To Mr Roberto Mancini.

[leopardlily]

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

You must be forht of next season. Trust him, dude, everything will be bryne.

 

[NSBFL]

The boy done good!

 

[jimharri]

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

You must be forht of next season. Trust him, dude, everything will be bryne.

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[samharris]

To all those that hijacked this thread with their own agendas ..grow the fuck up ..this is a thankyou thread ffs..

 

[Damocles]

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected.

Mancini has spent nowhere near that.

Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.

This is also strange, what exactly would you define as "negativity". In most matches, we had 4 attacking players on the pitch.

I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

Just because you don't understand his tactical decisions doesn't mean that they were stupid. This is a fault of you rather than the manager.

Also, it isn't anybody's job to entertain you. You are watching a competitive sporting competition, if you want to be entertained, try a circus.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.

Firstly, it's OWNER, not owners. Singular. Sheikh Mansour owns MCFC 100% using his personal wealth generated from investments.
Secondly, it's funny to me that you give credit to a guy who sits in Abu Dhabi signing cheques, but no credit to the guy who manages the entirety of the footballing side of the business, for the footballing achievements of the business. This sort of logical leap is ridiculous.

I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

After most of the stuff in the above post, I'm not sure how valuable or educated your opinion truly is. That "ordinary team" went a whole season unbeaten at home, and went for a league record 30 games unbeaten whilst winning the league and getting to the Champions League Final. It's astounding that you believe that the potential CL winners this year are "ordinary" and that a brand new team like City "should have been closer to them".

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Pfft he gives some right weird interviews!

Man City boss Roberto Mancini: "It was a perfect day and makes up for all the nonsense we've had to put up with in the last few months. We've been on a terrible run but we've finished strongly and ended up 10th, which is where we wanted to be in the first place. To finish above Newcastle will put a smile on the face of everyone in Sunderland."

The BBC making a mistake, surely not?

I can think of four BBC mistakes every week during the season - Hansen, Shearer, Lineker and Crooks. Five if yer count Yappy Yorath.

 

[afhald]

Il signor Mancini avete raggiunto dove molti altri hanno fallito.
Grazie a voi.

haha, your italian is worse, i hope it is google translator :)

 

[Any1aBlue]

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

Hee hee hee hee hee haaa haa ha ermmmmmmlol ha haaha. Have you gota a job or did you used to have a good one?

Your banter was lost on me...................eh?

-- Mon May 23, 2011 10:50 am --

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

I hate seeing him blamed for the 380m. He took over a club in 6th position and spent 150m. It was his decision to move on Bellamy, Ade, RSC, Bridge, Robinho, et al, but it's not his fault that for one reason or another, the club hasn't received fees for them. If we had got two thirds of the money back we'd spent on them, we'd be talking about him taking over club in sixth position, spending considerably less than 100m net, winning the FA Cup and beating Arsenal to 3rd position in his first full year. Anyone would agree that was a superb performance.

But if the money means you can't take success at face value, then I would hope you can recognise the strides that our young players have taken under him. He's given Hart, Richards, Kompany and De Jong clear roles and direction, and they are flourishing. There are clear ideas behind everything that the team do on the pitch, and the team sticks to them religiously, every game recently, we've stick at the plan until it worked. Even the substitutions are very predictable, one player comes on (and usually scores), but the changes in shape upfront or the midfield are very predictable and usually totally effective. Everyone can see exactly why we win when we win, and why we lose when we lose. That's how we will progress, because everyone knows the plan and is focused on perfecting it. I can accept that it's not always to everyone's taste, but it's the way the top teams work, why after years of practise, they can rotate, bed in youngsters, and never miss a beat.

He's done really well this year, and so have all the players. They've stuck at it, shown grit, courage, focus and a great team ethic. It's a joint effort and I hope they get their share of the plaudits.

Yep,you're right - may be I am a grumpy old git. I just want to be entertained as well. Is that too much to ask?

-- Mon May 23, 2011 10:51 am --

Proved so many of the Halfwits on here wrong- Well done Roberto

-- Sun May 22, 2011 11:17 pm --

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

It wasn't him that spent all the £380m you talk about was it?

No, it wasn't, but the part which he didn't spend bought most of the squad which has won us third place and the Cup!
My thanks go primarily to the squad, who have persevered through all of Roberto's weird and wonderful tactics even when they were totally clueless.
All the same, he deserves credit for sorting out a defence which had been completely amateurish under Hughes and for persevering with, and improving, some of the lads.
Also for seeing the light just in time.

