Mancini should recieve more credit.

[LongsightM13]

THE CABAL DICTIONARY

'Dead Man Walking"
A breast-beating, 'told you so' assertion of insider 'secret' knowledge about the decision, taken in April by the board of Manchester City FC, to dismiss Roberto Manchester City for failing to win the 2011-12 Premier League title
Reality: Manchester City, managed by Roberto Mancini, win the 2011-12 Premier League title in May.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak heaps praise on 'magnificent' Roberto Mancini.
Defeat at Arsenal in April left City eight points behind Manchester United, with only six games of the campaign remaining.
At the time, questions were being asked of manager Roberto Mancini, with rising speculation that he might be sacked in the summer if the situation did not stabilise.
But, in an interview with City's official website, Khaldoon revealed even on that dark day he never lost faith.
"We had two choices," he said. "We could either raise the white flag and sulk or pick ourselves up and fight until the last second of this championship.
"I remember going down to the dressing room thinking we were not giving up. Something inside me said there was more to it.
"I had a conversation with Roberto. We both looked at each other and decided to take the pressure off everyone.
"We felt if we could win all our games and have a bit of luck, we could still pull it off.
"What Roberto did magnificently was to take the pressure off the entire team."
Khaldoon is clearly a huge fan of the Italian, who has transformed their fortunes in his two-and-a-half years at the helm.
"Roberto is a winner," said Khaldoon.
"He is a very strong character, who wants to win more than anyone I have ever seen. He is so driven and has an incredible amount of energy.
"We have got very close over the years and I know how he works.
"We have all learned a lot and have managed some very difficult situations over the season.
"We have achieved our objective and won the league and a lot of credit for that must go to his managerial skills."

"Thinking City fans"
A term used by the Cabal to define themselves as a self-appointed elite clique with insider knowledge. Anyone who disagrees with them is, by definition, thick. Their natural habitat is congratulating themselves at the Malmaison bar; Bluemoon when things are going badly, so they can say 'I told you so' and proclaim their ITK status; and Twitter when City are doing well, licking their wounds, slagging Bluemoon and making cryptic comments about 'things changing behind the scenes
Reality: Sadly, events continually conspire to provide that while the "Thinking City fans" might "Think" they know it all, all the available evidence evidence proves the opposite and suggests that they actually 'know' less about City, football, indeed anything at all, than the average blue

"Jose Mourinho"
Manchester City's current manager. Demigod, poster boy, hero and saviour of the world. A man whose team has won every game, never conceded a goal and who has never personally made an error of selection, tactics or judgement. He's wonderful. His assistant at the Etihad is Brendan Rodgers and his first signing for City was Cristiano Ronaldo
Reality:
Signed a new long-term contract as manager of Real Madrid. Brendan Rodgers appointed manager of Liverpool.

"Roberto Mancini"
A ****. A flukey chancer who knows nothing absolutely about football. Only wins because he had money. If Alan Ball had his backing, the title would've wrapped up in March
Reality: A serial winner. Multiple trophy winner, league champion in two different countries. Manchester City's most successful manager for generations. Thorn in Alex Ferguson's side, the manager who achieved what Shakin Bacon did in half the time, and the man who destroyed the myth of the Govan pisscan's 'mind games' for ever more. The man who has made the Cabal members look personally and intellectually foolish for the second consecutive summer. They will never, ever forgive him for this, whatever he achieves.

