The Manchester City Thread

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12 May 2013 13:33:24

Yeah, I feel rather conflicted. Glad it's Pellegrini replacing him, though. Excited to see what he can do.

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13 May 2013 21:09:13

Thought this was interesting.

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Manchester City's dismal performance in the Champions League is set to cost them dear in the draw for next season's group stage.

Roberto Mancini failed to win a single match in the competition, finishing bottom of a tough group featuring Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, meaning City were unable to improve their UEFA coefficient score. They are now highly likely to drop from the second pot of seeds to the third pot.

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13 May 2013 21:24:49

You'd expect them to do better next season after the experience of two previous campaigns.

Even if they're in a tough group again.

bluemoon.

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13 May 2013 21:29:15

Not exactly a surprise. Besides, whatever pot we're in, we'll be unlucky if we end up in the group of death again.

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13 May 2013 21:30:03

Bobby Manc's been sacked.

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13 May 2013 21:30:04

Also, Mancini's gone.

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13 May 2013 21:34:46

City are idiots.

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By bluemoon. | Permalink | On 13 May 2013 - 22:29 PM

Not exactly a surprise. Besides, whatever pot we're in, we'll be unlucky if we end up in the group of death again.

If you're in the third pot, I think you'll be in the group of death regardless just because you should easily be the strongest team in pot 3. But obviously, I don't think anyone expects you to perform as badly as this year - even if you were drawn in the exact same group.

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13 May 2013 21:42:25

By David Moyes | Permalink | On 13 May 2013 - 22:34 PM

City are idiots.

Not necessarily.

By Pippadoc | Permalink | On 13 May 2013 - 22:38 PM

If you're in the third pot, I think you'll be in the group of death regardless just because you should easily be the strongest team in pot 3. But obviously, I don't think anyone expects you to perform as badly as this year - even if you were drawn in the exact same group.

Yeah, we are almost guaranteed to end up in a stronger group than most Pot 3 teams, but I'll be surprised (and angry) if we end up in the toughest group for the third year on the trot.

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13 May 2013 21:44:11

I think it was the right time for Mancini to go given the state of the general performances this season. He'll always be loved at City anyway for winning the Premiership exactly a year ago today.

Brian Kidd in charge tomorrow shall be fun.

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13 May 2013 21:44:54

I WAS SAD...

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02380/hughes_2380738b.jpg

...BUT NOW HE'S GONE!

http://mysportsblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/mark-hughes-manchester-city-celeb_1161800.jpg

MARK HUGHES, THE SECOND COMING.

(Watch this space)

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13 May 2013 21:53:26

He looked finished after that Cup defeat. Though I daresay winning it may have simply entitled him to manage the Reading and Norwich games before being fired anyway. Strange way to mark winning the league but I guess the pisspoor defence and Champions League 'attempt' meant the end was sadly inevitable.

Give it to Pardew.

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13 May 2013 22:04:36

By Number 1 | Permalink | On 13 May 2013 - 22:53 PM

Give it to Pardew.

You're not foisting him on us.

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13 May 2013 22:15:41

Rumoured it has cost ~£30m to sack him.

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By bluemoon. | Permalink | On 13 May 2013 - 23:04 PM

You're not foisting him on us.

Balls.

Though at £10million he's a snip compared to the £28million Mancini allegedly cost to dismiss.

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13 May 2013 23:03:33

Ignore that.

Any pay-off was capped at a year's pay (£7m) and they've probably been negotiating on that.

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13 May 2013 23:04:46

I said allegedly - given the rate managers are willfully dismissed nowadays I don't think that many gaffers earn the full pay-offs.

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13 May 2013 23:05:43

Oh, I know you said allegedly, I've just seen enough people claiming it as fact for it to annoy me already.

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13 May 2013 23:10:33

Steve Kean for Man City

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By bluemoon. | Permalink | On 14 May 2013 - 00:05 AM

Oh, I know you said allegedly, I've just seen enough people claiming it as fact for it to annoy me already.

The reality is probably somewhere in between. If City have actually spent £28million they are fucking nuts but I doubt that being reality.

There is still something surreal about next season seeing Man U, Man City and Chelsea all starting again.

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14 May 2013 08:58:56

Our ex kitman has been slagging Mancini off on Twitter.

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14 May 2013 09:19:55

I'd hardly say that those are surprising revelations. Most of that came across in his interviews.

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14 May 2013 09:22:25

All these cunts sharing that picture of Mancini on the tube is annoying as shit

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15 May 2013 09:49:17

Forza Brian Kidd.

In other news: Tevez fell flat on his arse on the steps at Wembley \o/

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16 May 2013 17:20:22

Patrick Vieira has been announced as the new manager of the EDS.

Manchester City Football Club is delighted to announce Patrick Vieira as the new Head of the Elite Development Squad, a position he will take up on 1 June, following two years in the role as City’s Football Development Executive.

The Elite Development Squad currently play in the Under 21 Premier League and from 2014 will be based at the City Football Academy, City’s groundbreaking training ground development, which is currently under construction on an 80 acre site adjacent to the Etihad Stadium.

Vieira’s illustrious playing career includes the winning of five FA Cups and nine league titles. His 107 caps for France include winning performances in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 UEFA European Championships. His time as a Manchester City player, which began in January 2010, concluded with the winning of the FA Cup Final in May 2011, the Club’s first silverware in 35 years.

During his two years in his current role, the Club has supported Patrick in his coaching development which resulting in him securing his UEFA B coaching licence last year, an achievement on which he continues to build as he works to secure his UEFA A licence.

Patrick Vieira said: “After spending two years working across a number of areas of the Club and with a particular focus on the Youth Academy, I feel honoured and privileged to have been offered this role. This marks a new chapter both in my career and in my life and I am looking forward to it immensely. My passion for the development of young talent has only grown in my time at City and I am pleased to be able to play my part in helping to shape the footballing future for Manchester City.”

Ferran Soriano said: “Patrick is a world champion and it is a great honour that he has chosen Manchester City to begin his football management career. I have seen him carefully considering options and choosing to coach for the best reasons; he has a love of the game and a willingness to continue to learn and transmit his knowledge and experience to young footballers.”

“Patrick’s role is of the highest long term importance for the Club. The ability of the Academy, the Elite Development Squad and the First team to work together using the same football concepts is key to our success and sustainability.”

Manchester City would like to offer their best wishes to Attilio Lombardo, who stepped down from this role, and to thank him for his work with the EDS over the last year.