FA Cup Final 11/05/13 Manchester City Vs. Wigan Athletic

DM360

Could not be happier, absolutely over the moon. What a win

Hidalgo

Nice touch by the City players meeting the Wigan team coming down from the stand with handshakes and congratulations. Sporting.

shadowcomplex

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

An awful manager doesn't win 3 serie A titles, the premier league and the fa cup no matter how much money he has at his disposal.

No but a crap one does

SlickRic

the better team today.

didn't see that coming at all.

see ya Mancini.

Saab Ed

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

An awful manager doesn't win 3 serie A titles, the premier league and the fa cup no matter how much money he has at his disposal.

Well Mancini did. That's because there was no competition in Italy the year he won because of the match fixing scandal and with that much money at City he should have won the title twice. Absolute muck.

If those Arabs are looking for a half billion quids worth of silverwear then they should try our local jewelry store. They won't get it with that clown at the helm

miralize

shadowcomplex wrote: »

No but a crap one does

How Soon Is Now

retalivity wrote: »

Martinez did the same to Al Habsi...

At least he had some kind of reason lack of fitness i think he mentioned.

I imagine the other one was down to he wanted his best players on the pitch.

It suited him to rest Hart for the rest of the Fa cup then drop the keeper who was part of team whole way threw when they get to the final.

Mikeyt086

Delighted for James McCarthy as well.

Fuhrer

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

An awful manager doesn't win 3 serie A titles, the premier league and the fa cup no matter how much money he has at his disposal.

For his Serie A titles, you have to remember he didnt actually win the first one and the other two all the big clubs had either been relegated or had massive points deductions.


And then, One league and a FA cup is a pretty poor return on half a billion pounds

CSF

angerfist2009 wrote: »

At least he had some kind of reason lack of fitness i think he mentioned.

I imagine the other one was down to he wanted his best players on the pitch.

It suited him to rest Hart for the rest of the Fa cup then drop the keeper who was part of team whole way threw when they get to the final.

The keeper who is leaving anyway.

Zaph

Paully D wrote: »

We can't claim much so I'm going to jump in here and say Sunderland beating Leeds was far bigger.

The reason why I hate FA Cup Final Day. 40 years later and it still keeps getting mentioned.

kryogen

Mancini had no competition in Italy for the league, the match fixing and following punishments set the other contenders back by multiple seasons due to relegation/points deduction/players leaving, the first one was actually awarded to the team, not even won. The following 2 had no competition.

He won the Prem because United collapsed in a very un united manner. We blew it

Anybody can win a cup tbh so its not that impressive.

kevohmsford

Great to see the underdog win for a change.

Cypher_sounds

Fuhrer wrote: »

For his Serie A titles, you have to remember he didnt actually win the first one and the other two all the big clubs had either been relegated or had massive points deductions.


And then, One league and a FA cup is a pretty poor return on half a billion pounds

Hardly an awful manager though or do you reckon he is too?

NabyLadistheman

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah I don't mind it, to be expected when you lose as a big club. It's a backhanded compliment

When exactly did City become a big club? When Sheik Mansoor rocked it IMO. 1 league and an FA Cup is skant reward for what's been spent. Lest we forget your failures to get past the group stages of the ECL

FutureGuy

Delighted for Wigan. Not sure where that defensive display came from but I'm sure they aren't going to complain.

Not sure for the reason to screw over Pantimilion. Very bad form if it wasn't injury related.

Ardent

Saab Ed wrote: »

Well Mancini did. That's because there was no competition in Italy the year he won because of the match fixing scandal and with that much money at City he should have won the title twice. Absolute muck.

If those Arabs are looking for a half billion quids worth of silverwear then they should try our local jewelry store. They won't get it with that clown at the helm

Well said.

Amazing cycle really. Dave Whelan got £400 compensation for breaking his leg in 1960. Out of that £400 he buys his first business which is so successful it leads to him starting the JJB empire which leads to him buying Wigan in 1995, which leads to the Premier League and going back to Wembley to claim the FA cup as chairman, 53 years on. Couldn't happen to a better football man tbh

Gbear

klose wrote: »

I don't recognise any of the flags the wigan players are holding bar the spanish one. Diverse team

Nah you're just sh*t at geography.:pac:

Xavi6

Suarezistheman wrote: »

When exactly did City become a big club? When Sheik Mansoor rocked it IMO. 1 league and an FA Cup is skant reward for what's been spent. Lest we forget your failures to get past the group stages of the ECL

But we're a big club right? You're agreeing with me.

klose

Another guard of honour at the emirates on tuesday?

