Pep to leave at the end of the season

Prestwich_Blue said:
Look at it like this.
  • He's done 10 years here, which is more than he spent at Barca and Bayern combined. He is quite possibly the greatest coach in history, definitely in ours, but he wasn't staying for ever.
  • He is our 4th longest serving manager after Les McDowall, Wilf Wild and Ernest Mangnall. It wasn't that long ago we had five managers in one season.
  • He's delivered success beyond our wildest expectations, with only 2 trophyless seasons in those 10.
  • We've been Centurions and done the domestic quadruple, which no other club or their fans have witnessed.
  • We've done the proper treble, involving finally winning the Champions League.
  • We won 4 league titles in a row.
  • We've been to 4 consecutive FA Cup finals, and have been to Wembley so many times that some of us have got quite blasé about it and think "I can't be bothered with another trip there"
  • We were club world champions, and could rightfully sing "Best team in the land and all the world.
  • We've been involved in some epic title races and won them all, apart (probably) from this one (in a season where we've been under par by our high standards).
  • We've seen the most breathtaking football I've seen in over 50 years.
No one can take any of that away from us but who knows what the future, under Maresca and hopefully Vinny, holds. The wagon train will roll on and we should still be very much up there challenging for the major prizes.

There's a line in 'The Boys In Blue' that says "Maybe in another generation, when other lads have come to take our place...". Back in the late 1970's I couldn't imagine anyone talking the place of players like Bell, Tueart, Barnes, Corrigan, Hartford, Booth, etc. I never thought we'd see a generation of players like that. But we've seen legends like Kompany, Lescott, Zaba, Barry, Yaya, Aguero, Tevez, Dzeko, Fernandinho, Rodri, Ederson, the two Silva's, KDB, Walker, Haaland and so many others.

It's just been the most phenomenal experience and we should be eternally thankful for the indelible memories that Pep has given us.
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Great post. Pep put us on the map - with the help & support of our owners and directors. We weren’t the best Pep team the last 2 seasons but this year we did the double. We will get better with the squad we have and maybe - just maybe - we’ve seen the best of Pep (& what a time it’s been) and time to refresh. Pep knows when a change is needed
 
What a ride it's been.

Couldn't imagine ten years ago how much we've won.

100 points
Treble winners
Domestic quad

20 trophies in 10 years is really unbelievable.

He has redefined the way football is played in England, from grassroots to professional.

Also got me though some tough personal times by watching this City side as an escape valve to help me though those very dark times for me.

It's been an honour and an absolute pleasure watching his side for the last 10 years.

Thank you for everything Pep. It's been a blast.
 
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And on the bright side at least we will save a lot of money not having to buy so many Wembley tickets.

I can’t lie I’m kind of excited. I’m not really one for reminiscing etc. I don’t think I’ve ever watched the Rodri goal back for example.

I always like to look ahead and look forward to what is to come.
 
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