Pep to leave at the end of the season

oakroad45 said:
I never thought I’d see the day Pep Guardiola would leave Manchester City.

Not really.

You convince yourself people like him somehow stay forever. That the football, the magic, the dominance — it just becomes part of life. Like Saturday afternoons, blue scarves in winter, and the nerves before a derby. But now it’s here, and honestly, it feels like losing a part of the club itself.

I’m 50 years old. I’ve supported City all my life. I was there when we were rubbish. Proper rubbish. I remember Maine Road when half the country laughed at us. I remember York away. I remember Division Two. I remember watching United win everything while we just hoped for a decent cup run and a bit of pride.

Supporting City used to mean resilience. Gallows humour. Blind loyalty.

Then Pep arrived… and suddenly the impossible became normal.

And what a ten years it’s been.

People outside the club will talk about trophies first — the league titles, the Treble, the records, the Champions League. But that’s not really what hurts today. It’s deeper than that. Pep gave us memories that honestly felt impossible for people of my generation.

The football was breathtaking. Not just effective — beautiful. Every week felt like watching artists. Silva. De Bruyne. Aguero. Kompany. Foden. Rodri. Haaland. Entire eras of football stitched together by one man standing on the touchline, overthinking everything because he cared that much.

That’s the thing with Pep — he cared.

You could see it in every fist pump. Every argument with the fourth official. Every mad celebration after a last-minute winner like it was his first trophy, not his fiftieth. He never treated City like a stepping stone. He became one of us.

And for older City fans, that means everything.

Because for decades we were the noisy neighbours. The punchline. The club with loyal fans but no glory to show for it. Pep changed the way the world saw Manchester City. More importantly, he changed the way we saw ourselves.

He made us giants.

I look at younger fans now and they expect us to dominate matches, win trophies, go to Wembley, challenge for Europe every season. And I smile because they don’t realise how spoiled they are. They didn’t live through the years where survival felt like success.

Pep gave them standards we never dreamed possible.

And maybe that’s why this feels so emotional. It’s not just a manager leaving after ten years. It feels like the end of the greatest chapter this football club will ever have.

One day I’ll bore my grandkids talking about this team.

I’ll tell them about the Centurions.
About the Treble.
About Aguero’s legacy carrying into a new dynasty.
About De Bruyne passes that didn’t seem human.
About watching us pin Real Madrid back like they were a small club.
About hearing the Etihad roar under the lights while the best manager in the world stood in our dugout.

And I’ll tell them how lucky we were.

Because that’s the truth. We were lucky.

Managers come and go, players move on, football never stops. But there will never be another Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. Not really. Some will win trophies. Some will play good football. But nobody will ever replicate what he gave this club emotionally.

He gave older fans closure for years of pain.
He gave younger fans a dynasty.
He gave all of us pride.

So if this really is goodbye, then thank you, Pep.

For every trophy.
Every masterclass.
Every derby win.
Every European night.
Every moment you made us believe we belonged at the top table of football.

Most of all, thank you for loving our club.

Once upon a time, we just hoped Manchester City mattered.

Because of Pep Guardiola, now the whole world knows we do.
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Beautiful tribute.
 
Have we heard anything to confirm that Pep is leaving from Pep himself, the club or any source that is reliable? Because, at the moment this is about the fifth time he has been going to leave! All we've heard from Pep is to the effect that he isn't leaving.
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
They hated Mancini and rejoiced when he left, we’ve had people who fought our corner before Pep and will do after he departs.
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Pellegrini fought our corner even after he left, when he got stiffed by referees when he was West Ham boss he said “they know I am Man City” the “engineer” never forgot what twats they were and where is loyalty was.
 
brazilians hurt said:
Bravo you had me at “to love another man he hasn't met” Surely it’s how most of us feel”
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Louis Enrique has said that he is not signing a new contract and wants a new challenge at the end of next season. I was hoping Pep would see out his contract and then Enrique could be a candidate to take over. However I am sure rhe club has thought this appointment through very carefully and maybe, with Peps input.
 
coolcity said:
I'm more concerned about where he goes next. If we're going to be pushing for the CL I wouldn't want to come up against any team he's in charge of.

And as unlikely as it may seem at this moment, I'm dreading him signing for another PL club at some point in the future. You never know in football, if the job and salary are big enough...
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Now, now, you're forgetting the words of the great philosopher...


"Appointing Pep Guardiola brings no guarantee of success..."
 
Mancini’s Pastilles said:
Other fans are celebrating like theyve won the CL. But weren't the the same ones saying hes just a cheque book manager?
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Standard stuff. "Money can't buy success" followed by "he's just a chequebook manager" when it does.

Haaland is only good because he has De Bruyne feeding him, and De Bruyne is only good because he has Haaland to feed. It's almost as if the whole thing is a massive cope.
 
StillBluessinceHydeRoad said:
Have we heard anything to confirm that Pep is leaving from Pep himself, the club or any source that is reliable? Because, at the moment this is about the fifth time he has been going to leave! All we've heard from Pep is to the effect that he isn't leaving.
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Never on this scale and the club haven't corrected the reports, he's going mate you just have to accept it.
 
I'm With Stupid said:
Standard stuff. "Money can't buy success" followed by "he's just a chequebook manager" when it does.

Haaland is only good because he has De Bruyne feeding him, and De Bruyne is only good because he has Haaland to feed. It's almost as if the whole thing is a massive cope.
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Yep. Anyone else had the " he knows whats coming regarding the charges, so hes off"
 
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