: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:46 pm  

Marcus Jones wrote:

Chelsea showed you can still buy the title these days, but they have one thing that city didnt, well, 2 if you include the far better players. The main thing was they had an awesome manager.

City arent big enough a club to attract a world class manager, in the same way they cant attract world class players, just mercenaries.

They wont win the league, not in my life time anyway

Ranieri managed 2nd, the money was at least as much a factor as Mourinho IMO.

Gelling is a huge part of it too, Man City will be better next year even if they don't sign another player.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:49 pm  

Chris Dalton wrote:

I might be wrong but has he not had really limited resources? I mean some poeple seem far too unrealistic and if this is true its yet another example of boards with unrealistic expectations.

Not helped by splashing a significant amount of said resources on Elmander, who is quite frankly, pants.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:53 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

If you are referring to the Keita of Barcelona, he is from Mali. Therefore he is unlikely to have much of an impact on the Ivory Coast side.

Still, I guess I should enjoy you and others talking England up as it just makes it more enjoyable when they screw they up and the inquest starts.

No, Keita the current Galatasaray and former Lyon winger.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:57 pm  

Danny 2 wrote:

heard he is hanging his boots

feel sorry for him tbh he is a good player and has got city some good results

Reckon you heard wrong. A player who has already been through what he has and come back twice is unlikely to give in to a lesser injury IMO.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:55 pm  

Pig

Park - Fletcher - Carrick - Evra

Valencia - Scholes - Gibson - Anderson - Obertan

Owen

That looks likely to be the line-up for United tonight. It'll be just typical that Evra goes and gets injured now.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:20 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

Pig

Park - Fletcher - Carrick - Evra

Valencia - Scholes - Gibson - Anderson - Obertan

Owen

.

What a big midfield you have

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:37 pm  

Enfield Exile wrote:

What a big midfield you have

What a big side we have.

Dzeko and Graffite will have a field day with anything in the air.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:45 pm  

Nemanja wrote:

You can guarantee that come May/June time when the season has finished and the squad gets announced, the giddiometer will go off the scale.

It should do though shoudnt it? If people cant get a bit carried away about an imminent world cup, what's the point?

[Wanderer]

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:06 pm  

faxtastic wrote:

what is another manager going to do that Megson couldnt.
i know the position is a bad one at the mionute for Bolton but i really cant see what another manager will be able to do that Megson couldnt.

Have the backing of both the players and supporters perhaps.

: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:53 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

It should do though shoudnt it? If people cant get a bit carried away about an imminent world cup, what's the point?

I never can understand the small mindedness of english people wanting their national team to fail. Its as though they are trying to look cool or something. Personally I think its embarassing but each to their own I guess