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Sven for the sack???

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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    Crazy carry on tbh. He should have been left alone in the role. Can't wait to see who they bring in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Unbelievable really. What does Shinawatra expect from Sven?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    BBC reporting it is unusual, it suggests that there may be a bit of truth to it at least. Still until he goes I'd be surprised.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Pighead wrote: »
    Come on Xavi, its all well and good waiting for official confirmation but its plainly obvious at this stage that Sven is on his way out. He's been shafted if you ask me. City have done well considering they've played the majority of the season without a top striker.

    Sorry Pighead but I've been a City fan way to long to believe everything I read in the press. I prefer to wait until it's official before I start crying foul.
    NotWormBoy wrote: »
    Considering how well City did at the start of the season, you'd wonder where it all went wrong for Sven. I suppose not having the best continuity up front didn't help... Still, was it him that signed Petrov and Elano?

    I'm a firm believer that only in the direst circumstances should a manager get sacked before a year is out. And City's situation isn't that bad. Sure, they've had a bad 2nd half of season, but ... At least give him 2 seasons to try and get something going.

    Bad second half of the season in comparison to what? The first half of the season? Or the second half of last season where we didn't score a goal at home? We had an unbelievable first half and an average second half i.e. good all round.

    Sven has done an unbelievable job at the club and if he does go he will be forever loved by the fans, unlike most of his predecessors.
    Boggles wrote: »
    Shinawatra has ovbiously been reading how to run your club like Newcastle United.

    I was at City's last game at home last season, where traditionally they do a lap of the pitch to thank the fans for their support.

    Half the players went to the dressing room the other half nervously hussled to the centre circle applauding the fans in a apologitic way.

    To be fair, from pics I've seen and what I've read, this year's wasn't much different.


    The problem I have is that I KNOW Frank is going to shaft us. Whether in 18 months or 5 years he's not going to hang around, especially when we don't have instant success. I predicted a few months ago on another site that we would end up another Leeds and I stand by that unfortunately.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭MIN2511


    I heard this on Ireland AM this morning and i am APPALED by this... the man hasn't been there long enough to warrant this BS. Man City don't have a squad like United/Chelsea/Liverpool/Arsenal.....

    If he sacks him, who would take over?





    maybe Mourinho


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭syngindub


    My money is on Big Sam


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    Between the Russian's antics at Chelsea and now this I hope it highlights the dangers of attracting sugar daddies to your club.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Between the Russian's antics at Chelsea and now this I hope it highlights the dangers of attracting sugar daddies to your club.

    It wasn't a foreign sugar daddy that screwed Leeds.

    And anyway, with regard to our situation, what were we meant to do? A guy comes in offering to clear our £80 million debt while enhancing the squad and we should say "Eh no sorry we'll leave it"? It's a catch 22 situation. With his money we might be screwed alright but without it we'd be just as worse off.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    It wasn't a foreign sugar daddy that screwed Leeds.

    Only mention of nationality was to reference the current owner of Chelsea. They come in all shapes and sizes.
    Xavi6 wrote: »
    And anyway, with regard to our situation, what were we meant to do? A guy comes in offering to clear our £80 million debt while enhancing the squad and we should say "Eh no sorry we'll leave it"? It's a catch 22 situation. With his money we might be screwed alright but without it we'd be just as worse off.

    And Chelsea were on the brink of collapse before Roman rode in on is white steed.

    The cautionary tale is more for others benefit, a lot of people assume that an influx of money from some rich tycoon will turn their fortunes around. The reality is often much different.

    By your own admission, if your boy fcuks off you'll be in bad shape. If Roman walks away from Chelsea they'll likely go under.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Yes but we were likely to go under even before Frank and his millions. Sure we don't even own a stadium as collateral!


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,449 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    I won't miss those Man City Blue spectacles though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭dc69


    Murinho is defo gona go to city imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    ^ Lol.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    dc69 wrote: »
    Murinho is defo gona go to city imo
    I'll bet you a €100 he won't if you'd like? Easy money for you.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,488 ✭✭✭dc69


    Pighead wrote: »
    I'll bet you a €100 he won't if you'd like? Easy money for you.

    why wouldnt he?

    he said before he likes a challenge and when chelsea approached him he said he felt Liverpool was a better challenge as there were no unlimited resources.I think its a very real possibility he could go to city.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,184 ✭✭✭✭Pighead


    dc69 wrote: »
    why wouldnt he?

    he said before he likes a challenge and when chelsea approached him he said he felt Liverpool was a better challenge as there were no unlimited resources.I think its a very real possibility he could go to city.
    Excellent. Bet accepted.

    Fair play dc69. Right obviously there has to be a time limit otherwise technically the bet could run forever. Pigheads gonna be generous here and give you til June.

    Good luck buddy, may the best gambler win.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,563 ✭✭✭kinaldo


    Bye bye Sven. Allardyce to City!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,985 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Charlie


    kinaldo wrote: »
    Bye bye Sven. Allardyce to City!

    I've always had a soft spot for City (think becasue of Rösler) so I wouldn't wish that fate on them.Your good self Kin should know better than anyone.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,337 ✭✭✭✭monkey9


    C'mon. It's so obvious that Steve McClaren will follow Sven into the manager's role!!!!! McClaren for City!!!!!!!!

    I apologise for that, i do actually like City.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,097 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Did he expect Sven to win the league ? Madness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    absolute madness - i had high expectations for city next season, but now even if they get someone of Mourinhos ability i dont think they will finish much higher than this season. and i have no confidence in Scolari as a club manager.

    maybe sven didnt want ronaldinho?!? :D i would hope he stays in the prem though - newcastle or chelsea maybe?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Yes it's absurd. They have made progress. Just goes to show that the managerial merry-go-round is spinning out of control.

    I suspect Slaven Bilic will get the job.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone



    I suspect Slaven Bilic will get the job.

    Bilic is West Ham bound IMO.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,581 ✭✭✭judas101


    that interview is the first time ive heard gallagher talk sense.

    as a city fan i'm pretty pissed at this news


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 842 ✭✭✭dereko1969


    as a city fan i'm so pissed off at this news, just when it looked like we were heading for some stability shinawatra messes it all up. what i liked about sven was that he came in signing young players, he was building for the 5 year plan he'd agreed with shinawatra not doing a quick fix.

    the fact that we just missed out on modric as well shows the talent he's looking at and the players he brought in for the most part have been successful. we were unlucky with injuries as well.

    if at the start of the season i'd been offered 8th and 6 points off united and a team that played mostly skillful stuff i'd have grabbed your arm off.

    here comes the old phrase 'typical city' gutted


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 493 ✭✭muffen


    It is true that he is leaving. Tord Grip (assistant) said it in an interview to a Swedish newspaper.
    Headline reads: "Grip confirms, SGE has two games left at city".

    I find this extremely strange considering how well he's done.
    The article states that the reason is that Thaksin wants the final say in everything, including which players to buy and who gets to play in the first team, even though SGE has a contract that says he decides those things.

    I'm happy I'm not a city fan, Thaksin seems to be a bit, well, in lack of better words, braindead.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 493 ✭✭muffen


    ... and while im at it, the bookies seems to think SGE is going to inter, lowest odds on inter currently atleast.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭shane86


    Ridicilous stuff, few people in the office turned around when I uttered "what the ****?!!?" a bit too loudly while readin BBC Sport earlier :p. While they took a dip in form, he could have done alot of work. The players hold him in huge regard, he is popular with the fans. Mind you tbh right now the 5-15 regulars in the table are nearly suffering a congestion of top managers. Ramos, Sven, O`Neill, Moyes, when you have that many in one league it all goes down to single points.


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