Patrick Vieira

[john@staustell]

Thumbs up for this. I reckon Paddy will work miracles with those kids. Instill that winning mentality he always had.

Only thing that bothers me is that according to all the reports and some autobiographies I've read, Vieira was shockingly lazy in training as a player. Doesn't necesserily mean anything as far as management goes though.

Patrick stays and the spaniards speaks 2 good things.

Yes that was a shock. Maybe Soriano had a gag on while Mancini was here?

[Hazy2]

Thumbs up for this. I reckon Paddy will work miracles with those kids. Instill that winning mentality he always had.

Only thing that bothers me is that according to all the reports and some autobiographies I've read, Vieira was shockingly lazy in training as a player. Doesn't necesserily mean anything as far as management goes though.

Patrick stays and the spaniards speaks 2 good things.

Yes that was a shock. Maybe Soriano had a gag on while Mancini was here?

Reding it back and still raging from the feelings I had last Friday sat at my desk awaiting the trip to Wemberlee.

The statement is all we need to know why the sacking was done..

Ferran Soriano said: “Patrick is a world champion and it is a great honour that he has chosen Manchester City to begin his football management career. I have seen him carefully considering options and choosing to coach for the best reasons; he has a love of the game and a willingness to continue to learn and transmit his knowledge and experience to young footballers.”

“Patrick’s role is of the highest long term importance for the Club. The ability of the Academy, the Elite Development Squad and the First team to work together using the same football concepts is key to our success and sustainability.”Manchester City would like to offer their best wishes to Attilio Lombardo, who stepped down from this role, and to thank him for his work with the EDS over the last year.

[brite blu sky]

Poetry.

class move.

[Slim]

They are moving to put a City man in the role instead of a manager appointment.

[Alex Sapphire]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

[Ted Hughes]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Because he won't.

Neither did Mancini.

[Hazy2]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Because he won't.

Neither did Mancini.

There are lots of i's in his name but not in TEAM....

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Could it be that Marwmeister is finally backing his bags?

[Slim]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Because he won't.

Neither did Mancini.

There are lots of i's in his name but not in TEAM....

[Twobob]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Because they realise that Marwood is an incompetant peice of shite.

Great move by the club, have had the 'pleasure' of taking part in the santa strolls every December (usually the day after a heavy session) and he's allways been there chatting and talking to anyone and generally just being a really aproachable guy.

Who couldnt be inspired by him - legend on the pitch!

[Crossie]

Hope the Mancini brothers will fuck off too. That was bang out of order imo.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Hope the Mancini brothers will fuck off too. That was bang out of order imo.

The other one left ages ago. Mancini released him. The other one hasn't even had a contract with us as far as I know.

I think we still have Andy Cole's son with us though.

[Alex Sapphire]

Hope the Mancini brothers will fuck off too. That was bang out of order imo.

The other one left ages ago. Mancini released him. The other one hasn't even had a contract with us as far as I know.

I think we still have Andy Cole's son with us though.

Is Hughes junior still doing the videos?

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Hope the Mancini brothers will fuck off too. That was bang out of order imo.

The other one left ages ago. Mancini released him. The other one hasn't even had a contract with us as far as I know.

I think we still have Andy Cole's son with us though.

Is Hughes junior still doing the videos?

Good question! Doug?
I think he might've left with rest of the Taffia.

[Alex Sapphire]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Because he won't.

Neither did Mancini.

mmm
Mancini wasn't coaching the EDS though so not sure what you mean

I'm wondering what is Marwood's remit other than overseeing a building project?
Holistic (apart from meaning being nice) suggests "joined up thinking " so why isn't the development squad part of the city football academy? Unless they think (as I do) that Marwood isn't up to pissing and chewing gum

[Ted Hughes]

Best of luck to him

I notice it doesn't say "in his new role Patrick will report to Brian Marwood as Head of the City Football Academy"

Because he won't.

Neither did Mancini.

mmm
Mancini wasn't coaching the EDS though so not sure what you mean

I'm wondering what is Marwood's remit other than overseeing a building project?
Holistic (apart from meaning being nice) suggests "joined up thinking " so why isn't the development squad part of the city football academy? Unless they think (as I do) that Marwood isn't up to pissing and chewing gum

Marwood has been in charge of football development, so it will be the academy & all such stuff around the club. The people developing the academy have done a fantasic job so imo, Marwood has done a fantastic job. This is more important to me than 10 Mancinis.

The job building the academy is almost done, in fact may be done now. Whether they will keep him on just purely to oversee the running of it & other such stuff, I don't know, but I'm not sure he'd find that very stimulating & we have far more qualified people to deal with the actual football matters.

I could imagine him building one at Arsenal.

[littlebig]

Top notch personality to have around the club, you can't buy prestige.

Here's hoping he turns out to be as good a coach as he's equipped to be. Good luck Paddy V

[spiny]

They are moving to put a City man in the role instead of a manager appointment.

A first step towards continuity and succession planning away from whims of managers who will come and go. Paddy will attract the best. No reason why we dont follow the Ajax model where there are a number of coaches working with individual players.

[Dunnylad]

There are lots of i's in his name but not in TEAM....

No but there is 'ME'

[Zabaleta]

Vieira will take charge of the academy. Txiki and Sorriano love him. Think about this, Txiki and Sorriano are planning to make him their Pep Guardiola at Barca.