Actually, most NYCFC fans are just NYCfc fans. Perhaps also Knicks, Giants and Yankee fans too. And even for those who are expatriate and fans of other clubs, I doubt that fact has much impact on whether they like or dislike this hire. The general consensus is that this hire wasn't done with a " what's best for NYCFC" in mind. Even folks here admit to that. So why is it so hard to see why NYC fans might not be impressed?
By the way I doubt NYCfc fans were hoping to get a WC coach. Most will argue a coach with MLS history will do. Better yet, some don't even see the point in firing Kries to start with.
Firing a coach after his first season with an expansion team that didn't get its international allotted players (partly due to MCFc getting bullish about holding on to Lampard) and slowing his opportunity to gel with his future teammates. It didn't make much sense during that coach after 1 season .
Then hiring Paddy just highlights that decision as one not being done with the best Interest of NYCfc in mind. And therein lies the problem. And why they are not happy.
Most coaches in the MLS have experience playing in it or joining it. These coaches may not have Paddy's playing Pedigree, but they clearly want to be there, and be successful there.
Say all you want, but Paddy doesn't want to be in the MLS. Funny enough neither does it seem the MLS wants him there. Not to mention his lack of experience.
So you are saying all the NYC fans didnt like football before the team started up?? Of course
they had an interest in football and followed a team prior to 10 months ago, and I would also suggest most followed a UK team like most US football fans do, I doubt many of them were fans of MCFC, the way
they speak about the club I doubt it highly. The fact that your, sorry their, forum was littered with 'fans' who had never seen a NYC game as they hadnt played yet, but
they were stating
they were Arsenal, Liverpool and United fans is irrelevant is it?
The sacking of Kries is a separate issue to that of Vieira,
they can argue about that all
they want to about that. This is about Vieira and whether he is right for the job, like I said before the MLS is of division 1 standard, not even Championship and most clubs in Div 1 would be happy for an American of similar standing in world football to be their manager, except there arent many, if any, Americans with Vieira's profile, who has won just about everything the game has to offer.
Still bitter about Lampard are
they? the fact that the player wanted to stay in one of the best leagues in the world had nothing to do with it, it was all big bad Manchester City's fault, the club that NYC wouldnt exist if it hadnt, it was their fault. Why would anybody in any profession want to move down many many levels when they have the chance not to. You are talking like the MLS has a world standing in football, it doesnt.
What experience of the MLS did Owen Coyle have? He did an OK job with Burnley but failed badly at Bolton in England or Adrian Heath other than a brief time in the lower leagues with Burnley but no MLS experience?
Where has Paddy said he doesnt want to be in the MLS, why has he gone there today if that is the case? Of course he wants to be there or he wouldnt have gone and he wants to be a success, completely laughable to say he doesnt want to be there before the ink is dry on the contract. Just because your fans have decided you are better than one of the giants of world football, dont push that as being reciprocated by Vieira.
I have no problem in positioning MCFC where I think they are in the world game, I didnt before the takeover and I dont now. There are bigger clubs (not many these days) and there is maybe 1 division better than the Premier League, that isnt arrogant, that is widely backed up by most sources, the fact that NYC is of less importance to CFG is just common sense, NYC fans should not only be happy about it they should be more grateful, you would exist without our owners. I think NYC are biting the hand that feeds them,
they are completely ungrateful and think
they are more important than
they are in the world of football.
