Get off Sven's back, all you little Englanders - he's given Manchester City hope

cant wait for sven to start his reign at eastlands just hope he brings city to a 5-1 victory over the reds on 18th august what a start that will be

You were doing OK, and then you said Thaksin is not fit to run a Premiership club. Why? How many Premiership Chairmen would win 2 elections? You shouldn't believe everything that dictators tell you. There was a study by some international finance group(the name I forget)which indicated that levels of corruption in Thailand dropped whilst Thaksin was PM Thaksin is not taking on debt to buy Manchester City. He's raised the hopes of thousands of depressed City fans. He's appointed a good manager, and there's talk of investment in players, and the Academy. How is that not fit and proper?

I agree mainly with your comments about Sven. What you must realise is that Frank was illegaly ousted in a coup.... Why does that make him the bad guy? Of course the Junta will throw mud at Frank in the hope some sticks. You should read up on the war on the Drug trade, you might find the same people who deposed Frank, had there fingers in that pie.

Couldnt agree more. Sven's England record holds up against ALL previous England managers. The criticism seems to revolve abrounf him having the "best squad available since 66" Nonsense !!!! Apart from Owen(injured) Beckam, lampard, gerrard, Shrek and Terry none of the rest were world class, I dont recall Madrid or Milan ever fighting to sign Neville, Crouch Robinson etc.... We over hype our ability at national level and are at best a quarter/semi final team. Also, if we didnt have Franks cash, we would still be £60million in debt and we'd have appointed Warnock or Coleman.... Give Svenni a chance, Owen instead of Corradi anyday....

The first paragraph in this article is tenuous to say the least. If you read the wider press and internet forums, you'll discover that many managers have been rubbished after being linked to the Man City job. Nothing to do with his nationality, or ours for that matter. Most Man City fans I know are unconcerned with his England reputation and want him to just get started before the season arrives! His record in domestic leagues around the world has not gone unnoticed by everybody and i suspect the silent majority are satisfied with the appointment.

What is it with the media and City ? This article is fair in that it points up Sven's amazing club record and sets straight some points about his England days. Not before time. The game is globalised now. You either embrace it or die.

Little Englander nee Island Monkey Breath of fresh air CTID

What does rag Parker know anyway? "His style is far too quiet, laid back and laissez-faire"...so what, I'd rather have that than the eyes bulging, fist pumping routine by the touchline jester that we have had to put up with for the last two years.

I was beginning to wonder if I was the only person who rated Sven a good manager. The stick the media gave him over his failure to win anything for England was completely out of order. Apart from Alf Ramsey, no one else has won anything either . . . yet if a couple of those penalty shootouts had gone the other way, Sven might well have been England's most successful manager ever. I think he'll do a brilliant job at City. I also think he's the most charming, sexy manager in the game!

The man has more silverware than most do in their kitchen. Give him a shot. Hell...he is better than Warnock...haha.

doesnt take much to give city hope does it.....should have gone for a young english manager, not for a trophy tart like sven...lets get his record straight....he was appalling as england manager at least under previous managers like robson, venables and hoddle u guys looked as if u would win a trophy and can to a certain extent blame baqd luck,(pens,beckham sent off) ..his record in club management...the double in sweden 15 years ago is worth about as much as winning the double in austria...he took the portugese record champion to another championship ( probabaly their 122nd) and he bot the scudetto with lazio who basically went belly up the following year... the cup in protugal and italy is worth about as much as the crown paint floodlight trophy in england.... he is not to be trusted in his dealings...see sheikgate.., and has no personal moral standards, apart from that he is a stand up guy....

Happy to see the ice man join the dustbinmen. So continues City's slow descent into football hell. Which is of course where they belong.

I completely agree. I read a very good interview with Sven in the Times a few weeks ago where he was very open and frank about his time with England, issues with Beckham and numerous scandals blown out of all proportion. The Sheikgate scandal too, the FA left him out to dry there. Truth is, the FA had given him express permission to look for other work as his contract was due to end yet when it was made to look like he was conducting back alley dealings, not one single FA representative came out to quash any rumours of wrongdoing. I heard that from Warnock & Co but then Warnock always has been a self promoting mouth piece anyway and a nationalist bigot to boot. Taylor also came out to say 'Sven was on a nice little earner' at City. Unbelieveable, he has not vene been unveiled and already the media circus has started tearing him down. He is a quiet and honest man but this time he knows what to expect from the media bloodhounds and he has admitted he will lead his life the way he leads it, it never affected th

the England job and although he had some dire perfomrances he still had a very good record. At the end of the day the squad were not good enough and luck played a part, can anyone honestly say, other than maybe sometimes being more entertaining, any England manager in the past 20 years has achieveed any better? I think it's risable that the fact he is foreign (Klaus) should be an issue. England are up in arms over Serbs absuing their black U21 players, lambasting a foreigner purely for being that is just as reacist. Practise what you preach. I for one hope he does well and rams the criticisms of bigots like Klaus here and Warnock down your filthy throats

u can call me anything u like, but not a bigot...i honestly believe that england has had the players over the last few years to win things..my view is that if germany and england had swapped managers before the last worldcup..u would have won it and we would have been eliminated in the group stages..player by player england was better..as far as the disgraceful serbs are concerned as i said before if it was poroven that english players were racially abused by their serbian counterparts, serbia should have been thrown out...may be u cant control so called fans, but the payers have a duty of representation. as far as sven is concerned u may be rite as far as sheikgate is concerned i do not know, but undoubtley sven did not display the behaviousr which was expected from previous managers...

Fair points Klaus but I'm Irish dude, not English. Regarding the other managers, I think it is Svens quite demeanour that has the media on him more than any England manager I can remember for some time. They think he doesn't care because he's not roaring on the sidelines, eyes bulging. Once the English media get a picture (sorry, make one up) it's hard to shake it so I hope Sven does well at City, for himeslf and to shut some doubters up and just let the man do his job

i would want wish ill on anybody, tghere is nothing wring with city... a few years ago the fans were voted away fans of the year at the bridge.. yes once the media get stuck in they wont let go...ask graham turnip or paris hilton.....i am just amazed that anybody could expect a swede brought up in italian football( yes clichee/clichee but true) to play exciting free flowing football..what color is his volvo beige or grey???