Simon Jordan Is ALL PRAISE For Guardiola After He Pays £700k Of His Own Money To Man City Staff! 💙👏 

pep's changed someone's life giving them a gift like that. regardless of how much he earns he ddnt have to do it. as a liverpool fan i have nothin but respect for pep. the prem will miss him 👍

Here’s a novel idea: why don’t we all give Pep a little praise for this. He’s get plenty of criticism when deserved and sometimes when not, but if we can criticize him, can we not praise him too? I'd also add, that when City win the league each season (and he did this the first time he won the PL) he brought the whole City staff into the caf while he and the players clapped the staff as Pep heaped praise on them saying they could not have won this title without them. Now it might seem silly to some, but if you put your tribalism aside for a minute, you'll see that what he is doing is recognizing the staff for their contributions to the 'cause.' This is something Pep does when City win titles, so it may not have the same meaning it did the first time, but in any work environment, recognition for hard work and performance is a great thing as I am sure we have all experienced it and likely experienced the inverse as well Still, people will want to slag him off for it which is absurd. Normally, criticism comes from some form of comparison, well, how has Pep fallen short here? What managers have done anything like this, let alone, beyond it?

Pep is a good man.

We also gave Arsenal a manager, Chelsea their top scorer and United a CEO. All we do is give.

Pep is a great man for doing this

Watch the Man City “All or Nothing” documentary. He believes that “everyone” on staff is responsible for the success of the 1st team and squad. This allows the 1st team and squad to focus on being their best on the field. Top bloke!!

As an LFC fan I have to respect Pep for this.

Uplifting story about Pep & it only took Lord Jordan 1 minute to make it about himself. Shocking!

He always give the staff his bonus every year!

Pep is a wonderful man end of.

Simon communicates this perfectly. It’s a good gesture without needing to do so and it’s also psychological impact. Makes people feel valued and part of the collective team effort.

Big respect for Pep,really genuine person.Then Simon have to spoil it ,by patting himself on his back and stating that he also did that.

I doubt no staff members remembers Simon in as high regard as Simon remembers himself. On one hand he’s the ‘old school’ leader of work hard or get out, like it or leave it, you’re paid to do your job now do it and you’ll get no more. And when the story changes he’s all of a sudden a softer, more appreciative leader that always rewarded his staff handsomely. He changes more than the weather

Pep....What a man

Can vouch for Simon here. He threw us all a pizza party at Palace when they went up. It was after work and we could only have one slice each. Had to supply our own drinks.

It might be that Pep felt like doing it because he felt the staff helped him so much

Big up pep that is life changing money to some. Massive respect. More should follow.

Well done to Pep. Others should do the same.

Well done Pep. I imagine that as Man City employees these staff will be getting paid above the going rate to start with but as they say in football - it's a team game. Happy staff make for a better working environment and it makes everybody feel valued.

Wasn't a big fan of pep but this tells a different story. A lot of respect for him now.

Waived his treble bonus to give it to staff last season.

Pep didnt have to but he's a very appreciative human being and so that amount for him means less but a lot to the staff. big up to Pep!

Pep knows his level in the managerial pecking order (top) , he knows his trophy haul and endless finishes in the number 1 spot. But he does seem to be genuinely humble, and as down to earth as a multi millionare can be. He certainly never disrespects other teams or lowers himself in any way. Good on the dude, and as a City fan please dont go !!! ; )

Brilliant Pep you are an amazing person.and a Manager and I'm a Utd fan

that money will make a big difference to the more humble members of the city group

Very generous from Pep. 3% of gross salary is a lot. Works out to closer to 5/6% and when looking at take home. That's like £3k on a £60k salary which is a lot.....

Within 10 seconds Simon’s back to talking about himself and how much he did. ****

Nice job Pep ☑️

Simon needs to get over he used to own crystal palace 😂

I recently discovered that Simon is in a relationship with that GB news presenter. Makes sense.

This isn't the first time pep or the city players have rewarded the staff behind the scenes , im sure it happens at alot of clubs . Nice gesture from a genuine human

I would usually just say that Pep gets paid via overseas accounts--which he most likely does--but giving 10k to 70 people, some who probably take 6 or 7 months to make that, is a huge gesture. Personally, I have always thought that giving money to people is much better than giving money to charities, most of which spend more money on salaries and their employees than they do on the actual cause they're supposed to be championing.

I love Simon, he gives zero fucks 🤣🤣

The Premier League clubs make so much money but it all goes to transfers, players and agents. If more of that money could be invested in the local areas, given to charities, given to staff as Pep has done, the Premier League's growth would really benefit English people and cities.

Let's make it all about Simon Jordan 🤦🏾‍♂️

Simon's bitterness on full display here.

Even better when you don’t pay tax on gifts 10k and under! Legend just helped out the people who don’t earn no where near as much! Fair play 👏🏻

I'll assume there was no attempt to compare and contrast Pep's generosity to City's staff with United's making 250 of their staff redundant?

Class act , i would love it if he was offered the England job , players would run through brick walls for him.

