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In and Out at Manchester City
As Manuel Pellegrini heads out of Manchester City it’s imperative that his soon-to-be ex-employers stay where they’ve been all season...

davidjwalker1
Jan 4, 20235 min read
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United won the derby but City look real winners
Stating the obvious, but losing to your most hated enemy is never a good thing. When City capitulated 1-0 to United at the Etihad on...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20236 min read
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Pellegrini orders Canary Roast
With 10 games to go Manchester City are 10 points off the top of the Premier League in a far from Perfect 10 scenario. But – and it’s a...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20233 min read
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The Curse of Clattenburg strikes again
So, the world and his wife are pretty much in agreement about THAT penalty! It never was and should never have been...unless your name’s...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20234 min read
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Manuel has to blow away Manchester City's malaise
Manuel Pellegrini’s luxuriant grey locks are probably the only ‘target’ for the hairdryer treatment in Manchester City’s dressing room...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
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Will City be legless on Boxing Day?
If you thought Oscar Pistorius had a flaky defence just take a look at Manchester City’s and it’s easy to see how their legs are going...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
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Villa in crosshairs of Sky Blue Spanish eyes
Fresh from creating a vision of Champions League wonderment in Seville’s architectural paradise, Manchester City’s focus now switches to...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
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Mind the gap
Space was the ‘Final Frontier’ for Star Trek’s Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise as they vowed to ‘boldly go where no...

davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20224 min read
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City fans back legal battle against FFP
Blue-sky thinking relates to creative ideas that are not limited by convention or current beliefs, facilitating the stripping away of...

davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20223 min read
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Manuel The Magnificent - City 2 West Ham 0
The comfortable Premier League title deciding fixture originally scheduled for May 13th 2012, finally arrived at the Etihad Stadium just...

davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20226 min read
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City set for splashdown - City 4 Villa 0
Singing and dancing in the rain, the Manchester City faithful soaked up the unbridled joy of an Etihad Stadium awash with goals, as...

davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20225 min read
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Are we nearly there? Everton 2 City 3
Goodison Park’s version of the ‘SAS’ may well have determined the destiny of the Premier League trophy a week today. For months now the...

davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20225 min read
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Winning the title in April isn't for real Champions - Liverpool 3 City 2
An insatiable desire for justice and an agonising need for the truth behind the tragic events of Hillsborough has driven Liverpool...

davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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Three is City's magic number - United 0 City 3
He declined the invitation - he had no desire to acknowledge the fans. Anyway, his hands were pre-occupied with his face buried deep...

davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20226 min read
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The Dark Unseen Side of El Barca
Whether it’s breathtaking architectural masterpieces courtesy of Antoni Gaudi, a rousing pop opera song from Freddie Mercury & Montserat...

davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Everyone's a winner - City 3 Sunderland 1 - League Cup Final 2014
Manuel Pellegrini’s Manchester City weren’t the only winners to emerge from an enthralling Capital One Cup Final, where the Sky Blues...

davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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Do it for Blue Blood 'Doyley'
When true blue blood skipper Mike Doyle triumphantly held the League Cup aloft at Wembley on February 28th, 1976, who in their worst...

davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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Manuel is taking the Michael
Apparently it was all happening at White Hart Lane, but what’s all the fuss about – it was just the ‘same old same old’ performance from...

davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
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City's South American conundrum
Literally as close as A to B, sharing a tiny border crossing and producing world class footballers, Argentina and Brazil have a profound...

davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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Manuel's marauders destroy United
Delicious derby day delirium was delivered with devastating destruction as the Etihad paid perverse homage to the Red Devil’s new...

davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
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