Lancet Fluke
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Spot on.
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Agreed.
As much as I love Bobby Manc and appreciate what he did for Manchester City, I would never want him back as our manager.
Prestwich_Blue
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Just to make it quite clear what happened and why he wouldn't be welcomed back under the current ownership. It wasn't just players he pissed off (and read Bellamy's autobiography to find out what he was like, plus players like Silva & Zabaleta were complaining) but executives and directors. However alarm bells started ringing when . The club wanted to work in a certain way but Mancini wasn't interested in that. He wouldn't attend meetings at first and only went when ordered but sat there and took no interest at all.
After we'd lost at Everton he stormed off back to Italy for the international break and I'm not sure whether the club had sanctioned that or not. Whatever, he came back for the home game against Newcastle and was then told to report to Abu Dhabi. Not sure if he saw the Sheikh himself but he certainly saw Simon Pearce. He was asked if he was prepared to work with the board, Soriano and Begiristain. The answer was essentially no and I understand the meeting wasn't the friendliest. The Sheikh pulled the trigger and a board meeting was held a few days later, before the derby, to confirm that (although the sacking itself was planned for the end of the season).
It's completely wrong to suggest the board took the side of a few players and didn't have the nerve to back the manager. He was at odds with pretty well the whole club, from the chairman down.
After we'd lost at Everton he stormed off back to Italy for the international break and I'm not sure whether the club had sanctioned that or not. Whatever, he came back for the home game against Newcastle and was then told to report to Abu Dhabi. Not sure if he saw the Sheikh himself but he certainly saw Simon Pearce. He was asked if he was prepared to work with the board, Soriano and Begiristain. The answer was essentially no and I understand the meeting wasn't the friendliest. The Sheikh pulled the trigger and a board meeting was held a few days later, before the derby, to confirm that (although the sacking itself was planned for the end of the season).
It's completely wrong to suggest the board took the side of a few players and didn't have the nerve to back the manager. He was at odds with pretty well the whole club, from the chairman down.
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Sad to read that. Wish he wasn't such a knob at times. Sealed his own fate I guess. My favourite ever manager though.
kaz7
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He may have been a knob but once a blue always a blue
jimharri
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Thank Christ. I thought I was the only one who didn't understand the ongoing love-in for the bescarfed one. He did wonders for us, he ended the drought and I'll be forever grateful to him for the best day I've ever experienced being present as a city fan (93:20). However; he's been gone two years folks; Mancini has moved on, we should too.
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blueinsa
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Sheik Mansour summoned Bob over to Abu Dhabi
Told him hand you scarf back in im hiring Pellegrini.
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Told him hand you scarf back in im hiring Pellegrini.
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CelesteItis
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Mancio wouldn't get tonked by the candlewanks.
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blueinsa
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3-0 says different.
CelesteItis
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At home?