Ric said:
BillyShears said:
Interesting that he's tackled the Pep rumours head on in that press conference. Glad he did that. I didn't find his comments about talking to six or seven teams as being sarcastic though. Sounded like he genuinely did.
C'mon, that was blatantly sarcastic. If he'd have responded in an arsey or defensive way they would've been all over it, so instead he diffused the situation neatly with a joke.
Regardless of Mancini's intention, mate, they are 'all over it'. Too cowardly to directly act in the moment, though, because, deep down, they know it was rooted in sarcasm.
Tomorrow's headlines et al: 'Mancini: I spoke to eight clubs last season'
City boss admits courting more than Monaco.
This where a savvy PR team earn their corn.