Craig's Says Mancio Doesn't Have The Gift

[FA cup winners 2006]

not been impressed with alot of what mancini does but his worst attribute has got to be his man management skills. he does not have a clue. heseems to command very little respect from his players. I would not be surprised if what bellemy says is true

That has to be one of the most retarded posts I've EVER seen here. Certainly among top 5. You "haven't been impressed" by FA cup win and 3rd place finish?

just reading your response again and the bit you have in quotes. too right I have been "not impressed with alot of what mancini does". he is slow to make changes, in alot games we start with such a slow mundane pace and cannot change gear. he makes stupid substitutions.

the way you go on is like the cup win and the league finish was all down to mancini, when about a month before the end of the season it wasnt even in our hands. kaldoon even had to go into the dressing room before the sunderland game to fire up the players

[FA cup winners 2006]

not been impressed with alot of what mancini does but his worst attribute has got to be his man management skills. he does not have a clue. heseems to command very little respect from his players. I would not be surprised if what bellemy says is true

That has to be one of the most retarded posts I've EVER seen here. Certainly among top 5. You "haven't been impressed" by FA cup win and 3rd place finish?

a good finish to the season has masked over alot of cracks. mancini achieved his minimum objective last season. maybe people should go back to the liverpool game and see where was the team spirt.

united, chelsea and arsenal had their worst points totals in a long while and 2 of them will definitely improve next season.

Piss off mate?!! Are you kidding me? How long have you supported City? Since 2009? We finish 3rd, joint on points with 2nd, and win the FA Cup and you're not impressed?!! FFS?!

where did i say i was not impressed with winning the fa cup and finishing 3rd. i said i was not impressed with alot of mancini's management skills (or lack of them).

i have supported city since around 1992 but i dont see how that should be relevent, we need to get rid of this happy go loser status. we have probably the best squad in the league, and we dropped points last season that we never should have dropped mainly due to not been able to change the pace or direction of a game (hence my post about alot of problems been masked over).

[1950]

not been impressed with alot of what mancini does but his worst attribute has got to be his man management skills. he does not have a clue. heseems to command very little respect from his players. I would not be surprised if what bellemy says is true

That has to be one of the most retarded posts I've EVER seen here. Certainly among top 5. You "haven't been impressed" by FA cup win and 3rd place finish?

a good finish to the season has masked over alot of cracks. mancini achieved his minimum objective last season. maybe people should go back to the liverpool game and see where was the team spirt.

united, chelsea and arsenal had their worst points totals in a long while and 2 of them will definitely improve next season.

Piss off mate?!! Are you kidding me? How long have you supported City? Since 2009? We finish 3rd, joint on points with 2nd, and win the FA Cup and you're not impressed?!! FFS?!

He's a Liverpool fan, mate.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

No chance [of reducing wages], that is impossible. I have my own academy [in Sierra Leone] where I have to take care of 13 children, day in, day out. My wages are more important to them than they are for me.

So, it costs 80,000/week to take care of 13 kids in Sierra Leone?!?! Can't cut your wages because of charity?! I'm all for helping out your fellow human being, but...

FUCK OFF

No doubt Bellamy will have a good accountant and the outlay on the Sierra Leone 'academy' will have somehow been wangled as tax deductible.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

not been impressed with alot of what mancini does but his worst attribute has got to be his man management skills. he does not have a clue. heseems to command very little respect from his players. I would not be surprised if what bellemy says is true

That has to be one of the most retarded posts I've EVER seen here. Certainly among top 5. You "haven't been impressed" by FA cup win and 3rd place finish?

a good finish to the season has masked over alot of cracks. mancini achieved his minimum objective last season. maybe people should go back to the liverpool game and see where was the team spirt.

united, chelsea and arsenal had their worst points totals in a long while and 2 of them will definitely improve next season.

"Minimum objective"? Really? I thought minimum at this stage of the project was to make it in Champion's League. No one other than people on internet messageboards were talking about winning anything or finishing same points with 2nd.

