Mancini was in talks with Monaco *possible bollox*

[Blue Since 76]

Saw a tweet from Ian Cheeseman yesterday following press conference and his take was different:
@IanCheeseman: Mancini, (tongue in cheek) "I talked to 7 clubs (referring to reports of Monaco talk) but prefer it here"

So maybe Mancini was just playing with the press again

[Swales4ever]

Saw a tweet from Ian Cheeseman yesterday following press conference and his take was different:
@IanCheeseman: Mancini, (tongue in cheek) "I talked to 7 clubs (referring to reports of Monaco talk) but prefer it here"

So maybe Mancini was just playing with the press again

most probably... although considerations about the hyper-professional world football, as posted above, cannot be dismissed.
as per my guts, I continue to think that the Mancini I knew is a greedy ruthless as well and a romantic at the same time.
He won't part from City unless shown the door, imho.

[Beefymcfc]

I bet it looks good for Monaco, being related to such a prestigious manager.

[carl_feedthegoat]

I wish he had fucked off......I always said Mourinho was miles ahead of him and was the man we should of got.
As it stands now Id swap Mancini for Pep right this minute.

[Beefymcfc]

Anybody seen the sinking ship?

[Fidel Castro]

I wish he had fucked off......I always said Mourinho was miles ahead of him and was the man we should of got.
As it stands now Id swap Mancini for Pep right this minute.

It's mad anyone would say that about a manager that won us the league and fa cup. But I feel the same way.

[City64]

According to this mornings Sunday Supplement on SS , Guardiola has stated he wants to manage in London and Arsenal not Chelsea could be where he ends up . Wouldnt trust any of the journos who were appearing on said show though as they are usually full of shite !

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

I wish he had fucked off......I always said Mourinho was miles ahead of him and was the man we should of got.
As it stands now Id swap Mancini for Pep right this minute.

Yep, I'd go with that.
It's amusing watching all the apologists making excuses for Bob, when if other staff had done the same, they'd be getting the "Fuck off you disloyal twat" treatment.
As he tossed the title away at Arsenal in cowardly fashion, he was negotiating a fat contract elsewhere...Hmmm

[Foreverinbluedreams]

I wish he had fucked off......I always said Mourinho was miles ahead of him and was the man we should of got.
As it stands now Id swap Mancini for Pep right this minute.

Yep, I'd go with that.
It's amusing watching all the apologists making excuses for Bob, when if other staff had done the same, they'd be getting the "Fuck off you disloyal twat" treatment.
As he tossed the title away at Arsenal in cowardly fashion, he was negotiating a fat contract elsewhere...Hmmm

He didn't toss the title away though, did he?

What the fuck is wrong with you people?

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

I wish he had fucked off......I always said Mourinho was miles ahead of him and was the man we should of got.
As it stands now Id swap Mancini for Pep right this minute.

Yep, I'd go with that.
It's amusing watching all the apologists making excuses for Bob, when if other staff had done the same, they'd be getting the "Fuck off you disloyal twat" treatment.
As he tossed the title away at Arsenal in cowardly fashion, he was negotiating a fat contract elsewhere...Hmmm

He didn't toss the title away though, did he?

What the fuck is wrong with you people?

Honestly, I didn't know. Some people.... I don't know. I barely bother to read the site anymore with crap like that coming from left right and centre.

Now I'm not super delighted with the way things are going right now but some clowns saying we would've been better off without our title winning manager in the end of last season. That is... something else.

[Ted Hughes]

So if Pep Guardiola or Mourinho were in danger of the sack, they wouldn't speak to anyone else about a possible back up option, they'd just sit there & hope everything worked out ?

Mourinho has been speaking to City for years.

If he'd become City manager (which would have happened had he been available, we would have dropped Bob like a stone) does anyone think he would have just hapilly stayed with us, come what may, & never spoken to anyone else ? It's 50/50 the fucker would leave us for the rags.

What planet are some of you lot living on ?


Re Pep; I belive Bob's job is in serious danger from him now that Tricky has arrived, but I have absolutely no reason to think that he would be better or more successful than Bob if he took over. It's 50/50 imo. His methods may work straight away or they may fail spectacularly. If they did, the 1st people to call for his head, would be the ones who are now asking for him to get the job.

If we did sack Bob for Guardiola (which we shouldn't but I fear we may if he slips up just slightly) I would advocate giving him & his crew 5 years to get City on track as an English Barca, as it could go horribly wrong initially.

