Pep's contract situation

[LangleyBlue1970]

Talksport getting giddy about this now

Rightly so. The best manager in world football possibly becoming the national teams manager?

 

[willipp]

One thing we know is that the club's continuity planning is excellent. Look at how they handled Begiristain leaving. Nothing and then done and replaced.

If Guardiola is leaving it will all be handled as smoothly and in the background and it won't leave the club with a problem at any stage. When the time is right to announce staying or leaving - boom. It's annoying for fans maybe, but it's the best way.

One thing amongst many this club does better than any other club is planning for the future.

 

[halfcenturyup]

One thing amongst many this club does better than any other club is planning for the future.

Another thing is keeping quiet about it, and not turning it into a soap opera.

 

[Shazza458]

A one year extension doesn’t suit the club in the slightest.
Continued uncertainty until 2026 just feels like kicking the can down the road.
We’ll just have the same questions we had last summer, potentially when the squad needs a rebuild.
I completely understand it’s Pep Guardiola and you want to squeeze every last bit out of him but is it at detriment to the long term planning. I’d argue it is.

Stars are really aligning on other jobs he might be interested, he could still walk imo.

 

[MikeF]

Another thing is keeping quiet about it, and not turning it into a soap opera.

Which we used to excel at!!

 

[willipp]

Another thing is keeping quiet about it, and not turning it into a soap opera.

If he’s staying we will know soon enough. The longer it goes with no announcement, the more I feel he will be off.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Imagine he takes over an benches Bellingham due to ego, now that would be worth it alone.

 

[Cobwebcat]

A one year extension doesn’t suit the club in the slightest.
Continued uncertainty until 2026 just feels like kicking the can down the road.
We’ll just have the same questions we had last summer, potentially when the squad needs a rebuild.
I completely understand it’s Pep Guardiola and you want to squeeze every last bit out of him but is it at detriment to the long term planning. I’d argue it is.

Stars are really aligning on other jobs he might be interested, he could still walk imo.

I tend to agree and I never thought I would say that re Pep. It’s become obvious that he is going sometime in the next 18 months and City may have the chance to team up the two Sporting guys which they might not have in a year’s time.

All that said, if Pep said he was extending another 12 months I would still be very happy.

 

[BringBackSwales]

A one year extension doesn’t suit the club in the slightest.
Continued uncertainty until 2026 just feels like kicking the can down the road.
We’ll just have the same questions we had last summer, potentially when the squad needs a rebuild.
I completely understand it’s Pep Guardiola and you want to squeeze every last bit out of him but is it at detriment to the long term planning. I’d argue it is.

Stars are really aligning on other jobs he might be interested, he could still walk imo.

Hmmm Pep staying another year or Pep not staying another year, I know which I’d prefer

 

[flb]

A one year extension doesn’t suit the club in the slightest.
Continued uncertainty until 2026 just feels like kicking the can down the road.
We’ll just have the same questions we had last summer, potentially when the squad needs a rebuild.
I completely understand it’s Pep Guardiola and you want to squeeze every last bit out of him but is it at detriment to the long term planning. I’d argue it is.

Stars are really aligning on other jobs he might be interested, he could still walk imo.

A one year extension suits the club perfectly fine, cant see the club, or more importantly Pep himself leaving the club on the same day as Txiki , far too much upheaval for one, another season after this and hand over, but with Pep you just don't know, but cant for the life of me see him leaving end of this season.