And I don't get your point about point total. Yes, Premier League from top to bottom was tighter than it had been for years. That had an efect on our season as much as everyone else's.

And what's that comment about "it all being down to Mancini"? You are all to happy to blame every poor result on Mancini yet positive things aren't down to him. What's the point you are trying to make?

[the_georgian_genius]

we wouldn't have achieved 3rd place and won the fa cup with Saint Craig of the Valleys in our squad last year, not because he wouldn't have contributed anything with his ability, but because he is a nasty piece of work when things don't go his way.

He had you all fooled the year before where because he was running round calling players lazy cunts, fans loved him because he was showing passion, when he was coming out with controversial comments in the press, fans loved him because he wasn't afraid to say it how it was.

Him and Adebayor can fuck off, a pair of mard arses who con people. Mancini was spot on to get rid of both, it helped us immensely to achieving our targets and Tevez can be the next one to fuck off, these money grabbing couldn't give a shit about Manchester City tosspots will be well rid.

[zuricity]

we wouldn't have achieved 3rd place and won the fa cup with Saint Craig of the Valleys in our squad last year, not because he wouldn't have contributed anything with his ability, but because he is a nasty piece of work when things don't go his way.

He had you all fooled the year before where because he was running round calling players lazy cunts, fans loved him because he was showing passion, when he was coming out with controversial comments in the press, fans loved him because he wasn't afraid to say it how it was.

Him and Adebayor can fuck off, a pair of mard arses who con people. Mancini was spot on to get rid of both, it helped us immensely to achieving our targets and Tevez can be the next one to fuck off, these money grabbing couldn't give a shit about Manchester City tosspots will be well rid.

The moaning little turd didn't have me fooled. Always on his arse with his arm raised complaining to anyone who'll listen.

[Dameerto]

not been impressed with alot of what mancini does but his worst attribute has got to be his man management skills. he does not have a clue. heseems to command very little respect from his players. I would not be surprised if what bellemy says is true

That has to be one of the most retarded posts I've EVER seen here. Certainly among top 5. You "haven't been impressed" by FA cup win and 3rd place finish?

a good finish to the season has masked over alot of cracks. mancini achieved his minimum objective last season. maybe people should go back to the liverpool game and see where was the team spirt.

united, chelsea and arsenal had their worst points totals in a long while and 2 of them will definitely improve next season.

And maybe you should watch more than two City games per season. Check out our last ten-or-so games of the season for example if you want a text book definition of team spirit.

[twosips]

I do love the irony of Bellamy saying Mancini doesn't have 'The Gift'....oh Craig, you charmer, you.

[aaron bond]

not been impressed with alot of what mancini does but his worst attribute has got to be his man management skills. he does not have a clue. heseems to command very little respect from his players. I would not be surprised if what bellemy says is true

That has to be one of the most retarded posts I've EVER seen here. Certainly among top 5. You "haven't been impressed" by FA cup win and 3rd place finish?

a good finish to the season has masked over alot of cracks. mancini achieved his minimum objective last season. maybe people should go back to the liverpool game and see where was the team spirt.

united, chelsea and arsenal had their worst points totals in a long while and 2 of them will definitely improve next season.

And maybe you should watch more than two City games per season. Check out our last ten-or-so games of the season for example if you want a text book definition of team spirit.

I'm not sure he'll be 'impressed' with finishing the season as the most in form team in the league.

Yet again, another idiot who probably believes that after spending however much we spent, we should automatically be winning every game and tearing teams apart week in, week out. Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that. But no one can question the progress we've made under Mancini and we are well set for a title challenge next season.

I can't wait for that. It's a shame some people cannot enjoy the best era we've had in 40 years!!!

[sandman]

Many sided with sven over the club when he went, many of the same sided with Hughes rather than City when he went, a number of the same posters now side with Bellamy as opposed to City because the club do not feel he is the right man for us.

