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To Mr Roberto Mancini.
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rastus
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remoh said:rastus said:remoh said:Go back to the beginning and re-read the thread, Rastus, and you'll see which Blues first turned it into something else. I don't remember these characters joining the fray when the big debate was going on. They crawled out of the woodwork when the final results came in.
OK, but in fairness there will always be relief that those who didnt believe in mancini have been proved incorrect. And in that relief there will be fingers pointing to those who made our lives miserable, on Bluemoon at least.
They took a gamble in their stance that Mancini was not the man to take us forward and voicing such negativity that I havent seen here before.
So yep those calling for his head now deserve a mention, it takes a good man to say he was wrong and when he does the shit is forgotten and we move forward...together
Well, I've defended my point of view now several times on here. If Mancini had continued his tactics, we would have had nothing a the end of the season. He was big enough to adapt and for that I'm truly grateful.
At the time when I, and many others, complained about his management, we were right, so you wont be seeing many apologies on here.
Fair enough, he was trying to get a team together and that takes time.it is ridiculous to suggest otherwise. Some of us were more impatient than others, others could see what he was trying to achieve, although as you say and Mancini himself said he got games wrong along the way.
But 1 thing for sure I never called for his head, Im not sure if you did.
Lets leave it at that and all move on.....COME ON CITY
zeven
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such a bad loser. He havent changed his management style in his entire mangament career. Yaya has always played as an attacking midfielder for us! Silva has had a free role. our fullbacks have acted as wingers to give us width. we have always played with a central midfielder and one pure DM in barry and de jong.remoh said:rastus said:remoh said:Go back to the beginning and re-read the thread, Rastus, and you'll see which Blues first turned it into something else. I don't remember these characters joining the fray when the big debate was going on. They crawled out of the woodwork when the final results came in.
OK, but in fairness there will always be relief that those who didnt believe in mancini have been proved incorrect. And in that relief there will be fingers pointing to those who made our lives miserable, on Bluemoon at least.
They took a gamble in their stance that Mancini was not the man to take us forward and voicing such negativity that I havent seen here before.
So yep those calling for his head now deserve a mention, it takes a good man to say he was wrong and when he does the shit is forgotten and we move forward...together
Well, I've defended my point of view now several times on here. If Mancini had continued his tactics, we would have had nothing a the end of the season. He was big enough to adapt and for that I'm truly grateful.
At the time when I, and many others, complained about his management, we were right, so you wont be seeing many apologies on here.
we have always tried to play possion football and counter attack.
so please let go of this "changing tactics" BS
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remoh said:At the time when I, and many others, complained about his management, we were right, so you wont be seeing many apologies on here.
The difference in points of view is subtle here, but it is important - there are those who believed Mancini was building towards something and accepted that it would take time (and we still aren't there yet, despite fantastic progress), and those who demanded that everything they wanted to happen should happen immediately or else we should change the manager.
In my eyes, only one view was rational and realistic, and it was the first one. You may disagree, but I personally will never agree with anyone on that. The only thing that would have been achieved had those who wanted a change succeeded would be that it was now 36 years.
IMO Mancini had a plan all along - he wants to play the best football in the world, but was shrewd enough to realise that the right to do so had to be earned. He inherited a talented squad that was all over the place defensively - it took him 12 months or so, but he turned largely the same set of players into one of the best defensive units in the world.
He didn't change his tactics, it was something he was working towards from the first minute of his first game in charge, and the work goes on... Who knows how far he can take us now?
CarolinaBlue
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This was a fun read.
Thanks Bobby, the players, the staff, and all those at MCFC.
Thanks Bobby, the players, the staff, and all those at MCFC.
wayne71 said:Its a shame some people just cannot accept they were wrong.
More chance of the queen making me a shit sandwich.
rastus
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Didsbury Dave said:rastus said:OK, but in fairness there will always be relief that those who didnt believe in mancini have been proved incorrect. And in that relief there will be fingers pointing to those who made our lives miserable, on Bluemoon at least.
