Today's Times Hughes/Mancini Head to Head

[Lev Bronstein]

I guess that football messageboards aren't about blind optimism fella.

Anyway, a .3 points per game improvement isn't really something that gets the pulse racing. Especially when the football we are playing is so bloody boring!

Well, it works out at 12 points a season. We've not got them yet though.

[brite blu sky]

Hughes
Goals for / game 1.65
Goals against / game 1.4
Win ratio 0.4
Loss ratio 0.36
Draw ratio 0.24

Millions spent for each point 2.86

Mancini
Goals for / game 1.62
Goals against / game 0.82
Win ratio 0.5
Loss ratio 0.23
Draw ratio 0.26

Millions spent for each point 1.06

Mancini has had a poor start to the season, I calculated his pts/game ratio for last season and it was 1.9

[Slim]

Sums up why a lot of intelligent and articulate people stay away from forums. I've been here ten minutes, and I'm a serial malcontent with limited intellect because my opinion differs from someones.

Well you have no sense of time....

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...it takes 1 point of IQ to tell time, so I guess you aren't getting that point.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Sums up why a lot of intelligent and articulate people stay away from forums. I've been here ten minutes, and I'm a serial malcontent with limited intellect because my opinion differs from someones.

Well your not going to last long here if you take it that personally mate..........fot fucks sake...grow a pair and defend your corner without whinging about other peoples opinions or confrontations....take it on the chin and dish it out as well !!

[The Goose]

Sums up why a lot of intelligent and articulate people stay away from forums. I've been here ten minutes, and I'm a serial malcontent with limited intellect because my opinion differs from someones.

Well you have no sense of time....

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...it takes 1 point of IQ to tell time, so I guess you aren't getting that point.

Yes, you're right. I apologize for using the phrase "i've been here ten minutes". I didn't realize that it would be taken literally.

[brite blu sky]

Sums up why a lot of intelligent and articulate people stay away from forums. I've been here ten minutes, and I'm a serial malcontent with limited intellect because my opinion differs from someones.

Well your not going to last long here if you take it that personally mate..........fot fucks sake...grow a pair and defend your corner without whinging about other peoples opinions or confrontations....take it on the chin and dish it out as well !!

Maybe he is a chicken in disguise!

Try the Blackburn takeover thread Goosey me old bird.. might be more to your taste!

Ha ha ha ha ha.. oh so funny i am ;(

[johnny crossan]

Sums up why a lot of intelligent and articulate people stay away from forums. I've been here ten minutes, and I'm a serial malcontent with limited intellect because my opinion differs from someones.

Well you have no sense of time....

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...it takes 1 point of IQ to tell time, so I guess you aren't getting that point.

Yes, you're right. I apologize for using the phrase "i've been here ten minutes". I didn't realize that it would be taken literally.

I withdraw my apologies, my first impressions were accurate: graceless, humourless and witless - a deadly combination.

[The Goose]

Sums up why a lot of intelligent and articulate people stay away from forums. I've been here ten minutes, and I'm a serial malcontent with limited intellect because my opinion differs from someones.

Well you have no sense of time....

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...it takes 1 point of IQ to tell time, so I guess you aren't getting that point.

Yes, you're right. I apologize for using the phrase "i've been here ten minutes". I didn't realize that it would be taken literally.

I withdraw my apologies, my first impressions were accurate: graceless, humourless and witless - a deadly combination.

More totally unnecessary insults. Keep them coming fella, it just shows off your own insecurities.

[Original Dub]

You don't half get into slagging matches mr crossan.

[johnny crossan]

You don't half get into slagging matches mr crossan.

just trying to lighten the tone! He's right, I'm very insecure about tomorrow

[Original Dub]

You don't half get into slagging matches mr crossan.

just trying to lighten the tone! He's right, I'm very insecure about tomorrow

About having to watch the way we play or about the risk of losing??

We won't lose mate...

[CityGer]

You don't half get into slagging matches mr crossan.

just trying to lighten the tone! He's right, I'm very insecure about tomorrow

About having to watch the way we play or about the risk of losing??

We won't lose mate...

A loss is impossible with the way he has them set up.

[johnny crossan]

I can just about stand the way we are playing, I tell myself it's a necessary stage to something a lot better but if we lose I reckon Roberto might walk, that would be a disaster.

[Beefymcfc]

As Harry Hill says 'Fiiiiiiiiight' ;-)

[The Goose]

I can just about stand the way we are playing, I tell myself it's a necessary stage to something a lot better but if we lose I reckon Roberto might walk, that would be a disaster.

Manager's don't really 'walk' anymore, but Roberto is an emotional guy so you never know. A loss tomorrow would be a psychological disaster.

I think his problem isn't so much results right now, it's the way so many players are carrying the body language of men who aren't enjoying their work.

[johnny crossan]

I can just about stand the way we are playing, I tell myself it's a necessary stage to something a lot better but if we lose at the Cottage I reckon Roberto might walk, that would be a disaster.

Manager's don't really 'walk' anymore, but Roberto is an emotional guy so you never know. A loss tomorrow would be a psychological disaster.

I think his problem isn't so much results right now, it's the way so many players are carrying the body language of men who aren't enjoying their work.

Strachan sort of walked recently & also Coppell (he's quite experienced at it) - it's Mancio's body language that bothers me most though. The illness of his father together with the apparent difficulty of some his key signings to play like they mean it, may be raising doubts in his mind about his decision to come to England I think.

[Crossie]

I thought Hughes drew most of our games. Meh.

Lost 20 out of 55, not good enough

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Both Rocky & Ballo are looking it the total opposite direction of the ball. No wonder we aren't scoring!

[Blue Since 76]

Considering hughes had us in the relegation zone in his first few months, the comparisons not that fair. God knows why/how he made us so bad, but he did. He also didn't have a lot of the current team available for the first few months, so it's a bit like comparing it to Pearce's team.

A better comparison would be the last 34 games of each. No idea what the result would be and even if hughes had averaged 3.2 points per game, I wouldn't want him back.

[Ted Hughes]

Erm, can I just make the point that when Hughes came to City, we had Darius Vassell & Gelson Fernandes in the team, when Mancini came, he took over a side containing Tevez, Bellamy, Adebayor, Kompany, De Jong , Robinho (who he still hasn't got the best out of as promised) etc etc. He's then spent another £150 mil on top of that in order to achieve the .3 of a point advantage. If Hughes was still here & had only managed that after spending another £150 mil on what was already a pretty good team, I'd be wanting a substantial improvement pretty soon, like I am with Bob. Some of you lot who are pleading patience however, would be screaming from the rooftops that you want him out.