Poor old Manuel's toast.
Bluemoon goes into Meltdown
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Do they have their own version of Angry Claude ?
Well you'd probably know the figures better than us but do you believe that you could afford the investment neccessary based on your performances this year and the age of your squad?
Easily. Look at how much we spent this season. That figure should be able to increase each season as our revenues rise and FFP restrictions are no longer in place. As to whether we can spend successfully, of course that's a different matter. But the finances are there to do so. Plus, it is around now that the foreign talent we have imported for our youth squads should be maturing and getting some minutes in the first team. I have faith that a couple of them at worst will be able to do a decent job in the squad for next season. Lopes, Denayer and Iheanacho will hopefully get opportunities next season.
Seems like most of BM want him gone.
Didn't they win the league playing 4-4-2?
This is the best one. Mancini in!
Now they're not even going to get top 4...
A few of them are even calling for Patrick Vieira to take charge. That would be interesting.
Didn't they win the league playing 4-4-2?
This is the best one. Mancini in!
Now they're not even going to get top 4...
A few of them are even calling for Patrick Vieira to take charge. That would be interesting.
Great result, I think everyone in the premier league will be happy with that other than the relegation battlers. If Man City can get dragged down into the fight for fourth place that will be great for us. 2nd 3rd 4th spots are wide open now.
Citeh are an absolute disgrace!
Manchester City, a team who 15 years ago were on the brink of Division 2 football are now looking to get rid of a manager who won them the title last year.
City will have to keep winning trophies in order to have to not worry about making FFP wont they? Isnt TV and prize revenue your best earners?
Bit ridiculous isn't it. He should be able to have another season even if they finish fourth.
No chance, Im gonna stick money on Ancelotti being next manager.
That's football fans for you.
It's worth pointing out though Pellegrini has never entirely convinced a fair section of City fans, myself included, especially the ones bitter over Mancini's exit. The people calling for Pellegrini to go now, I bet a fair few of them were never singing his praises even after the title win. Personally, I'm a bit indifferent towards the situation right now. I do not think Pellegrini deserves to be sacked but at the same time I do not think he is the man to take us forward - kind of a Catch 22 situation. Would not complain whatever action the City board takes.
Yeah, it seems likely. Real don't look like winning anything this year (imo) and neither do City, so perhaps it's the obvious move. Ancelotti is obviously used to working at clubs where he doesn't have full control either (Chelsea, Real), so might suit both parties.
TV revenue is but there is not much difference between the league places - not enough for it to make the difference between passing and failing FFP, you'd like to think. Provided we get top four each season we'll be fine.
Sounds like posts on the caf recently
Football these days, so plastic..no offense mate
And no more dodgy 50 million boot lace deals from Abu Dhabi Acme company?
How can they sack the man who brought them the title last year for most likely finishing second, that article by Jamie Carragher that stated they want to be Chelsea sounds very accurate now
(Also what kind of image are they setting out for potential managers that finishing second is a sackable offence)
(Also what kind of image are they setting out for potential managers that finishing second is a sackable offence)
True, but I do not think just because City fans remember us when we were playing shit football and happy just to see the players get stuck in means we should settle for anything that happens from here on in because it remains an improvement. If the fans are as passionate as ever they want to see their team doing as well as possible and personally I'd be more concerned if City fans never questioned the team or the manager simply because they can recall the days of Lee Bradbury or Bernardo Corradi.
It's interesting because as an outside looking in, I don't think Pellegrini is that great of a manager, you could do better. But there's something to be said for loyalty, he won you the title after all, surely you have to stick by him -- even if it's only till next Christmas.
That's kinda what I was thinking. I think few people doubt that we can spend more in the summer to fully rebuild the squad but if City get it wrong and have a few years away from major trophies or even the top 4, they won't have the same resources that we would.
Well, if they don't start winning they could easily drop out. If we win tomorrow we go two points behind and if Liverpool win monday they go four points behind, and their form is much much better than City's.
