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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

davidjwalker1
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...

davidjwalker1
Jul 23, 20255 min read


Transfer hypocrisy is nothing new when it comes to City
So, here’s the scenario – the British record transfer fee has just been smashed for a player described as a ‘generational talent’, a...

davidjwalker1
Jun 16, 20258 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...

davidjwalker1
May 7, 20258 min read


Life and death, shock and gore
What follows is a chapter from an as yet unpublished book I’ve been writing. It’s a one-off departure from focusing on Manchester City...

davidjwalker1
Mar 27, 202516 min read


Make no mistake - Pep’s still a genius
Albert Einstein made mistakes, as did Galileo, Newton, Aristotle, Freud and just about every genius in the history of mankind. It shows...

davidjwalker1
Nov 30, 20245 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...

davidjwalker1
Jan 27, 20245 min read


Oh my Omar, what are you doing?
Omar Berrada’s decision to quit the Etihad to become Manchester United’s new CEO, came as a bolt out of the blue for both City and United...

davidjwalker1
Jan 22, 20243 min read


‘Tis City’s Season of Giving’
Christmas came early for Crystal Palace as Manchester City continued with the, ‘Tis the Season of Giving’ sentiment, albeit Pep...

davidjwalker1
Dec 18, 20236 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...

davidjwalker1
Dec 9, 20236 min read


Adios and au revoir Aymeric
Treble winning Manchester City have already seen the same number of Champions League and Premier League winners depart this summer, but...

davidjwalker1
Aug 27, 20234 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


Hey Jude, Rafael, Bernardo, Ilkay and…
Having already bagged the Net Spend Trophy 2022 with transfer profits ranging from £91m-£125m (depending on which figures you believe),...
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Jan 23, 20235 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


Gone in 69 minutes – back in 331 seconds!
The time stamp of 93:20 is etched indelibly into Manchester City’s history – seared into the psyche of every City fan forever and a day –...
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Jan 21, 20237 min read


City don’t want trouble – they’ll settle for just a double
Two headlines – 13 months apart – crystallise the hideous hypocrisy and blatantly biased agenda constantly directed against Manchester...
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Jan 20, 20236 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


Pundits praise Pep – whatever next?
Either I’ve slipped into a parallel universe or I need to change my ‘meds’, but are Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City actually being...
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Jan 9, 20234 min read


Sterling on the rise as Milner banks fortune
As Manchester City and Liverpool clash today in the race for a top four finish and Champions League qualification, it’s worth comparing...
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Jan 7, 20233 min read
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