I would put up with that in order to build a future, just as I'll put up with Bob now when he fucks up, for the same reasons. Imo, there would be absolutely no point in bringing Guardiola here as a short term fix. It would have to be a long term, academy related appointment. Mancini has already won the league, Guardiola hasn't, he would need to learn our league, like Mancini did & is still doing. He could easily struggle for a while.

No way would half the people on here give Pep 5 years if he didn't succeed immediately.

[carl_feedthegoat]

So if Pep Guardiola or Mourinho were in danger of the sack, they wouldn't speak to anyone else about a possible back up option, they'd just sit there & hope everything worked out ?

Mourinho has been speaking to City for years.

If he'd become City manager (which would have happened had he been available, we would have dropped Bob like a stone) does anyone think he would have just hapilly stayed with us, come what may, & never spoken to anyone else ? It's 50/50 the fucker would leave us for the rags.

What planet are some of you lot living on ?


Re Pep; I belive Bob's job is in serious danger from him now that Tricky has arrived, but I have absolutely no reason to think that he would be better or more successful than Bob if he took over. It's 50/50 imo. His methods may work straight away or they may fail spectacularly. If they did, the 1st people to call for his head, would be the ones who are now asking for him to get the job.

If we did sack Bob for Guardiola (which we shouldn't but I fear we may if he slips up just slightly) I would advocate giving him & his crew 5 years to get City on track as an English Barca, as it could go horribly wrong initially.

I would put up with that in order to build a future, just as I'll put up with Bob now when he fucks up, for the same reasons. Imo, there would be absolutely no point in bringing Guardiola here as a short term fix. It would have to be a long term, academy related appointment. Mancini has already won the league, Guardiola hasn't, he would need to learn our league, like Mancini did & is still doing. He could easily struggle for a while.

No way would half the people on here give Pep 5 years if he didn't succeed immediately.

Too many fans like to live in the past...no matter how many times bob fucks up with his stupid fucking tactics and formations people like NQDP will refer back to the past and give mancio a free pass for the next 10 years...no matter what.

Well heres a shocker for people like him...we bow out of the champs (thats a given barring Jesus christ being in the starting lineup) and limp into 3rd the owners wont be as happy and neither will plenty of fans...especially if Pep or even Mourinho are available.

Its Man City 2012 not Man City 1982....times and company goals are fuckign different.

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

So if Pep Guardiola or Mourinho were in danger of the sack, they wouldn't speak to anyone else about a possible back up option, they'd just sit there & hope everything worked out ?

Mourinho has been speaking to City for years.

If he'd become City manager (which would have happened had he been available, we would have dropped Bob like a stone) does anyone think he would have just hapilly stayed with us, come what may, & never spoken to anyone else ? It's 50/50 the fucker would leave us for the rags.

What planet are some of you lot living on ?


Re Pep; I belive Bob's job is in serious danger from him now that Tricky has arrived, but I have absolutely no reason to think that he would be better or more successful than Bob if he took over. It's 50/50 imo. His methods may work straight away or they may fail spectacularly. If they did, the 1st people to call for his head, would be the ones who are now asking for him to get the job.

If we did sack Bob for Guardiola (which we shouldn't but I fear we may if he slips up just slightly) I would advocate giving him & his crew 5 years to get City on track as an English Barca, as it could go horribly wrong initially.

I would put up with that in order to build a future, just as I'll put up with Bob now when he fucks up, for the same reasons. Imo, there would be absolutely no point in bringing Guardiola here as a short term fix. It would have to be a long term, academy related appointment. Mancini has already won the league, Guardiola hasn't, he would need to learn our league, like Mancini did & is still doing. He could easily struggle for a while.

No way would half the people on here give Pep 5 years if he didn't succeed immediately.

Spot on.
On all accounts.

Like you said, if owners and Bequiristain feel that Pep is the way forward, then so be it. I don't think he would necesserily do better than Mancini has but powers-that-be want to see that card then I'm willing to back them. But regardless of who comes in or whether Mancini stays, what we need now is T-I-M-E.

We have already tasted success and won the league faster than I could've ever expected. The biggest mountain of them all will be Champion's League and naturally it will take a while to conquer that as well. But to draw some conclusions on few poor games or even poor run after we have already improved so much in so little time is just ridiculous.

[Ted Hughes]

So if Pep Guardiola or Mourinho were in danger of the sack, they wouldn't speak to anyone else about a possible back up option, they'd just sit there & hope everything worked out ?

Mourinho has been speaking to City for years.

