How much uncertainty is there in the squad?

[Impeccable]

Wayne Bridge is uncertain how many of his mates have been through hes ex.

Have to admit.... that is funny!

 

[Soulboy]

I'm sure there is loads of uncertainty at the club at the present time... just like every other organisation in the country today! I am having to deal with pay cuts, redundancies, early retirements, cutbacks... as is just about every other business in Britain today.

I don't think football clubs are unique in this, and City certainly aren't unique.

There will be uncertainty at Chelsea now... will Ancellotti survive? Will half the first team squad survive? Even at the Rags... how much longer will baconface keep going? How will the fringe players such as Gibson, Wellbeck, Marcheda et al do next season? Is the club going to be taken over any day soon?


Every club in the country has similar tales of uncertainty. Not just us.

I would go as far as to suggest that uncertainty is inherent to the role of a footballer and the running of a club. You don't have half yearly or quarterly targets... you have targets every single game! How could it be anything other than uncertainty?

Will it affect the perfortmance of the team? Maybe. It depends on the quality of the manager in charge of things, and like Billy Shears states, that includes those ABOVE Mancini.

But the fact that there is speculation about Mourinho taking over (and that is all it is at the present time...) is something EVERY manager has to deal with throughout his career, as does EVERY player throughout his career.

That's why they are paid so fucking much!

In fact, the speculation might actually improve performances if the targetted individuals want to keep their jobs. But I'm sure a top quality manager like Mancini wouldn't let him bother him at all.

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

I'm sure there is loads of uncertainty at the club at the present time... just like every other organisation in the country today! I am having to deal with pay cuts, redundancies, early retirements, cutbacks... as is just about every other business in Britain today.

I don't think football clubs are unique in this, and City certainly aren't unique.

There will be uncertainty at Chelsea now... will Ancellotti survive? Will half the first team squad survive? Even at the Rags... how much longer will baconface keep going? How will the fringe players such as Gibson, Wellbeck, Marcheda et al do next season? Is the club going to be taken over any day soon?


Every club in the country has similar tales of uncertainty. Not just us.

I would go as far as to suggest that uncertainty is inherent to the role of a footballer and the running of a club. You don't have half yearly or quarterly targets... you have targets every single game! How could it be anything other than uncertainty?

Will it affect the perfortmance of the team? Maybe. It depends on the quality of the manager in charge of things, and like Billy Shears states, that includes those ABOVE Mancini.

But the fact that there is speculation about Mourinho taking over (and that is all it is at the present time...) is something EVERY manager has to deal with throughout his career, as does EVERY player throughout his career.

That's why they are paid so fucking much!

In fact, the speculation might actually improve performances if the targetted individuals want to keep their jobs. But I'm sure a top quality manager like Mancini wouldn't let him bother him at all.

I am not really fussed about whether it is bothering Mancini but I am if it is affecting the players in any way.

 

[Soulboy]

I'm sure there is loads of uncertainty at the club at the present time... just like every other organisation in the country today! I am having to deal with pay cuts, redundancies, early retirements, cutbacks... as is just about every other business in Britain today.

I don't think football clubs are unique in this, and City certainly aren't unique.

There will be uncertainty at Chelsea now... will Ancellotti survive? Will half the first team squad survive? Even at the Rags... how much longer will baconface keep going? How will the fringe players such as Gibson, Wellbeck, Marcheda et al do next season? Is the club going to be taken over any day soon?


Every club in the country has similar tales of uncertainty. Not just us.

I would go as far as to suggest that uncertainty is inherent to the role of a footballer and the running of a club. You don't have half yearly or quarterly targets... you have targets every single game! How could it be anything other than uncertainty?

Will it affect the perfortmance of the team? Maybe. It depends on the quality of the manager in charge of things, and like Billy Shears states, that includes those ABOVE Mancini.

But the fact that there is speculation about Mourinho taking over (and that is all it is at the present time...) is something EVERY manager has to deal with throughout his career, as does EVERY player throughout his career.

That's why they are paid so fucking much!

In fact, the speculation might actually improve performances if the targetted individuals want to keep their jobs. But I'm sure a top quality manager like Mancini wouldn't let him bother him at all.

I am not really fussed about whether it is bothering Mancini but I am if it is affecting the players in any way.

What's affecting the players?

 

[DTeacher]

I cannot be certain about the 'uncertainty' within the squad as it is not certain whether there IS actually any uncertainty. What IS for certain though, is that we can simply not be certain about it. So, I guess that means that we would be uncertain. Or, rather, we ARE uncertain.

