Manuel Pellegrini

[bluedanza]

Inherited a team that had downed tools in a Wembley final and then scored 156 goals next season winning the title and league cup.
Was a class act. Met him once and he happily spent 20 minutes talking about not just football but life in general. An intelligent, thoughtful man who was probably selling himself short being a football manager.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

His first season was brilliant, especially the first half of it when Negredo was on form.

 

[nellyonthewing]

...and our best chant . Sheikh Mansour went to Spain in a Lamborghini etc etc.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Only thing I have against Manuel is that humiliation against ‘boro in his last match, but part of me thinks that was because the team knew he was going they didn’t have the motivatiin

 

[PragueBlue]

Only thing I have against Manuel is that humiliation against ‘boro in his last match, but part of me thinks that was because the team knew he was going they didn’t have the motivatiin

That was Sven wasn't it?

 

[blueparrot]

That was Sven wasn't it?

Yes it was.

 

[bluedanza]

Only thing I have against Manuel is that humiliation against ‘boro in his last match, but part of me thinks that was because the team knew he was going they didn’t have the motivatiin

In the same way that I hate Jimmy Friizzell for selling Peter Barnes and Gary Owen.

 

[JGL07]

Too right, but that won't suit his narrative.

And your point is?

 

[Brewster's millions]

In the same way that I hate Jimmy Friizzell for selling Peter Barnes and Gary Owen.

And Brian Horton for not playing Moulden more often. Unforgivable.

 

[Octavian]

Only thing I have against Manuel is that humiliation against ‘boro in his last match, but part of me thinks that was because the team knew he was going they didn’t have the motivatiin

Frank Clarke selling Peter Barnes was worse.