If he'd become City manager (which would have happened had he been available, we would have dropped Bob like a stone) does anyone think he would have just hapilly stayed with us, come what may, & never spoken to anyone else ? It's 50/50 the fucker would leave us for the rags.

What planet are some of you lot living on ?


Re Pep; I belive Bob's job is in serious danger from him now that Tricky has arrived, but I have absolutely no reason to think that he would be better or more successful than Bob if he took over. It's 50/50 imo. His methods may work straight away or they may fail spectacularly. If they did, the 1st people to call for his head, would be the ones who are now asking for him to get the job.

If we did sack Bob for Guardiola (which we shouldn't but I fear we may if he slips up just slightly) I would advocate giving him & his crew 5 years to get City on track as an English Barca, as it could go horribly wrong initially.

I would put up with that in order to build a future, just as I'll put up with Bob now when he fucks up, for the same reasons. Imo, there would be absolutely no point in bringing Guardiola here as a short term fix. It would have to be a long term, academy related appointment. Mancini has already won the league, Guardiola hasn't, he would need to learn our league, like Mancini did & is still doing. He could easily struggle for a while.

No way would half the people on here give Pep 5 years if he didn't succeed immediately.

Too many fans like to live in the past...no matter how many times bob fucks up with his stupid fucking tactics and formations people like NQDP will refer back to the past and give mancio a free pass for the next 10 years...no matter what.

Well heres a shocker for people like him...we bow out of the champs (thats a given barring Jesus christ being in the starting lineup) and limp into 3rd the owners wont be as happy and neither will plenty of fans...especially if Pep or even Mourinho are available.

Its Man City 2012 not Man City 1982....times and company goals are fuckign different.

I know Mancini has to perform well to stay in the job but I also know that not one person has a clue whether someone like Pep Guardiola would do a better job if Bob was to get fired. It would be a pure gamble & imo the only way it would possibly be worthwhile taking such a gamble would be for the sake of long term change at the club, even if Pep was shite initially in the Prem.

Sacking Mancini who has already won the league in a short space of time, for someone else who hasn't, & then sacking his replacement if they don't do what Mancini has already done, would be a fucking joke.

The only sensible reason for appointing Guardiola would be to put his imprint on the club, long term, whatever happened in the short term. Would you be happy to appoint him & finish 4th for a few years, if that's what it took ?

[Hazy2]

So if Pep Guardiola or Mourinho were in danger of the sack, they wouldn't speak to anyone else about a possible back up option, they'd just sit there & hope everything worked out ?

Mourinho has been speaking to City for years.

If he'd become City manager (which would have happened had he been available, we would have dropped Bob like a stone) does anyone think he would have just hapilly stayed with us, come what may, & never spoken to anyone else ? It's 50/50 the fucker would leave us for the rags.

What planet are some of you lot living on ?


Re Pep; I belive Bob's job is in serious danger from him now that Tricky has arrived, but I have absolutely no reason to think that he would be better or more successful than Bob if he took over. It's 50/50 imo. His methods may work straight away or they may fail spectacularly. If they did, the 1st people to call for his head, would be the ones who are now asking for him to get the job.

If we did sack Bob for Guardiola (which we shouldn't but I fear we may if he slips up just slightly) I would advocate giving him & his crew 5 years to get City on track as an English Barca, as it could go horribly wrong initially.

I would put up with that in order to build a future, just as I'll put up with Bob now when he fucks up, for the same reasons. Imo, there would be absolutely no point in bringing Guardiola here as a short term fix. It would have to be a long term, academy related appointment. Mancini has already won the league, Guardiola hasn't, he would need to learn our league, like Mancini did & is still doing. He could easily struggle for a while.

No way would half the people on here give Pep 5 years if he didn't succeed immediately.

Spot on.
On all accounts.

Like you said, if owners and Bequiristain feel that Pep is the way forward, then so be it. I don't think he would necesserily do better than Mancini has but powers-that-be want to see that card then I'm willing to back them. But regardless of who comes in or whether Mancini stays, what we need now is T-I-M-E.

We have already tasted success and won the league faster than I could've ever expected. The biggest mountain of them all will be Champion's League and naturally it will take a while to conquer that as well. But to draw some conclusions on few poor games or even poor run after we have already improved so much in so little time is just ridiculous.

Mancini, has had a tough draw, he has got it wrong on the tactics, he also looks to have a squad who appear to be unhappy with the something.I want Pep G, I make no excuse to any fucker, I do not want Mancini out by the way but if we can get Peo G I say yes please.

