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I saw Roberto interviewed recently and the journos asked him whether he was relieved Guardiola was going to Bayern. He said no if he had not won a trophy for a while then maybe he would feel the pressure but as he had won three trophies he didn't. Fair answer but I wonder if you noticed that those tossers never ask that of Wenger who has won f*** all for years. I hate conspiracies and all the bs that goes with them but they use that to pressurise our manager and leave Wenger out of it can anyone remember anyone asking the so called "professor" that.
Im also glad bacon face is at least being asked to explain himself by the FA although they will be very unlikely to do anything about it like ban the c*** from the touchline for several matches or some other suitable punishment.
Got that off my chest so come on City lets do the rags again and win the championship. CTID

We do a double this season and then go on and win the Charity Shield in summer, that'll be 6 trophies ... oh, wait there is that Barclays Asia Trophy we are part of alongside Spurs, Sunderland and Hong Kong this summer as well ... so if Mancini was sitting in front of jurnos later this year boasting 7 trophies in 3.5 years, they'd still ask this question ... cuz he fucked up CL you know ...

To be fair though, this question has been asked time and time again in past few months due to Soriano and Trixi's Barca link to Pep and not for what Mancini did or didn't do!

Many in the media will push the line because they've been pushing the story. All the others get away with it because they are not the upstarts who have taken their precious position at the trough. Arsenal, Rags et al are the media darlings who will be lorded over whatever they do, it's just part and parcel of English football.

What Mancini shows is that he is comfortable in his own skin which gives an indication as to where he stands with the hierarchy. There are a few City fans who will tell you that we were/are in for the likes of Guardiola/Mourinho but the simple fact is that Mancini has earned the right to build. The FA Cup and Premier League should surley tell people that.

PS. I think he's great with the media, even after games.

Lets be honest here. Arsenal are no longer a threat to United, so they get left alone because they stay in their place. City are upstarts, and the only real threat to United at this point.

If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

I didn't say it was obvious he would sign, I said it was obvious he would be linked with us as soon as the press found out those blokes were coming. And naturally so when one of them has described him as a genius.

You mean you were surprised when the press linked us with Guardiola ?

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

I didn't say it was obvious he would sign, I said it was obvious he would be linked with us as soon as the press found out those blokes were coming. And naturally so when one of them has described him as a genius.

You mean you were surprised when the press linked us with Guardiola ?

I wasn't surprised by the link, more surprised at those who thought the media were right.

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

I didn't say it was obvious he would sign, I said it was obvious he would be linked with us as soon as the press found out those blokes were coming. And naturally so when one of them has described him as a genius.

You mean you were surprised when the press linked us with Guardiola ?

I wasn't surprised by the link, more surprised at those who thought the media were right.

If we had a bad season & Guardiola was available, we'd move for him.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

I didn't say it was obvious he would sign, I said it was obvious he would be linked with us as soon as the press found out those blokes were coming. And naturally so when one of them has described him as a genius.

You mean you were surprised when the press linked us with Guardiola ?

I wasn't surprised by the link, more surprised at those who thought the media were right.

If we had a bad season & Guardiola was available, we'd move for him.

But the season was far from over when the links came and we were and still are on par with last season's points' haul when looking at the equivalent fixtures.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

I didn't say it was obvious he would sign, I said it was obvious he would be linked with us as soon as the press found out those blokes were coming. And naturally so when one of them has described him as a genius.

You mean you were surprised when the press linked us with Guardiola ?

I wasn't surprised by the link, more surprised at those who thought the media were right.

If we had a bad season & Guardiola was available, we'd move for him.

What's that got to do with it? If we had a bad season then I'd expect us to be in for any of the top managers, regardless of the link.

AG7 wrote:We do a double this season and then go on and win the Charity Shield in summer, that'll be 6 trophies ... oh, wait there is that Barclays Asia Trophy we are part of alongside Spurs, Sunderland and Hong Kong this summer as well ... so if Mancini was sitting in front of jurnos later this year boasting 7 trophies in 3.5 years, they'd still ask this question ... cuz he fucked up CL you know ...

