Oh feck off. We're run by idiots. feck off.
Official: Pellegrini to leave/ Pep to join Man City
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Honestly, Manchester United is becoming the definition of fecking small time bullshit. Big commercial power, that's it.
It's like having huge balls and a tiny dick.
It's like having huge balls and a tiny dick.
I guess you might be able to polish a turd after all.
feck. Not looking forward to this.
This, and then some more of this.
Guardiola has kind of failed at Bayern. The PL has gone mental when Stoke and Westham are buying the best players from continental giants.
If United get Jose and Chelsea get Simeone. Guardiola will be lucky to have matched pellegrini's haul in his 3 seasons.
As true as that is in regards to him willing to push through youth, England is a totally different kettle of fish and it all boils down to the simple fact the chances of players coming through at city being of the same calibre of the ones that came through at Barcelona are non existent.
Nobody of note has come through in his three years at Bayern and that's despite the fact Bayern have walked the league for three seasons, there's been plenty of openings.
It's not a slant on him, he can't really do too much about the talent coming through but I think people need to reel it in a bit when they heap the praise on him and suggest suddenly City are going to have all these academy products terrorising Europe in two years. It's not going to happen.
F*** sake.
City getting Pep while we're stuck here wondering if we'll make top 4. Just great. This is all our management's responsibility!
More concerned about Pelligrini .Really nice guy who as not done much wrong treated shabbily by citeh.
Well given how much of a badly kept secret it was, it doesn't change much. Players should be hungry to win things, and effectively they're on trial for Pep already - he'll shake the squad up and there'll be some damage to the existing squad. I don't mind that it's out in the open.
It is a real shame about him. Hopefully he will get a good job.
Honestly, the reaction here is hyperbolic if ever I've seen one. It sucks that Pep has gone to City, but it doesn't mean much to us at all. They're already hard as feck to deal with, Pep will just keep it that way. Anything can happen in the next six months that swings things around for us, managerial or player-wise. The way we've been acting in the summer transfer markets shows our ambition so it's pretty certain we won't let this slide.
I'm not trying to be all-optimistic, it proper sucks they've gone and got Pep, but no way in hell are we going to become the next Liverpool.
I'm not trying to be all-optimistic, it proper sucks they've gone and got Pep, but no way in hell are we going to become the next Liverpool.
I wager you'll be surprised at what will come through
He's a grown man that took the job full in the knowledge of what they were like. In fact I'm pretty sure they were talking to him behind Mancini's back, too.
Pellegrini should run them into the ground 
I knew this would happen but seeing it officially announced still felt like a real kick in the balls.
I have been a huge fan of Guardiola for a long time but when I first saw the headline my first thought was 'what a cnut'.
Great time to be a City a fan. This is really going to set them apart and help them attract the superstars. Hope he fails miserably in the Premier League but I cant see it.
I have been a huge fan of Guardiola for a long time but when I first saw the headline my first thought was 'what a cnut'.
Great time to be a City a fan. This is really going to set them apart and help them attract the superstars. Hope he fails miserably in the Premier League but I cant see it.
This. I don't think he will hit the ground running at all.
Those feelings might just be misplaced. Wasn't that long ago that the Chilean himself openly courted & hoped for Pep to be hired, for the good of City. Doesn't sound like a coach who was in need of any hugs, he was openly looking to hug his eventual successor. Plus Pellegrini only recently extended his contract for a year with a special early termination clause included...presumably in the event Pep became available
fecking City fans on twitter, sky etc are unbearable at the moment.
Joke's on Pep, Woody's just put a £30m bid in for Aguero
Reports say that hes fine with it as he knew city wanted Pep before he even went to city
I'm just thinking it'd be funny if we're having our mini-meltdown on the bald fecker Pep - and then he comes in and - shock horror - fails. Anything is possible in sport, and it will be a challenge for him not being a part of a league that has only two or three challengers and where anyone can beat you on a given day. Plus, I reckon he won't get along with our press people. He's quite prickly, so it will be interesting to see how he deals with all that nonsense.
