Vinny joins Anderlecht as player/manager (Simon Davies follows him)

The dream scenario is he does really well as manager and eventually manages us with Zaba as part of his coaching team.
 
TFC said:
Never met him, but I love him. He’s given his absolute all for this club and I couldn’t want better for the lad.
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I met him a few years back in west Didsbury as he was heading into a restaurant with his family so i said hello and shook his hand and he was quite happy to chat.
It took him half an hour to walk the 100yds as he kept being stopped by people but he didn’t seem arsed at all and gave anybody the time of day .
A genuine lovely guy.
Legend .
 
Seeing him go into a player-manager role at Anderlecht has really brightened up the news... Although he could easily join another elite team it is a fitting move for the man. The man is such a terrific human being. Will he be Pep's successor?
 
You know, it's striking how on the one hand there's the sadness at him going, but announcing he's going to Anderlecht as player coach seems to have perked everyone up. Might be just about the only way he could leave with the total approval of everyone.
 
Well at least there's a silver lining in this, we can loan some of our academy players to Anderlecht and he would just apply the exact same city style training , play out of the back for defenders, keep possession for midfielders, link up play for attackers, basically the exact same training the academy boys had here only this time they would be involved in an actual league title run in out there in Belgium. Who knows KDB could also give Vinny some quality attacking midfield player development tips!
 
BringBackSwales said:
How did Anderlecht do this season? According to the useless bbc website they came 6th, having played 9, won 1 and got 32 points FFS
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I just looked on Google. That points total it something to do with the ‘regular season’ and ‘championship round’ - I have no idea how it works
 
Good luck to him. I’ve been at home most the weekend because Mrs Hef is in New York and seen as though I didn’t get chance for a good European trip I might go over and see them next season
 
Gutted. What a man, wish him nothing but the best for the future and hopefully we will see him back at the club one day.
 
Thank you Vincent Kompany.

Thank you for being fearless and standing strong for us, whenever we needed it the most.

Thank you for being ruthless and ambitious, whilst still kind and compassionate.

Thank you for leading a bunch of men from every part of the globe, helping to turn us into the force we are today by having them follow your professional lead.

Thank you for always conducting yourself with absolute class and dignity, on and off the pitch.

Thank you for being a beacon of ownership and responsibility, and making us proud to call you our captain.

Thank you for those two goals that were never expected of you, yet played such a crucial part in two of our title wins.

Thank you for always respecting the club and showing us that you cared.

You are a leader the likes of which one rarely comes across in sports. We were just lucky enough to be on the same journey and cross paths with you.

You have helped to give us the kind of joy that we once thought would never be possible, and which will carry on in our collective memories until our time is up.

Thank you.
 
SebastianBlue said:
For me, his boots never touched the ground.

Here’s to you, Vincent Kompany.

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Brilliant.


Oh, and here's another one...

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TonyM said:
Was looking for highlights of his debut and found this. Funny.

Remember when he signed and we thought our midfield was sorted between him, Johnson and Ireland? Ooops.
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Haha I love things like this. Shows just how far we have come in a relatively short amount of time. Have to admit though, not many there I had anything but absolute love for. It's amazing what sky blue can do for an otherwise unremarkable man. I have 7 jerseys with name/numbers of players from that starting XI. And no shame!!
 
The term legend is bandied about too frequently these days, but Vinnie is a genuine City legend, up there with the greats.

A fantastic player, but its his leadership qualities we'll miss the most. Not sure who replaces that. Gutted to see him go, but he leaves with the best wishes of everyone of a blue persuasion.
 
Give his comments about how Pep has reignited his love of the game, I would be amazed if we do not agree some kind of partnership between us and Anderlecht, where Vinny gets the chance to take some of our top young players on loan to inspire them in the way Pep has inspired him.
 
A fitting end yesterday to his City playing career. Think this may have been on the cards a while given his emotion after Leicester game, and scoring THAT goal was fitting in his last match at the Etihad. Hopefully City and Anderlecht can benefit each other with young talent and Vinny will be a huge success in management. At his peak he was an absolute collosus and even with reduced playing time in recent seasons I'm sure he was a great influence and role model behind the scenes.
 
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