[Chinners]

The Pep cocksucking bollox is vomit inducing at best. He had 4 very successful years at Barca, so what. Martin O'Neil had 4 very successful years at Wycombe/Leicester annd Wenger had 6 or so at Arsenal. Would anyone accept either of these two as a replacement for Mancini? Would they bollox.

[Hazy2]

The Pep cocksucking bollox is vomit inducing at best. He had 4 very successful years at Barca, so what. Martin O'Neil had 4 very successful years at Wycombe/Leicester annd Wenger had 6 or so at Arsenal. Would anyone accept either of these two as a replacement for Mancini? Would they bollox.

funny, Pep is the one though.

[carl_feedthegoat]

So if Pep Guardiola or Mourinho were in danger of the sack, they wouldn't speak to anyone else about a possible back up option, they'd just sit there & hope everything worked out ?

Mourinho has been speaking to City for years.

If he'd become City manager (which would have happened had he been available, we would have dropped Bob like a stone) does anyone think he would have just hapilly stayed with us, come what may, & never spoken to anyone else ? It's 50/50 the fucker would leave us for the rags.

What planet are some of you lot living on ?


Re Pep; I belive Bob's job is in serious danger from him now that Tricky has arrived, but I have absolutely no reason to think that he would be better or more successful than Bob if he took over. It's 50/50 imo. His methods may work straight away or they may fail spectacularly. If they did, the 1st people to call for his head, would be the ones who are now asking for him to get the job.

If we did sack Bob for Guardiola (which we shouldn't but I fear we may if he slips up just slightly) I would advocate giving him & his crew 5 years to get City on track as an English Barca, as it could go horribly wrong initially.

I would put up with that in order to build a future, just as I'll put up with Bob now when he fucks up, for the same reasons. Imo, there would be absolutely no point in bringing Guardiola here as a short term fix. It would have to be a long term, academy related appointment. Mancini has already won the league, Guardiola hasn't, he would need to learn our league, like Mancini did & is still doing. He could easily struggle for a while.

No way would half the people on here give Pep 5 years if he didn't succeed immediately.

Spot on.
On all accounts.

Like you said, if owners and Bequiristain feel that Pep is the way forward, then so be it. I don't think he would necesserily do better than Mancini has but powers-that-be want to see that card then I'm willing to back them. But regardless of who comes in or whether Mancini stays, what we need now is T-I-M-E.

We have already tasted success and won the league faster than I could've ever expected. The biggest mountain of them all will be Champion's League and naturally it will take a while to conquer that as well. But to draw some conclusions on few poor games or even poor run after we have already improved so much in so little time is just ridiculous.

A few poor games is not the reason , Mancini CONTINUES to fuck up with team selection,tactics,and in most cases, substitutions...and dont get me started on his inept approach to the CL games ffs !

All I ask is that the cunt LEARNS from past mistakes but he doesnt and hasnt.

[Cocacolajojo1]

The Pep cocksucking bollox is vomit inducing at best. He had 4 very successful years at Barca, so what. Martin O'Neil had 4 very successful years at Wycombe/Leicester annd Wenger had 6 or so at Arsenal. Would anyone accept either of these two as a replacement for Mancini? Would they bollox.

I agree with you. He's so far only proven himself at one club, which happened to be the second richest club in the world. He bought players for ridiculous sums but nevertheless most of his transfers failed, Zlatan Ibrahimovich being the prime example. He also let Yaya Toure go....

OK, he made Barcelona play fantastic football but at the same time the team seems to be play almost the same way under Villanova. Perhaps, just perhqaps, it might be the case that Guardiola didn't have that much of a tactical impact on Barca but more of a motivational impact, while at the same time getting rid of some of the players that had passed their zenith.

Another way to put it would be like this: With Barca's cheque-book and with Iniesta, Xavi and Messi in the team, even I could probably win a league championship.

[Chinners]

The Pep cocksucking bollox is vomit inducing at best. He had 4 very successful years at Barca, so what. Martin O'Neil had 4 very successful years at Wycombe/Leicester annd Wenger had 6 or so at Arsenal. Would anyone accept either of these two as a replacement for Mancini? Would they bollox.

funny, Pep is the one though.

Im no Maureen lover but I'd take him anyday over Pep, why? Because he actuaslly has a track record at doing it at different clubs.

I think Pep, if it came to it, would be ok but like Ted says it could end up being a right mess to begin with ...