In any case, we will see....
In any case, we will see....
I agree with this, it's a bit ridiculous really.
They can't help it - United is the big draw still - until I suppose Pep starts at City..... and has them winning everything - maybe..
United sells, especially when Sky's big transfer day has been as eventful as most of our matches.
This Pep news has come at the worst time for them, I'm sure they'd planned on milking this speculation all summer long.
He might still fail but finish comfortably ahead of us.
That's how bad we've been. Its not like the current City side has been amazing but we've won just a single game against them post Fergie .
That's the privilege of being a top class coach. He can choose the relatively easier job.
I didn't laugh at you Steve, but disagreed. Rory is right IMO and your argument is a bit flawed in a world where United basically started with signing players for big fees. We are as much part of the business that is modern football as the other big clubs and taking the moral high ground in this matter is just wrong in my eyes and out of character for you. We have a sponsor for everything and we milk our fans for every penny they have, just because we were a bit quicker than the rest of Europe in terms of commercial revenue and also a bit better than most, doesn't make us more deserving than City. And like Rory said, if we handled Ferguson's retirement better, Guardiola would be joining us and not them.
How long until they start talking about Messi?
Aye, as much as City's wealth may unfairly allow them to rise to the top of the game, there's really no other way for sides to do it. Leicester's incredible rise to the top has been incredible for the simple fact that it just doesn't happen to other clubs. United, Liverpool and Arsenal are the big three who rely on history/fanbase/stature in order to get plenty of money, while Chelsea and City had seen massive investment. Outside of that, there's no one...really. Spurs occasionally look dangerous, but never finish higher than 4th, and probably won't get any better than 3rd this season. I don't think we've got much of a right to complain as a club when we're more than happy to embrace the commercial side of things.
Sky were on it within 10 minutes of the press release.
It would certainly be quite the curveball. He's certainly going to be under massive pressure...and I do think he'll come in for very heavy criticism if he doesn't come close, or win, the CL. He'll probably win the league in his first season (and possibly beyond), but City fans may feel a bit deflated if he does quite well, but doesn't really turn them into a Barca/Bayern level team, which will be challenging since despite the quality and money at their disposal, they do have an ageing squad that will need some tweaks.
Are you sure about that? From where I am sitting British fans don't believe keeping hold of possession and being patient is not entertaining.
On the bright side, he never stays anywhere for more than 3 years and it will more than likely take longer than that to make City into the CL conqueirng juggernauts the depressed folk here fear they'll be.
Yeah fair point. You'd assume Pellegrini has been aware of this for a while and had already agreed to leave. Doesn't the current City squad have quite a high average age? A summer clear out wouldn't be a surprise.
This hit me like Obi Wan and Anakin in Star Wars Episode III.
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DESTROY CITY, NOT JOIN THEM".
"BRING BALANCE TO THE LEAGUE, NOT MAKING IT HARDER".
"YOU WERE FERGIE'S FAVOURITE PEP, I LOVED YOU".
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DESTROY CITY, NOT JOIN THEM".
"BRING BALANCE TO THE LEAGUE, NOT MAKING IT HARDER".
"YOU WERE FERGIE'S FAVOURITE PEP, I LOVED YOU".
If City win the league now, would love Pell to do a Bryan Cranston microphone drop after giving his end of season speech on the pitch.
I am yet to be convinced by Pep. I really like his persona and style of management but he is yet to prove himself at a team which isn't one of the best in world football.
The premier league is also a completely different ball game atm in terms of competition. I honestly don't think he'll settle as well as some believe. It will take time imo before they see anything special from him.
One thing that is certain is that they will be able to attract many big players now having such a well respected manager.
The premier league is also a completely different ball game atm in terms of competition. I honestly don't think he'll settle as well as some believe. It will take time imo before they see anything special from him.
One thing that is certain is that they will be able to attract many big players now having such a well respected manager.