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week 3 Sunderland match preview
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Following a dreary victory over FC Midtjylland on penalties, City faces a enormous task up against the Roy Kean-led Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Shooting straight from the top, in my opinion (and many others) I think Roy Keane is destined for greatness in the managerial ranks. His tactical abilities and styling echoes his own [...]
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Man City to face AC Omonia in UEFA Cup
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The UEFA Cup draw was held this morning with eighty teams still in the competition. Winners of the next round, held on September 18 and October 2, will advance to the group stage round.
Man City will play Nicosia’s AC Omonia of the Cypriot First Division
I will be providing a review of AC Omonia prior to [...]
Category: Team Newsa taste of reality
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After the delight of the 3-0 devastation of the Conference club masquerading as West Ham, today was a taste of reality and a firm realization there is a great deal of work to do. I’m more than used to the band-wagon blogging and public opinion, how many thought the corner was turned on the weekend [...]
Category: Team Newsthe return of Shaun Wright-Phillips
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Manchester City has just announced the signing of Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea.
Per the clubs web-site he said:
“Obviously I’m delighted to come back to City and I can’t wait to get started again.”
This marks the return of the young winger who in a fit of madness journeyed down to Chelsea in July 2005 for £21m. Now [...]
Category: Team NewsFC Midtjyllan match preview
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After a dismal 1-0 loss in the opening leg at Eastlands, the high-flying Man City squad heads to Denmark for the crucial second leg of UEFA Cup qualifying. With Jô back from the Olympics, he will feature heavily in the attack. With the early season success of Elano, Mark Hughes is said to be considering [...]
Category: Team NewsAttorney General to seize The Fugitive’s assets
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In a writ filed with the Supreme Court, Thailand Attorney General is attempting to seize more than £1bn in cash and assets of Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra, the fugitive.
This has also added to the rumours that the club is up for sale but City CEO Gary Cook has flatly denied this. No reports on [...]
Category: Team NewsThe end of the Nery Castillo saga
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The Nery Castillo saga at Manchester City is now finally coming to a close as the versatile attacking midfielder / striker will be making his way to Real Betis. It has been a tough road for Nery who earnestly wanted to play for City with Sven-Göran Eriksson but after the debacle with the fugitive that [...]
Category: Team NewsKasper Schmeichel leading Denmark
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It isn’t much of a secret but Kasper Schmeichel has not been pleased with his role at Man City since he signed his contract and has been looking for a move. This situation doesn’t seem like it will be ironed-out soon as City has spurned approaches from all clubs. However his continued work, particularly on [...]
Category: Team Newsreview of West Ham match
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This is without question a match that months from now Man City supporters will look back on. Whether it is a turning point when one of the finest managers in the game moved his club forward or a one-match taste of brilliance remains to be seen however within a difficult summer of confusion around Eastlands, [...]
Category: Team Newsweek two preview West Ham
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This is an interesting match for me personally to watch as I appreciate the work of West Ham’s Alan Curbishley and feel he has consistently done commendable work in his career, often in extremely difficult situations that are rarely noted in the media. His tactical guile and flexibility in attacking styles always bring out the [...]
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