Not being in the CL would definitely hit them much harder than it has hit us. Smaller stadium, less fans worldwide etc. Not sure how their finances actually look, but they'd definitely have to restrict their transfer budget.
Their form is wobbly, but I still think it's extremely unlikely they'll fall out of the top 4. They are much better than we are, so if anyone is going to drop out, it'll be us. Liverpool have been great since we beat them, and Arsenal are turning it on at the right time. City are still strong, and I see them as far too strong to slip out of CL contention.
If we win tomorrow, and are two points off them, then how can they be much better than we are?
That's how it goes usually. Pellegrini will get sack (if they lose to Barcelona) in next two weeks, some temp guy will take charge of the team and all the sudden players will start performing. Blaming the system ex manager etc etc for a rubbish season. City will finish second - Pellegrini being the scapegoat for all the failures.
I can't argue with the points on the board, but we have been performing pretty awfully this season. City have been wobbly, but they have generally performed much better IMO. Their current squad is arguably coming to the end of its cycle, but I'd say it's still stronger than ours
16 years ago they were playing 2nd division as the third tier was known then
After their first title win, I thought City made the same mistakes we did in the transfer market, but they don't have a Sir Alex to make up for it and likely never will.
They spent big money on average players and are heavily reliant on a few top players to bail them out. You can't keep making these mistakes and no matter how much better they claim to be with regards to FFP they won't be able to correct these mistakes in one window anymore.
They spent big money on average players and are heavily reliant on a few top players to bail them out. You can't keep making these mistakes and no matter how much better they claim to be with regards to FFP they won't be able to correct these mistakes in one window anymore.
Bony was a weird buy. Not really top class, don't understand why City bought him.
I'm not really sure if they are much better than we are. We're terrible, don't get me wrong, but City has been terrible as well for a while now. The table doesn't lie - if you take the last 6 matches (standard on the PL website) we got three more points than they did. On form they will drop out of the CL places. I don't think they will, but I don't think that it's "extremely unlikely". Liverpool and Arsenal are showing good form and if we start playing well (and beat City) it could quite easily happen.
I think it was around matchday 17-18 that I picked City to miss the Champions League spots. Big step in the right direction for them to today. Although I picked United, Arsenal and the now unlikely Southampton, I´ll gloat if it happens.
I'm trying to think of a side that has been so abysmal in defending their title.. Blackburn perhaps?
They need a centreback, a defensive midfielder, a goal scoring midfielder to replace Toure, a better version of Navas and a genuine partner for Aguero. That's not even going into strength in depth.
Players that they need to make some kind of impression in Europe.
They have an aging squad that can't be replaced over a few seasons like Utd are trying to do since their finances won't allow it. They'd have to spend even more than the amount that brought them UEFA sanctions.
They need a centreback, a defensive midfielder, a goal scoring midfielder to replace Toure, a better version of Navas and a genuine partner for Aguero. That's not even going into strength in depth.
Players that they need to make some kind of impression in Europe.
They have an aging squad that can't be replaced over a few seasons like Utd are trying to do since their finances won't allow it. They'd have to spend even more than the amount that brought them UEFA sanctions.
we defended iit worse
I genuinely forgot about last season.You last year.
Don't know if that's a good or bad thing!
As you say, the table doesn't lie. We're close to them, and could be even closer by tomorrow. Whilst it's not impossible, I just can't see City falling away so drastically. I'd definitely love to be wrong though!
Even when they play poorly, they still have a number of matchwinners in that squad. No doubt they'll do what we've done plenty, and win plenty of games by playing like shit.
I did forget they've still got to come to Old Trafford. Our record in the derby is garbage, but we must be a due a win against that lot!
Tbf, we lost SAF and got Moyes. It was always going to afffect the team. City haven't been through anything close to that kind of change. Also we were never even in the title race so to say we were defending it is a stretch. It's probably more fitting to say thay we threw it away and ran like it was a bomb.
more like we lost it and have no idea where we put it down.