Kompany to Bayern Munich?

[ClaretTony]

TalkSPORT just confirmed Bellamy is going with him

He may well be but he’d already gone from Burnley, one of four who left after Sunday.

[IanMcL]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ar ... as-manager

Just the compensation to be sorted, by the look of it. I'm tonight.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

****. That's bad if true- I was hoping Jackson would provide some continuity.

Frankly we are ****** if this pans out. We wasted a shutkoad of money on players who weren't ready, brought for a style for a manager who won't be here in a league where we may struggle to compete if we get off to a bad start.

This could be an absolute disaster and frankly I think less of Vince than Coyle if this is true. He sacrificed our Prem survival on his mantra then ****** off.

Really not fussed about Jackson leaving. Get what you are saying about players we’ve now got suited to a certain style but imagine we’ll be appointing a manager who plays the same style.

[fidelcastro]

Why would he want out more than ever, the manager he came to supposedly play for, played him on the different wing to where he got all his assists from and most weeks didn’t have him in the match day squad.

He will be looking forward to a fresh start

He will, but I bet it's not here.

[IanMcL]

Bayern with our coaching staff, will never score again!

[Gazclaret83]

Was gonna say Mike Jackson wouldn't be a bad shout for next manager but he's going as well apparently

[Vegas Claret]

****. That's bad if true- I was hoping Jackson would provide some continuity.

Frankly we are ****** if this pans out. We wasted a shutkoad of money on players who weren't ready, brought for a style for a manager who won't be here in a league where we may struggle to compete if we get off to a bad start.

This could be an absolute disaster and frankly I think less of Vince than Coyle if this is true. He sacrificed our Prem survival on his mantra then ****** off.

it's not great is it

[Newcastleclaret93]

Really not fussed about Jackson leaving. Get what you are saying about players we’ve now got suited to a certain style but imagine we’ll be appointing a manager who plays the same style.

I would like to think we are going to appoint a manager with a different style if I’m honest.

[Clovius Boofus]

He's hardly Judas. He's going to a massive club in plain sight and with the owners permission, not scurrying and lying like a rat in order to move to a shitbag club down the road.

[BleedingClaret]

Bayern with our coaching staff, will never score again!

Logged in just to like

[daveisaclaret]

Kompany has done a lot of really bad things in the last 12 months that he should be judged harshly for but turning down Bayern Munich to manage in the Championship would be worse than the lot.

[boatshed bill]

I bet there’s some lads in our squad that are over the moon he’s gone.

I seriously doubt any of the lads signed from European clubs will be happy at this news.

[Royboyclaret]

Here you are Royboy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOI5sDZbvsI

Cheers, Cool......a very special goal.

[tarkys_ears]

Hope we put in a sell-on/(sacking) fee!

[123EasyasBFC]

Imagine if he’s left after the possibility that pace did the deal with city to play Trafford 75% of the time and vk was fuming and just waiting to jump at the first chance…..he’s not looked himself all season imo in the interviews

If there is any dealings with Man City it would be kompany doing the dealing not pace

[Clovius Boofus]

Kompany has done a lot of really bad things in the last 12 months that he should be judged harshly for but turning down Bayern Munich to manage in the Championship would be worse than the lot.

I agree. If he did that, I would not want him near our club because it would bring his sanity into question.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

My arse, show and Town Hall Steps are the words which spring to mind.

When, I'm up for taking a couple of snaps for social media!

[123EasyasBFC]

He will, but I bet it's not here.

Might well not be but that would be because kompany has left

[jedi_master]

I seriously doubt any of the lads signed from European clubs will be happy at this news.

Benson and Zaroury might disagree.

[Quickenthetempo]

Them Cyclists didn't ride through Munich on the way back did they?

[RHansburyEsq]

Football has jumped the shark

[boatshed bill]

Benson and Zaroury might disagree.

I hope so.

[Targetman]

No, I'll be in Burnley playing golf. What about you, are you going anywhere nice on Sunday?

You couldn't get a ticket then I presume?

