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Who’s your favourite City manager ever?
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bluebrother55
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Joe Mercer was the manager when I first started supporting. He was a gentleman and true City legend, so for me, he will always be the boss.
KnaresboroughBlue
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Mancini.
Pigeonho
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Pep is an easy choice, and I do choose him for obvious reasons. He has catapulted us to the top table not just with his brand of football, but because he chose to manage us. Add to that his clear affinity to the club and Manchester in general.
As a young pigeonho, Horton was manager I liked a lot. I liked how he quickly threw off the ‘Brian who?’ tag and delivered a brand of football pleasing on the eye. Beagrie on the left, Summerbee on the right. Walsh and Uwe up front. Very very entertaining at the time. The start of the 94/95? Season was something else. So he’s up there for me. A different club though now.
As a young pigeonho, Horton was manager I liked a lot. I liked how he quickly threw off the ‘Brian who?’ tag and delivered a brand of football pleasing on the eye. Beagrie on the left, Summerbee on the right. Walsh and Uwe up front. Very very entertaining at the time. The start of the 94/95? Season was something else. So he’s up there for me. A different club though now.
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Pep,Mancini, Keegan
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Stuart Pearce the football was something else, closely followed by frank Clark and Steve coppell.we really have been blessed with managers over the years
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Mancini. He promised to remove that '35 years' banner from the ragford end and he did. And for that I'm forever grateful.
Exactly this. All day long.
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Guardiola has to be my favourite: the football City play is even better than before, he’s improving every player even the already great ones, his open-hearted personality: success in the best style.
I’ll always love Mancini too for what he did and the way he related to the fans. His abrasive style clearly had flaws but his impact was huge.
Loved Keegan and Royle too - some great times, particularly in the 2nd Division/Championship promotions.
I’m sure Kendall would have won something had he stayed but he’ll never be amongst the favourites for me because his affections laid elsewhere!
So, Johnny Bond, (my first City manager), is in fifth place for me. That 80/81 season and the rise to the top just after Christmas ‘81 before it all went tits up.
I’ll always love Mancini too for what he did and the way he related to the fans. His abrasive style clearly had flaws but his impact was huge.
Loved Keegan and Royle too - some great times, particularly in the 2nd Division/Championship promotions.
I’m sure Kendall would have won something had he stayed but he’ll never be amongst the favourites for me because his affections laid elsewhere!
So, Johnny Bond, (my first City manager), is in fifth place for me. That 80/81 season and the rise to the top just after Christmas ‘81 before it all went tits up.
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On the money.It can only be Pep for me. No contest.
Mancini was the right manager at the right time, but was ultimately far more selfish, with too much stick and not enough carrot in his repertoire for me to feel the same about him as Pep.
As a footnote, I’ll always be fond of Joe Royle and Keegan gave us a couple of amazing years.