My head hurts.

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

I am not really fussed about whether it is bothering Mancini but I am if it is affecting the players in any way.

What's affecting the players?

Maybe that they aren't comfortable, sure about the way Mancini is going about things both in preparation and in matches?

 

[Rammy Blue]

What's affecting the players?

Maybe that they aren't comfortable, sure about the way Mancini is going about things both in preparation and in matches?

Roberto Mancini is an extremely intelligent guy, the so-called "trouble makers" can all fuck off as far as I am concerned, they are only unhappy because Bob can see that they can be improved upon, imo both Bob and Jose would have extremely similar opinions on the qualities and deficiences within our squad.

 

[Marvin]

results suggest that if there's any uncertainty it's not impacting on the players performances.

Why does DD always post such negative posts?

 

[bizzbo]

1. Managerial uncertainty always exists. If Hughes had remained then no-one would be certain that he'd be here next year. Is Ferguson retiring this year? What's happening with Guardiola, Mourinho? Doesn't stop Rooney, Xavi, Samuel, Cambiasso performing week in week out. Weak players use this kind of thing as an excuse. Winners plough on regardless, they only care about winning once they have crossed the white line.

2. The perception of uncertainty has been heightened at our club, partly due to changing manager mid season, and hiring someone without Premier League experience. But it's more to do with the Mourinho obsession.

Forget the press obsession with him, and his charisma. We are the richest club in the world, his reign at the last 'richest club in the world' was very succesful. It's a broad fit.

Some people, hacks, posters on here, think they have got wind of city approaching Mourinho in the past. So it becomes a specific fit.

But we know the truth is that many people are approached when a manager is replaced. If, as I believe, city have approached Mourinho TWICE, and failed to get him, surely this suggests that he is actually not all that interested. I can also see how keeping our interest alive gives Mourinho an advantage when negotiating with other clubs. Indeed I believe that Mourinho negotiated himself a new contract last year largely on the back of our interest in him.

Lastly, I believe that City would have to be more than certain that they could indeed get him before they put things into motion. If like me they are a little skeptical about his intentions, then they could only move if it became obvious that Mancini would not succeed. And that is just not the case at the moment.

 

[Anonymous]

results suggest that if there's any uncertainty it's not impacting on the players performances.

Why does DD always post such negative posts?

He's asking a fair question. Hardly the doom and gloom "we're gonna get relegated under this clown" days when Hughes was in charge. Anyway, you're right, in the main whatever uncertainty may or may not be there, it's not made its way onto the pitch. Otherwise we wouldn't be in the position we're in.

The business end of the season is upon us, and every time a player gets on the park, they've got something to play for...we'll know much more about a lot of them in two months time.

 

[GStar]

There shouldn't be uncertainty. They have a target of getting into the top four and they should all be pulling together to make that happen. They should all be focussed on that and nothing else, there is no uncertainty about it - break the top four. If there is uncertainty, you have to ask why it is affecting some players and not others.

Exacalacaly.

 

[Nelly's Left Foot]

results suggest that if there's any uncertainty it's not impacting on the players performances.

Why does DD always post such negative posts?

Which results are they? The 3 against Stokewhere we couldnt win, the draws against Lpool and Sunderland , the defeat at Hull or should we just remember the Chelsea win?

 

[Soulboy]

results suggest that if there's any uncertainty it's not impacting on the players performances.

Why does DD always post such negative posts?

Which results are they? The 3 against Stokewhere we couldnt win, the draws against Lpool and Sunderland , the defeat at Hull or should we just remember the Chelsea win?

Yeah. Just remember the Chelsea win.

 

[cleavers]

Weak players use this kind of thing as an excuse. Winners plough on regardless, they only care about winning once they have crossed the white line.

That's the nub of it for me, winners carry on winning despite the uncertainty, weak people let it affect them, some can't cope with change.

In my job there is continual uncertainty, continual change, BUT professionally I turn in my best whether I'm felling good or bad about it. I can honestly say that I do my job every time to the best of my ability, there's too many footballers don't.<br /><br />-- Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:01 pm --<br /><br />

The business end of the season is upon us, and every time a player gets on the park, they've got something to play for...we'll know much more about a lot of them in two months time.

I agree, and those players that really want it will rise to the challenge, no matter what they think of the current manager, or what they hope will happen.