re: Roberto Mancini officially out at City

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I think the firing was justified in all honesty.

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Do you think he'd still have his job if City would have won Saturday?

Fair enough.

I guess my thought process behind this is Mancini helped lead your team to its first EPL title in a long time (although, as Puff said, it wasn't on lock and there was a choke towards the end). I just don't know if a managerial change now is going to help City win the title next season, if that's their goal. While the other two major title contenders are making switches, a little continuity would be a bonus even after a trophyless season IMO.

I don't know, I think he should've gotten one more year to at least make a deeper run in Europe and get closer to the league title.

I can see why City made the move with their lofty goals and cash flow, I just don't think it was a great decision.

Guess so when you spell it all out like that...

I thought the firing was ridiculous until I heard more about what was going on behind the scenes.

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Was not just City’s relatively disappointing league season that left chief executive Ferran Soriano and sporting director Txiki Begiristain convinced they needed a change.

The pair — who weren’t at the club when Mancini led City to Premier League glory a year ago today — have been alarmed by the Italian's deteriorating relationship with players and staff at all levels.

He has spent much of this campaign arguing privately and publicly with Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany and Samir Nasri. Mancini was even photographed grappling with Mario Balotelli on the training ground in the weeks before the striker was sold to AC Milan.

The City manager has also argued behind the scenes with executive staff. His habit of complaining in press conferences that the board let him down on transfers last summer has also ruffled feathers.

Mancini, for his part, has always been oblivious to how his behaviour away from the field was leading him into troubled waters. Late on Saturday at Wembley, he was still complaining that he was not being treated well.

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you just sound butt hurt as frick, its a rivalry and i will mock my rival.

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and again you prove my point. there are fans from teams across the league having a legitimate, productive conversation on this topic. you on the other hand are making each one of your posts more annoying than the last.

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the Italian's deteriorating relationship with players and staff at all levels.

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the more this point is emphasized, the more justifiable the firing becomes.

when i told my wife that he'd been fired, her response was "good, he seems like an a-hole."

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and again you prove my point. there are fans from teams across the league having a legitimate, productive conversation on this topic. you on the other hand are making each one of your posts more annoying than the last.

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get your panties out of wod, i agreed with you saying he shouldn't be canned but the fundamental difference in city and other clubs is pretty big.

City fans should be ecstatic about how far they have come in 5 years since the take over with the first title in a generation. b/c before they were basically like Birmingham city. But the club needs to be realistic about who they are.

Ive added productive conversation along with some banter get over it

As a City fan, I thought this was crazy a week ago, but I've come around. RM spent the whole year complaining that the summer signings weren't good enough and rarely got tactics or subs right in big matches this year. He knew the expectations were high when he took the job. I wish him luck at Monaco, PSG, Napoli or wherever he ends up.
It will be interesting to see if any players back him like Bellamy did for Hughes. My guess is he won't be missed by anyone.

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He was too Italian for his own good.

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haha, well said.

My favorite Mancini moments were the ones where he insisted on playing a 3-5-2 or some variation of with 3 in the back and it basically ALWAYS backfiring on him.