Yes, I've mentioned our worst players from those eras. But you've done exactly the same from this era. You've conveniently ignored VDS, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Rafael, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov, Hernandez and Valencia. Yes, our CM is probably as weak as it has been at any point in the last 20 years, but the rest of the team is fine. I can't believe that you think it's fine to claim that "never during Fergie's reign has our team appeared so weak" based on two positions and three players, and then say I'm wrong to cite three teams that were all weaker than our current line up, and performed worse, based on the same criteria. That's the kind of plastic hypocrisy I'd expect from Arsenal fans, not our own.
No, I have not seem that happen since the late 1980s. But then I've never seen our defence ship goals like they did in 2002 where we conceded the most goals we ever have in a PL season, including the ones when we used to play 42 games. Nor have I ever seen us struggle to hit the target like we did in 2003/04 and 04/05 when we scored a pathetic 58 goals. At least this season we have a strong defence, a strong attack, and good wing play to counter our weakness in the centre of the park, we're scoring freely and the defence is pretty tight. Yes, I'd love us to sign a top quality CM playmaker to play alongside Fletcher, who I still rate as a box to box in spite of his recent poor form. But I'm not going to start wringing my hands and make BS statements about this being our weakest team in the last 25 years based on the fact that we are lacking quality in two positions out of eleven.
I don't disagree the argument that our midfield is weak, but I think you are making too much of an issue out of it. But I guess the next few weeks, and the big games against Chelski, Arse, Citeh and the Scouse will show which of us is right...