Manchester City 5 Burnley 0: Plain Sailing & Plane Wrong.
An eventful night saw Phil Foden hog the limelight.And so to phase 2 of Project Restart. A Monday night home game, a novelty in itself, though without a crowd it meant little. The wall-to-wall football over the previous five days had drawn me in, the thought of...
Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0: A Temporary Distraction
As football finally returns, City turn on the style.And so here we are. This is what is commonly known in the business as a match report. Manchester City played a game of football, and in some ways it felt like we had never been away. City beat Arsenal 3-0, Ederson...
Why tribalism hysteria is the biggest threat to fans for a generation.
Ste looks at how tribalism is to blame for so much.Debates for and against the 2019/20 season being null and voided have long been null and voided. Ultimately, so overwhelming were the financial and practical necessities that a bastardised version of football will...
Manuel Pellegrini’s Greatest Manchester City Matches: Part 2 – Seasons 2 & 3.
A look at Manuel Pellegrini's last two seasons at the helm.In Part 1 of our look back at Manuel Pellegrini’s greatest matches, we focused on his debut season, a season packed full of memorable moments, as he steered City to a domestic double. In Part 2, we look at the...
The Premier League Does Not Need Leeds United – But I Do.
Howard can't wait for the possible return of Leeds United to the Premier League.It was September 2000. The 21st century was well underway, and few of us could predict what life had in store. A very different world in those days, when viruses were mainly electronic...
Playing To The Invisible Man: Manchester City & An Empty Stand.
A look back at when Manchester City had to play in front of an empty stand - playing to the invisible man.The old North Stand at Maine Road became a stronghold of noisy support in the second division days of the mid-80s, with some of the Kippax faithful splintering to...
Manuel Pellegrini’s Greatest Manchester City Matches: Part 1 (2013-14)
Howard takes a look at Manuel Pellegrini's explosive debut season.On a recent 93:20 podcast we looked at the reigns of City’s last three managers, and it was commented on how in many respects Manuel Pellegrini is the “forgotten” manager at City, especially considering...
The Isolation Diaries: Part 3.
Part 3 of Howard's diaries from his isolation station.It’s been two months. Two months since I went for a Sunday roast with my parents, to celebrate my mum’s birthday, kind of. No physical contact that day, and the unease and feeling that I shouldn’t be out were...
How Manchester City & Football Saved Me From Depression
In a candid and honest piece, Ste looks at how football and City proved to be his saviour.At any point in the early to mid-2000s, on the occasions I would bump into someone I hadn’t seen since school they would unfailingly mention Manchester City. Supporting City is...
George’s Yellow Boots: When Manchester City Signed George Weah.
Simon looks back at the day Manchester City signed a Ballon D'Or winner."He's tri-lingual, a politician but most of all a goal-scorer.” – Joe Royle, August 2000. Mr George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah, looking a bizarre fit alongside Mr Joseph Royle’s...
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