Biggest 21st-century Disappointment?

[dholliday]

We've had a lot of them, but which one hit you personally the hardest, still to this day?

Wayne leaving for me: here we finally have our own homegrown genuinely world-class outfielder, looking for all the world like he's gonna be one of the all-time greats...those collective gasps of excitement everytime he got hold of the ball were incredible. Then he leaves us at merely 18 to chase glory with a bigger club.

He went on to become England's & Man U's all-time top scorer yet it still feels like he didn't properly fulfill that early insane potential.

Him coming back after he's given his best 12 years to Utd just felt so small-time...rubbing salt in the original wound. Maybe i'm just bitter.

Have you got a greater disappointment than that burning a hole in your blue heart?

 

[cronullasharks]

The champions league fiasco

 

[EFCPaul]

Lot of heartbreakers there but the CL robbery had the most devastating impact on the club. Still can't stand the sight or mention of that man.

 

[degsy]

We've had a lot of them, but which one hit you personally the hardest, still to this day?

Wayne leaving for me: here we finally have our own homegrown genuinely world-class outfielder, looking for all the world like he's gonna be one of the all-time greats...those collective gasps of excitement everytime he got hold of the ball were incredible. Then he leaves us at merely 18 to chase glory with a bigger club.

He went on to become England's & Man U's all-time top scorer yet it still feels like he didn't properly fulfill that early insane potential.

Him coming back after he's given his best 12 years to Utd just felt so small-time...rubbing salt in the original wound. Maybe i'm just bitter.

Have you got a greater disappointment than that burning a hole in your blue heart?

All of the above and more, much too many to mention...many of which my mind has, probably for the best, blocked out

 

[Furey1878]

It's the cup losses that always hurt the most, the final against Chelsea of course, mad to think it's our only final since 95... add in late sickeners to Liverpool and United and a little dash of being nailed on for Wembley only to get turned over 3-0 on your own turf by Berto's Wigan. Honestly, It's Trueman show-esque that he wins the cup with them, becomes our manager and only gives us false dawn #48 since the 80s.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Ross kind of flaming out was a serious disappointment. I guess the moment for that is him leaving, but it was a long, slow process.

 

[Eggs]

...the appointments of Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman.

 

[chrismpw]

To me the biggest disappointment is that the developed world have become obsessed with personal wealth acquisition rather than improving the state of humanity, illustrated by the fact that pharmaceutical companies can come up with hundreds of new chemicals to treat symptoms but never any that bring a cure.

Oh and the snake Barkley.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Oh I was going to go with a lack of rocket cars or an economy based on selling houses...

... but Allardyce I guess.

 

[Tipp blue]

This thread.

 

[Ollie d]

Fiorentina for me. We had a solid side and played as well second leg. How we didn't go through I don't know.

 

[Roachey11]

All the January cup exits and subsequent floating around mid table nothingness for half the season has to be worth a shout.

 

[terryefc]

Collina. The corrupt snake. We should burn an effigy of him every year.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

FA Cup final - was absolutely distraught coming out of Wembley that day considering we had taken the lead so early on.

Frustrating considering we had beaten some very good sides along the way. Felt like it was written in the stars that we would go all the way when Saha scored that goal.

 

[mikey 62]

I've gone for the dismal record against the Rs , I recall the times our record wasn't bad Eg late 70,s being born and living in Clubmoor although they were winning the trophies we could at least on occasion savour a Derby win , 78 in the Street End still sticks in my mind and the stick Phil my Kopite neighbour's endured