Maybe not worked up, but these people do need challenging on their views.
The media world has changed, almost anyone is now effectively a publisher with access to social media, and inaccurate info about our club has been damaging.
In Holloway's case it is more innocent I know, basically he's enjoying the Sky junket too much and just hasn't done his homework. some of the stuff from Wilkins, Gayle, Redknapp, Cottee, Durham, Samuels & co had a nastier side to it.
Fortunately MB won't fall into the same trap as Villa's new owner, best way to shut em up is to go out and beat all these so called big clubs.
Anyway the prediction wont do us any harm, it gets everyone grounded and in the us against the world mind set, so maybe it will ultimately help us.