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City-Palace Match Thread!
By: Thad |
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It’s been a cracking though goalless match at Selhurst Park so far tonight in the Carling Cup–we’re going to live-blog the rest of the match starting from the 2nd half kickoff.
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City-Wolves Live Blog and Match Thread!
By: Thad | 1 Comment
Manchester City’s first home match of the season kicks off in a few minutes against Wolves–follow along for a blow-by-blow account from a City perspective….
Category: Team NewsTowards a General Theory of the Football Club’s Soul
By: Thad | 7 Comments
A couple of weeks ago in this space we posed the question of whether football clubs can have a soul. A number of folks responded, and most said yes, football clubs can have a soul.
I agree; but not all clubs have the same kinds of soul.
Category: Team NewsCity-Blackburn Live Blog/Match Thread
By: Thad | 6 Comments
It’s minutes away from the big kickoff on the 2009-10 Premier League season! Starting in a few minutes we’ll be live-blogging the action from Ewood Park.
One big surprise to the City starting 11: there is a place for Micah Richards, who had limited preseason action. It’ll be Bridge, Toure, Dunne, and Richards along the back, [...]
Category: Team NewsShort and Snappy Season (and Blackburn) Preview
By: Thad | 4 Comments
What more is there to say about the most talked about club of the summer?
You’ll have to click on to find out, but let’s start with a simple thought experiment. Suppose you had a league in which 5 clubs each had an equal chance every year of finishing in the top 4. What would [...]
Category: Team NewsCity-Celtic live blog! 2-1 City, Full Time
By: Thad | 57 Comments
After a brief delay we’ve found a good working stream to view the action from COMS where City are playing Celtic in the final pre-season friendly. City have just taken the lead on a cracking 15th minute goal by Gareth Barry, 1-0 to City.
The goal came on a beautiful cross from right back Zabaleta, it [...]
Category: Team NewsHas City Lost Its Soul? (And Can a Club Have a Soul Anyway?)
By: Thad | 13 Comments
In the past, author Colin Shindler has been credited with capturing the spirit of what it has meant to support Manchester City over the decades, in books such as “Manchester United Ruined My Life” and “Fathers, Sons, and Football.” This week, however, Shindler is being credited with setting off a massive, er, sandstorm on the [...]
Category: Team NewsHello Kolo, So Long Elano
By: Thad | 3 Comments
City have at last secured some fortifications along the back four, with the acquisition of Kolo Toure from Arsenal this week. Even if the Lescott bid doesn’t come off, there will be some serious competition for places now in the back and Toure’s experience makes him a very welcome addition.
Category: Team NewsJohn Terry for Chelsea
By: Thad | 5 Comments
The Guardian is reporting in Thursday’s editions that John Terry is set to make a public announcement that he will stay with Chelsea, presumably on improved terms.
Category: Team NewsKaizer Chiefs-City Live Blog!
By: Thad | 85 Comments
City’s second match in the Vodacom Challenge against Kaizer Chiefs is underway and we’ll be live blogging the rest of the action; it is streaming live at www.mcfc.co.uk.
Picking up action in the 12th minute with Gareth Barry’s free kick from the right which is headed just wide by McGivern, who is starting in central defense. [...]
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