My Favourite Football Book – The Glory Game
Mark re-reads then talks about his favourite ever football book.As we all go on lock down, we’re going to need something decent to read – and while we may be limbering up for some classic fiction or an improving work about the future of society, if you’re seeing this,...
My Football Manager Journey: Part 1
Howard decides to take a journey - as manager of Manchester City.(Photo by Andrew Yates/AFP)I’ve always felt too guilty to play Football Manager. The guilt was from the acknowledgement that to play it would mean sacrificing a portion of my spare time to do so. And I...
The 93:20 Podcast Mailbox: Your Favourite Ex-City Player
The final mailbox of the week.Callum Hadley Kompany and Yaya seem too obvious. So I'll go with Balotelli, sometimes crazy, sometimes lazy, always interesting. He'd probably really wind me up if he played for us now but when I was a bit younger I loved how much of a...
The 93:20 Podcast Mailbox – Your Favourite Non-City Football Memory
The 2nd 93:20 mailbox turns its attention away from Manchester City.....In our second mailbox during the suspension of football, we picked the topic once more. The question was this - what is your favourite non-City footballing memory? Callum Hadley Barcelona...
The 93:20 Podcast Mailbox – Your Favourite “Forgotten” Goals
A selection of our followers recall their favourite "forgotten" goalIn our first ever mailbox here at 93:20, we decided to set a topic as there was no actual football to talk about. So we asked our Twitter followers three simple questions, and here are the answers we...
Football – Let’s Stop Mapping Out The Future
Howard argues that we need to stop trying to predict what happens with football.(Photo by Andrew Yates/AFP)If you are a keen football fan, whose team still had something on the line as we entered the month of March, the impact of the Coronavirus seemed so distant at...
The Ballad Of Stefan Savic
Mark looks back at a player that slipped through City's grasp.(Photo by Andrew Yates/AFP)It’s not the most original thing to say, but Manchester City may be in the market for a centre back this summer. Many names have been mentioned, but we could do worse than the guy...
Agnelli’s Closed Shop Reminds Us Of Italian Football’s Murky Past
Simon examines Europe's closed shop and the Italian corruption that shines a light on Agnelli's hypocrisy.(Photo Credit: 2017 Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC)“God looks out for drunks, small children and Juventus,” wrote the doyen of football writers Brian Glanville in...
Football, And Ridding Myself Of The Emotional Crutch
For too long, football has mattered too much.(Photo by Andrew Yates/AFP)If rumours were to be believed, my life was about to begin. I was approaching the big 4-0, and it demanded a celebration. The only problem was, I had other things on my mind. My football team, who...
Sheffield Memories, Hillsborough & The Curse Of FFP
Wednesday's match causes Mark to take a trip down memory lane.(Photo by Andrew Yates/AFP)A cold evening in Sheffield and a match that won’t take up too much running time on the end of season DVD caused my mind to roam free at Hillsborough. As I watched on from the...