BillCarlisle
Well-Known Member
The difference with this situation is that the Manager has said in public that the player is finished with him. Bobby Manc has made his position quite clear.
Ferguson got rid of the players mentioned by the official route - i.e. sold them as quickly as he could. He obviously will have told them privately that they had no future at the Club, but's that completely different than stating it to the world in such a vociferous manner.
It's getting increasingly interesting by the day, especially with Joorabchian's interview on SSN last night. The Sky re-run of the after-match interview didn't really clarify anything either way, although I'm sure that City will have had their own language experts on the case throughout all this. It may all come down to what Zaba and Kolarov say about what happened on the bench.
Once the inquiry is finalised I somehow can't see the Board doing anything but back Mancini. Even if there's still an element of doubt and they can't make a case stick for disciplining the player, I would guess they will say that the Manager acted in good faith. That he had been misinformed by the player in the heat of the situation. In which case we could yet see a 'kiss & make up until January' scenario.
Maybe there's a deal going on behind the scenes to ensure that no party loses face here, but whatever happens, City will still be here for a long time to come. That's the bottom line for me.
Ferguson got rid of the players mentioned by the official route - i.e. sold them as quickly as he could. He obviously will have told them privately that they had no future at the Club, but's that completely different than stating it to the world in such a vociferous manner.
It's getting increasingly interesting by the day, especially with Joorabchian's interview on SSN last night. The Sky re-run of the after-match interview didn't really clarify anything either way, although I'm sure that City will have had their own language experts on the case throughout all this. It may all come down to what Zaba and Kolarov say about what happened on the bench.
Once the inquiry is finalised I somehow can't see the Board doing anything but back Mancini. Even if there's still an element of doubt and they can't make a case stick for disciplining the player, I would guess they will say that the Manager acted in good faith. That he had been misinformed by the player in the heat of the situation. In which case we could yet see a 'kiss & make up until January' scenario.
Maybe there's a deal going on behind the scenes to ensure that no party loses face here, but whatever happens, City will still be here for a long time to come. That's the bottom line for me.