Newman Noggs
Well-Known Member
Getting a bit fractious gentlemen !!
Can't agree with replacing Mancini unless we have Mourinho lined up which, although I'm not a close associate of our owners, I'm sure we don't. I have no gripe with Mancini just as I didn't with Hughes. That there are glaring deficiencies in the team we all accept and so does Mancini judging by his foiled targets in January. Although I can't see inside his mind, I assume he signed Viera as a stop-gap to fill the hole we're all complaining about. He has shored up a defence that was being torn apart at will by very poor teams such as Sunderland and Burnley. It is true that this has been at the expense of scoring goals but everyone knows that you build a team on sound defence.
With the squad available, I genuinely believe Mancini has overachieved simply to be three wins away from qualification and he deserves our patience for at least another season.
Can't agree with replacing Mancini unless we have Mourinho lined up which, although I'm not a close associate of our owners, I'm sure we don't. I have no gripe with Mancini just as I didn't with Hughes. That there are glaring deficiencies in the team we all accept and so does Mancini judging by his foiled targets in January. Although I can't see inside his mind, I assume he signed Viera as a stop-gap to fill the hole we're all complaining about. He has shored up a defence that was being torn apart at will by very poor teams such as Sunderland and Burnley. It is true that this has been at the expense of scoring goals but everyone knows that you build a team on sound defence.
With the squad available, I genuinely believe Mancini has overachieved simply to be three wins away from qualification and he deserves our patience for at least another season.