4-0 Could Prove A Blessing In Disguise

There is no doubt that the Champions League has been a distraction in our quest to finish fourth in the Premiership, and all season I have reiterated that qualifying again is the all important thing. Far more important than our progression in the competition this year, although that has been a joy to behold.

Alan Pardew can help Stephen Ireland rediscover his top form at Newcastle United

It wasn’t that long ago when the we all watched Stephen Ireland become Manchester City’s Player Of The Season – less than two..

Mancini should stay out of the Rooney incident

There have been a number of Manchester City fans coming onto this site recently expressing the opinion that we are obsessed by their club because it has been mentioned in some of our articles. Sorry…

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Injury Update: Micah joins AJ, de Jong, Given and Milner.

In the early season, we were tipped to secure a Top 4 spot come May. One of the main reasons for this was our much reported squad depth. At the start of the season it looked like we had at least two quality players for each position. But after our rigo…

VIDEO Fact meets Fiction: Black Roo v White Pele

It’s a 30 year old film which was panned by many but to me Escape to Victory is one of the greatest football movies of all time. The climax was that memorable strike from King Pele yet this weekend…

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Notts County V Man City: MaineBlue Match Preview

Team news, stats and Mancini’s words ahead of the FA Cup fourth round tie against Notts County at Meadow Lane, Sunday 30th January:  Kick-off: 14:00 – Referee: Chris Foy.
• Notts County are one of three League One clubs paired with Premier League opposition in the fourth round.
• The Meadow Lane club go into the weekend, 59 places lower than Manchester City in the pecking order.
• Manchester City are unbeaten in nine league and cup meetings with Notts County.
• The clubs last clashed in the second round of the League Cup …

New Year needs New Ideas from Mancini

They Think It’s All Over… thinks Mancini has some decisions to make at Manchester City.

Efficient Arsenal see off City.

Last week I wrote about a need for patience among fans and players alike. We have a wonderfully talented bunch of players which leads to some fans getting frustrated if we haven’t rolled over the opponents within the first 20 minutes. Sunday was a good example of the virtues of patience. City had Boyata rightfully [...]

Mancini – We would have beaten Arsenal with 11 men

The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is convinced that the referee made a mistake in sending off Boyata after just five minutes of the match against Arsenal yesterday, and also believes that his team would have taken all three points if he had s…

Mancini – Only Arsenal can match Chelsea

The Man City coach Roberto Mancini may be in charge of the team sitting pretty in second place in the Premiership, but he doesn’t believe his team are ready yet to actually win the title, despite being the only team to take any points from the Do…

Chelsea lose out as David Silva joins Man City for £27m!

According to reports this evening, the Valencia and Spain midfielder David Silva has agreed to join Manchester City for £27m, but if Roque Santa Cruz goes the other way then the price will be reduced to just £21m, but that depends on how negotiations go on between Santa Cruz and Valencia.
The Daily Mirror has been [...]