Opinions On Mancini From A Few Months Ago

[sandman]

Self Praise Alert... My comment from Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:00 pm

I ask myself the following questions when I am feeling doubtful;

1. Am I confident we will have our highest finish in the Premier League?

Yes

2. Am I confident we will be playing Champions League Football next year?

Yes

3. Has the manager had sufficient time (full season with HIS team?)

No

4. Is there anybody else available that is proven at his level but in this league?

No

5. Is there anybody else AVAILABLE that is proven better than his level in any other league?

No

6. Have we taken points off our benchmark (Top of the league)?

Yes... 3

7. Am I impressed with the majority of his signings?

Yes

Now the only one we fail on is taking points off the top of the league, but now we're level on points with them hey?

Mancini is the man, I wasnt always 100% but now I am.

[Beefymcfc]

Self Praise Alert... My comment from Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:00 pm

I ask myself the following questions when I am feeling doubtful;

1. Am I confident we will have our highest finish in the Premier League?

Yes

2. Am I confident we will be playing Champions League Football next year?

Yes

3. Has the manager had sufficient time (full season with HIS team?)

No

4. Is there anybody else available that is proven at his level but in this league?

No

5. Is there anybody else AVAILABLE that is proven better than his level in any other league?

No

6. Have we taken points off our benchmark (Top of the league)?

Yes... 3

7. Am I impressed with the majority of his signings?

Yes

Now the only one we fail on is taking points off the top of the league, but now we're level on points with them hey?

Mancini is the man, I wasnt always 100% but now I am.

Classic question's designed for a purpose - to prove a point. Yet if you asked yourself a question to the effect - 'Are we playing in a manner that I would like to see?' as was a couple of month's back, then that question may have a massive impact on what the rest of the answer's may be. It's all about perception.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the most pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

[Tokyo Blue]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the msot pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

Can I ask how old you are, mate?

[Bridge'srightfoot]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the msot pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

Can I ask how old you are, mate?

Of course, 18.
I will still always be annoyed with the way we played United. Watching our players paralysed with fear and playing for a draw. Having seen sides with Vassel and Sibierski stick 4 past United in the past, to sit back and not even attempt to win the game was disgraceful.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

I would happily have binned Bobby, even though I like him. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm happy enough to admit what I thought at the time. And why.
I still think he has a helluva lot to prove and fear that come the big moment he will disappear back inside himself. I still think he needs to be more adventurous at home and that caution has cost us points.
In the main though I'm very much happier than I was. I want to see at least FIVE attack minded players for home fixtures against teams who don't have much ambition.

[Tokyo Blue]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the msot pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

Can I ask how old you are, mate?

Of course, 18.
I will still always be annoyed with the way we played United. Watchign our players paralysed with fear and playing for a draw. Having seen sides with Vassel and Sibierski stick 4 past United in the past, to sit backa d not even attempt to win the game was disgraceful.

Ah. You were spared the stuff from the late 90s and the mid 80s then. Good on you, mate. It cheers me to see a whole generation of Blues who do not (and hopefully never will) have the experience of City being absolutely fucking rank week-in week-out.

[BlueMoonAwoken]

It makes me laugh when you talk about yaya toure, the guy has never been attacked minded in his life, he is a defensive midfelder who can actually play football.

Im sorry to say it but we have bought too many midfield players that are defensive minded, play them all together and you willl get a boring game.

I didnt mention mancini so you cant really say i was calling him, i was defending yaya because i knew he would come good. I didnt think he would come good as an attacking midfielder though.

[Ted Hughes]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the msot pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

Can I ask how old you are, mate?

Of course, 18.
I will still always be annoyed with the way we played United. Watchign our players paralysed with fear and playing for a draw. Having seen sides with Vassel and Sibierski stick 4 past United in the past, to sit backa d not even attempt to win the game was disgraceful.

Im 30 years older than you & I agree with every word. We could have fucking humilliated them & really dented their confidence if we'd played with the attacking attitude we are doing now rather than playing like a Championship side in the FA Cup.

[Slim]

My opinion hasn't changed Lee and I think that most on here considered that given time Mancini would eventually be successful.
Many of us had similar thoughts about Hughes but he wasn't given that time. Maybe had he been allowed to develop his squad with a similar amount of money, someone may have been adding yours and Antti's quotes to a similar thread and having a chuckle at you mate.
Just as I wasn't overly devastated after the Everton game, I'm not overly triumphal tonight. The Villa team we beat is a very poor one which seems to be imploding. There will be bigger tests for us. Happy with the win...ready for the next challenge....Bring on Blackpool and Arsenal.

Many of us didn't.

Fulham W-D-L 3-10-6

Many of us saw this though.

[Kladze]

The ultimate in shit stirring, quoting old posts.

I have never and still don't understand people spending their own time trawling back through old posts on an internet message board to have the pleasure of saying I told you so.

Depends how precious you are I suppose.

I'd like to think most people have a sense of humour and can laugh at silly things they have said in the past. I tried to find a derogatory quote of my own to quote but couldn't.. but I'm sure there are some out there.

I'm not precious about it at all.

I meant what I said at the time because we really were dire to watch (regardless of results) and my 'light the blue touch paper and stand well back' comment certainly wasn't knee jerk.

I've made fun of myself on these boards since then though, so I have no problem with you taking the piss out of me.

