The two issues with Mancini that led to his sacking were (a) his refusal to work collaboratively with a DoF and (b) complaints from many of his players.I can’t imagine Pep standing for it either tbh.
I’m guessing @City_Shirts is on the side of the Kitman after liking every post sticking up for him…,
He wouldn’t be mugging him off though if he agrees with him? I was making the point that he must have thought les was in the right, not expecting him to interview him then come on BM and call him a ****. Get back in your box, there must be another thread that needs you. :-)Quite right too. No point inviting people on for that kind if interview if you are gonna mug them off afterwards.
Tales of Blue had the pleasure of catching up with legendary City kitman Les Chapman to shares his City memories of 17 years with the club.
PART ONE: 1997-2003
PART TWO: 2003-2014
Gurning rag wanker who used to sell stories about Balotelli and Mancini to Ian Ladyman at the Daily Mail. A complete **** and as you say a fifth columnist. An enemy of the clubI met Les shortly after the title win in 2012. He’s a fucking fifth columnist. In his own words to me ‘Fergie would have won the title in 2012 by 20 points managing City with the team we had, Mancini is the luckiest bastard walking the earth’ enough said. Utter twat, biting the hand that feeds him, glad to see him ousted. I couldn’t believe he had employment with us being so anti-City the comedy bullshit was about his level.
He wouldn’t be mugging him off though if he agrees with him?
I was making the point that he must have thought les was in the right, not expecting him to interview him then come on BM and call him a ****. Get back in your box, there must be another thread that needs you. :-)
We needed Mancini at that time to make us winners, ColMancini was an abrasive character but that's probably what we needed after the largely ineffectual Hughes. He did indeed make us winners but being abrasive will only take you so far. It's a short term strategy. I suspect Peter Reid was much the same.
The problem really came to the boil with Marwood, who was effectively DoF (but without the title). Mancini had no intention of working with anyone other than his own coaches and the club tried to sidestep the issue by moving Marwood to the 'Football Administrator' role.
However things really came to a head when we appointed Soriano & Begiristain. Khaldoon was insistent that we would have a proper management structure which involved a Director of Football whereas Mancini wanted to do it all himself. That was in the 2011/12 season, prior to the PL win. The club tried hard to convince him but ultimately he was apparently rude and disrespectful to the owner and chairman.
If he felt he could do that to them, then sure as hell he felt he could do it to lesser mortals. The club knew his time was up when even total professionals like Zabba and David Silva were complaining.
Chappy's major role (even more than managing the kit) was to foster a good atmosphere in the dressing room, as he was the member of staff players had most interaction with. Mancini. on the other hand, eventually poisoned it.
I can certainly respect Mancini for what he did for us, delivering two trophies. Perhaps he even needed to be a bit of a bastard to do that. But that will only take you so far and I don't understand people knocking a genuine person like Chappy, who in his own way played a major role behind the scenes, just because he happened to speak out about a complete lack of civility. You have to work with people and you work better with them if there's mutual respect.
Perhaps I'm on Chappy's side because (a) I've heard more than most about Mancini's behaviour and (b) it reflects an incident in my current role, where we originally had a key team member who was regularly rude to everyone. He got shipped out and while I could agree with some of his work-decisions, I had no respect for him and the team was a much happier and more productive one when he was replaced.
Well that went in a direction that I never intended. Haha! Thought the little smile would have told you I was being lighthearted but as you’re in a serious mood I’ll bid you goodnight. I half wish you were a poster I didn’t like so I could just call you a ****.Well it's a softball friendly interview, no point in inviting someone you have a big disagreement with and think is a ****.
If he was one of the sad Mancini Forever wankers I doubt he would have had Chappy on his list to interview.
No need to use the template you have saved for Karen.
In fact, after a bit of thought I’m gonna retract my last post and just call you a ****. Using Mancini forever wankers is such a fucking small time phrase I’m a bit embarrassed for you. Maybe that’s the template I need to save.Well it's a softball friendly interview, no point in inviting someone you have a big disagreement with and think is a ****.
If he was one of the sad Mancini Forever wankers I doubt he would have had Chappy on his list to interview.
No need to use the template you have saved for Karen.