[Archived] City Want Sven

[brfc fan]

I can't see him going anywhere except a champions league team because he's got us into the uefa cup for two seasons on the trot(well almost a second season!) and, no offense but, going to Man City would be, at the moment, going down in the world.

Please stay Sparky. You know you want to!

[roverich]

I expected Paul Jewell to have signed for them by now, shouldn't be long to wait.

[RovertheHill]

Slightly off-topic but this is an extract of an email from my city mate (and slightly tongue-in-cheek too!)

"You lot should be so lucky

I’ve paid £350 to watch 10 goals - £35 per goal…………….however, it gets worse; due to other commitments I physically was present for only 6 of those goals…………so it was almost £60 per goal …………….so is that value for money

I say bring back King Kev with his 1-3-1-6 formation and lets win or lose 5-4 every week"

[USABlue]

This BBC article seems certain that City want a foreign coach.

I guess we can rest a lot easier now...as long as we can fend off Northern Ireland.

How so? Hughes is Welsh you know.

I know a lot of you are discounting this out of hand because City are poor, that is just the sort of thing to excite an ambitious manager. The potential is there what better thing on your resume than to awaken the proverbial sleeping giant.

[Super Fred]

I would be amazed if Hughes left us for Man City we are a club going places the only place Man City are going is the Championship.

[Alan75]

William Hill have stopped taking bets on Claudio Ranieri.

[FourLaneBlue]

The Sun

"Strachan and Blackburn boss Mark Hughes are top of the wanted list for those advising Thaksin Shinawatra — the former Thai Prime Minister, whose £108million takeover bid for the Eastlands outfit is the one favoured by the City board."

[philipl]

Actually, the article is all about Strachan.

The legal case against Thaksin back in Thailand is building momentum- The tax man is getting feisty with all the brothers reducing the opportunity to pass Citeh amongst the siblings if Thaksin has problems.

So the Thai buyers have said:

"Pearce is safe"

"We want an overseas manger"

"We want Strachan or maybe Hughes"

"The purchase will be completed in June"

One false, two mutually incompatable and one for the birds.

[Billy Castell]

Interesting news. Maybe this man might fancy the Citeh challenge. Won't be good for his heart though.

[jim mk2]

Claudio Ranieri is the surprise new coach of Juventus, to the disappoint of City.

[mike at picture]

Claudio Ranieri is the surprise new coach of Juventus, to the disappoint of City.

Any man who prefers the Stadio delle Alpi to Beswick clearly has rocks in his head.

[Billy Castell]

Ramos of Sevilla now the favourite. But will he stay in Spain?

Come on Citeh, stick to the script and bring in someone like Hoddle, Wilkinson, Reid or Brian Horton again.

[blue phil]

Quit stirring Jim. You know fine well The Sun are the only paper to carry this half-arsed story.

Even the Mail passed up on it ........but it was good enough for our jim...

[thenodrog]

Good news......Carlos wants the MU job! Its not often that I want MU to do well but this is the best reason ever!

http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/tm_...-name_page.html

[RevidgeBlue]

Good news......Carlos wants the MU job! Its not often that I want MU to do well but this is the best reason ever!

http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/tm_...-name_page.html

Ooo errrrr................ Andy Neild will be gutted!

Wonder if he'll be waging a "Carlos for OT" campaign through the pages of the LT from now on?

[philipl]

Thaksin's assets to be siezed. Cannot be good for the take over of Citeh.

[Billy Castell]

Makes you wonder what would have happened if the takeover was completed before Thaksin's assets were frozen. Looks like Citeh (and Liverpool) had a lucky escape. It's another strange and amusing episode down at the Theatre of Base Comedy. Next Week: Ronnie Biggs and BAe Systems launch separate bids to buy Man Citeh.

[philipl]

Next story in The Sun- Mark Hughes spotted in Bangkok looking for the money to pay himself

Lucky escape or not, City are in the doodah now. Current owners in debt, no manager, no Distin, no money to even pay Barton off under his contract (though to be honest I wouldn't pay him off either), and any new buyer would more likely look to exploit the owners' weakness first rather than rush in to the rescue.

Probably enough people interested in buying Prem clubs for this soap opera to be resolved this summer but for the immediate future City are adrift and going down.

Cityitis

[Mike Graham]

It could not happen to a nicer bunch of people. The Barton situation will be interesting. His agent insists that Barton has a contractural right to a pay off as Citeh were approached at the contract release figure of £5.5m. Citeh argue that because the contract allows Barton to be informed of the interested bidders at £5.5 and thus talk to these interested parties then the approach is from Barton!! (this sounds like desperation from a broke club IMO). This is now in the hands of the PFA for concillation and will probably end up in the hands of the lawyers.

If they can afford it Citeh should pay up and get this moron off their backs and bank the mega bucks they will get for a guy who came thru their academy. Does Big Sam realise what he is taking on? Just imagine Barton after a night in the Bigg Market; he will finish up with:

a. a black eye?

b. in the nick?

c. with syphillis?

d. alcohol poisoning?

e. all of the above?

[den]

Hughes is City's new number one choice for manager!

Manchester Evening News.

[Cocker]

Hughes is City's new number one choice for manager!

I hate stories like this. It feels like they are just made up some times. No quotes or anything.

Noel G's take on things - Click

[SuperStella]

Absolutely no chance of that happening

Lost their best 2 players and no takeover in place

[modes98]

Manchester City hope to appoint a new manager within a week, with Sevilla's Juande Ramos and Dutch coach Co Adriaanse topping their wanted list.

BBC Story

[philipl]

hmm, jim's story eventually surfaces after the world and its dog looks away from City.

On the basis of how Hughes effectively selected Rovers as his first step into club management, I doubt City tick any boxes for what he would look for as a second step.

I think we should let the widely unenthusiastic City supporters scupper this one. At least the realists are saying they doubt City in its current sorry state could not attract Hughes.

No mention of Hughes in the BBC's coverage. If Ramos and Adriaanse really are the candidates, it shows how powerful the EPL is becoming when a steaming pile of trouble like Man City can attract two of the most in demand managers in Europe.

[jim mk2]

Hughes is City's new number one choice for manager!

Manchester Evening News.

Looks like the MEN have rehashed the old Sun story. I suspect Hughes is bottom of City's list but with "big-name" managers out of the running after the failed takeover, they will probably still try to tempt him by selling themselves as a so-called big club and sleeping giant.

From what I hear Hughes is thoroughly enjoying being manager of Blackburn Rovers and will leave only when the big job comes up at Old Trafford.