Now given that nobody on here really knows our players, the coaching staff or the real truth about the whole situation my question is if they cant get behind the club and stop criticising City everytime they make a big decision then why dont these people just fuck off and support some other club, or at least stop crying for months on end about every little thing that City do?

Cunts!

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Fact is we made a mistake getting rid of Bellamy last season. Yes we got 3rd and won Fa Cup but with Bellamy we would have had an even better season.

We treated him like shit, two seasons ago he was absolutely brilliant, gave 100% in every game. Scored a number of goals, made plenty more and for some reason Mancini hated him. Remember the standing ovation we gave Bellamy when he came on in Mancini's first game. He was brilliant for us, completely won over the fans.

Last season in many games we badly lacked pace, pace was what Bellamy had in abundance, not to mention his finishing and dribbling ability.

It's all in the past now but he doesn't deserve the stick that fans here are giving him.

[Foreverinbluedreams]

Fact is we made a mistake getting rid of Bellamy last season. Yes we got 3rd and won Fa Cup but with Bellamy we would have had an even better season.

We treated him like shit, two seasons ago he was absolutely brilliant, gave 100% in every game. Scored a number of goals, made plenty more and for some reason Mancini hated him. Remember the standing ovation we gave Bellamy when he came on in Mancini's first game. He was brilliant for us, completely won over the fans.

Last season in many games we badly lacked pace, pace was what Bellamy had in abundance, not to mention his finishing and dribbling ability.

It's all in the past now but he doesn't deserve the stick that fans here are giving him.

Mate, with all due respect that is not a fact, it is your opinion.

I wanted Bellamy to stay last summer as I loved watching him play for City. However Mancini saw fit to get rid and ultimately his decisions over the course of the season have been vindicated when you look at what the team/club has achieved.

The club also facilitated a move for Bellamy to his boyhood club so he could fulfill a lifelong dream and also be close to his family. Hardly treating him like shit is it?

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Fact is we made a mistake getting rid of Bellamy last season. Yes we got 3rd and won Fa Cup but with Bellamy we would have had an even better season.

We treated him like shit, two seasons ago he was absolutely brilliant, gave 100% in every game. Scored a number of goals, made plenty more and for some reason Mancini hated him. Remember the standing ovation we gave Bellamy when he came on in Mancini's first game. He was brilliant for us, completely won over the fans.

Last season in many games we badly lacked pace, pace was what Bellamy had in abundance, not to mention his finishing and dribbling ability.

It's all in the past now but he doesn't deserve the stick that fans here are giving him.

Bellamy was pretty shite in second half of 09/10 season after Mancini had taken over. Certainly not brilliant. That was obviously his time to show Mancini what he can do.

[Lev Bronstein]

We've no idea what would've happened if Bellamy had played for us last season - and that's a fact. Another fact is that we did what we did without him. A third fact is that Cardiff failed to get promoted with him.

I'm neither for nor against Craig - he's done some good stuff for us. But, I like to think that we've moved on from the position we were in 18 months ago. So should he.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Fact is we made a mistake getting rid of Bellamy last season. Yes we got 3rd and won Fa Cup but with Bellamy we would have had an even better season.

We treated him like shit, two seasons ago he was absolutely brilliant, gave 100% in every game. Scored a number of goals, made plenty more and for some reason Mancini hated him. Remember the standing ovation we gave Bellamy when he came on in Mancini's first game. He was brilliant for us, completely won over the fans.

Last season in many games we badly lacked pace, pace was what Bellamy had in abundance, not to mention his finishing and dribbling ability.

It's all in the past now but he doesn't deserve the stick that fans here are giving him.

Bellamy was pretty shite in second half of 09/10 season after Mancini had taken over. Certainly not brilliant. That was obviously his time to show Mancini what he can do.