[Clovius Boofus]

I love it how people who wanted VK out are now so angry that he's going. They sound like the kind of people who kick dogs in the street if there's nothing else lash out at. The never-happies.

[ClaretTony]

Was gonna say Mike Jackson wouldn't be a bad shout for next manager but he's going as well apparently

Please no - already failed twice as a manager

[TheFamilyCat]

It's a proper Motley Crue mate. Signed for Vinny, lost a lot of experience, not many leaders, apparently a fair few 'cliques'... It's a fair farcry from the harmonious core group and continuity we had 2 years ago.

Football teams aren't built on data points...

When you talk about continuity do you mean not refreshing a squad that eventually slipped to relegation?

[CoolClaret]

I love it how people who wanted VK out are now so angry that he's going. They sound like the kind of people who kick dogs in the street if there's nothing else lash out at. The never-happies.

I think really people are annoyed that he's set the team up to promote his brand, absolve any responsibility of the defeats so that he can go 'look, with better players I'd have more success'.

If that is true then it's fair does to be a bit cheesed. Of course no one can begrudge him taking the Munich job but christ - he's just served up an absolute sh1tshow of a season, from start to finish.

[claretlegend]

He may well be but he’d already gone from Burnley, one of four who left after Sunday.

Do we know why Bellamy had already left? Is this where the rumours of us trying to get Ashley Cole as assistant came from?

[Cazaris]

Well considering Pace supposedly had Kompany down as the "prettiest girl you're just waiting to move on" I'm hoping he has had a serious list of candidates ready to approach for this exact time and situation. If we end up absolutely in the bin and getting a new manager in at the end of the summer or even worse relying on one random member of staff when going into the season we're royally screwed.

[ksrclaret]

Just catching up on the news that he's all but gone now.

My first thought... hell's teeth we've just got the deal of the century. How on earth have we pulled this off.

[TsarBomba]

When, I'm up for taking a couple of snaps for social media!

Kompany was gone as soon as the rumours broke a few days ago.

The sources are as impeccable as they come

The whole nonsense about a ‘list’ was in case the deal fell through and FR and Plettigoal could save face.

[Gazclaret83]

I love it how people who wanted VK out are now so angry that he's going. They sound like the kind of people who kick dogs in the street if there's nothing else lash out at. The never-happies.

Don't give a toss about kompany leaving I care about the club. Get why he's left,it's Bayern. Just hope we can get someone in that wants to take kompanys players on

[CoolClaret]

When you talk about continuity do you mean not refreshing a squad that eventually slipped to relegation?

I mean having a core group of solid pros with a lot of experience between them that can/could provide the sort of 'stability' and 'glue' ensuring a smooth transition into the new regime.

Now it's pretty haphazard, imo.

[ClaretTony]

Do we know why Bellamy had already left? Is this where the rumours of us trying to get Ashley Cole as assistant came from?

No idea why but one of four I was told including the keeper coach and it’s been posted he’s going to Ajax.

[PremierLeagueClass]

What state? Should have the strongest squad in the league next season. Lots and lots of young, high potential players. 100% a better state than when he joined.

A squad assembled to play a very specific way. A squad that largely signed to play for Kompany. I imagine many of them are frantically onto their agents as we speak trying to engineer moves. Couldn’t be happening at a worst time, probably at the point where we’re going to get the lowest return on the investment of last summer. Had he stayed and gone back up we could well have flipped a few for big money.

Pace is going to have to work miracles to recover from this.

[Newcastleclaret93]

I seriously doubt any of the lads signed from European clubs will be happy at this news.

I definitely think the players I have mentioned will be happy.

Benson and Zaroury in particular

[RVclaret]

A squad assembled to play a very specific way. A squad that largely signed to play for Kompany. I imagine many of them are frantically onto their agents as we speak trying to engineer moves. Couldn’t be happening at a worst time, probably at the point where we’re going to get the lowest return on the investment of last summer. Had he stayed and gone back up we could well have flipped a few for big money.