"Mancini's hair"
Sneering insult used to demean Manchester City fans who disagree with the Cabal. These people are not "Thinking City fans" (see above) and know nothing about football. Never mind fact-based evidence such as trophies, winners' medals etc — the only reason they can possibly like this man is if they like his hair. They are homosexuals who secretly want this greasy wop to finger their bum hole. If we keep posting this insult, it will be a great diversion — they will get angry and forget that we have been shown up as idiots once again
Reality: As insults go, it's up there with 'Stockport', 'Empty seats', 'Used to be Chelsea fans' etc for intellectual rigour, creativity and the 'Give-a-Shit-ometer

"PM sent
A way for Cabal members to communicate with each other and potential recruits, and to disseminate our insider 'ITK' secrets. Although they are 'personal' messages, we tell everyone else on the board that we are sharing them among ourselves, to show that we are the fucking men and you peasants know fuck all
Reality
The bullshit superhighway. The sewer, rather than the sewage, if you will

A cabal member pictured at 5pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

 

[remoh]

I'd like to say the same about you, but to have a mental state, you must have a brain in the first place of which you are devoid!! I'd get more sense and a better argument out of a rotting carrot than from Remoh of the brain-dead!!!

Give it up fella, come on, you know it makes sense!!! Ha ha ha :-)

You poor, bewildered, wretch of a person.

I've handed you your arse, now try to use it properly, instead of as a letterbox to post your tripe on here, you clown.

Love,

Remoh

Tut Tut, language!!! Ha ha ha!! The match is won but you're still stood on the sidelines jumping about like the demented Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce used to asking for a tie-breaker!!! Lol :-)

The more you wriggle, the deeper into the doo doo you sink but yet you wriggle further as you try to grasp the simple concepts I have presented you with. Next your name Remoh will be replaced by your new user name 'Bubbles in the Poo' as your head submerges below the surface. Ha ha ha!!!

It would be funny if you were a worthy adversary, but alas you have proved anything other than. So in finality:

We registered less players than the permitted maximum. The squad that was registered included players injured (Hargreaves) & academy products, hence why we had a smaller pool of players to fall back on when injuries, suspensions and ACN struck and why Mancini wants to purge the club of certain fringe and players on loan and replace them with 2-3 world class additions thus strengthening the gene pool of the squad.

Hargreaves was unfortunately injured most of the season ala Vidic, but unlike ManUre who (pointedly or not) drew comparisons between them losing Vidic being akin to us losing Kompany, we just got on with the task in hand as a team without Kompany and allowed our superb medical staff to work their magic to limit the amount of down-time for the likes of Kompany, Lescott and others.

Management choices: It's sooooo easy for you to make this rediculous claim about management choices, but when I ask you to explain which other manager has ever made perfect choices throughout a season, you cannot reply sensibly and retort 'you're not here to talk about other manager's only Mancini'.

Good, bad or indifferent, Mancini made the better management choices throughout the season and certainly better than any other manager, hence Manchester City Football Club - Premier League Champions 2011-2012!!! As I said to you earlier fella, If you've nothing sensible to say, do yourself a favour and say nowt eh and leave our Roberto alone!!! :-)

Roberto only registered 23 over 21 players, which is a bit of a mystery considering that he had the likes of Balotelli and Savic who could play without being registered ( as young players). He sometimes moves in a mysterious way, it seems. What would have been the harm in registering 25 over-21 players; he had plenty to pick from?

I don't suppose that there are any managers in the League who go through a season without making mistakes, but I am only concerned with the management of my team, so that's where I place my comments.

I don't think that I'll take your orders re. who I can criticise, but I am hoping that Mancini improves the attack for next season so that I don't have to. Not personnel,(apart from the addition of a good winger or two) just pace and genuine width.

It's a shame that you devote more words to invective than logic, but that's just your personality type, I suppose, and an attempted diversion when you're struggling.

At times, you write like an ITK, by the way. Do you draw your salary from the Etihad?

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Great post Longsight. I think you've got it pretty much surrounded there.

