Mancini at the game tonight

Prestwich_Blue said:
Blah, blah, blah. Mancini was the manager we needed at that time, who took us those few steps up the ladder. But this myth that the board didn't back him really gets my goat. For one thing we had FFP to deal with and couldn't just go out and get who we wanted. Second, he wanted three players who we De Rossi, Hazard & van Persie. The first didn't want to leave Roma and there's no way the board could do anything about that. The second was on the verge of signing but right at the last moment someone in his entourage demanded an extra kick-back on top of the agent fees already agreed. That went against a strict club policy so that deal fell through. And van Persie was lined up and ready to sign but, because of FFP and the board's worry that we were just stockpiling strikers, he had to let either Dzeko or Balotelli go. We had a good offer for Balotelli but Mancini wouldn't let him go so the RVP deal fell through.

Ultimately our business in that window wasn't great but that was nothing to do with the board not backing him. And even if the players were unhappy, if the board felt he was taking the club in the right direction and was working well with the execs he needed to work with, he would have been backed. But when you've pissed just about everyone off, from the Sheikh down to the tea-lady, you can't expect people to pander to your every whim. And on the day after his team had won the title, he handed in his notice which he rescinded after getting a 5-year contract. Had the club had the balls to call his bluff, we'd almost certainly have had Guardiola from the 2012/13 season.

So right man, right place, right time no doubt but it simply wasn't a case of the board not backing him.
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I was mainly lamenting Ferguson retiring as a winner in his final season, not having a go at the board.
 
Reading the last few pages,regarding the potential signings we so called had lined up,we basically helped the rags win the league then that season,not signing Van Persie ?

That is the reason they won the league that season,so if that was a great decision by the board,at the time,it certainly must have a few regrets about how it turned out.

As for Hazard,he is by far the best player (on his day) that Chelsea have,and would have been a great addition.

De Rossi was linked with us in so many windows,for it never to happen and he was eventually forgot about by majority of Blues
 
blueinsa said:
Id also like to see him back in the PL as he is a character, no doubt about it.

Would do a great job at most top clubs and maybe, just maybe West Ham have sounded him out but surely even Gold and co are not that stupid to have him sat in the stands watching given the accusations of the past?
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He spends his days travelling and watching football now. He was at PSG v Monaco on the weekend, Arsenal v Watford on Tuesday - I don't think it means anything.
 
There's only one job I'd be happy to see bobby in and that's the England job. (Never gonna happen as the FA only like hiring under qualified Englishmen) Seeing him manage another premier league team would make me sad :(
 
aguerrrroooooooooooo said:
There's only one job I'd be happy to see bobby in and that's the England job. (Never gonna happen as the FA only like hiring under qualified Englishmen) Seeing him manage another premier league team would make me sad :(
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Don't know about that, I'd be fairly happy if he became secret agent Bobby at the rags and got them relegated :)
 
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