Mulgrew on relegation

[Sande_Man]

I really don’t miss this guy at our club! It was all about himself all the time….narcassistic clown. Saying that he prob called it bang on! Also didn’t help the mental side of things having a Sunday league player in goals!


By the time Mulgrew was inching towards the end of his playing days at Dundee United, though, those days in the sun became fewer and fewer.

All the life experience he’d accrued to that point did not prevent him from feeling as if he was free-falling.

‘That was horrendous,’ he grimaced.

‘A lot of the games, you didn’t really enjoy, but you won. We finished fourth, got into Europe, and I didn’t enjoy it. But we were in Europe, so I thought I’d continue playing.

‘Then we win 1-0 (against AZ), and we are buzzing, then we go away and lose seven, and from there on it was just a downwards spiral.

‘I didn’t play against Celtic but, to lose nine (a 9-0 Premiership defeat at Parkhead in August 2002) you were just spiralling into depression then. The fear and everything is coming. And then you are just getting beat, getting beat and getting beat.

‘Before you know it you are on the pitch and you are lower than a snake’s belly confidence-wise, and you get accused of downing tools.

‘The last thing you want to do as a human being is down tools, but you are gone.

‘You are emotionally drained, you have no confidence, you are bordering on depression. But the fans are judging you, saying you are downing tools and booing you every time you get the ball.

‘You’re in front of 12,000 fans who are accusing you of not fighting for the club.

‘Who does it benefit for the club to go down? It doesn’t benefit me. I want to end on a high and stay up, but you are almost playing with a 50 kilo backpack on mentally, and that is how it looks.

‘You end up trying too hard, you’re overthinking it, everything.’

Mulgrew has thought about a great deal since hanging up his boots. The relentless pressure to win and perform. The toll it could take even in the good times. How little he now misses it.

[TerryTheTerror]

No mention of attending Celtc fan events during this time then? 🤔

[Arabdownsouth]

I really don’t miss this guy at our club! It was all about himself all the time….narcassistic clown. Saying that he prob called it bang on! Also didn’t help the mental side of things having a Sunday league player in goals!


By the time Mulgrew was inching towards the end of his playing days at Dundee United, though, those days in the sun became fewer and fewer.

All the life experience he’d accrued to that point did not prevent him from feeling as if he was free-falling.

‘That was horrendous,’ he grimaced.

‘A lot of the games, you didn’t really enjoy, but you won. We finished fourth, got into Europe, and I didn’t enjoy it. But we were in Europe, so I thought I’d continue playing.

‘Then we win 1-0 (against AZ), and we are buzzing, then we go away and lose seven, and from there on it was just a downwards spiral.

‘I didn’t play against Celtic but, to lose nine (a 9-0 Premiership defeat at Parkhead in August 2002) you were just spiralling into depression then. The fear and everything is coming. And then you are just getting beat, getting beat and getting beat.

‘Before you know it you are on the pitch and you are lower than a snake’s belly confidence-wise, and you get accused of downing tools.

‘The last thing you want to do as a human being is down tools, but you are gone.

‘You are emotionally drained, you have no confidence, you are bordering on depression. But the fans are judging you, saying you are downing tools and booing you every time you get the ball.

‘You’re in front of 12,000 fans who are accusing you of not fighting for the club.

‘Who does it benefit for the club to go down? It doesn’t benefit me. I want to end on a high and stay up, but you are almost playing with a 50 kilo backpack on mentally, and that is how it looks.

‘You end up trying too hard, you’re overthinking it, everything.’

Mulgrew has thought about a great deal since hanging up his boots. The relentless pressure to win and perform. The toll it could take even in the good times. How little he now misses it.

Poor wee Charlie aye! What a load of self pitying shyte.

[PT_Arab]

And the 9-0 was at Tannadice, not Parkhead and it wasn't 2002 either.

[RogerTheAlien]

He was celebrating in the changing rooms after with Celtic no doubt, prick.

[Arabdownsouth]

And the 9-0 was at Tannadice, not Parkhead and it wasn't 2002 either.

Tbf that's probably down to a f*cking useless reporter rather than Mulgrew himself .

[Yeats 62]

No mention of attending Celtc fan events during this time then? 🤔

Did he aye? (pun intended) Course he did. Usually "ahem" had a wee knock when we were playing the Celic' tae.

Was happy to see him punted (and he was) Lost the coaching role , not the captain. etc etc.

Thought I had heard the last of.. but.... that was hard to read without stottin' my phone aff the wa' .

[Sutherland Arab]

Nothing more than the standard guff put out to turn the tables and absolve Mulgrew of blame for that season.
Sorry though Charlie but no matter how you spin it we all saw -not just you granted but- the whole club down tools and meekly accept relegation.
On the subject of mental health it certainly took it's toll on mine and many other Arabs.

[Stoke_Arab]

Ex Celtic player discovers there's pressure to play at United shock.

Was underwhelmed when we signed him and tbh I don't want ex Celtic or Sevco players at Tannadice.

[arabchic]

Pretty honest interview imo. Fans sang his name the season before then turned on him and many players, some rightly so. I don’t believe any of those players downed tools, especially him but ppl will accuse them of that. Spot on too about the season before as we played terrible and we were all shocked to finish 4th!