 

[Anonymous]

THE CABAL DICTIONARY

'Dead Man Walking"
A breast-beating, 'told you so' assertion of insider 'secret' knowledge about the decision, taken in April by the board of Manchester City FC, to dismiss Roberto Manchester City for failing to win the 2011-12 Premier League title
Reality: Manchester City, managed by Roberto Mancini, win the 2011-12 Premier League title in May.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak heaps praise on 'magnificent' Roberto Mancini.
Defeat at Arsenal in April left City eight points behind Manchester United, with only six games of the campaign remaining.
At the time, questions were being asked of manager Roberto Mancini, with rising speculation that he might be sacked in the summer if the situation did not stabilise.
But, in an interview with City's official website, Khaldoon revealed even on that dark day he never lost faith.
"We had two choices," he said. "We could either raise the white flag and sulk or pick ourselves up and fight until the last second of this championship.
"I remember going down to the dressing room thinking we were not giving up. Something inside me said there was more to it.
"I had a conversation with Roberto. We both looked at each other and decided to take the pressure off everyone.
"We felt if we could win all our games and have a bit of luck, we could still pull it off.
"What Roberto did magnificently was to take the pressure off the entire team."
Khaldoon is clearly a huge fan of the Italian, who has transformed their fortunes in his two-and-a-half years at the helm.
"Roberto is a winner," said Khaldoon.
"He is a very strong character, who wants to win more than anyone I have ever seen. He is so driven and has an incredible amount of energy.
"We have got very close over the years and I know how he works.
"We have all learned a lot and have managed some very difficult situations over the season.
"We have achieved our objective and won the league and a lot of credit for that must go to his managerial skills."

"Thinking City fans"
A term used by the Cabal to define themselves as a self-appointed elite clique with insider knowledge. Anyone who disagrees with them is, by definition, thick. Their natural habitat is congratulating themselves at the Malmaison bar; Bluemoon when things are going badly, so they can say 'I told you so' and proclaim their ITK status; and Twitter when City are doing well, licking their wounds, slagging Bluemoon and making cryptic comments about 'things changing behind the scenes
Reality: Sadly, events continually conspire to provide that while the "Thinking City fans" might "Think" they know it all, all the available evidence evidence proves the opposite and suggests that they actually 'know' less about City, football, indeed anything at all, than the average blue

"Jose Mourinho"
Manchester City's current manager. Demigod, poster boy, hero and saviour of the world. A man whose team has won every game, never conceded a goal and who has never personally made an error of selection, tactics or judgement. He's wonderful. His assistant at the Etihad is Brendan Rodgers and his first signing for City was Cristiano Ronaldo
Reality:
Signed a new long-term contract as manager of Real Madrid. Brendan Rodgers appointed manager of Liverpool.

"Roberto Mancini"
A ****. A flukey chancer who knows nothing absolutely about football. Only wins because he had money. If Alan Ball had his backing, the title would've wrapped up in March
Reality: A serial winner. Multiple trophy winner, league champion in two different countries. Manchester City's most successful manager for generations. Thorn in Alex Ferguson's side, the manager who achieved what Shakin Bacon did in half the time, and the man who destroyed the myth of the Govan pisscan's 'mind games' for ever more. The man who has made the Cabal members look personally and intellectually foolish for the second consecutive summer. They will never, ever forgive him for this, whatever he achieves.

"Mancini's hair"
Sneering insult used to demean Manchester City fans who disagree with the Cabal. These people are not "Thinking City fans" (see above) and know nothing about football. Never mind fact-based evidence such as trophies, winners' medals etc — the only reason they can possibly like this man is if they like his hair. They are homosexuals who secretly want this greasy wop to finger their bum hole. If we keep posting this insult, it will be a great diversion — they will get angry and forget that we have been shown up as idiots once again
Reality: As insults go, it's up there with 'Stockport', 'Empty seats', 'Used to be Chelsea fans' etc for intellectual rigour, creativity and the 'Give-a-Shit-ometer

"PM sent
A way for Cabal members to communicate with each other and potential recruits, and to disseminate our insider 'ITK' secrets. Although they are 'personal' messages, we tell everyone else on the board that we are sharing them among ourselves, to show that we are the fucking men and you peasants know fuck all
Reality
The bullshit superhighway. The sewer, rather than the sewage, if you will

A cabal member pictured at 5pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

:)

Amazingly insightful post there - complete with requisite comedy picture at the end. I'm genuinely a little flattered that so much time and effort is put into finding new and novel ways of saying the same things about us. You guys care so much it's heartwarming to know that not only do you follow us around on the forum, you take the time to follow us on Twitter too so you can ensure we know you're always watching!

