I don't think it was quite that bad...

2008 was a disappointing season for sure. But I don't think it was as bad as Luciano Emilio says here in this quote from after United's last match of 2008, a 4-2 loss to Marathon at RFK in October. [I just read the article today...]

"We wanted to put on a good performance and finish the season on a good note, but as always, we had a bad result."

Emphasis mine.