Pep to leave at the end of the season

[1964]

If Pep does go I trust those in charge to choose his replacement, its obviously going to be a very tough act to follow but whoever it is they are going to need our support rather than slagging them off before they have even taken the job.

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[Digsy's Dinner]

Is Pep 2 staying?

 

[CorporateBlue]

So if he is leaving, where does he go from here? He’s only 55 so has got at least a decade left in him?

He won’t manage Spain, and I couldn’t bare all those cun7s who have slagged him off, cheering if he took over after Tuchel as England boss?

Italy job perfect for him after a good rest

 

[CC1]

Chelsea under Maresca looked uncoached. Whether that's the players or not, it wasn't a good look. Urgh. This could be a horrible few days

I think he left Chelsea because he wasn’t allowed to manage. Chelsea owners have always been the “managers” and they wouldn’t loosen the reins. That’s why they looked “uncoached”
Hence Alonso insisting that he’d only take the job if he was MANAGER - not head coach

Maresco managed to win trophies but couldn’t put up with their attitude.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Of course should he leave then there’s always the chance he could come back after a year or two out of football.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Aguero is definitely off to Real now too.

Just when it couldn't get any worse.

 

[wolviedinho]

There's no chance of us signing Isco now.

Or mido…

Wonder what Jon Mackem is doing these days?

Sibierki do ok in midfield instead of rodders.

Get dunne back for gvardiol.

Sinclair would do a job instead of Doku.

Next season we might get promoted -:)

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Manchester City are 132 years old. There will be life after Pep because Manchester City is bigger than any manager
Pep has written History at City that maybe nobody will ever reach again, I am talking ever ?

But if it's all about the glory that you love about Manchester City, then leave with Pep

This club means the world to so many fans and me, Glory is lovely, but wearing your colours when it was so bad and turning up on wet cold windy nights knowing your money spent on a ticket was keeping the club going, we were a (hand-to-mouth) football club and we loved it just the same

I dont know its going to be hard watching us going from complete dominance to competing for the top 4 and a sporadic title now and again because that is how difficult the league has become due to the City/Liverpool battles effectively improving everyone below sonthey could stay in touch. Pep made the league more difficult and continued to evolve and dominate and just as he is close to his full transformation again he goes

 

[Ban-jani]

Yep, as I said in my post, we've all had hot-headed moments immediately after tough matches in the last couple of years. Your flippant and frankly spoilt attitude towards Pep has persisted after games we've won, trophies we've lifted, and during international breaks when there's been nothing to discuss. Your negativity has spread from here to Twitter and back in that time.

And calling me a "tedious tosser" after spending the last two years doing the same old anti-Pep act? Okay mate.

Why turn the news of Pep going into a toxic personal argument?

 

[Semper aggressus]

The Premier league will be absolutely delighted, especially the rags, scousers and goons! You just know Ratface, spit and monkey head will be laughing their heads off.

That makes me even more pissed off.

And now next season Chelsea will have a better manager than us.

 

[MMA]

No one can replace Pep, he’s the best manager of all time.

However, I’m extremely underwhelmed by Maresca. I’d hoped for Klopp, Enrique, Emery. Hope he proves me very wrong.

Always fancied Emery with a well run club with funds like us..

I wanted vinny though..

 

[Bald fraud]

Some absolutely huge personalities leaving this summer

Gulp!

 

[ashleycaulcott1]

But compared to how they've looked since he left, they looked pretty well coached.

He had them playing better than anyone since has. The problems there aren't the touchline. It's the guys that actually kick the ball.

(And I want *nothing* to do with any of them, FWIW. I really hope Maresca doesn't bring a couple of those guys over. Nothing good will come of that.)

Yeah but he has also one of the worst win % of any

Manchester City are 132 years old. There will be life after Pep because Manchester City is bigger than any manager
Pep has written History at City that maybe nobody will ever reach again, I am talking ever ?

But if it's all about the glory that you love about Manchester City, then leave with Pep

This club means the world to so many fans and me, Glory is lovely, but wearing your colours when it was so bad and turning up on wet cold windy nights knowing your money spent on a ticket was keeping the club going, we were a (hand-to-mouth) football club and we loved it just the same

problem is we have been utterly spoilt and for some myself included knowing it wont be quite the same again is hard to adapt to again.

 

[jrb]

It was always going to come out in the end like this. Pep should have announced it himself. There were too many journos sniffing around, and their paid inside contacts to keep it quiet.
On the eve of the Bournemouth as well. What a coincidence.

 

[rice10]

Wonder if he refuses to do the pre match interview tomorrow?

 

[1961_vintage]

Jeez.
Should we just announce the whole squad is leaving.
Pep Bernie Jack Stonesy Nathan ake manu akanji. Lads is anyone actually staying??

Savinho.

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

For more than a quarter of my city supporting life this wonderful man has been in charge of our club

This is going to take a while to sink in

 

[SSBlue]

So going with the glass half full perspective I'm thinking he's going now as the charges are due to be announced, we will be cleared and he can leave on a high feeling exonerated leaving the new man to come in for the new city era with a clean slate charges wise and a fresh start.


I honestly think if we were getting done he's stubborn and would stick with us to see out his contract.

However I have no real clue lol just my gut feeling but to me it makes sense.

Really hope you're right mate. My first thought was that Pep said he would leave immediately if the club had lied to him about 115.

 

[footballmanager]

the timing isnt innocent, ill just say that, because it doesnt say anything new. One of the reasons maresca got fired was because he was negotiating with city, to take over this summer, i mean it was reported at the time

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Suppose we"ll lose Pep Lijnders now too.?