 

[The Future's Blue]

THE CABAL DICTIONARY

'Dead Man Walking"
A breast-beating, 'told you so' assertion of insider 'secret' knowledge about the decision, taken in April by the board of Manchester City FC, to dismiss Roberto Manchester City for failing to win the 2011-12 Premier League title
Reality: Manchester City, managed by Roberto Mancini, win the 2011-12 Premier League title in May.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak heaps praise on 'magnificent' Roberto Mancini.
Defeat at Arsenal in April left City eight points behind Manchester United, with only six games of the campaign remaining.
At the time, questions were being asked of manager Roberto Mancini, with rising speculation that he might be sacked in the summer if the situation did not stabilise.
But, in an interview with City's official website, Khaldoon revealed even on that dark day he never lost faith.
"We had two choices," he said. "We could either raise the white flag and sulk or pick ourselves up and fight until the last second of this championship.
"I remember going down to the dressing room thinking we were not giving up. Something inside me said there was more to it.
"I had a conversation with Roberto. We both looked at each other and decided to take the pressure off everyone.
"We felt if we could win all our games and have a bit of luck, we could still pull it off.
"What Roberto did magnificently was to take the pressure off the entire team."
Khaldoon is clearly a huge fan of the Italian, who has transformed their fortunes in his two-and-a-half years at the helm.
"Roberto is a winner," said Khaldoon.
"He is a very strong character, who wants to win more than anyone I have ever seen. He is so driven and has an incredible amount of energy.
"We have got very close over the years and I know how he works.
"We have all learned a lot and have managed some very difficult situations over the season.
"We have achieved our objective and won the league and a lot of credit for that must go to his managerial skills."

"Thinking City fans"
A term used by the Cabal to define themselves as a self-appointed elite clique with insider knowledge. Anyone who disagrees with them is, by definition, thick. Their natural habitat is congratulating themselves at the Malmaison bar; Bluemoon when things are going badly, so they can say 'I told you so' and proclaim their ITK status; and Twitter when City are doing well, licking their wounds, slagging Bluemoon and making cryptic comments about 'things changing behind the scenes
Reality: Sadly, events continually conspire to provide that while the "Thinking City fans" might "Think" they know it all, all the available evidence evidence proves the opposite and suggests that they actually 'know' less about City, football, indeed anything at all, than the average blue

"Jose Mourinho"
Manchester City's current manager. Demigod, poster boy, hero and saviour of the world. A man whose team has won every game, never conceded a goal and who has never personally made an error of selection, tactics or judgement. He's wonderful. His assistant at the Etihad is Brendan Rodgers and his first signing for City was Cristiano Ronaldo
Reality:
Signed a new long-term contract as manager of Real Madrid. Brendan Rodgers appointed manager of Liverpool.

"Roberto Mancini"
A ****. A flukey chancer who knows nothing absolutely about football. Only wins because he had money. If Alan Ball had his backing, the title would've wrapped up in March
Reality: A serial winner. Multiple trophy winner, league champion in two different countries. Manchester City's most successful manager for generations. Thorn in Alex Ferguson's side, the manager who achieved what Shakin Bacon did in half the time, and the man who destroyed the myth of the Govan pisscan's 'mind games' for ever more. The man who has made the Cabal members look personally and intellectually foolish for the second consecutive summer. They will never, ever forgive him for this, whatever he achieves.

