[Archived] Premier League Happenings

[Clitherover]

Why so gloating? Wigan offers something different to the PL with their attacking style of play and both Martinez and Whelan are class acts. I can easily think of 10 other teams that I'd rather see go down.

Their fans were gloating after the game when they sent us down last season if you remember? Celebrating as if they'd won something when their safety was ensured some time before the match.

[ABBEY]

They indeed were ,before as well.

[Guest Norbert]

They'd all eff off and support Man Utd etc. if Wigan collapsed like we have. Whilst it is good to see a club 'punching above their weight' and surviving in the Premier League for so long, there probably are gloating latecomers who only started going to matches when Martinez got them to the premier league.

[Clitherover]

True but Jewell got them to the Premiership, Martinez kept them there.

[Guest Norbert]

Yes, you're right. Shows how much notice I've paid to Wigan over the years. They'll be back to their egg chasing next season.

[ABBEY]

why? the rugby fans hate the footy fans and the footy fans hate the rugby fans.

[Guest Norbert]

I forgot you can only like one sport.

[K-Hod]

They indeed were ,before as well.

'You'll never play us again' they sung at the final whistle- is that right pie munchers??

[ABBEY]

'You'll never play us again' they sung at the final whistle- is that right pie munchers??

Don't know about that ,, I was fending off a truncheon then ha

[Mike E]

True but Jewell got them to the Premiership, Martinez kept them there.

Also Steve Bruce for a time.

[Audax]

Looks like the Man City situation is up in the air, I"ve heard a "no" has come from Perregrini. What surprises me is that the BBC took up the "Mancini is going to be sacked" story line.

I can understand letting Mancini go but I can also see the argument for keeping him and with SAF retiring, maybe more reason to keep him.

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Paolo DiCanio said he is going to change "everything" at Sunderland over the summer.

[bob fleming]

Mancini gone.

Now he is.

[KyleBRFC]

Yep just gone now, Brian Kidd to take temporary charge. They say club "failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year" with exception of CL qualification

[Tom]

Go on someone say Kean for City it will be a pretty original joke

[KyleBRFC]

Kean for City lol

[thenodrog]

Yep just gone now, Brian Kidd to take temporary charge. They say club "failed to achieve any of its stated targets this year" with exception of CL qualification

I suppose then that City's poor showing in Europe was the kicker for him cos as far as the big clubs are concerned CL qualification is the be all and end all. The FA Cup Final result itself was not as important as the humiliation.

[Sparky Marky]

Unless Mourinho is coming in then a bad move in my opinion...especially with old red nose going...

[KyleBRFC]

In my opinion he wasn't good enough anyway always in the group of managers below "world class" and it has shown in hes last two season in CL

[Aberdeen Blue]

Yeah not great in CL but with no track record meant they got shitey groups each time. Do you think any other English team would have got out of Citehs group this season?

[Salgado Is A Hero]

Yeah not great in CL but with no track record meant they got shitey groups each time. Do you think any other English team would have got out of Citehs group this season?

If you've got a hard group, you need to take maximum points off the weakest side in the group, Villareal and Ajax in this case. They won 1 of those 4 games. His record at Inter proved he wasn't that good in Europe. This is a good decision imo but time will tell.

But to answer your original question, no I don't think any other team would have gotten out of that group. United probably would have won at least 1 game though. I find this Utd chant pretty amusing -

"Keep singing 6-1, keep singing 6-1......six games in Europe, you didn't win one"

Unless Mourinho is coming in then a bad move in my opinion...especially with old red nose going...

There's other quality managers in world football you know.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I forgot you can only like one sport.

I like both, don't you go watching Rugby League matey, you wouldn't be able to stand the excitement.

[KyleBRFC]

[Amo]

Surrendering the title, being unceremoniously dumped out of Europe, and winning no other major silverware was simply unacceptable for a club with such rising expectations. I think Mancini had taken them as far as he could.

[Guest Norbert]

I like both, don't you go watching Rugby League matey, you wouldn't be able to stand the excitement.

Don't start that inverted snobbery again............

[T4E]

Our Premier League trophy is now old enough to drink.