Thank you Roberto AND DON'T MAKE ME MOAN AGAIN! (please)

Couldnt have put it better myself..............oh,I think i evidenced that earlier -LOL.

-- Mon May 23, 2011 10:55 am --

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected. Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.
I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.
I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

You must be forht of next season. Trust him, dude, everything will be bryne.

What? Translation from 'pissed-up gaelic' to normal speak plse.............but the gist is good.<br /><br />-- Mon May 23, 2011 11:06 am --<br /><br />

LMAO at the Mancini outers - Bobby shut you up good and proper.

Rubbish. 380m - It was the least we should have expected.

Mancini has spent nowhere near that.

Frankly, we frittered away valuable points in games we would have won were it not for the negativity engendered by Mancini.

This is also strange, what exactly would you define as "negativity". In most matches, we had 4 attacking players on the pitch.

I went to plenty of matches where I sat there baffled by tactics, substitutions, styles and team choices. And times where I was just bloody bored for 75 mins.

Just because you don't understand his tactical decisions doesn't mean that they were stupid. This is a fault of you rather than the manager.

Also, it isn't anybody's job to entertain you. You are watching a competitive sporting competition, if you want to be entertained, try a circus.

I was at the semi and the final of the Fa Cup and it was the best times ive had supporting City in 45yrs. Im grateful to the owners for letting this happen.

Firstly, it's OWNER, not owners. Singular. Sheikh Mansour owns MCFC 100% using his personal wealth generated from investments.
Secondly, it's funny to me that you give credit to a guy who sits in Abu Dhabi signing cheques, but no credit to the guy who manages the entirety of the footballing side of the business, for the footballing achievements of the business. This sort of logical leap is ridiculous.

I hope Mancini learns we can win playing attractive football, but I think we could have got further this year by doing so.
A very ordinary team won this years Prem...........................we should have been closer to them in my opinion.

After most of the stuff in the above post, I'm not sure how valuable or educated your opinion truly is. That "ordinary team" went a whole season unbeaten at home, and went for a league record 30 games unbeaten whilst winning the league and getting to the Champions League Final. It's astounding that you believe that the potential CL winners this year are "ordinary" and that a brand new team like City "should have been closer to them".

My,my, you've spent a long time replying to my constructive criticism - which I believe Im entitled to? Obviously you think not and that yours is more valuable.

I think most spectators like to watch football to be entertained and that most folks employed in the game would accept they're in the entertainment business. I cant get to many Circus' these days, but even when I could I still liked football too, and golf, and fishing etc etc. Football is an expensive product for which I expect to be entertained. Frankly, a lot of times this Season, I have not been - Im entitled to say so.

As for the rest of your drivel - what on earth has it got to do with it about how many owners we have? Blah,blah,blah. You dont have to worry about how valuable my opinion is any more than I yours. Just make your observation in a constructive way and move on otherwise you start to look a bit silly.........................

 

[schfc6]

Proved so many of the Halfwits on here wrong- Well done Roberto

Dick of a post, bob changed his outlook, exactly what the doubters wanted.

Now he has seen what can be achieved I expect him Yo carry on in the same way next season.

Simply not the case, it was obvious to those with a brain that there was always going to be a more attacking side to the team once injuries had dried up and players got into their rhythm.
A manager who signs players like Balotelli, Silva and Dzeko is hardly one planning a team of attrition and boredom.
It was obvious that when we were at near full strength, which we rarely were during the first 6 months we were a very fluid attacking side, I cite West Brom, West Ham and Fulham away. We looked great.
Unfortunately people couldn't see the bigger picture, and more unfortunately weren't prepared to see the bigger picture.

It's taken a while for the Mancini outers to realise that he is indeed a great manager.
He is probably the only manager in the Premier league (Ferguson aside) that has true conviction in his thoughts, and does not bow to fan, media or player pressure, that is what makes a truly great manager.

Where is Didsbury Dave on this thread? Conspicuous by your absence....

 

[SWP's back]

Maybe he's now confident that his defence are suitably drilled at understanding what he wants and he feels he can let the leash off gradually. I was myself a bit critical at times but you have to hand it to him, the bloke employed before him never really sorted our defence out and look where it got him?

18 months to get the defence to understand what he wants?

Nooooooooo!

why is it so hard to accept you were wrong! Mancini did not change the system, it just toke some while for the players to gel and get used to it! quite understandable if you ask me.

This! Some would argue black was white to try and save face.