Pace is going to have to work miracles to recover from this.

Not sure it is a ‘very specific way’. Many managers play a similar brand of football these days. But even then we will have enough cash to tweak things here and there. Also not sure why they will be frantically trying to get moves just cause the manager is leaving, what if they really like the next manager?

[warksclaret]

Just catching up on the news that he's all but gone now.

My first thought... hell's teeth we've just got the deal of the century. How on earth have we pulled this off.

Agreed , and from posters saying VK had credit in the bank, AP now has credit in the bank, in more ways than one

[PremierLeagueClass]

****. That's bad if true- I was hoping Jackson would provide some continuity.

Frankly we are ****** if this pans out. We wasted a shutkoad of money on players who weren't ready, brought for a style for a manager who won't be here in a league where we may struggle to compete if we get off to a bad start.

This could be an absolute disaster and frankly I think less of Vince than Coyle if this is true. He sacrificed our Prem survival on his mantra then ****** off.

You are living in an absolute fantasy land to think any football manager world wouldn’t be doing the same.

[GetIntoEm]

A squad assembled to play a very specific way. A squad that largely signed to play for Kompany. I imagine many of them are frantically onto their agents as we speak trying to engineer moves. Couldn’t be happening at a worst time, probably at the point where we’re going to get the lowest return on the investment of last summer. Had he stayed and gone back up we could well have flipped a few for big money.

Pace is going to have to work miracles to recover from this.

We don't play in a way that's completely foreign to professional footballers tho. They can cope with different systems. I wouldn't worry about that

[Clovius Boofus]

I think really people are annoyed that he's set the team up to promote his brand, absolve any responsibility of the defeats so that he can go 'look, with better players I'd have more success'.

If that is true then it's fair does to be a bit cheesed. Of course no one can begrudge him taking the Munich job but christ - he's just served up an absolute sh1tshow of a season, from start to finish.

I think you are reading too much into this. He played the same way in the Championship and thought it would work out in the EPL. I bet even VK is as shocked as we are that such a massive club has come in for him. If this was all part of his masterplan, then we should make him world leader.

[brexit]

1. Love looking at first couple of pages in this thread - amusing
2. I assume Kane played against VK at some point

[TsarBomba]

A squad assembled to play a very specific way. A squad that largely signed to play for Kompany. I imagine many of them are frantically onto their agents as we speak trying to engineer moves. Couldn’t be happening at a worst time, probably at the point where we’re going to get the lowest return on the investment of last summer. Had he stayed and gone back up we could well have flipped a few for big money.

Pace is going to have to work miracles to recover from this.

We have a squad of 42.

Some of our better players want to leave? Fine, see you later.

We have so many very good players to welcome back into the fold that have been cast aside.

[quoonbeatz]

The players were all playing other managers' styles of football before they played for Kompany, I'm sure they'll manage to adapt again.

[CoolClaret]

I think you are reading too much into this. He played the same way in the Championship and thought it would work out in the EPL. I bet even VK is as shocked as we are that such a massive club has come in for him. If this was all part of his masterplan, then we should make him world leader.

After 3 games it was pretty apparent that it wouldn't.

Not quite his 'masterplan' if you will but I think putting 'brand Kompany' (hate that term) first.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

I would like to think we are going to appoint a manager with a different style if I’m honest.

Hopefully someone who will make you reconnect with the club.

[Clovius Boofus]

Can't defend, can't score, but if I carry on like this all season one of the biggest clubs in the world will snap me up. I mean, come on.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Hopefully someone who will make you reconnect with the club.

Not even about that, but we have just discovered that this brand of football doesn’t work in the premier league.

So I would hope our goal is to find a manager with a style that we think will bring us success in the premier league.

[CoolClaret]

Can't defend, can't score, but if I carry on like this all season one of the biggest clubs in the world will snap me up. I mean, come on.

Yeah that's not what I was inferring and you know that as well.

[Culmclaret]

And I thought us getting £1m for Wayne Thomas was the steal of the century. Bloody brilliant news if true