Mancini Confirmed As New Manager

[King Kev]

Keep all posts about our new manager in here please.

[Steveo]

Thank god the 'taffia' have been removed - beers tonight !!

[Slim]

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/20 ... er-at-City

Linky.

[Beeks]

Good luck Mancini...see how long it takes for the 'Mancini Out' thread...

[ant london]

Sad to see Mark and his team depart. Decent guys but didn't do enough.

Welcome to Roberto.....I hope he takes us where we want to go, and soon.

[Im_Spartacus]

Keep all posts about our new manager in here please.

I have to say, this is the key bit of the statement for me

Mark Bowen, Eddie Niedzwiecki, Kevin Hitchcock and Glyn Hodges have also left the Club and further appointments will be announced in due course.

Good to see that Mancini will have a british assistant manager who knows the game inside out. Will be interesting to see who joins them in the next few weeks, but assume that they must have it all in place to have sacked all the coaches immediately.

[Socrates]

Fantastic that the Sheikh has finally appointed his own man. The new era can now really begin.

[failsworthblue]

Good riddence to Hughes , was never the man for the job.

Really wanted Jose , but full support behind Roberto.

[edge275]

Consider me a Mancini licker.

[xavi6]

He'll have to win me over.

I liked Hughes as a person, but ultimately I don't think he was up to it.

[Nick]

BRIAN FUCKING KIDD!?!!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

Manchester City Football Club can confirm the appointment, with immediate effect on a permanent contract, of Roberto Mancini and are also pleased to announce that Brian Kidd will join Roberto as assistant manager.

Exactly. Mune for Mune.

I've been pleasantly surprised by hughes. Always professional, english, lost 2 games. Attacking play. Great start early on....

Oh i cant be arsed...

Im more worried about the fact that its mid season and involves a whole load of change right before a busy xmas period with quite alot of our best and in form players being fans of hughes. I smell another sven esque situation.

[Curlie]

Can someone tell me a little about the new manager.
Yes I know he has won the Italian league 3 times but what is his management style? How does he like his teams in general to play? How does he set up at home and away? Did he inherit a good squad at Inter? What is is record like in the transfer market? What about his man management? and anything else you can tell me.

[Esky]

He'll have to win me over.

I liked Hughes as a person, but ultimately I don't think he was up to it.

Agreed.

A clean slate here. Tough time for anyone to take over; a transfer window, three games over Christmas/New Year and the Carling Cup semi finals derbies to come.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Is this a joke? I was watching the game on bar and I'm on with me mobile. Official site seems to be down.

[Beefymcfc]

Can we have an 'In/Out' Poll and make it sticky?

Ta very much!

[Im_Spartacus]

Good luck Mancini...see how long it takes for the 'Mancini Out' thread...

We will all probably disagree to some extent at who should/shouldnt have been appointed, but ultimately we have got the change that many have been asking for, and all we can do is get behind the new manager from the outset.

He will get the same chance any manager gets and his progress will be based on results. The first Mancini out post will come if and when he cannot deliver what has been asked of him, is that unreasonable? Is that any different to the chance that Hughes got, or for that matter any other manager we have had historically?

[Socrates]

Is this a joke? I was watching the game on bar and I'm on with me mobile. Official site seems to be down.

it's true mate, cue Blur Song 2 - WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Esky]

Is this a joke? I was watching the game on bar and I'm on with me mobile. Official site seems to be down.

No mate, Hughes clapped the fans, Toure was told at half time and Bowen confirmed it on SSN. Mancini was also at the ground.

[Moonchesteri]

Is this a joke? I was watching the game on bar and I'm on with me mobile. Official site seems to be down.

Pleased to confirm you that the story is indeed on our OS.

And, Welcome to MCFC mr.Mancini. Please guide us to at least chumps league and two domestic cup wins.

[avoidconfusion]

MANCINI OUT!

He clearly lost the dressing room!