Mancini/Pellegrini rumours (10/05/13) (cont)

[Mayor West]

Did somebody really just say they aren't convinced we are in for Pellegrini??

Could you have your head any further in the sand?

I feel a little that way myself these days i.e. until I see the guy holding up a City shirt for photographers I won't believe. Are we sure this is happening?

Of course we don't know if he will 100% end up as city manager, but to say we aren't even in for him is just ridiculous.

 

[cavendishblue]

As Momo88 said " just ask yourself would Arsenal, chelsea,united,real, bayern,barca,psg, liverpool, dortmund,milan,juve... hire Mancini ?"

Then ask yourself would any hire David Moyes? Oh sorry one just did, LOL!

 

[kaz7]

Did somebody really just say they aren't convinced we are in for Pellegrini??

Could you have your head any further in the sand?

There is far far too much reports for this to be untrue - Mancini will be gone within two weeks final home game next week will tell us all we need to know

If he goes i will be gutted but i do understand why

if they do sack hin he should say fuck you to the american tour,let platt take them

 

[Marvin]

You know, I feel some of you are losing the plot a little.

People are upset about yesterday. I understand that. We lost a cup final. But the way in which we are looking for people to blame and in particular, rounding on Ferran and Txiki is quite frankly bizarre. Take a step back and a deep breath and think about what the fuck some of you are saying.

It is quite clear that the decision was taken some time ago to replace Mancini with Pellegrini. Now, how do you handle this? Do you try to sow up the deal in the background before informing people so as to not distract on the teams performances? Or do you tell the press every step of the way during negotiations? It seems like most of you think it should be the latter. Crazy. What exactly were you expecting after the news reports broke? For Ferran to come out and say actually yes, we are looking for a new manager and Mancini is gone? The day of the Cup final? Really?

These guys are professional. They believe there are better managerial options and have gone about securing one of those options, without feeling the need to brief the press.

There is also this view that the hierarchy should have waited until the season was done before negotiating with another manager. As if by doing so was somehow not classy. Firstly, get real - this is how the world works. Secondly, I assume these are the same people who ranted at Marwood for not getting the transfer business concluded earlier enough last season.

Yesterday wasn't a great day, but we will move on. Surely after everything Khaldoon has done that has been right he can be afforded a degree of trust. We are a club that is in great hands. Yet the flapping on here has been unbelievable.

What we are witnessing in the press and Twitter today will be long forgotten, much like Hughes was.

Great post mate.

Txiki and soriano come out of this with great deal of credit in my eyes. From what I hear they had to act decisively to head of barca. If they've done that then they've done well.

Hopefully rm will get a send off by the fans next week, then onwards and upwards for mcfc. I see exciting times ahead.

I hope you are right DD. All very speculative at the moment i.e. I've seen the same reports as you, but you want to believe them whereas I am sceptical of the rationale behind it

I'd much prefer it if we retained mancini and bought an Eden hazard type player, and a striker.

If mancini was culpable for last season's transfer strategy then he should have been sacked, but if he identified the players he wanted and the club failed to get them, then he should not carry the can for City's stagnation. We're not as creative or clinical as we were. And that's entirely down to the playing personnel. Is Mancini to blame? I don't think he is

However it has an air of inevitability now. Mancini now looks like a lame duck manager who no longer has the confidence of his owners and that's an impossible situation to be in.

Does Pellegrini speak English? What does he know about the Premiership? Even if we managed to appoint him, which I think is doubtful, it's an incredibly high-risk strategy.

If the press are right and we have been making overtures to Pellegrini then mancini has to go because he has been undermined and will no longer have the authority in the dressing room.

We may have started to try and get Pellegrini, but could end up with someone else.

You are impressed with what City are doing. I'm worried we'll end up on the outside of the top 4 next season looking jealousy on without the firepower to blast our way back in with FFP hanging over us. I'd have preferred to wait.

We might come out of this season in a positive manner, and it could be far worse. Onwards and upwards, and most importantly together.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Did somebody really just say they aren't convinced we are in for Pellegrini??

Could you have your head any further in the sand?

There is far far too much reports for this to be untrue - Mancini will be gone within two weeks final home game next week will tell us all we need to know

If he goes i will be gutted but i do understand why

if they do sack hin he should say fuck you to the american tour,let platt take them

Well after this seasons performances, as we are trying to promote the club that could be a blessing.

 

[BobKowalski]

Did somebody really just say they aren't convinced we are in for Pellegrini??

Could you have your head any further in the sand?

I feel a little that way myself these days i.e. until I see the guy holding up a City shirt for photographers I won't believe. Are we sure this is happening?

Of course we don't know if he will 100% end up as city manager, but to say we aren't even in for him is just ridiculous.

No I think we can be 100% certain that Pellegrini will be the manager next season.

 

[Pastor Kidney]

Like others on here, I tend to have a nosey at other fans forums such as Rag Cafe and RAWK and it's true that none of them rate Bob and are shitting themselves at the prospect of us getting a 'decent' manager.

 

[simon23]

Is it possible that there,are other candidates for the job if rm goes other than pelligrini and the media just havent picked up on them???

I still want mancini to stay but I don't think he will unfortunately

I'd like to think we are approaching a couple of the best as well as pelligrini

I will just support whatever the boards decision is though I feel the way mancuni is being treated isn't correct

 

[OB1]

He is 58. Hardly a pensioner.

60 in sept

Makes no odds. Generally speaking a club only has a manager for about 3 years anyway.

When he'd reach Wenger's age and I'd still be happy to see Wenger replace Mancini now.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

Like others on here, I tend to have a nosey at other fans forums such as Rag Cafe and RAWK and it's true that none of them rate Bob and are shitting themselves at the prospect of us getting a 'decent' manager.

Well the inners for some reason believe everyone is shit scared of Mancini.