Site Update
We’ll have a full breakdown of the transfer market dealings for City plus my thoughts on City’s performances while I was away within the next twenty four hours.
Spurs 3:0 Manchester City- Dire Football
I’ll have some thoughts on the team later
Man City 2:1 Chelsea: Player Ratings
Given 8
Bridge 7
Toure 8
Lescott 8
Richards 7
DeJong 9
Barry 7
Tevez 8
SWP 8
Robinho 7
Adebayor 7
More thoughts later…..
Joe Royle Interview
Listen to my exclusive interview with former City manager and player Joe Royle via the EPL Talk Website.
The Most Difficult Derby?
When City travels to Wigan tomorrow, the Blues will face a side that has been difficult to break down since winning promotion to the top flight in 2005. City’s record versus Wigan over the past four years is the club’s worst against any Premier League save Chelsea in that period of time. It’s more difficult to understand, because Wigan itself is filled with City supporters, and the JJB Stadium is often filled with City fans on matchday.
What are the thoughts of our readers on the Wigan clash?
Roque Santa Cruz About to Return?
Santa Cruz, the Paraguayan international who featured for Mark Hughes at Blackburn, after a long stint at Bayern could be about to return. Santa Cruz would add depth to the City side up top, while also giving the club a finisher to spell Adebayor during the African Nations Cup and any future suspensions. Santa Cruz does however have a history of injuries, and that will certainly factor into how Hughes manages his comeback and pitch time going forward.
New Signings and Quick Starts: A Curse?
Shay Given’s clean sheet at Ewood Park has given City faithful much reason for optimism to start the new Premiership campaign. After all with so many new signings on the side, fears were abound it would take several weeks for the club to properly gel. Additionally, the Citizens poor pre-season form fueled further concerns.
It is however worth noting that the previous two seasons this decade where the Blues were largely overhauled in July and August also saw quick starts that ended up leading to mid table or even worse lower mid table medioctiry.
The Summer of 2003 saw Kevin Keagan add the likes of Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler, Michael Tarnat and Claudio Reyna not only because of the league but due to the UEFA Cup qualification that had come through the previous season’s fair play table.
Yet, Keagan’s team started quickly in August and then completely collapsed pushing a relegation fight until the 36th game of the season. Given the level of talent on that City squad, the season was forgettable.
In 2007-08, Sven Goran Eriksson’s side started fast, in fact leading the Premier League after a few fixtures. But after the Christmas, City sruggled falling not only out of the top four but all the way to ninth in the table, as many of the new signings hit the wall.
Much reason for optimiusm exists, but recent history also teaches to be cautiously so when it comes to this club.
And We’re Off………………….
Comprehensive coverage of City’s quest to join the elite of English Football begins in earnest tomorrow here at Man City Blog.
We’ve added new writers and will be rolling out new weekly features, between now and the end of August.
The FM 09/10 Fantasy Football League - over £500 worth of prizes to win
The 09/10 Premier League season starts in 2 weeks and the inaugural Football Media Fantasy Football league is now open for business.
There are a host of prizes to win, it’s free to join and it’s based on the popular and very easy to use premier league fantasy football game.
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We’re back
Sorry for being away at the end of what was undoubtedly a disappointing season for many. Beginning later this week we’re going to be covering the latest in transfer news, following Elano and Robinho in COMNEBOL qualifying and the Confederations Cup and doing some features on city history as well. Come back and give us a fresh new look in the upcoming weeks!
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