Elite management!! This guy know what it takes to get the best out of people! This would definitely ignite the hunger and motivation within the club, and Pep maybe thought that it's needed!

Class. Good on him or giving them a hand.

Tremendous from Pep ; one thing we can all be sure of is that in the same position Simon wouldn't think twice before NOT doing the exact same thing.

Well done PG

It's a lot of money and pep deserves the praise he's getting.

▪︎If PL 115 Charges/Accusations ▪︎Without proof like UEFA Charges ▪︎PL should get away with paying Damages ▪︎PL must be investigated too?🤔

Don’t like Pep much but that is a touch of absolute class

What a manager and human being Pep Guardiola is ...... you're absolutely right Simon, any manager showing that he personally values your working input and contribution in this way is a rare thing indeed, and should definitely be applauded.

Only the great man would do what pep Guardiola did here.

“All it does”…… says everything about Simon ‘Salty’ Jordan

Well done to Pep👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 hope none of them have dinner with Arteta 😂😂

Simon always manages to turn it round to be all about him ....

It's not 3% of Guardiola's salary. Its 5% get your numbers right plz

Top man, top team. The atmosphere in that team is inspiring.

If peps annual salary is irrelevant why mention it

I've just paid 160 for a pizza for my lot, which amounts to about the same thing.

Those staff are going to be super loyal

I like this from Simon. He covered all the "but he earns......." comments whilst covering it on air.

Class act! But we are not hearing about the players all following his lead despite the fact they all earn way more than Pep!

“In my last year here I just wanna thank you all” says Pep. They are gna use that money to give him a great sending off.

What a good guy 👍🏻. Generous.

"Well what I do is..." 😂

I feel like I wanna go and work for Pep. :(

The Special One ❌ The Normal One ❌ The Noble One ✅

Important to make the entire club complicit. Great move by pep

Everyone played a part however small it may seem in the success of the team

He's done this for a while....

Pep is a gg 👏 🙌

Pep is a legend. Leave the man alone, you horrible people. Pep refused to shake the hand of a mass murderer after the cup final last season. Obviously, that means nothing to you guys, as you have no humanity left in you, but Pep does. He's a true gentleman and an outstanding human being. I have the utmost respect for Mr Guardiola.

Top bloke top manager.

Farewell gift to the staff that is obvious.

Nobody forced Jordan to buy a football club. If he messed it up that’s his own issue. An elephant forgets quicker than him.

That mans what you call class

In a twist of events the city owners have given pep a bonus to cover the expense All in the name of marketing. Fair play boss man.

Lord Jordan handing out the fines. What a legend.

Maybe the players, who earn just as much, and more, should also do the same. The club could even make a free ticket day OR update your shirt for free campaign, paid for by the players / coach. How about giving some of the millions back to the fans?

Class manager ❤

Simons wife definitely doesn’t let him on. 😂

Simon Jordan sending message to Talksport

Anyone with an issue with this is either a hater or just a horrible person 😂

Simons brilliant..hel tell ya too

Yes he gets paid a lot, but he didn't have to do it so hats off to him name any other manager that would do that or manager in any other high paying line of work. very generous.

Simon is must watch and must listen 😂

The new, favourable city support makes more sense now.. 10k n the rest

I wish they could interview employees during Simon’s time at CP. I bet they don’t talk so nicely about him.

That's is good for them

I heard it came with a card saying, Keep your mouth shut in court, ps love you xx"

It’s funny half these comments are ridiculing simon but if he left talk sport this show wouldn’t be the same and that’s facts. Hate him or love him you all tune in to watch and listen to him

Just an idea! But if ye was due to do that it wluod have made sense to do it after lifting the treble. Don't mean to be pessimistic but I think those 115 charges and Peps own reputation if found guilty was the exact motivation behind this. If City are found guilty I'd say he gave that money to spare his own legacy.

Simon found a way to also pet his back

I think Simon is correct they have all been scratching there arse’s at Man U for years now there doing it at home !!!! Sir Jim keep up the good work!!!! YNWA

Little dig from Jordan about Pep's salary...

Lovely gesture, great to see it. It probably means this is his last season at City. Never done it before why now?

Make that 116 charges against City 🤣

Love pep❤

Its not 3% of his salary Simon its almost 5%.

5% of your salary when you have $40m+ in the bank is meaningless. This earns $2m in interest EVERY year, using an estimated 5% bond rate. He won't miss it at all. Yes, it is a nice gesture, but there are also countless more "working" people of working salaries who donate an even higher percentage, who are not recognised. Why not pay the working staff more and players / coaches less?

Pep done it as a good bye gift and a thank you. He’s obviously leaving and wanted to that everyone for everything. He also can afford it with his offshore shell account

He's gonna have to get that back after city are charged. Unless it's a bribe to keep quiet. 😂

Old Trafford wants to move to the other side of Manchester. Maybe that roof would get fixed.

It's just another sighn that it could be his last season. Hope he stays he's changed th game. Best manager in th world.