Thirty Years Ago, English Football Changed Forever
Mark recalls an amazing afternoon of cup football.When did the good old days end for football and the slippery slope to the TV and money obsessed world we now inhabit gather unstoppable pace? The easy answer is of course the foundation of the Premier League in 1992,...
FOOTBALL MANAGER – THE END, AND A NEW BEGINNING.
Howard makes the most difficult of decisions.Manchester City have lost to Liverpool, obviously. Liverpool are now top of the Premier League, having won 12 games on the row. They’re doing so well, they can even afford to pay their staff. Raheem Sterling has broken his...
THE 93:20 MAILBOX – PRE- 2008 PLAYERS.
Blues pick a pre-2008 player to play in the current team.In the final mailbox of the week, the question was this: Which pre-2008 Manchester City would you have in the current team? Mark Meadowcroft Self-indulgently, I am choosing three but they are all from very...
THE 93:20 MAILBOX – WHY ARE YOU ARE A CITY FAN?
Tales of how we all became blues.The first of two mailboxes this week asks the following question: Why did you become a City fan? Mark Meadowcroft Those of us who were given teddy bears called Franny and Colin came to realise in later life that the good ships...
PREMIER LEAGUE PLAN TO PLAY FOOTBALL ON THE MOON – EXCLUSIVE REPORT.
BREAKING NEWS!.A disclaimer before you read the “satirical” piece below. I am not making light of a situation that has called me more worry and anxiety in the past fortnight than the previous 20 years combined, but simply wrote this as a release as cabin fever takes...
LOVE IN THE TIMES OF CORONA (MANCHESTER UNITED NEVER RUINED MY LIFE)
Simon looks back at a book that stirs memories of dark times.As Britain’s “nonchalant” Prime Minister considers his next move on the behalf of an expectant and grateful population from the comfort of his duck feather duvet and the next in line to the throne weighs the...
The 93:20 Mailbox
The result you'd love to changeIn the second mailbox of the week, the question we asked was this: If you could change one result in Manchester City's history, what would it be? Paul Cooney A result that really hurt me was the Fa Cup quarter final defeat vs West...
My Football Manager Journey – Part 2.
It's time for the season to begin in earnest.Part 1 can be found here. And so in part 2 of my Football Manager journey, having become accustomed to the game, partly, I head into the season proper, full of hope and expectation. I am beginning to fall in love with the...
The 93:20 Podcast Mailbox
First City memories.The mailbox is back. And this time, we have set the topic again. The question is - what is your first memory of Manchester City? Paul Cooney My 1st City memory is the first City game I ever attended. It was March 1990, was a birthday present...
How I Fell In Love With Manchester City
Dan explains how his love affair with the Citizens began.(Photo by Rafa RivasAFP) With football sidelined for the foreseeable future, I thought now would be as good of a time as any to share my story of how I became a fan of the sport, and Manchester City Football...