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Sven Sacked
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:55 am
by Batman
Possibly
MASSIVE club
Sven Goran Eriksson will reportedly jump before he is pushed out of Manchester City by Thaksin Shinawatra.
The club's owner said on Wednesday that he would consider Eriksson's position in the summer after spending around £50million on the team last summer.
'I'm not happy with the performance of the club in the second half of the season' said Shinawatra.
'We will look at it at the end of the season and assess the club and the people involved. We will probably have to sell some players and buy some new ones.'
Now The Daily Mail reports that Eriksson may choose to resign instead of being sacked after realising that 'Thaksin wants tangible success at a click of his fingers'.
City had an excellent start to the season, but have tailed off since the turn of the year and have won just four games in 2008. However, they still remain in a respectable eighth place, in stark contrast to the 14th of last season, when they only avoided relegation by four points
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:10 am
by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army
Best get ready for direct football, City fans.
Allardyce is coming!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:50 pm
by Raven
Quick sack Megson
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:27 pm
by The Sky is Blue
And in other news:
City win the FA Youth Cup in front of a crowd bigger than a certain premiership (for a few more weeks) club gets.
The future's bright, the future's BLUE
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:31 pm
by David Lee's Hair
The Sky is Blue wrote:And in other news:
City win the FA Youth Cup in front of a crowd bigger than a certain premiership (for a few more weeks) club gets.
The future's bright, the future's BLUE
Aye, and by beating Chelski, half the team will be joining them in the next few weeks
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:37 pm
by TANGODANCER
The Sky is Blue wrote:And in other news:
City win the FA Youth Cup in front of a crowd bigger than a certain premiership (for a few more weeks) club gets.
The future's bright, the future's BLUE
Aye, we've heard the same song before: City for the European Cup.....er well, maybe not.
City for the top four..............er well, maybe not
City for UEFA.......................er, well, maybe not.
Sven for the sack.................er, well maybe after spending all the bosses money.
But hey, the future's blue..
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:44 pm
by boltonboris
I'll be sure to not mention that the tickets were free - That may take away your 'massifness'
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:01 pm
by CrazyHorse
The Sky is Blue wrote:City win the FA Youth Cup in front of a crowd bigger than a certain premiership (for a few more weeks) club gets.
Woop-de-doo.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:48 pm
by Raven
Sorry I still get confused about this, where do you get extra points for your crowd sizes again?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:52 pm
by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army
The Sky is Blue wrote:And in other news:
City win the FA Youth Cup in front of a crowd bigger than a certain premiership (for a few more weeks) club gets.
The future's bright, the future's BLUE
How can the future be bright if it's blue? Who do you think you are? B.B. King?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:21 pm
by The Sky is Blue
Raven wrote:Sorry I still get confused about this, where do you get extra points for your crowd sizes again?
Simple equation really,
higher gates = more revenue/turnover
more money = higher wages to attract better players
better players = better team
therefore a higher finish & more points
Well that’s the idea, the barcodes seem to throw that thesis oot of the window.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:23 pm
by Raven
What a load of crap! Big crowds does not = any points whatsoever.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:29 pm
by David Lee's Hair
The Sky is Blue wrote:Well that’s the idea, the barcodes seem to throw that thesis oot of the window.
As have you guys for the last x seasons. Now with a bit of blood money you've changed it - more due to a good club manager than anything else, then what when Thaksin send Sven on his way?
Also does it actual mean increased revenues, isn't it for Citeh, large crowds = having to pay for stadium, smaller crowds not having to?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:25 pm
by Worthy4England
The Sky is Blue wrote:Raven wrote:Sorry I still get confused about this, where do you get extra points for your crowd sizes again?
Simple equation really,
higher gates = more revenue/turnover
more money = higher wages to attract better players
better players = better team
therefore a higher finish & more points
Well that’s the idea, the barcodes seem to throw that thesis oot of the window.
Aye, that's why City's finished above Bolton for most of the last 20 years....Most of this lot will have turned up because they were too thick to notice it wasn't a Prem match.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:32 pm
by The Sky is Blue
I think most of the city fans turned up (me inc.) to support the future blues last night - a academy team made up of mainly local lads as for chelski 90% foreign. Future names like Mee,Weiss,Trippier,McDermott,Sturridge to follow the likes of Richards,SWP,Onuha,Barton,Ireland,Johnson etc into the first team - as unlike elsewhere they do get a chance in the city 1st team.
I was just as proud last night as at the derby wins
oh & entrance was free to S/T holders - £5 to everyone else (Adults).
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:37 pm
by Tombwfc
Isn't your Youth Teams best player (and scorer last night), a guy called Vladimir Weiss?
Hardly sounds as if he's from Salford does it?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:43 pm
by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army
The Sky is Blue wrote:I think most of the city fans turned up (me inc.) to support the future blues last night - a academy team made up of mainly local lads as for chelski 90% foreign. Future names like Mee,Weiss,Trippier,McDermott,Sturridge to follow the likes of Richards,SWP,Onuha,Barton,Ireland,Johnson etc into the first team - as unlike elsewhere they do get a chance in the city 1st team.
I was just as proud last night as at the derby wins
oh & entrance was free to S/T holders - £5 to everyone else (Adults).
I wondered why most televised City games sound like 40,000 screaming kids!
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:44 pm
by officer_dibble
The Sky is Blue wrote:I think most of the city fans turned up (me inc.) to support the future blues last night - a academy team made up of mainly local lads as for chelski 90% foreign. Future names like Mee,Weiss,Trippier,McDermott,Sturridge to follow the likes of Richards,SWP,Onuha,Barton,Ireland,Johnson etc into the first team - as unlike elsewhere they do get a chance in the city 1st team.
I was just as proud last night as at the derby wins
oh & entrance was free to S/T holders - £5 to everyone else (Adults).
racist
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:56 pm
by TANGODANCER
The Sky is Blue wrote:I think most of the city fans turned up (me inc.) to support the future blues last night - a academy team made up of mainly local lads as for chelski 90% foreign. Future names like Mee,Weiss,Trippier,McDermott,Sturridge to follow the likes of Richards,SWP,Onuha,Barton,Ireland,Johnson etc into the first team - as unlike elsewhere they do get a chance in the city 1st team.
I was just as proud last night as at the derby wins oh & entrance was free to S/T holders - £5 to everyone else (Adults).
You've all fallen under the spell of the new Lord of the Manor. Rides in, throws a few bob about, charms the locals with tales of glory, sets up his soldiers to impress.....and then sets about the real business of colecting the taxes. A goose for the plucking. Once you're eaten he'll grab the purse and take off into the sunset. Man City, the next Leeds United. Byeeee.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:50 am
by David Lee's Hair
Tombwfc wrote:Isn't your Youth Teams best player (and scorer last night), a guy called Vladimir Weiss?
Hardly sounds as if he's from Salford does it?
A Slovak I believe