"Mancini's hair"
Sneering insult used to demean Manchester City fans who disagree with the Cabal. These people are not "Thinking City fans" (see above) and know nothing about football. Never mind fact-based evidence such as trophies, winners' medals etc — the only reason they can possibly like this man is if they like his hair. They are homosexuals who secretly want this greasy wop to finger their bum hole. If we keep posting this insult, it will be a great diversion — they will get angry and forget that we have been shown up as idiots once again
Reality: As insults go, it's up there with 'Stockport', 'Empty seats', 'Used to be Chelsea fans' etc for intellectual rigour, creativity and the 'Give-a-Shit-ometer

"PM sent
A way for Cabal members to communicate with each other and potential recruits, and to disseminate our insider 'ITK' secrets. Although they are 'personal' messages, we tell everyone else on the board that we are sharing them among ourselves, to show that we are the fucking men and you peasants know fuck all
Reality
The bullshit superhighway. The sewer, rather than the sewage, if you will

A cabal member pictured at 5pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

:)

Amazingly insightful post there - complete with requisite comedy picture at the end. I'm genuinely a little flattered that so much time and effort is put into finding new and novel ways of saying the same things about us. You guys care so much it's heartwarming to know that not only do you follow us around on the forum, you take the time to follow us on Twitter too so you can ensure we know you're always watching!

I think he's just trying to bring you, and others, back into the fold. Remember, if being wrong was an executable offonce, there'd be none of us left.

I wouldn't be flattered though, nobody is reading it as such, nobody. Sometimes it's good to be gracious in defeat, just like old Rasher Chops. He'll show you the way pal :)

 

[LongsightM13]

For what it's worth Billy, and I have said this many times before, I actually think you and Dave are both really good posters on here. You're from the same vintage as myself, have clearly been to a lot of the same matches home and away over the years, been to the same nightclubs, seen the same bands and shared a lot of the same experiences. We agree about much more than we disagree. If we ever met for a pint, we would probably get on fine.
The one thing we seem in absolute disagreement about, though, is the manager. It seems we will have to agree to disagree on this one.
A while back, after the cup final, you started a 'mea culpa' thread and had admitted you were in the wrong about him, and though you took a lot of flak for it, I personally thought it was a pretty admirable thing to do. But you seemed to have been dragged back into the anti-mob as the shit hit the fan in April.
Surely now the evidence and the man's record is there for everyone to see. Even his harshest critics.
As for piss-takes and insults, yourself and Dave have never been behind the bush when it comes to dishing them out, so no need to get precious if you get a bit back. It's only the internet after all.

 

[ranxerox]

Should he get more credit - yes

Will he? - With today's cynical journos not likely, at least not until he has won a few more things.

Plenty of so called pundits have also suggested at times that Pep Guardiola is not in any way responsible for Barca's success.

It's mostly just a function of lazy journalism.

 

[adrianr]

Could someone just confirm for the simpletons what The Cabal are wrong about exactly? I know they're anti-Mancini pro-Mou but what is the core argument? That Mancini isn't a good manager? That anyone could have had the success with the money? That Mourinho would have done it better than Bob? Or is it more a culmination of various arguments and attitudes that have preceded winning the league and now leave them looking silly? A stance they're still not willing to acknowledge?

It's bloody hard dipping in and out of this mini-conflict on here! It's so drowned under sniping and bitching it's difficult to wonder what the hell is going on.

 

[Skashion]

