What a superbly run football club we are now.

Didsbury Dave said:
Yet more evidence, should any be needed, of what a professionally run football club we are. This appointment could have been a minefield, with unhappy staff, press recriminations, everything. But Khaldoon, Txiki, Soriano et al have handled the whole thing with magnificent diplomacy and it reflects incredibly well on them all. They've obviously had a totally honest relationship with Pellegrini from the start, and that has reaped it's own reward now.

It is, of course, far from the first piece of evidence that we are run by serious players, guys who can see the critical path of each decision, and who instinctively understand that what comes around goes around, and therefore you should act with integrity. We got pretty much a clear run at all of our summer targets, didn't get in bidding wars and generally kept our council well. We obviously sewed up players and agents well ahead and were just left negotiating.

It's worth mentioning on this score that De Bruyne's agent came out and commented on how honest and transparent City had been right through the process. It's worth mentioning Delph's double U Turn, because somebody at MCFC left the door open after his first mind change, and that paid huge dividends.

There are of course, more obvious signs of our stature, like the CFG, the keeping-quiet of the Chinese deal, the behind-the-scenes FFP fight, the stadium expansion. But the little things like this keep coming to the surface now. The club is being run by serious players, capable movers and shakers, the kind of focussed, clever, subtle people who make the biggest businesses successful.

I've accused this club in the past of being a Ferrari driven by a teenager. Those days are well behind us now. We are the real deal from bottom to top and we represent Abu Dhabi perfectly, with dignity, style and class.

Money shouts, wealth whispers. Everything is in place.
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I look forward to the next instalment of the fabulous Doomsday serial
 
Paul Lake's Left Knee said:
Not like you to be so naive Dave, there will be a lot of poor Manuel stories in the coming months. BBC and Sky are already trotting out bollocks, only have to see Charlie Nicholas' response to get a gauge of what is to come.
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The BBC are running a poll already, was Pellegrini treated harshly ? They cannot resist having a dig.
 
DTKOAG said:
I'm going to disagree with whats been said here and say why is our present manager confirming this to the press ?
The club statement on the website looks like a RIP anouncement telling us the site is down and here's the basis of the story.
Give's me the idea that the statement by Pellegrini has taken the club by surprise.
Hope i'm wrong but we don't half do things in bloody strange ways still.
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Because he reportedly asked could he break the news.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Yet more evidence, should any be needed, of what a professionally run football club we are. This appointment could have been a minefield, with unhappy staff, press recriminations, everything. But Khaldoon, Txiki, Soriano et al have handled the whole thing with magnificent diplomacy and it reflects incredibly well on them all. They've obviously had a totally honest relationship with Pellegrini from the start, and that has reaped it's own reward now.

There are of course, more obvious signs of our stature, like the CFG, the keeping-quiet of the Chinese deal, the behind-the-scenes FFP fight, the stadium expansion. But the little things like this keep coming to the surface now. The club is being run by serious players, capable movers and shakers, the kind of focussed, clever, subtle people who make the biggest businesses successful.

I've accused this club in the past of being a Ferrari driven by a teenager. Those days are well behind us now. We are the real deal from bottom to top and we represent Abu Dhabi perfectly, with dignity, style and class.

Money shouts, wealth whispers. Everything is in place.
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It is a privilege to witness of all this as it happens...
 
Paul Lake's Left Knee said:
Not like you to be so naive Dave, there will be a lot of poor Manuel stories in the coming months. BBC and Sky are already trotting out bollocks, only have to see Charlie Nicholas' response to get a gauge of what is to come.
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Just read that pile of shit...all "what ifs" & other wishful thinking bollocks...Nicholas is 1 bitter twat...
 
Within a couple of minutes of Manuel's comments hitting Twitter, City had the official statement out. No way it took the club by surprise. Very well done, IMO.
 
levets said:
I look forward to the next instalment of the fabulous Doomsday serial
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Was thinking about the other day, pal.

We've set fire to their house and are building ourselves a castle. And all they can do is chuck buckets of water and watch our construction going up.
 
Top piece of PR work and IMO one that the club and Pellers agreed on in terms of the timing, wording etc. Press can say all they want about it being disrespectful etc but Pellers has said he knew all along etc. Up yours you wankers...
 
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