If we do miss out on the CL...

[Chippy_boy]

How bad will that be? I honestly don't know and am interested in your thoughts.

Does the loss of revenue matter? My worry is that with FFP still not dead and buried, the loss of revenue will significantly damage our ability to spend and bring in the new talent we so obviously need? Or are we beyond all that now and our revenues are so far ahead of expenditure that it's irrelevant?

And what about our ability to attract top players? Will they come anyway, with the attraction of working for Pep?

And finally, is there any risk that Pep won't come if we finish say 6th?

In short, I can't figure out whether finishing outside the top 4 is a minor setback, or a complete and utter ****ing disaster?

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

He has already signed the contract and no break-clause for non CL qualification

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35865650

 

[kaz7]

Pep and the players will come here for him although it may cost us more than planned,as for the money side i have no idea

 

[Tbilisi]

How bad will that be? I honestly don't know and am interested in your thoughts.

Does the loss of revenue matter? My worry is that with FFP still not dead and buried, the loss of revenue will significantly damage our ability to spend and bring in the new talent we so obviously need? Or are we beyond all that now and our revenues are so far ahead of expenditure that it's irrelevant?

And what about our ability to attract top players? Will they come anyway, with the attraction of working for Pep?

And finally, is there any risk that Pep won't come if we finish say 6th?

In short, I can't figure out whether finishing outside the top 4 is a minor setback, or a complete and utter ****ing disaster?

Maybe we might have to be a bit more careful on who we piss 44 million away on?

 

[shemnel]

tried to start this discussion with a thread, i dont think it's the disaster many claim it to be

 

[blueinsa]

If we do, id expect that Khaldoon and co will be getting a fucking rocket from the big man.

We wont be privy to it, more's the pity but it will happen.

 

[mayo31]

Who cares really. City fans don't like the champs league anyway from what I can see although the scramble for psg tickets is interesting

 

[Tbilisi]

Who cares really. City fans don't like the champs league anyway from what I can see although the scramble for psg tickets is interesting

Better aways in the Europa and allocations.Apart from the money I see no downside tbh if its just a season

 

[mayo31]

I would take a domestic treble any day........

 

[mat]

No europe in his first season = Domestic treble

So no pressure pep....

 

[blue ranger]

I've gone from devastated yesterday to thinking maybe it won't be the end of the world. For me anyway the primary focus next season has to be to regain our premier league clown. The team is going to be adapting to a new style and we can all imagine that a fair few new players will be brought in too.

The positive is that because we have Pep he will still attract the players anyway. The downside is going to be the Thursday/Sunday playing scenario.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

No europe in his first season = Domestic treble

So no pressure pep....

I thought we'd already qualified for Europa through League Cup

 

[BlueBlood81]

If we miss out we miss out so be it, not much any of us can do so hold on tight and enjoy the ride

 

[dronefromsector7G]

The upside of Europa would be that we'd probably play a lot of youngsters and aim more for the league title. Mansour wants us to win the CL. I'm not sure he'd be so arsed about Europa.

 

[tizzerp]

I've gone from devastated yesterday to thinking maybe it won't be the end of the world. For me anyway the primary focus next season has to be to regain our premier league clown. The team is going to be adapting to a new style and we can all imagine that a fair few new players will be brought in too.

The positive is that because we have Pep he will still attract the players anyway. The downside is going to be the Thursday/Sunday playing scenario.

Which clown is that? There were plenty on show yesterday

 

[chaddblue]

I've gone from devastated yesterday to thinking maybe it won't be the end of the world. For me anyway the primary focus next season has to be to regain our premier league clown. The team is going to be adapting to a new style and we can all imagine that a fair few new players will be brought in too.

The positive is that because we have Pep he will still attract the players anyway. The downside is going to be the Thursday/Sunday playing scenario.

I thought we all wanted him sacked NOW

 

[NorCalBlue]

No europe in his first season = Domestic treble

So no pressure pep....

We're already in the Europa League, which we'd need to do pretty well in to keep up the coefficient points.

 

[blue ranger]

Which clown is that? There were plenty on show yesterday

Ha ha - plenty of clowns. Bloody predictive text.

 

[MikeF]

I've gone from devastated yesterday to thinking maybe it won't be the end of the world. For me anyway the primary focus next season has to be to regain our premier league clown

I thought he was on his way?? Bollocks

 

[blue ranger]

I thought we all wanted him sacked NOW

I most definitely do - think it's just therapy and trying to make myself feel better.