Pep Guardiola agrees 1 year contract extension | Includes additional 1 year option

GlazersHater said:
The only way I can see Pep leaving City is if they get punished for the 115 charges. Where could Pep possibly go? I know every club would take him, but realistically who would have the financial muscle to be able to assemble a squad for Pep?

Italian clubs simply dont have the money, he's managed Bayern so thats it for the bundesliga, EPL is out of question, Barca are broke so I doubt they can afford him. That leaves PSG? I dont see anyone.
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Whoever has the most cash and best squad in Saudi or somewhere like that.
Or alternatively Spain or Brazil and find a way to convert the best players from elsewhere to those countries.
 
I think he plans to bring them up from the championship, or lower, if it comes to that.
 
Even if City manage to wriggle their way out of their guilt, the sooner Pep goes the better for the PL as a contest. That sounds bitter but its true, it's a dull league with any one team winning it every single season. City won't be the same team once he's gone, they'll still be good, but it will even the playing field massively.
 
Mb194dc said:
I think he plans to bring them up from the championship, or lower, if it comes to that.
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It in all honesty could be that.

Most people are leaning towards it being a sign of no punishment, but in contrast if City feel like relegation is on the cards then they need to do the prep work now.

Promotion won’t be a problem for them, but for them to compete at the top of the PL again asap they really need to keep hold of their biggest talent.

Maybe they have somehow convinc£d Pep to stay and make sure they can get back to where they are before he leaves.
 
They're winning or not getting hit hard by the case then. This serial cheater (refer to playing days) won't waste a year of his legacy in obscurity.
 
Unless they're bunging the EFL a big brown envelope I don't see why they want City in the championship, and only the sides with iffy owners would want them too.
 
Judas said:
Even if City manage to wriggle their way out of their guilt, the sooner Pep goes the better for the PL as a contest. That sounds bitter but its true, it's a dull league with any one team winning it every single season. City won't be the same team once he's gone, they'll still be good, but it will even the playing field massively.
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True.

Liverpool have a good chance this year. But the next two will be City again if he freshens up the squad. Doesn't affect us in the short term as long as Amorim has his squad set up for a title challenge just as Pep leaves. But Arsenal's title ambitions are probably fecked for a while.
 
Vault Dweller said:
So they're getting off with it then. Mint.
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Was this ever a question? Money trumps all.

The PL will not do nothing to City. the PL is taking the clubs for a ride.. cutting broadcast money to fund the legal proceedings, then they will get off with charges with a hefty fine that will line up PL directors pockets.

That's what this is all about, getting more money out of City for themselves rather than actually punishing them.
 
Not necessarily bad news. I think we just need to make sure that we are ready to challenge for the league once he goes, which would probably take a couple of years anyway. No point being a good team right now, look at Liverpool, 1 title in god knows how many years when they have been good enough to win a couple more titles. Alas, Arsenal, been great for 3 years and will have nothing to show for it.
If we get the timing of our rise right, it could be wonderful again.
 
Where are we getting that they've beaten the charges? Has there been any news on that or are folks just putting 2 and 2 together?
 
It will probably be a year or two for them to actually get punished anyway, these things take forever with all the legal hoops to jump through.

For me it's quite telling he has only signed a 1 year extension, clearly coming to the end. Otherwise it would have been much longer.
 
SuperiorXI said:
It will probably be a year or two for them to actually get punished anyway, these things take forever with all the legal hoops to jump through.

For me it's quite telling he has only signed a 1 year extension, clearly coming to the end. Otherwise it would have been much longer.
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It is strange for a manager to sign a 1 year extension.. doesn't really help to plan for the future?

The squad will need a mini rebuild and the new manager will need alot of his signings as the City squad is too used to Pep's style.

We have seen players leave the Pep system and not do well, Sane, Sterling, Jesus have all left in their "prime" and not shown much.

Alvarez has started well but he was only there for a season or so.
 
romufc said:
It is strange for a manager to sign a 1 year extension.. doesn't really help to plan for the future?

The squad will need a mini rebuild and the new manager will need alot of his signings as the City squad is too used to Pep's style.

We have seen players leave the Pep system and not do well, Sane, Sterling, Jesus have all left in their "prime" and not shown much.

Alvarez has started well but he was only there for a season or so.
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It's not a good look when you read between the lines. People just see "Pep renews" and piss their pants.
 
clearest indication yet that they’re not even going to get a slap on the cock.
 
DarkLord1984 said:
This is the most hilarious aspect of all of this - 'the cartel' not only does not exist, but it wasn't even a saying until City fans made it up out of thin air to try and play the victim card.
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It's tragic to watch.
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
So far-fetched from me. My bad. Admittedly I assumed that this short-term contract extension was a marriage of convenience for both parties until a verdict in court was reached on the most serious allegations of cheating in British football history. Nevertheless, you have now convinced me it is purely coincidental that your current manager has signed a short-term contract just like your previous manager did at a time your owners could sense that changes were afoot.

As you said - let's instead focus on City's current manager rather than his predecessor. Guardiola evidently has the enthusiasm to continue managing City, going into the next 2 seasons, regardless of the impending court case verdict, and he has never hinted at anything otherwise. Had he gotten any inclination that his employers were breaking the rules, I'm sure he would have resigned instantly, given his previously squeaky-clean record when it comes to alleged cheating in football.

Now, thanks to your clarification, I cannot see how this short-term contract extension could in any way benefit both parties until a verdict is reached in court. The dust will settle after the club is inevitably cleared of all 115 charges and Guardiola will hand over the torch to his successor a few weeks before his contract is due to expire. Any suggestion that a change in management could occur 12-18 months prior to Guardiola's contractual end date is nonsensical, illogical and certainly not based off the club's previous succession planning.
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Ok mate. He will be City manager next year whatever you say.
 
I honestly don't think this means much at all in regards to the charges. Contracts have exit clauses, buyouts etc.

Whilst the trial is still ongoing, City have no choice but to keep renewing contracts and acting as normal as possible.
 
Hughes35 said:
I honestly don't think this means much at all in regards to the charges. Contracts have exit clauses, buyouts etc.

Whilst the trial is still ongoing, City have no choice but to keep renewing contracts and acting as normal as possible.
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Its delusional not to think that Pep and his agent wouldn't have been informed. The main question would have been.. will we clear the charges?

No manager will sign a 1 year extension to be in the championship, he would have got assurances from the club that they are innocent and will bust the case.
 
Gabriel Djemba-Bebe said:
On your first point - I don't understand the link? Why would there have to be multiple reports about Pellegrini signing a 2 year extension leading up to him literally signing a 2 year extension in order for you to be confident he wouldn't step aside 6 months later?

On your last point - yes, that's what I'm asking. It makes sense for the board and the manager to agree a contract extension even when one (or both) of the two parties knows that the manager is leaving in a few months time, as the extension keeps the players motivated. The fact that you went from title favourites in Jan 2016 to scraping 4th on GD in May 2016 shows the impact of announcing a new manager mid-season. Imagine how low in the table you would have finished had you announced Pellegrini was leaving in September 2015 instead.
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Which is probably why City announced the extension then eh? Imagine how low in the table you lot would've been if you'd announced in September 2015 that van Gaal was getting sacked at the end of the 2015/16 season instead of announcing it straight after the 2016 FA Cup Final. It would've been lower than City for sure.

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge about Guardiola becoming City boss knew that he was being earmarked to come in after doing 3 years at Bayern, and that Pellegrini was happy to step in and do a similar stint while the foundations were being put in for his successor.
 
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