Manchester City

[BringbackBiscan]

Any decent manager would win the league there, and at the canter at that. Mourinho would have the league wrapped up by March.

I really don't rate Mancini in the slightest, nor do I think the premiership is of much quality these days. That red manc team is pretty damn average but will win the league if City don't, says it all really.

[Arn]

Any decent manager would win the league there, and at the canter at that. Mourinho would have the league wrapped up by March.

I really don't rate Mancini in the slightest, nor do I think the premiership is of much quality these days. That red manc team is pretty damn average but will win the league if City don't, says it all really.

I think that Chelsea win the league this season. City second and Man U third.

I had my doubts about AVB but he is an excellent manager.

I don't agree with that any decent manager would win the league there. You would have to consider what I already mentioned that the manager isn't the boss. Mourinho would never accept the job in the first place.

If Mourinho isn't given 100% of the power in the transfer market then he walks. He walked out of Chelsea when Roman interfered and moaned and moaned at Inter and continued to moan at Real.

It was finally Valdano or him. If Valdano would have stayed then Mourinho would have walked without any doubt at all.

[Mostar]

Tevez has certainly made many friends in Manchester....

Here is an entire video. MCFC and MUFC fans unite



[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs6Achwf02I&feature=relmfu"]City and Utd fans bin their Tevez shirts - YouTube[/ame]

[Shaggy]

What a dick

http://footyworld.net/2011/10/former-manchester-city-boss-mark-hughes-criticises-current-incumbent-roberto-mancinis-methods-he-is-an-absolute-autocrat/

Former Manchester City boss Mark Hughes criticises current incumbent Roberto Mancini’s methods: ‘He is an absolute autocrat’

Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has criticised his replacement Roberto Mancini, slamming his “out of date” style and dubbing him an “absolute autocrat”.

Mancini took over from Hughes in December 2009 and led the Blues to a Champions League position at the end of last season.

Hughes believes the Italian’s managerial style is too authoritarian and thinks Mancini doesn’t understand the modern game.

“I don’t know the guy personally but looking at him from the outside, he comes across as autocratic. It’s either his way or the highway,” the former Fulham manager said, according to the Daily Mirror.

“I’m not sure he indulges players, tries to get to know or understand them. I’m not sure he’s that type of manager.

“Managing like that in the modern age with modern *footballers is more difficult.

“To be an absolute autocrat and not be *flexible in terms of how it’s going to be done and not *understand your decisions can impact on players is difficult, because they do.”

Mancini has had clashes with some of his players during his tenure, most notably Carlos Tevez, and Hughes believes the City boss can only blame himself.

“If you manage like that, there are going to be clashes and the likelihood of having clashes with players is, on the law of averages, going to be more prevalent than managers who try to get the best out of players doing it the other way,” Hughes added.

“What Roberto has in his favour is that he is at a top club and it means if he has a problem with a player he can take them out of the equation.

“He can stop using them; whereas at a lesser level, you cannot just write off players because you need them the next week. It’s a different style but at a lower level you can’t be so autocratic.

“If you look at the clubs he has been at – Inter Milan and City – he has had the means to do it. That style of management is what he knows and that’s how he manages because he hasn’t had to manage any other way.”

He added: “Carlos is strong-willed, certainly. Yes, he wants to play and for a guy who has come through life the hard way he still has a genuine desire to want to play every week.

“I never saw him as volatile. I can’t think of one incident where there were flashpoints, but I played a long time and I can handle things like that.

“You learn how to take the sting out of it. It would never have happened under my watch.”

Hughes has backed his former side to challenge Manchester United for the Premier League title – as the two teams get ready to duel on Sunday – but he doesn’t think they are yet ready to win the Champions League.

He added: “City have incredible depth and they can challenge United for the Premier League. But in the Champions League, I don’t think they can get to where they want to be either this season or even next season.

“Because I think you have to build that knowledge. United improved year on year and you only develop like that from playing in the competition.

“Whether or not the group as a whole work as diligently and with the same mantra Manchester United have, I’d maybe suggest not.

“Every Manchester United player understands what United is about. The players understand it is a privilege to play for them. They show the club that *deference. I’m not sure the group at City understand that yet.”

[ChesterDave]

Mark Hughes' managerial methods have reaped huge rewards and successes in the past so he has every right to criticise others for their different methods

[Shaggy]

Mancini's kid and the lad Scapuzzi (who played and scored last night) in the away end last week

http://twitter.com/#!/Lizzieeeh/status/129589019523809280/photo/1

[Shaggy]

AS claiming Pellegrini's agent was seen lunching today with Txiki.

[Chazza]

Stan Collymore @StanCollymore
Pellegrini 10/1 ON to be next MCFC manager after a bet from Chile.

Stan Collymore @StanCollymore
Bookies confirm 10/1 ON for Pellegrini. Heard it here first!

Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini has been backed in to 1/4 favourite to be the next manager of Manchester City following a series of hefty bets on Friday.

City compete in the FA Cup final on Saturday in what could be current boss Roberto Mancini's fourth major honour at the club after the 2010-11 FA Cup, last season's Premier League title and the 2012 Community Shield.

However, City's below-par defence of the Premier League title this season has left Mancini's position tentative, with rivals Manchester United having comfortably wrapped up the league in April.

In contrast, former Villarreal boss Pellegrini has rebuilt his career at Malaga after underachieving at Real Madrid in 2009-10 and has been linked with a series of elite jobs, including Chelsea (12/1), Arsenal (20/1) and PSG (12/1).

Sky Bet's Chris Spicer said: "We're not sure where the Pellegrini to City rumours stem from, but we've had no shortage of three-figure bets from serious punters, even at odds-on.

"We've had no choice but to shorten the price to protect ourselves in the event of another shock announcement from Manchester. Incidentally, Jose Mourinho is a distant second favourite at 16/1."

[Reece]

Saw the second tweet and thought he was talking about Everton for a moment

[Lee]

Just came in to post that. Old Chazza is on the ball.

Interesting move. Good appointment for City if it happens.

[G]

Superb choice if true.

Not as good as Roy Hodgson though

[Reece]

So three of this season's top 4 could have new managers next season.

What are the odds on Wenger calling it a day I wonder?

[G]

"underachieving at Madrid"

He got their highest points total at that time or something like that. Just a small matter of Peps all conquering Barca team winning the league means he missed out.

[Shaggy]

Pellegrini is a fantastic manager. Galling that we opted for Hodgson ahead of him. He'll have City playing some great stuff.

[Lee]

Superb choice if true.

Not as good as Roy Hodgson though

What a ****up that was.