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Which was the greater Unbeaten Achievement - United 98/99 V Arsenal 03/04

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  • #302
    greendom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,382 ✭✭✭✭greendom


    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    Ridiculous.

    A team could go all season unbeaten, draw every game and be relegated with 38 points.

    United's treble win is the greater achievement by a country mile. I can't believe people are even debating the issue. It's not even a close run thing.

    I'm sure if Arsenal had only managed 38 points and relegation that season there wouldn't be too many lauding it as an achievement


  • #303
    Big Pussy Bonpensiero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,778 ✭✭✭Big Pussy Bonpensiero


    That poll count is fcuked up!! 20 million people have hardly voted on this...


  • #304
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    United's treble win is the greater achievement by a country mile. I can't believe people are even debating the issue. It's not even a close run thing.

    If the question were Arsenal's unbeaten run or United's treble, then there would be no debate.


  • #305
    Dante
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭Dante


    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    Ridiculous.

    A team could go all season unbeaten, draw every game and be relegated with 38 points.

    Well, that clearly didn't happen with Arsenal seen as they finished with 90 points, winning 26 games, with a considerable goal difference.
    United's treble win is the greater achievement by a country mile. I can't believe people are even debating the issue. It's not even a close run thing.

    As I said in my previous post, I was basing my opinion purely on run's alone, obviously winning the treble is the biggest achievement a club can win and dwarfs anything Arsenal has won, but that wasn't the OP's question; he simply asked which was the better unbeaten achievement. I just think Arsenal's mentality and sheer class that year in the league was excellent, and to keep it up consistently throughout the whole season despite injuries/suspensions/pressure etc was amazing.


  • #306
    grenache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    Forest's unbeaten run of 42 games between '78 and '79 was a better achievement than United's or Arsenal's. The fact that it took 26 years to beat it is testament to the ability of Clough & Taylor.


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  • #307
    Sean Bateman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 858 ✭✭✭Sean Bateman


    gosplan wrote: »
    If the question were Arsenal's unbeaten run or United's treble, then there would be no debate.

    It's the same point.

    One's an unbeaten run which yielded a Premiership title. The other's an unbeaten run that yielded English football first (and only) real treble.

    No contest.


  • #308
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,043 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    No contest.

    Which is clearly reflected in the results of th poll...oh wait!


  • #309
    SlickRic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,369 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    Ridiculous.

    A team could go all season unbeaten, draw every game and be relegated with 38 points.

    which is why that's happened a whole bunch of times.

    oh wait...
    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    United's treble win is the greater achievement by a country mile. I can't believe people are even debating the issue. It's not even a close run thing.

    it's about the unbeaten runs.

    of course winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup is a better achievement in itself if you simply take trophies won in a season as the only point of debate. that's fúcking obvious. it's as plain as simple mathematics - 3 is better than 1. :pac:

    but in terms of which is the better unbeaten run? that's an extremely close run thing. as you will see if you read the opinions of 99% of the people who have taken part in the debate on this thread.

    the fact that both achievements have only been done a handful of times is a testament to that.

    so no, not a country mile. it's either one by a gee hair; depending on your personal preference.


  • #310
    gosplan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Sean Bateman wrote: »
    It's the same point.

    One's an unbeaten run which yielded a Premiership title. The other's an unbeaten run that yielded English football first (and only) real treble.

    No contest.

    In that case Jose's home record beats both, it's yielded like 6 titles or something.


  • #311
    Warper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭Warper


    This thread is still going?? For one Utd's run was over 2 seasons, couple of months here, couple of months there. They were under no pressure to keep the run going unlike Arsenal where every game was another step to a milestone. The treble has been done lots of times whereas an unbeaten league run just once before. Another stupid discussion where only Utd fans vote one way


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  • #312
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    Warper wrote: »
    This thread is still going?? For one Utd's run was over 2 seasons, couple of months here, couple of months there. They were under no pressure to keep the run going unlike Arsenal where every game was another step to a milestone. The treble has been done lots of times whereas an unbeaten league run just once before. Another stupid discussion where only Utd fans vote one way

    How many times have Liverpool fans been mocked for pointing out that we would have won the league by now if the season ran from January to December! And rightfully so too. Grasping at straws!


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