Noisy Neighbours - the Man City thread

[George2Loose]

Having Pep is obviously an opportunity you cannot pass up. I'm not criticising the club for that. Just questioning your "proud" statement. You have no idea why this announcement today. It might be that it was going to be revealed anyway.

And as you said only time will tell on whether this announcement makes or breaks the club. Whatever happens this year you've got the best manager of a generation coming in for 3 years. I hope he falls flat on his face but I doubt that will happen

[hhyftrftdr]

Having Pep is obviously an opportunity you cannot pass up. I'm not criticising the club for that. Just questioning your "proud" statement. You have no idea why this announcement today. It might be that it was going to be revealed anyway.

And as you said only time will tell on whether this announcement makes or breaks the club. Whatever happens this year you've got the best manager of a generation coming in for 3 years. I hope he falls flat on his face but I doubt that will happen

Why wouldn't I be proud of the way my club handles itself these days? Why wouldn't I be proud of the world class facilities we have in Manchester? Of the links, both football and business, we have around the world? Of the (mostly) fantastic football offered up on a weekly basis?

I'm proud of the club because this is a situation they could have royally fucked up, and in the past probably would have fucked up, but I think they've got it absolutely spot on this time around. All involved appear to have been treated with respect and dignity upon reaching the desired outcome, and this wasn't always the case. I was pissed off at the Hughes situation, dismayed at the Mancini situation, but now proud of the Pellegrini situation, and I make no apologies for that.

[George2Loose]

I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm saying I disagree with the statement. You have no idea why the club have chosen to handle things this way. It might be because the papers were going to print anyway.

[hhyftrftdr]

I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm saying I disagree with the statement. You have no idea why the club have chosen to handle things this way. It might be because the papers were going to print anyway.

Well I'm proud that we beat the media to the first punch then Only a select few will know the reasons for it all coming out today. I'm just glad it puts an end to any/all the speculation, and hopefully we'll see the benefits of this on the pitch. This is why I think the timing is solid.

Interesting snippet from the statement regarding ''curtailing talks in 2012'', basically confirming what a lot of City fans suspected was the case; that Aguero goal vs QPR kept Mancini in a job. Mancini is then removed by the end of the following season, but by then Pep has a deal with Munich, so City turn to MP to steady the post Mancini ship until Guardiola becomes available again.....

....and here we are 4 years later

[TightEnd]

word is Pellegrini wanted it public (having been made aware a month ago) so other clubs were aware he is available in the summer

[TheDazzler]

word is Pellegrini wanted it public (having been made aware a month ago) so other clubs were aware he is available in the summer

Yeah that makes sense.
I had heard (in this thread maybe?) that although it was a done deal, that neither City or Pep wanted it to come out whilst there was a possibility City and Bayern could play each other in the Champs League. It'll be slightly awkward now if that does happen.

[aaron1867]

I find it all quite weird really. He's been at Barca and Bayern, I still could never see him at Man City because in my eyes Man City are still a nothing club, compared to the real giants of Europe. The Bayern's, Barca's, Madrid's, Arsenal & co. It's obviously just a money thing, which I never thought he was.

Disappointing on MP though. He looks to me a really good fit for United, but obviously that would never happen with his links to the blue half of the City.

[hhyftrftdr]

I find it all quite weird really. He's been at Barca and Bayern, I still could never see him at Man City because in my eyes Man City are still a nothing club, compared to the real giants of Europe. The Bayern's, Barca's, Madrid's, Arsenal & co. It's obviously just a money thing, which I never thought he was.

Disappointing on MP though. He looks to me a really good fit for United, but obviously that would never happen with his links to the blue half of the City.

Welcome to 2016, where Manchester City have assembled one of the best squads in Europe, compete for the title every season and have huge financial involvement worldwide.

And come July, the best manager in world football at the helm.

[aaron1867]

I find it all quite weird really. He's been at Barca and Bayern, I still could never see him at Man City because in my eyes Man City are still a nothing club, compared to the real giants of Europe. The Bayern's, Barca's, Madrid's, Arsenal & co. It's obviously just a money thing, which I never thought he was.

Disappointing on MP though. He looks to me a really good fit for United, but obviously that would never happen with his links to the blue half of the City.

Welcome to 2016, where Manchester City have assembled one of the best squads in Europe, compete for the title every season and have huge financial involvement worldwide.

And come July, the best manager in world football at the helm.

Is he the best manager in the world? He has managed Bayern and Barcelona. I would say any good/top football manager could win plenty with either club. I suspect going to City we will finally find out if Pep really is the real deal, seen as City are a distance from winning the CL.

[TightEnd]

He will attract more of the top top players.

City already have a couple of the few in the Premier League

Cty will never be "old money" in terms of being a big club, but for as long as their owners carry on like this they are the Eglish club to keep pace with for the rest.

[horseplayer]

What a real gentleman Pelle is

A credit to himself his country and the game

[hhyftrftdr]

He will attract more of the top top players.

City already have a couple of the few in the Premier League

Cty will never be "old money" in terms of being a big club, but for as long as their owners carry on like this they are the Eglish club to keep pace with for the rest.

This.

People who still consider City to be a ''nothing club'' probably still consider AC Milan to be a European force.

Landscape of football has changed dramatically in the last decade or so. Whilst our ''history'' might not be as illustrious as the likes of united and Liverpool, we still have a great back story smattered with success here and there. Very few clubs would pull in an average attendance of nigh on 30k in the old division 2, playing the likes of Wrexham, Wycombe and Northampton on a weekly basis.

And we have a fantastic opportunity to create more 'history' (for want of a better term as I hate it!) under Guardiola....the future is exciting indeed, and its a great time to be a Blue

Oh, and Redcafe is hilarious at the moment

[POWWWWWWWW]

word is Pellegrini wanted it public (having been made aware a month ago) so other clubs were aware he is available in the summer

Multiple sources broke the news on Twitter in mid July, no way they only told Pellegrini last month.

[hhyftrftdr]

word is Pellegrini wanted it public (having been made aware a month ago) so other clubs were aware he is available in the summer

Multiple sources broke the news on Twitter in mid July, no way they only told Pellegrini last month.

And Twitter is never wrong or full of shit.

[swinebag22]

What was with all the inflatable bananas in the crowd?

Had them for a while now. They are resurrecting a craze from the late 80's when loads of clubs had inflatables.

To the untrained eye they could be seen as racist, but we don't throw them at black players or make monkey chants.

Apparently, and someone could back this up, they started at city when we signed Imre Varadi which sounded a bit like Imre "Banana"