Not read all the thread, only the first post so as to finish the ''...'' bit! But I would hazard a guess that if we don't finish in the top 4, Mancini would almost definitely be sacked. We had fourth spot in our hands last season, and fucked it up. Back then, I would guess that RM got another chance due to him being in the job for less than 6 months and not having had a chance to assemble HIS squad. Those excuses are gone now, and I'm sure he realises that. I don't think that even winning a cup would save him if we finished fifth. However, fourth (and even third) are still very achievable and would render this hypothetical situation meaningless. We have to get back quickly to the form we were showing in Nov/Dec time, and that is down to RM. Send out the right players, stop changing the defence every game and let them off the leash. We have the players, we have to believe we can do it.