NUTS AND BOLTS

It is common to write “five thoughts” about football matches these days, but I have had six, so here goes and two hoots to protocol. This is 2012 and I’ll do what I want:Firstly then, my second thought (as my first one is unprintable, libellous and mig…

Fullbacks found out, wanting wingers and leaving Manchester with dignity: City 1-0 Arsenal

Arsenal has been riding a winning wave since the start of October, a wave that has given us momentum and cause somewhat of a resurgence. This ride is now over. The Citizens of Manchester have lobbied together and caused our wonderful wave to come crash…

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal: Analysis

A long trip up to the Etihad stadium in Middle Eastlands for Gooners was a quietly optimistic one as a point was definitely a realistic hope, with three points on the minds of some of the away fans and hopefully … Continue reading →

Nasri MOTM, Walcott disappears, and Arshavin Pathetic!

That’s quite the downer of a headline which doesn’t even describe half of what happened in the game today.  The game ended 1 – 0 in favor of Manchester City and they were quite lucky in my opinion, but that’s … Continue r…

Man City 1-0 Arsenal

What a game I think my heart rate is back to normal now Very good win for us and hard to earn it was. Silva with the winning goal after some good work from Balotelli. We should have scored easily 2 or 3 more goals but it was not to be and at least we…

pre-match: chesea vs manchester city

It will be the battle of the “Blues” this Monday as our Blue Army takes on Europa League side Manchester City. Just two games ago, many bookmakers and pundits were predicting that Andre Villas-Boas will be sacked. The future looked bleak but I knew if we got the games against Newcastle and Valencia right, hope [...]

THE CORRECT ANSWER

And that, lads and lasses, is how to put to bed the most troublesome of weeks.It started with a low rumbling, white static, the sound of the tide crashing up the beach, water flowing into places it shouldn’t really get to. Then the warm embrace of Lanc…

TEST DRIVING THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Oktoberfest. Champions League. Manchester City.There. I’ve done it. All three together in one line. And what, as they say in these enlightened times, is not to like about that? Well, as it transpired, after an event-filled trip, quite a large sack-full…

PER FILO E PER SEGNO

FOLLOWING EVERY THREAD IN THE TAILOR’S TRADE9 Or So Questions Post Fulham 1. Why, dear Mr Mancini, did you replace City’s best player – David Silva – with City’s best journeyman – Pablo Zabaleta – with the score delicately set at 2-1, thus sending out …

Aguero, Dzeko, Tevez, Balotelli! Who will score the most goals?

It was a great start to the season for the blues at the Etihad stadium on Monday night. Premier League newcomers Swansea started well playing some nice possession football but were well beaten in the end by four goals to nil.

City created a host of ch…

Neill: Will Wenger Leave It Too Late For Replacements?

While I’m glad that Arsene Wenger is finally showing the likes of Emmanuel Eboue and Nicklas Bendtner the door, there is something that concerns me. Most clubs make sure that they have replacements lined up before they start selling players. Will Wenger make the mistake of letting players go without making sure he can fill [...]

City 5 – Sunderland 0 : Player Ratings and Match Review

City leapfrogged Chelsea into third place in the premier league today with an impressive 5 – 0 win over Sunderland at Eastlands. There were no complaints of negative tactics in this game with City adopting an ambitious 4-2-4 formation rather than …

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 [...]