THE CABAL DICTIONARY

'Dead Man Walking"
A breast-beating, 'told you so' assertion of insider 'secret' knowledge about the decision, taken in April by the board of Manchester City FC, to dismiss Roberto Manchester City for failing to win the 2011-12 Premier League title
Reality: Manchester City, managed by Roberto Mancini, win the 2011-12 Premier League title in May.
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak heaps praise on 'magnificent' Roberto Mancini.
Defeat at Arsenal in April left City eight points behind Manchester United, with only six games of the campaign remaining.
At the time, questions were being asked of manager Roberto Mancini, with rising speculation that he might be sacked in the summer if the situation did not stabilise.
But, in an interview with City's official website, Khaldoon revealed even on that dark day he never lost faith.
"We had two choices," he said. "We could either raise the white flag and sulk or pick ourselves up and fight until the last second of this championship.
"I remember going down to the dressing room thinking we were not giving up. Something inside me said there was more to it.
"I had a conversation with Roberto. We both looked at each other and decided to take the pressure off everyone.
"We felt if we could win all our games and have a bit of luck, we could still pull it off.
"What Roberto did magnificently was to take the pressure off the entire team."
Khaldoon is clearly a huge fan of the Italian, who has transformed their fortunes in his two-and-a-half years at the helm.
"Roberto is a winner," said Khaldoon.
"He is a very strong character, who wants to win more than anyone I have ever seen. He is so driven and has an incredible amount of energy.
"We have got very close over the years and I know how he works.
"We have all learned a lot and have managed some very difficult situations over the season.
"We have achieved our objective and won the league and a lot of credit for that must go to his managerial skills."

"Thinking City fans"
A term used by the Cabal to define themselves as a self-appointed elite clique with insider knowledge. Anyone who disagrees with them is, by definition, thick. Their natural habitat is congratulating themselves at the Malmaison bar; Bluemoon when things are going badly, so they can say 'I told you so' and proclaim their ITK status; and Twitter when City are doing well, licking their wounds, slagging Bluemoon and making cryptic comments about 'things changing behind the scenes
Reality: Sadly, events continually conspire to provide that while the "Thinking City fans" might "Think" they know it all, all the available evidence evidence proves the opposite and suggests that they actually 'know' less about City, football, indeed anything at all, than the average blue

"Jose Mourinho"
Manchester City's current manager. Demigod, poster boy, hero and saviour of the world. A man whose team has won every game, never conceded a goal and who has never personally made an error of selection, tactics or judgement. He's wonderful. His assistant at the Etihad is Brendan Rodgers and his first signing for City was Cristiano Ronaldo
Reality:
Signed a new long-term contract as manager of Real Madrid. Brendan Rodgers appointed manager of Liverpool.

"Roberto Mancini"
A ****. A flukey chancer who knows nothing absolutely about football. Only wins because he had money. If Alan Ball had his backing, the title would've wrapped up in March
Reality: A serial winner. Multiple trophy winner, league champion in two different countries. Manchester City's most successful manager for generations. Thorn in Alex Ferguson's side, the manager who achieved what Shakin Bacon did in half the time, and the man who destroyed the myth of the Govan pisscan's 'mind games' for ever more. The man who has made the Cabal members look personally and intellectually foolish for the second consecutive summer. They will never, ever forgive him for this, whatever he achieves.

"Mancini's hair"
Sneering insult used to demean Manchester City fans who disagree with the Cabal. These people are not "Thinking City fans" (see above) and know nothing about football. Never mind fact-based evidence such as trophies, winners' medals etc — the only reason they can possibly like this man is if they like his hair. They are homosexuals who secretly want this greasy wop to finger their bum hole. If we keep posting this insult, it will be a great diversion — they will get angry and forget that we have been shown up as idiots once again
Reality: As insults go, it's up there with 'Stockport', 'Empty seats', 'Used to be Chelsea fans' etc for intellectual rigour, creativity and the 'Give-a-Shit-ometer

"PM sent
A way for Cabal members to communicate with each other and potential recruits, and to disseminate our insider 'ITK' secrets. Although they are 'personal' messages, we tell everyone else on the board that we are sharing them among ourselves, to show that we are the fucking men and you peasants know fuck all
Reality
The bullshit superhighway. The sewer, rather than the sewage, if you will

A cabal member pictured at 5pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

This is one of my favourite posts in Bluemoon history.

 

[The Future's Blue]

How have the new Champions of England been depicted on Sky over the last few weeks? Mancini's smile, Aguero's goal, the Sick Swan, the 1-0, has it all been shown on loop like the Shrek over-wigger?