Aspiring to the standards of 83 and expecting to live up to said standards are two different things.

Accepting we are nowhere near those standards as fact, and regarding our current standard as acceptable, are again two different things.

Of course we want our team to at least be taking points off both the ugly sisters, and of course we want the standard of our performances to consistently match those we aspire to.

But holy fk ... Expecting/demanding that a team, half made up of loanees, with a new, relatively inexperienced manager, who has not had a proper preseason or a proper transfer window, to consistently match the standards of Ferguson's class of 83?

Gie yersel a shakk min.

For sanity's sake, relax min. ... we got gubbed ... in a meaningless game. Nithin we can dae aboot it ither than move on and hope Robson can learn fae the losses, build on the wins and use the summer tae improve the current squad ... and maybe then we can realistically set a benchmark regardin' acceptable standards.

Tae repeat that glorious phrase Ah read for the first time on this forum ...

"Ye can only pish wi' the cock ye hiv!"