Besides .... I think Roberto read what I said because the upswing came about virtually immediately :-p

[john@staustell]

Nothing the matter with dragging up a few posts like this. I did the same with Bellamy. If you've made a cock of yourself just hold your hands up, have a laugh, get a life. Funny thing is most of these posts are from when there were obvious signs of improvement, and when we were obviously still 'gelling' - dreaded word - and hadn't got round to the chapter on going forward.

I still think to criticise us restricting Scum to a 0-0 with no chances is absolute insanity or of course, as Tokyo points out, youth!

[King Kev]

The ultimate in shit stirring, quoting old posts.

I have never and still don't understand people spending their own time trawling back through old posts on an internet message board to have the pleasure of saying I told you so.

Depends how precious you are I suppose.

I'd like to think most people have a sense of humour and can laugh at silly things they have said in the past. I tried to find a derogatory quote of my own to quote but couldn't.. but I'm sure there are some out there.

I'm not precious about it at all.

I meant what I said at the time because we really were dire to watch (regardless of results) and my 'light the blue touch paper and stand well back' comment certainly wasn't knee jerk.

I've made fun of myself on these boards since then though, so I have no problem with you taking the piss out of me.

Besides .... I think Roberto read what I said because the upswing came about virtually immediately :-p

In fairness to you I do recall you posting to say that Bobby had proved you wrong and made your comments look a bit silly. Fair play to you.

[saulman]

Brilliant thread KK. When the original thread was first posted I thought it was a joke. I was then astonished to see it run for several pages with loads from this board jumping on the bandwaggon and who seemingly would have booted him out of the door straight away. The rest were, as usual, pleading for patience.

Thank fuck these people don't run the club.

A couple of absolute gems. (I won't name names)..............................

It makes me laugh when you talk about yaya toure, the guy has never been attacked minded in his life, he is a defensive midfelder who can actually play football.

Im sorry to say it but we have bought too many midfield players that are defensive minded, play them all together and you willl get a boring game.

Well let me tell you, I'd prefer to see Sam fucking Allardyce in charge right at this moment - that's how bad it's getting and you all need to wake up to it.

and in light of yesterday......(with Tevez on the bench and the iminent signing of Dzeko).........

He has put all his eggs in one basket(Balotelli) and that is the problem.

[CityFanFromRome]

Im 30 years older than you & I agree with every word. We could have fucking humilliated them & really dented their confidence if we'd played with the attacking attitude we are doing now rather than playing like a Championship side in the FA Cup.

I believe we will do that at OT; we know we are strong away from home and if we keep these results coming I can see us going there with a mighty belief in our strength, and go for it from the start.

[saulman]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the msot pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

Can I ask how old you are, mate?

Of course, 18.
I will still always be annoyed with the way we played United. Watchign our players paralysed with fear and playing for a draw. Having seen sides with Vassel and Sibierski stick 4 past United in the past, to sit backa d not even attempt to win the game was disgraceful.

Im 30 years older than you & I agree with every word. We could have fucking humilliated them & really dented their confidence if we'd played with the attacking attitude we are doing now rather than playing like a Championship side in the FA Cup.

It was much more important that we didn't lose than take the gamble. United didn't attack either and this shows the respect they now have for us. This argument has been done to death and will only be settled on 12th Feb at OT. Then I fully expect them to come at us and I fully expect us to nick it.

[CitizenYank]

If we were all judged by our posts regarding club matters, we'd all be strung up!!

[Bridge'srightfoot]

However good we are playing now. Against United we were spineless and gutless and it was one of the msot pathetic city displays i've ever seen. Against Birmingham, it was utter madness to take Tevez off when we needed a goal.

I stand by what I said then.

Can I ask how old you are, mate?

Of course, 18.
I will still always be annoyed with the way we played United. Watchign our players paralysed with fear and playing for a draw. Having seen sides with Vassel and Sibierski stick 4 past United in the past, to sit backa d not even attempt to win the game was disgraceful.

Im 30 years older than you & I agree with every word. We could have fucking humilliated them & really dented their confidence if we'd played with the attacking attitude we are doing now rather than playing like a Championship side in the FA Cup.

It was much more important that we didn't lose than take the gamble. United didn't attack either and this shows the respect they now have for us. This argument has been done to death and will only be settled on 12th Feb at OT. Then I fully expect them to come at us and I fully expect us to nick it.

Rubbish. I expect City to attempt to win every game and attack the opponents, especially at home. It was such a good opportunity to beat them. We have beaten far, far better United sides in the past with much worse teams.

United did attack, but they had no luck as we had 11 men behind the ball. We were scared of them. We should have pushed them right up the pitch, got right in their faces and thrown bodies forward in the attack.

Even if we beat United at OT, it makes no difference to the game in November. We bottled it, fact.

[Swales4ever]

Mancini frustrates the hell out of me. I am still of the same opinion, today was a good day :-)

Today was a good but routine day. Beating Newcastle was the really good day :)

This. Spot on as usual.
Plus: not beating the Goluns - even considering a very odd day at the park - was the evidence we are still a work with important progress to do.
As I texted a Mate yesterday, I wonder how many shits we will be eating comes May...

Side note: perhaps I am more broken than usual today, but I happened to read JOHN68 writing Leslie hadnt been given as much funds as Mancio... I will never allow myself to criticise a SOUL MAN, though. I defo should have missed something.

[Swales4ever]

If we were all judged by our posts regarding club matters, we'd all be strung up!!

Dont make the victim. Mate. I'd been judged by what people pretended to look into my posts and my nick, for an year... :-)
You are right, btw.