Manchester United has four remaining fixtures and they need to win all those matches to not only keep their Barclays Premier League title hopes alive, but more importantly, to restore the faith that seems to be lost amongst their supporters.
United face four tough matches against Manchester City (a), Tottenham (h), Sunderland (a) and Stoke City (h), but the significance of them have taken on a new meaning following the disheartening remarks being shouted at the players during the 0-0 draw at Blackburn this weekend.
United were not at their glittering best, which was predictable after their midweek exertions against Bayern Munich, but to have their own set of supporters turn on the players was disgusting.
Unjust
A lot of the anger from the off-the-field demonstrations is now being aimed at certain players - and Sir Alex Ferguson - and its all without just cause or reason.
The one player that is taking the brunt of the abuse is Dimitar Berbatov and it is not right and these fans do not deserve the right to be called supporters.
They always say that during times of adversity the true color of the person will show through - and apparently the color is not red anymore.
"The Green and Gold until United is sold" movement is getting old and the point of it has really become muted.
These supporters are contradicting to say the least and their protests have disrupted and basically took the one advantage United had over their title rivals - unity.
The owners have clearly stated their attentions that the club will not be sold to another ownership group, and Sir Alex will never admit this, but these protests have affected the performances on the field - how could they not?
Contradicting
One of the slogans that these protestors are using is, "United till I'm dead," and its quite humorous really.
What they are really doing is disjointing the chances of the unity and solidarity of the relationship between the fans and the players.
The players are definitely feeling what is going off the field - just like the supporters are down on the Merseyside.
When there are off the field issues, they are spread like wildfire and cannot be good for anyone directly - or indirectly - involved.
Manchester United has always been a club that has a solid following and they need the supporters to be unified to urge them on to have a real go for the remaining four matches.
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