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Thaksin Shinawatra has thrown Manchester City into further confusion saying he has not made a decision about Sven-Goran Eriksson's future.

I don't see that as being further confusion. I see that as being what some of us have been saying for ages.

The papers created the confusion, not Thaksin.

It makes it worse for the fans when the papers start stirring stuff all the time.

It does. They want shooting. Who's with me? Meet me at Wapping tube station. Bring sniper rifles.

Thaksin Shinawatra has thrown Manchester City into further confusion by saying he has not made a decision about Sven-Goran Eriksson's future.

BBC Sport understands Eriksson has been told he will be sacked at the end of the season and Luiz Felipe Scolari has been approached as a replacement.

But City owner Thaksin claimed: "We have made no decision. We will do an evaluation at the end of the season."

Portugal coach Scolari is expected to decide his future after Euro 2008.

"Any club who has any interest in Scolari is completely free to contact the coach," Scolari spokesman Acaz Fellegger told Portuguese newspaper Record.

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"But the truth is that there has been no approach and Scolari has repeatedly stated that his future will only be decided after the Euro tournament."

Thaksin, speaking at a golf tournament in Beijing, would not be drawn on whether the club was interested in the Portugal coach, or former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who has also been linked with the City post.

"They all - Sven, Scolari, Mourinho - they are great coaches, great managers," he said.

However, he did admit that he had told Eriksson he was unhappy with City's dip in form which saw them fall out of contention for European football.

"During the season, we may complain for improvement but that's normal for every club," said the former Thai prime minister.

"But we will discuss at the end of the season what needs to be changed, what needs to be added to the success of the club."

Despite Thaksin's claims to the contrary, a source close to Eriksson has told BBC Sport that the former England coach will be sacked at the end of the season.

And BBC Sport also understands that contact has already been made between City and Scolari's representatives in a bid to bring him to Eastlands, with a deal worth a reported £3.2m-a-year ready to be rubber-stamped.

Scolari, 59, is believed to be interested in succeeding Eriksson - but wants to wait until after Euro 2008 before making a decision.

Scolari has also previously been reluctant to uproot his family from Portugal and cited intrusion into his private life as one of the reasons he rejected the chance to succeed Eriksson as England coach in 2006.

Thaksin, on the other hand, is thought to want a swift answer from Scolari.

City fans have reacted angrily to Eriksson's imminent departure and Thaksin hopes to head off further unrest with a quick announcement that he has captured the man who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002.

Despite his treatment at the hands of Shinawatra, Eriksson is willing to lead City on their post-season tour of Thailand and Hong Kong next week, a source close to the Swede has told BBC Sport.

The source said it was "business as usual" for Eriksson and his coaching team and that no further talks were planned with Shinawatra before the end of the season.

If City fail to land Scolari, they are likely to turn their attention to Slaven Bilic, even though he signed a new contract with Croatia last week.

I think he's waiting to see what Scolari says. If Scolari turns us down then i think he'll keep Sven.

lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies...there i have said it. the media is the greatest source of evil present in our world today, the only way to sell a paper is to have good news and good news in paper world is bad news because bad news and controversy sells.!!!! there may be some half truth in this all but nothing is decided and anything that comes through is lies at present. sven said they would talk after the season is over and thats what they will do so FUCK OFF MIRROR FUCK OFF RACIST MAIL, FUCK OFF STAR, FUCK OFF EXPRESS, FUCK OFF TELEGRAPH! dont read newspapers!!!!!!!! lets just accept that sven will be in charge for season two. the end!

lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies lies...there i have said it. the media is the greatest source of evil present in our world today, the only way to sell a paper is to have good news and good news in paper world is bad news because bad news and controversy sells.!!!! there may be some half truth in this all but nothing is decided and anything that comes through is lies at present. sven said they would talk after the season is over and thats what they will do so FUCK OFF MIRROR FUCK OFF RACIST MAIL, FUCK OFF STAR, FUCK OFF EXPRESS, FUCK OFF TELEGRAPH! dont read newspapers!!!!!!!! lets just accept that sven will be in charge for season two. the end!

Whilst i agree with your general point, i think when Sven said lets talk at the end of the season he meant in public...as in now is not the time to clarify anything. The way he was answering questions shows the speculation was right, and you can tell from the way the stories were written. It's easy to tell when a story is nailed on truth because it's written differently. Now, Thaksin may be changing his mind, or be facing unforeseen circumstances, but the stuff in the papers has all been grounded in truth

Whilst i agree with your general point, i think when Sven said lets talk at the end of the season he meant in public...as in now is not the time to clarify anything. The way he was answering questions shows the speculation was right, and you can tell from the way the stories were written. It's easy to tell when a story is nailed on truth because it's written differently. Now, Thaksin may be changing his mind, or be facing unforeseen circumstances, but the stuff in the papers has all been grounded in truth

I think he's waiting to see what Scolari says. If Scolari turns us down then i think he'll keep Sven.

Thats what I am hoping. I think he has been surprised by the backlash from the fans and press.......

Scolari wont give an answer until after the european championships we all know and even frank knows this is no good for us. We will loose decent players and miss out on our top targets. I just cant see him taking the job, if he turned down the england job for even more money why come to us. He is probably trying to flush out a top club job in Portugal or Spain so there is not as much distruption to his family - Maybe Barca or a top side in Portugal ?

I see alot of similarties to what happened with Jol at Tottenham and with Benitez at Liverpool, basically them sounding out other managers and getting caught.

Question is will sven stay if he is asked to ? At least we wont have to pay him off...

Very true. Where do you keep your Goater by the way. I had one that I kept in the garage but the carbon monoxide killed it. Bloody temperamental these Goaters.

Intersting turn of events today. Somebody's lying though aren't they? Either Frank or Scolari's agent is feeding bullshit to the press. I suspect its Frank.

The fact that the usually reticent Tord Grip gave interviews last week saying it looks like they're on their way speaks volumes for me. How many time this season has Grip spoken to the press? He must know the score and be majorly pissed off about it for him to be giving his opinion in public.

Is Scolari already in then I wonder? Will the board be chasing his transfer targets in advance like they did last year?

Anyone listen to Century tonight?

So many questions.