Pep to leave at the end of the season

ashleycaulcott1 said:
Some perspective on this, in just over a year we will of lost the following people.

Ederson,Walker,Akanji,KDB,Grealish,Gundo,Bernardo,Stones and now Pep. People who have broken all records and brought ever lasting memories. It’s gonna take sometime to recover no doubt.
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And Ake
 
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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Very well said,

Shame it's from the person who IIRC was the first person on here (and twitter) wanting him gone at different low points over the last couple of years or so. Past his use by date etc etc.

IIRC you went early on Silva and Aguero as well.
 
When Pep leaves we were always going to need a transition, it being somebody who has worked under Pep makes the transition easier, he'll try and have the team play inferior pep-lite football which is the best we can hope for immediately after Pep. It allows the squad to still be functional without drastic, risky change and gives us a shot at success. We've gone 2 years without a title, we cannot be going many more without completely losing the winning machine mentality as there wont be many title winners left in the squad if that happens and a big change makes that possibility more likely.

It's the manager after the manager after Pep that has to be the correct call. Keeping Vinny an option for that role and not being the transition option is a smart move. When he comes, we want him here for a long time, not sure the man after Pep will be here that long.

Personally think we should be throwing everything at trying to get Enrique lined up for as soon as possible, he's the only standout for me that could bring even slightly comparable long term regular success, we should be going after him like we went after Pep.
 
Ban-jani said:
We won’t ever have another Pep.

We will win things and challenge for the biggest prizes in future.

Good days still lie ahead.
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Correct.
Liverpool managed to maintain a dynasty during the 70 and 80s because they had the right structure and recruited from within, we can do similar.

Nobody will replace Pep, but once the 115 is behind us, I believe it will energise the club and we'll start the next wave of domination.
 
ashleycaulcott1 said:
Some perspective on this, in just over a year we will of lost the following people.

Ederson,Walker,Akanji,KDB,Grealish,Gundo,Bernardo,Stones and now Pep. People who have broken all records and brought ever lasting memories. It’s gonna take sometime to recover no doubt.
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We've won 2 trophies this season, could still win three.
 
I am surprised it's not been announced yet. Doesn't give the fans a chance to give a proper sending off in the stadium. I would have always thought that he/club would announce him going a lot in advance.
 
stan bowles said:
I must admit when, during that first season, Everton smashed us 4-0 at Goodison and even that useless wanker Tom Davies scored against us, I never for a moment thought that Pep would go on to lead City to 20 trophies. The end of an era. I just wish it would have been leaked out after the Bournemouth game.
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I wonder the effect this would have on the players tomorrow given a win and we are still firmly in the race.
 
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