Be careful what you wish for.

Roberto Mancini is, according to the media a proverbial dead man walking. Pellegrini is expected to take over from him any day now. Mancini and his sky blue millionaires suffered the embarrassment of defeat to the pie-eaters of Wigan on Saturday.
Going back only a few days to last Thursday when Sir Alex Ferguson, having retired from football and Davie Moyes was named as his successor, Mancini said that he was looking forward to doing battle with him in the Community Shield in August.
Hold on a minute. Didn't you have to have actually won the F.A. Cup first and also still be in a job for that to happen?
Over two years ago when Cesc Fabregas was injured and the Arsenal team were looking for ways for their non playing captain to accept the trophy. Sadly the trophy that they lost to Birmingham City.
Success in football is temporary. Look at the winners of last seasons trophies.

• Champions league winners - Chelsea -Roberto di Matteo - sacked
• F.A. cup winners -Chelsea -Roberto do Matteo -sacked
• Carling cup winners -Liverpool -Kenny Dalglish - sacked
• Championship winners -Reading -Brian McDermott -sacked
• Premiership winners- Manchester City - Roberto Mancini - (watch this space.)

Arsenal have kept Arsene Wenger for 9 trophyless seasons now.....but on the other hand....they haven't needed to employ anyone to polish silverware............