MCFC Manager Solution

No surprise then that the Tinker Man opted for Juve instead of Eastlands; and who could blame him ?

The last few weeks have taken the biscuit as far as City farces we've seen over the years are concerned. All the media talk about the players Ranieri was on the verge of signing.... what a load of tosh !

As every day passes it now looks likely that the Thai takeover is slipping away and the club will be back at square one...... or should that read Ground Zero ? ..... hey, that's not a bad name for the City of Manchester Stadium ;-)

"Big names" still continue to be linked with us, but let's have a reality check here people, nobody with any ambition or pedigree is going to come whilst the takeover fiasco continues to play out on a very public stage in the form of a rather bad Shakespearian tragedy.

So, I have a quick solution that will avoid wasting all that precious time in the summer before the inevitable conclusion... Just appoint Neil Warnock now !

It's gonna happen anyway, so let's do it sooner than later and get it over with. We can then sign up Brian Deane to solve our scoring problem and with a bit of luck coax Tony Currie and Len Badger out of retirement (yes I'm old enough to remember)

Just a minute, is that Souness I can see looming in the background....... pass me my brown trousers, I think I've just had an accident !

Ranieri On his Way

It looks like the parties involved in the City takeover must have been reading my article from earlier this evening when I asked to clarity over all the recent speculation :-)

Well, Parma have just announced that Ranieri is leaving the Club, but could or would not confirm his destination.

Give you three guesses ?

It would be amusing if Shinawatra pulled out of the deal now?

Has A Deal Been Done?

Typical of City, confusion seems to be reigning over the much speculated takeover from Thailand.

From all the reports today allegedly quoting Ranieri, you would get the impression that he is our next manager and that the deal is now a formality and just needs rubber stamping.

Yesterday's withdrawal of the Ranson interest further heightened speculation that the City takeover was now a one horse race and would seem to put the Shinawatra bid in a very strong position and now the only game in town.

However, balance that against other, more worrying reports that Shinawatra's interest is now cooling with the bid now being in danger as a result of the due diligence process, and you begin to wonder just what the hell is going on.

It does seem very odd that Ranieri appears now to be waxing lyrical in a way that more than suggests he knows something about the takeover that we don't, or it is a bad case of counting one's chickens?

My knowledge of corporate takeovers is rudimentary to say the least, but I don't recall seeing or hearing official confirmation from the Stock Market that a formal offer has indeed be made.

Have I missed it or can anyone out there confirm this one way or another?

It's all very worrying !