City fans 'gutted'
29/4/2008
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1047494_city_fans_gutted
MANCHESTER City fans today expressed their disbelief at manager Sven Goran-Eriksson’s pending departure from the club.
Phil Coe, feature in our video sporting a Sven-Goran Eriksson t-shirt, said: “In a nutshell I’m absolutely disgusted. The way they are treating Sven is beyond belief and this can’t be based on football reasons.”
The 34-year old from Levenshulme added: “We’ve just had a really good season and I’m just stunned by it. Even by City standards this is astonishing. It’s a massively unpopular decision and I’ve not spoken to one fan who agrees with it. We’ve got one of the best in the world here and we’re lucky to have him.
“People talk about Scolari replacing him but I’m not convinced by that. They must be laughing their socks off at Old Trafford over this.”
Mark Forth, 49, from Chadderton, was at the box office demanding a refund on his recently-purchased season ticket.
He said: “We need stability at this club and that’s what we’ve had this season. We’ve had enough turmoil in the past and I’m disgusted with this.
“Nobody knows why Thaksin is doing this and the fans deserve an explanation. Sven was a gentleman of the game, a man who held himself with dignity when we lost, and I am absolutely gutted.
“We’ve just had our highest points total since the Premier League began and two wins over Man United.
“Perhaps Shinawatra thinks he can buy instant success but that just doesn’t happen.”
Carol and John Dawson, from Middleton, said they still hoped Sven could cling on to his job.
John, 32, said: “I think this is just a misunderstanding about how much money there is to spend on players for next season. “We’d be gutted to lose Sven and hope it won’t come to that.”
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艾力臣被逼離開曼城的消息傳出後，大部份曼城球迷對此感到傷心和失望。
一名名叫Phil Coe的曼城球迷表示，他認為曼城管理層的做法是令人作嘔，他們解僱艾力臣的原因完全不是基於足球因素。
另一名曼城球迷Mark Forth指出，球迷須要球會變得穩定。
他完全不明白為何他信會作出如此的決定，而球迷須要知道管理層解僱艾力臣的解釋。
他認為曼城已經取得參加英超以來的最高積分，並且一季內兩度戰勝宿敵曼聯。
他說：「可能他信認為他可以用金錢換取勝利，但這卻沒有發生。」 |
發表於 2008-5-1 11:58 AM
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