john68 wrote:As much as we maylove the guy, and as sad as it might seem, I have a feeling we may be seeing the end in sight for Nige.
Mancini is a perfectionist. He loves Johnnoto bits but as talented as Johnno is, it is not enough for Mancini, who wants him to develop his defensive awareness.
Nige is a master at breaking up play and getting the ball back but I thing Mancini sees his distribution as a weakness. Barry offers us both and seems to cope very well with feeding such mobile front runners as we have.
I reckon that the club are prevaricating about his contract and will try and get a replacement in.
i agree sadly to some extent...it doesn't help that fuckface Kia is on the other end of the negotiating table, apparently.