The players’ motivation levels have been shameful trotting towards opposition in possession and later on so was the lack of discipline and following instructions. He should keep them up ok, but whether that’s good enough in his first season for the club that won the World Cup is anyone’s guess.

COYP

Some of the expensive players signed when Pellegrini was at Man C :

Otamendi - Up to £32 Mill, Mangala - nearly £32 Mill, Sterling - Up to £49 Mill, De Bruyne - £54 Mill, Bony - Up to £28 Mill, Jovetic - Up to £25 Mill. That's over £200 Mill but I suspect for some the total add-ons never happened.

To be fair Pellegrini had a good pedigree on the continent, got Malaga to the CL quarters, to label him a chequebook manager is wide of the mark

I think Wham's Achilles heel is the stadium

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Seems like a good appointment but I’ve seen their fans taking the p*ss because they’ve got him, while we’ve got Hodgson. We’ll see who’s the better fit.

If it goes well for them, does that mean their fans can go back to not caring about ‘the soul being ripped out of their club’?

He's a good appointment for them. However, their squad contains more deadwood than ours!

Well I think Simon's head is large; always involved in espionage. (Name that tune)

It looks like Pellegrini has a 'promise' of serious cash to strengthen but I think Spam is an odd combination of comings and goings at the best of times.

Some good pickings like Tompkins was?

Spam will settle into London Road ok, they should make Boris Johnson honorary president for life, as recognition for him making us all pay for their new existence.