They took a gamble in their stance that Mancini was not the man to take us forward and voicing such negativity that I havent seen here before.
So yep those calling for his head now deserve a mention, it takes a good man to say he was wrong and when he does the shit is forgotten and we move forward...together
Football finished forever yesterday, did it?
City have finished the season superbly, and we have to be delighted with our progress. But that progress must continue for Mancini to be worthy of the God-like status a few have already bestowed upon him. All we've done is reached the point that The Skeikh believed we should be at 12 months ago.
I didn't think Mancini could preside over a City team which suddenly looked as motivated and united as the one we've seen for the last 5 weeks. I was wrong about that and I'm delighted to thank him. But I'm far from convinced he's the man to lead us in the long term. If he stays, that is...
But he's proved me wrong once, who's to say he won't prove me wrong again. I really really hope so because the alst 5 weeks have been the best 5 weeks in my 35 years of following the Blues.
Firstly DD, there is no God like Mancini appreciation society, we are just happy that he has over achieved on the targets set by our owners and enjoying this time. If you have spent the season calling for Mancinis head you will therfore feel a little different.
Out of interest whos the man to take us forward?
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Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
see, wasn't that hard now was it ?
he did well in the league too
zeven
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Indeed, joint second in the league is just not good enough :)BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
rastus
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BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Well done, respect to you Blue.
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zeven said:Indeed, joint second in the league is just not good enough :)BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Mate, joint 2nd in the league is a genuine achievement for which Mancini deserves credit. I doff my cap to him.
BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Taking back the things you said wont get you a "get out of the dumbass jail free" card. ;)
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BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
.....and 3rd - same points as 2nd. That's not tooooooo bad in the league is it?
Edit: just seen you cover that.
zeven
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I agree its better than i could have dreamed off! however my respons was not intended to be negative to Mancini. It was meant to counter Billyshears - " he did well in the cups"BillyShears said:zeven said:Indeed, joint second in the league is just not good enough :)BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Mate, joint 2nd in the league is a genuine achievement for which Mancini deserves credit. I doff my cap to him.
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samharris said:BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Taking back the things you said wont get you a "get out of the dumbass jail free" card. ;)
The comment was dripping in sarcasm. Mancini should be applauded for what he's achieved this season - but I stand by everything I've ever posted about him barring the night of the Liverpool defeat as I was drunk and on prescription meds and severely jet lagged and pretty much lost the plot...
There's a fine line between success and failure at the sharp end. Just ask Carlo...
Not sure that's the best example considering how erratic Abramovitch is. Honestly, if the man hires Avram Grant in any capacity again... yeah... I don't even know how to express it.BillyShears said:samharris said:BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Taking back the things you said wont get you a "get out of the dumbass jail free" card. ;)
The comment was dripping in sarcasm. Mancini should be applauded for what he's achieved this season - but I stand by everything I've ever posted about him barring the night of the Liverpool defeat as I was drunk and on prescription meds and severely jet lagged and pretty much lost the plot...
There's a fine line between success and failure at the sharp end. Just ask Carlo...
BillyShears said:samharris said:BillyShears said:Aww, bless. Bigga, Swp's Back, Sam....you boys are right. I'm going to take it all back. Grazie Roberto. I said you'd do well in the cups and you did.
Taking back the things you said wont get you a "get out of the dumbass jail free" card. ;)
The comment was dripping in sarcasm. Mancini should be applauded for what he's achieved this season - but I stand by everything I've ever posted about him barring the night of the Liverpool defeat as I was drunk and on prescription meds and severely jet lagged and pretty much lost the plot...
There's a fine line between success and failure at the sharp end. Just ask Carlo...
Sarcasm sandwiches all round then Billy.. Mine's got cheese in it. ;)
samharris said:wayne71 said:Its a shame some people just cannot accept they were wrong.
More chance of the queen making me a shit sandwich.
Definitely in bad taste! ;-)