I'm sure whether it's the right idea, and I'm starting to have conversations about whether they're better off being relegated this season, but the question is, are Manchester United too big to go down? I pose that question to Chris, to Chloe, and to Dan, and we're going to have that conversation right now, but before we do, I just want to draw your attention to this. Our brand new Christmas knitted jumper is available to pre-order now exclusively on redmemmerch.com for a limited time only, so if you want to look boss this Christmas in this, be quick and head over to there, but yes, if you also want the full show, download the Redmen Plus app and get the Biased Football Podcast.

They keep breaking their own records for the worst, and eventually, if you're going to get relegated, you're going to break so many records on the way down. As you've said previously, when Liverpool are on the way up, we break records and you know you're doing well because Liverpool have got so many amazing, good records that if you're breaking them, you must be a pretty good team. If Manchester United, who have been largely dogshit for a decade and a half, if they are continuing to have, this is now they were starting.

Chris Pajak (1:56)

38, I think it was. Jesus Christ.

Paul Machin (2:01)

These are signposts to the championship and eventually they will have, I mean, look, they were spared end of the weekend in the bottom three by Tottenham Hotspur beating Crystal Palace. And like on the way that that's the last few seasons have gone back, I know Palace have been shanked this season, but that could have gone another way.

And we'll be talking about Manchester United in 18th place in the league, whereas now it's goal difference that's keeping them. They're 17th in the league and they've been down there before. And I know we've got this like too big to go down thing. But at some point, it's an anchor.

Chris Pajak (2:41)

They have the players though.

Paul Machin (2:42)

They have the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Buema who couldn't, yeah, who on their day can create something magical. You look at Palace, who've they got?

Chris Pajak (2:52)

It's not as nailed on this season as the only thing in terms of the three. I think it's really hard to call.

Paul Machin (2:56)

I didn't think Spurs had anything last season in terms of players. I don't think so far. Look, Coventry will probably end up it. But Coventry are picking up wins. Coventry have won three games of football in the league this season. So far, okay, only nine games in. There is no outlier at the bottom of the table just yet. Sunderland, the bottom on five points, but that's a win. That's one win, takes them out of the relegation zone, potentially results dependent. And Sunderland are in Europe this year. I don't know, that's probably hampering them a bit. But they were flying last year. They were having a really good season. They still got a coach who's brought in. They've got a lot of the same stuff.

My point is this, is Sunderland are not one of the newly promoted teams, you haven't got a fucking clue how to stay in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest, I've got course and distance for staying in the Premier League. Palace might wobble, sure. But again, they could just go and get a solid manager in who just steadies the ship and they'll just finish 15th in the league and knock Baton Island over it.

The inertia of being in trouble is less likely to bother Palace, Forest and Sunderland is my point.

Then it will bother Manchester United. I mean, Strefford Paddack lads are already talking about what if we go down, Gary Neville's out, you know, they're ready to get the Harry Potter scarves out again because they're losing games with football, time to start protesting the ownership again because we're not playing well. Like, I don't, I can't allow myself to dream because it would be the best thing, arguably, to ever happen in football if they got relegated. But I'm not, I don't think we should write it off.