No he wasn't. Infact that's garbage. He was no worse than any other player. He produced a number of fantastic displays. He was real shite at Stamford Bridge wasn't he? Hated seeing him tear apart Chelsea at their own ground.
Where's your justification? He was brilliant that season, gave 100% in every single game.

He may be past it now but to say he was 'pretty shite' is a silly comment.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Fact is we made a mistake getting rid of Bellamy last season. Yes we got 3rd and won Fa Cup but with Bellamy we would have had an even better season.

We treated him like shit, two seasons ago he was absolutely brilliant, gave 100% in every game. Scored a number of goals, made plenty more and for some reason Mancini hated him. Remember the standing ovation we gave Bellamy when he came on in Mancini's first game. He was brilliant for us, completely won over the fans.

Last season in many games we badly lacked pace, pace was what Bellamy had in abundance, not to mention his finishing and dribbling ability.

It's all in the past now but he doesn't deserve the stick that fans here are giving him.

Bellamy was pretty shite in second half of 09/10 season after Mancini had taken over. Certainly not brilliant. That was obviously his time to show Mancini what he can do.

No he wasn't. Infact that's garbage. He was no worse than any other player. He produced a number of fantastic displays. He was real shite at Stamford Bridge wasn't he? Hated seeing him tear apart Chelsea at their own ground.
Where's your justification? He was brilliant that season, gave 100% in every single game.

He may be past it now but to say he was 'pretty shite' is a silly comment.

He was good against Chelsea, I give you that. Any other games? I remember he was decent against Burnley. Otherwise pretty bad. Unless you mean brown nosing Redknapp. He was good at that.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Fact is we made a mistake getting rid of Bellamy last season. Yes we got 3rd and won Fa Cup but with Bellamy we would have had an even better season.

We treated him like shit, two seasons ago he was absolutely brilliant, gave 100% in every game. Scored a number of goals, made plenty more and for some reason Mancini hated him. Remember the standing ovation we gave Bellamy when he came on in Mancini's first game. He was brilliant for us, completely won over the fans.

Last season in many games we badly lacked pace, pace was what Bellamy had in abundance, not to mention his finishing and dribbling ability.

It's all in the past now but he doesn't deserve the stick that fans here are giving him.

Bellamy was pretty shite in second half of 09/10 season after Mancini had taken over. Certainly not brilliant. That was obviously his time to show Mancini what he can do.

No he wasn't. Infact that's garbage. He was no worse than any other player. He produced a number of fantastic displays. He was real shite at Stamford Bridge wasn't he? Hated seeing him tear apart Chelsea at their own ground.
Where's your justification? He was brilliant that season, gave 100% in every single game.

He may be past it now but to say he was 'pretty shite' is a silly comment.

He was good against Chelsea, I give you that. Any other games? I remember he was decent against Burnley. Otherwise pretty bad. Unless you mean brown nosing Redknapp. He was good at that.

Good? He was absolutely fantastic in that game.
Fulham away he was very good, Birmingham at home, Stoke in the cup. United in the Carling Cup He was far from shite, he was no worse than the rest of the team. There's little justification for saying that.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

^ Villa at home aswel he was very good in a huge game at the time. To say he was shite in the second half of that season is a stupid comment.

[CityGer]

^ Villa at home aswel he was very good in a huge game at the time. To say he was shite in the second half of that season is a stupid comment.

Not at all. It was readily accepted at the time by just about everyone that he went off the boil at the end of that season and was poor. It's just that now time has past people feel they can rewrite history and make things up to suit their own argument.

Some unreal stuff on this thread. Picking the bones out of last season and suggesting it was 'par' or 'minimum objectives achieved', people completely disregarding the fantastic team spirit we had, spirit that Bellamy could easily have ruined. Baffling!

He has always divided opinion, he's that sort. He did well for us but people remember his time at the club with rose tinted glasses. The club has moved on, so should he and so should the people who hold a grudge against Bobby and seem to have an unhealthy fixation with Bellamy.