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Will City be winners on and off the pitch in 2026?
When Liverpool splurged nearly half-a-billion pounds in the summer, perceived wisdom had it that Slot’s machine would hit the jackpot and retain their Premier League crown. Foden & Cherki - could the rest of City's team be jumping for joy in 2026? As title defences go, it’s been a million miles away from a walk in the Stanley Park, a situation splendidly epitomised by the Pharoah of Formby claiming he’d been thrown under the bus – an analogy sure to resonate with a fan bas

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Dec 17, 20258 min read


Could independent regulation speed up 115 charges verdict?
It was no coincidence that Manchester City were hit with 115 breaches of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play regulations, just 17...

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Jul 23, 20255 min read


How many teams would happily take City’s ‘crap’ season?
‘Now we can concentrate on the league’ – words all too often uttered through gritted teeth by long-suffering Manchester City fans. It...

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May 7, 20258 min read


Phil Foden, fish fingers and a sky blue angel!
Two years ago, Manchester City took a giant step towards their incredible Treble by destroying title challengers Arsenal 3-1 at the...

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Feb 14, 20255 min read


Guardiola’s gladiators going forth for immortality
There’s an oft posed question in football that sardonically asks whether a flair player, ‘Can do it on a cold rainy Tuesday night in...

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May 18, 20245 min read


Cancelo and Pep’s ‘clash’ – Should he stay or should he go now?
Speaking to the media on City’s pre-season tour in Japan Pep Guardiola was asked about Joao Cancelo: “He is here. Joao has been so...
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Jul 23, 20233 min read


City target immortality – will it be as easy as 1, 2, 3?
Less than 48 hours after arguably the finest 45 minutes in the 129-year history of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola was bang on the money...
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May 21, 20234 min read


Guardiola’s ‘gunner’ win the League…again!
Pep Guardiola’s perennially fruitless trek to Tottenham – the one where City perform their Eurovision Song Contest impersonation of ‘nil...
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Feb 18, 20237 min read


Here we go again…
As one of the Founding Fathers of the United States in the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin coined a famous quote about the new US...
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Feb 10, 20239 min read


Manchester City deserve a level playing field...don’t they?
The polarization of Manchester City hit new heights and plumbed unchartered depths following the club’s win at the Court of Arbitration...
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Jan 19, 20237 min read


The Sanchez Dilemma – Blue or Red? Integrity or avarice?
Manchester City fans are tired of the ‘will he/won’t he’ Alexis Sanchez signing saga. Thankfully it’s now make your mind up time for the...
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Jan 17, 20232 min read


More poison with the ‘praise’ Mr Guardiola?
Just when you thought maybe – just maybe – Manchester City’s version of ‘total football’ was winning the hearts and minds of those who...
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Jan 14, 20234 min read


Pep’s potless and Yaya may have a point
So for the first time as a manager Pep Guardiola, hasn’t won the proverbial ‘pot’ to p*ss in, albeit conventional wisdom has it he would...
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Jan 7, 20234 min read


Blues against an assortment of reds
On the day Prime Minister Theresa May calls a General Election, the maxim ‘A week is a long time in politics’, could just as easily apply...
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Jan 7, 20234 min read


Pep's Christmas pillow talk
Question: What does the man, widely regarded as the best manager in world football, want this Christmas? Answer: Luxurious bed linen....
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Jan 5, 20236 min read


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...
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Jan 4, 20235 min read
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