if we finished 5th...

Its a Catch 22 in terms of Mourinho coming to City next season - it is logically impossible - I just can't envisage a set of circumstances in which it could actually happen. Consider the 2 scenarios:

If we finished in the Top 4, it would be a pretty daft and indefensible decision to sack Mancini, as he would have achieved the objective set out to him for this season. This would be our best finish in decades, and we would have reached the Holy Grail of the Champions League for the first time in our history. If we sacked him after achieving that, we would appear to be the most unreasonable, impatient, know-nothing, trigger happy Club in recent memory - a true laughing stock. Therefore Mourinho wouldn't end up coming to the Club.

If we finished 5th, we could sack Mancini for failing to reach his targets - that would be entirely understandable. Yet Mourinho wouldn't want to come to a Club not in the Champion's League, which we wouldn't be having finished 5th. Therefore Mourinho wouldn't end up coming to the Club.

The only way he could end up at the Club would be the season after, if we made the CL again, but were deemed not have made any progress elsewhere - ie: in the Cup itself, and in the Domestic Cups, and just ended up finishing 4th again. We could have an argument then. But I think that would be too late for Mourinho, as it looks like he'll be moving this summer, not next.

For this reason, I feel we all need to get over our Mourinho fantasies and get behind the bloke in charge at the moment. Yes - there are problems, and yes these need to be addressed, but all these people saying 'If Mancini fails, he'll be for the chop, and we'll just go ahead and get Mourinho in the summer' can't have thought the situation through properly.
 
if we finish 5th.....and Mourinho would come then its a no brainer.....get him

If he wouldn't come give bobby another season at least....don't bother with anyone else
 
i guess if we finished behind the big 4 Bobby would surely be sacked but that is unfair, not only to him, to every manager as well. the manager should not take all the blame because it is only the first year and he has so much to sort out besides the loads on pitch. however, i'm not sure Mansour is patient enough to give Bobby more than one year. but another manager really is NOT a good idea. reshuffle everything, what if, ends up in nothing again?

suppose Jose did come, he would definitely bring his dear Cavarho (sorry maybe a spelling mistake) the full back and his horribly greedy agent may want to bring in more his players. this will naturally cause more trouble in the dressing room. so i'm in favor of the idea to give Bobby another year if we did fail.

however, if you look into the situation, you don't need to be so pessimistic. Spurs are more exhausted especially Bale has got more frequent injured recently. if he's out for a long time, Spurs is screwed. Chelsea is in doubt, even though they have Torres now, because Torres is now not who he was 2-3 yrs ago. much slower and much less fit.

so if we can solve the major problem which i think is the ability to focus throughout 90 minutes, we'll probably finish 2nd or the 3rd.
 
There's no doubt he would and should be sacked, none at all.

The interesting and very possibly more relevant question is if he finishes 3rd or 4th and Jose is available , what will the sheikh do?
 
Didsbury Dave said:
There's no doubt he would and should be sacked, none at all.

The interesting and very possibly more relevant question is if he finishes 3rd or 4th and Jose is available , what will the sheikh do?
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He's got to stick Dave for the sake of stability, if bobby gets CL football mate he has to stay. I would like Jose no doubt about that but not at any expense.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
There's no doubt he would and should be sacked, none at all.

The interesting and very possibly more relevant question is if he finishes 3rd or 4th and Jose is available , what will the sheikh do?
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I would imagine he'd honour Bobs contract...
 
Didsbury Dave said:
There's no doubt he would and should be sacked, none at all.

The interesting and very possibly more relevant question is if he finishes 3rd or 4th and Jose is available , what will the sheikh do?
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Overhaul one of Chelsea, Utd, Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool in one season is no easy feat.

If people like you get their way we will forever be in transition, and the "project" will fail. Every manager will stumble at some point, and the hyenas will be on him in a flash whoever they are. I genuinely hope that Mancini succeeds, and every City fan should do so too, and more importantly act in a way which smooths his path.
 
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