To be fair though, this question has been asked time and time again in past few months due to Soriano and Trixi's Barca link to Pep and not for what Mancini did or didn't do!

three at the back, kolarov on the wing.

MilnersJaw wrote:

AG7 wrote:We do a double this season and then go on and win the Charity Shield in summer, that'll be 6 trophies ... oh, wait there is that Barclays Asia Trophy we are part of alongside Spurs, Sunderland and Hong Kong this summer as well ... so if Mancini was sitting in front of jurnos later this year boasting 7 trophies in 3.5 years, they'd still ask this question ... cuz he fucked up CL you know ...

To be fair though, this question has been asked time and time again in past few months due to Soriano and Trixi's Barca link to Pep and not for what Mancini did or didn't do!

three at the back, kolarov on the wing.

That'd be something. Has there ever been such a thing as a roaming wing back that can be basically anywhere on the both flanks of the field? I'd support that experiment.

MilnersJaw wrote:

AG7 wrote:We do a double this season and then go on and win the Charity Shield in summer, that'll be 6 trophies ... oh, wait there is that Barclays Asia Trophy we are part of alongside Spurs, Sunderland and Hong Kong this summer as well ... so if Mancini was sitting in front of jurnos later this year boasting 7 trophies in 3.5 years, they'd still ask this question ... cuz he fucked up CL you know ...

To be fair though, this question has been asked time and time again in past few months due to Soriano and Trixi's Barca link to Pep and not for what Mancini did or didn't do!

three at the back, kolarov on the wing.

Look James, you're playing now, stop fucking whinging and get on with your job!

Mancini has handled himself well with the media amidst all the bullshit surrounding our club. Top marks there.

In fairness, Wenger, after a poor start to this season was asked the question about being under pressure.

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:

Beefymcfc wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:If you bring in Guardiola's bosses & they start headhunting staff & players from Barca, it's pretty obvious Guardiola is going to be linked tbh.

For me it was only obvious to those who didn't realise why we brought those 2 in mate. They haven't been Guardiola's bosses for a long time but they are head honcho's when it comes to understanding the European elite and what they want from their finances.

A foot in the door, as they say.

I didn't say it was obvious he would sign, I said it was obvious he would be linked with us as soon as the press found out those blokes were coming. And naturally so when one of them has described him as a genius.

You mean you were surprised when the press linked us with Guardiola ?

I wasn't surprised by the link, more surprised at those who thought the media were right.

If we had a bad season & Guardiola was available, we'd move for him.

So.... just to keep the fun going.... (bearing in mind that Slim forced me to to make an oath on FFP)... the logic still says that there is no evidence that Brian Marwood is an amateur sporting director, but yet, again and again, plenty of evidence that the MCFC's Board are desperate for an occasion to offload Their Own Man.
nice.

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In my notorious quality of finest lecturer of the English language, I can explain it why:
it's all down the the magical word "Evidence":
in the English language this word means that, hiring the best CEO and Sporting Director available, at a Club which was missing both, is more evident than the Chairman who pens the longest renewal ever to the contract of the manager he had selected, chased and hired.
Historically, the magical word has applied to varied concepts: caretakers, sale&purchase officiers who couldn't buy a pound of ice at north pole without selling it in the sahara desert, but reporting a loss of profit, and to the Ultimate Entertainment itself: FFP, either cooked in English curry or continental sauces.

Each football fans has his very own thesaurus: some because they need to amuse themselves along the boring midweek days, others because they have been brainwashed for two decades by the Ferguson propaganda and they simply cannot fail to react to what the Rags machine deem them to think.

In twenty years time - as a sort of Darwinian transmutation of species - it shall evolve again.

..... well, unless the Ultimate Weapon - the almighty English Financial Fair Play - won't turn MCFC into the next Pompey, of course.... :-)