Major mistakes of MCFC?

[S04]

People slagging Swales off. Deep down we knew he was a blue and although a bit incompetent and light years away from where we are now he tried his best. If I remember rightly the minutes silence on his death was impeccably observed from where I was stood on the kippax.

He was a blue at heart, unfortunately it might be why he took us to the edge of the abyss as he desperately wanted to compete with the rags at all costs.

 

[DuggieCcH]

The way we treated Joe Mercer was shameful. He was loved and respected throughout the football world. We brought some seriously bad karma upon ourselves with that decision.
Signing Rodney Marsh cost us a League and won us nothing.

 

[hallstreetblue]

Yes, the illtreating of Joe Mercer. Bringing in Rodney Marsh when he was the last thing we needed. Tony Book saw right through him, which resulted in the flash git leaving. Tony was illtreated too, when Swales brought Allison back in. We all loved Malcom as a number 2, but without Joe, he was lost. Franny Lee tried shovin it down Swales's throat when the take over took place. Only for that to go horribley, horribley wrong.

Onwards and upwards, ay BLUES?

 

[Anonymous]

We've dropped countless bollocks over the years. Most bollocks have been at boardroom level. With Khaldhoon's interview being hot-stuff at the moment, it may be time to take stock and highlight some major mistakes from the past which we might be able to learn from and prevent from happening again..

I'll start with a few:

Demolishing the large capacity Platt Lame Stand and replacing it with the far smaller Umbro/Platt Lane Stand.

Allowing the rags to ground share after Uwe's Granddad bombed Old Trafford

Trying to see out the game when we're about to be relegated

Any others worthy of a mention?

Appointing Steve Coppell

 

[Anonymous]

Sacking Mancini!

Could well prove to be THE biggest mistake of all ......

despite all the stories of Mancinis unpopularity with some players , he WAS making his mark here .... when the club weren't winning trophies , they were finishing in creditable league positions , or losing finals ... and things WOULD have almost certainly have improved in Europe.

Mancini had the respect of close rival , Alex Ferguson , something which hardly any City manager has gained , for the RIGHT REASONS , during the last 26 years .... and the club appeared , at long last , to be establishing some sort of important stability.

But we'll never know now , and if Pellegrini IS to be installed , then he deserves both the clubs , and our , full backing.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Allowing Peter Swales to join the board then become Chairman.

As much as you might hate the old man he was City through and through. Even though he didn't make us bigger than "Stretford Rangers" he certainly tried.

In my time supporting City the biggest mistake was getting rid of Tony Book and replacing him with Malcolm Allison who dismantled a fine team and introduced the likes of Steve Daley.

Swales was Swales through and through. The **** tried to run our club into the ground. And if that wasn't his intention he was doing a pretty poor job at what he was trying to achieve

 

[Feed-The-Goat]

Nigel De Jong.

Still hurts to this day.

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Sacking Mancini!

Impossible to say this right now and will clearly be wrong by May next year

 

[cibaman]

Putting seats in the North Stand

Not paying £50,000 to sign Gordon Banks when we had the chance (apparently Joe thought he was too old). And then having to watch the greatest display of goalkeeping I've ever seen deprive us of the league title.

Signing Marsh when we did

Playing for the draw

 

[BoyBlue_1985]

Nigel De Jong.

Still hurts to this day.

I dont think so, another player that wanted to move on. He isn't worth over 100k a week and found that out himself when he got less from AC Milan than City offered him