I don't hate them. I never said i liked them either. I did say that some of you were not giving them the credit they deserve some times, and i did say that i would love it if my team played the football they did, and i did say that i respect them for the way they develop their own players. But i never said that i "liked" them. If they were to start playing ugly football, i might even stop watching them.
As for "why now?", well i think the way they publicly chase players who are under contract with other teams lacks class.