Sin City

Delighted for Wigan

Delighted teh Wigan played City off the park

Delighted for James McCarthy

Delighted that all City won this season was the charity shield

Fuhrer

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Hardly an awful manager though or do you reckon he is too?

No, just an above average one.


His ****ty record in the Champions league is really where I think its best to judge him.

SlickRic

also...

the FA Cup still matters.

don't listen to any other shíte.

Alpha Dog 1

Absolutely delighted for wigan. Superb.
Surely the end for Mancini and his team of mercenaries.

Ardent

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Hardly an awful manager though or do you reckon he is too?

He's a terrible manager. Today was further evidence of that.

His teams are particularly woeful in Europe.

Rikand

Fairplay to Wigan. Absolutely delighted!!!

collie0708

Well done Wigan great performance today.... Bye bye Mancini

onemorechance

Xavi6 wrote: »

But we're a big club right? You're agreeing with me.

deisedevil

Xavi6 wrote: »

Ah I don't mind it, to be expected when you lose as a big club. It's a backhanded compliment

"Oh City are a massive club!"

taytothief

Xavi6 wrote: »

But we're a big club right? You're agreeing with me.

Of course ye are mate. Of course ye are.

Lovely Bloke

"Roberto, did the best team win?"

Didn't answer "yes".

:rolleyes:

FutureGuy

No trophy this year is probably not good enough for the owners. It looks like both Manchester clubs will have new managers next year for very different reasons.

Havermeyer

A small aside, does anybody else find Jason Roberts insufferable?

klose

Does miyachi get a medal too? Joining bendtner,song and rvp in he list of leaving arsenal and winning silverware :cool:

I kid

Kerrigooney

Well done Wigan. Totally deserved that.

I just don't like seeing Dave Whelan looking so happy.

Sikpupi

I suppose when you get €150,000 into your bank account every Friday - it must be a hard life to have to travel to London and kick a ball around.

Sure - they'll still get their €150,000 next Friday as well.

I cant see too many of the City players losing any sleep over it tonight..

onemorechance

How nice to ask him about his future; it's such a s&&t question to ask him right now . . . then again he gets paid enough and it's part of the job.

cournioni

LOL!

Kerrigooney

nummnutts wrote: »

A small aside, does anybody else find Jason Roberts insufferable?

Totally.

taytothief

nummnutts wrote: »

A small aside, does anybody else find Jason Roberts insufferable?

I think he can actually only speak in clichés.

Saab Ed

Martinez now has more trophies than Moyes ...... Just sayin

onemorechance

Sikpupi wrote: »

I suppose when you get €150,000 into your bank account every Friday - it must be a hard life to have to travel to London and kick a ball around.

Sure - they'll still get their €150,000 next Friday as well.

I cant see too many of the City players losing any sleep over it tonight..

It will for sure mean a hell of a lot more to Wigan winning it than it would have meant to City.

klose

klose wrote: »

Another guard of honour at the emirates on tuesday?

To be honest as an Arsenal fan i would love to see us do it for them. Great show of sportsmanship and ive a soft spot for Wigan. Great bunch.

KingdomYid

Can't wait to see the back of Mancini, a miserable character and an average manager IMO.

Xavi6

taytothief wrote: »

Of course ye are mate. Of course ye are.

Another that agrees, good stuff

Pj!

Sikpupi wrote: »

I suppose when you get €150,000 into your bank account every Friday - it must be a hard life to have to travel to London and kick a ball around.

This is where a good manager comes in imo.

Havermeyer

taytothief wrote: »

I think he can actually only speak in clichés.

Kerrigooney wrote: »

Totally.

Grand. So at least I'm not the only one.

Paully D

retalivity wrote: »

Martinez did the same to Al Habsi...

Worked out well as he made the best FA Cup final save since Jim Montgomery.

Here Precious2

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

And Brendan Rodgers...

Why oh why does it always have to be Liverpool related?