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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


Is it naïve to think City are on the way back?
As Manchester City slowly begin to turnaround their worst start to a season under Pep Guardiola, there’s a whiff of optimism in the air,...

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Oct 4, 20256 min read


Thursday night football isn’t for everyone
Who would have believed that history making, 4-In-Row Premier League Champions Manchester City, would go into the final game of the...

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May 24, 20256 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


Rumours of City’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
The unseemly haste to write Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City obituary was a contemptible concoction comprising amnesia, ignorance, spite...

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Feb 23, 20258 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...

davidjwalker1
May 18, 20245 min read


Good Friday comes early for Guardiola
Pep Guardiola finally nailed it, on what turned out to be an extraordinarily good Friday. Not only did his Manchester City team score at...

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Jan 27, 20245 min read


Pep says ‘no complacency’ at far from purrfect City
Prior to Manchester City’s abject showing at Aston Villa on Wednesday night, Pep Guardiola said there was no complacency among his...

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Dec 9, 20236 min read


City speculate to accumulate as well as seeing stars graduate
Until Phil Foden’s emergence from Manchester City’s Football Academy there were plenty of doubters, all too quick to cast aspersions on...
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Aug 10, 20236 min read


City centenarian Geoffrey saw it all as a Champion Blue
As one of Manchester’s most famous sons, Noel Gallagher has written some of the world’s most iconic rock songs – ageless anthems which...
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Aug 1, 20235 min read


Joint testimonial for City legends Silva and Aguero – make it happen!
It’s no mean achievement having a statue dedicated to you outside the home of the Champions of Europe – a place you called home for the...
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Jul 28, 20234 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


Auf Wiedersehen Kapitan Wunderbar
It was the news Manchester City fans feared. Less than two weeks after captaining his team to the pinnacle of European and English...
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Jun 24, 20234 min read


City's Triple Turkish Delight despite shameful UEFA
With midnight approaching in the humidity of Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, a tsunami of emotions flooded out of the pores of each...
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Jun 18, 202310 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


City must hammer home treble advantage
Manchester City can clinch a treble on Wednesday night as they battle to be Champions of England three seasons in a row. It wouldn’t be...
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May 1, 20236 min read


City’s 20 days of defiance, appreciation and sadness
Songs of defiance, actions speaking louder than words and a mutual appreciation society forged between supporters, players and Pep...
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Mar 3, 20236 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


Bernard-oh-no – here we go again!
Bernardo Silva has been, and still is, a fabulous player for City, but this annual transfer chatter is getting wearisome. In a recent...
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Jan 23, 20233 min read


Pep’s out to prove a point or three
Hardcore Manchester City supporters are not given to forgetting their club’s darkest days as the ‘Boys In Blue’ descended into the 3rd...
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Jan 23, 20235 min read
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