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3 April 2017

Reluctancy for Video Refs? I predicted Marriner would screw City again, Referee bias.

Andre Scumbag Marriner

Before we played Arsenal I predicted Andre Marriner would screw us over, as this evidence shows.


With the game tied at 2 goals a piece, Arsenal's Nacho Monreal handled the ball in Arsenal's 18 year box as Jesus Navas went to kick the ball.


Monreal even goes as far as to admit it, Andre Marriner witnessed it all but refused to award a penalty.


Sergio Aguero brilliantly tricks Monreal into... by Spanish-Football

I freely admit we haven't done ourselves any favours this season but, I feel strongly that we have been unfairly treated by Match Officials this season and the 'these things even themselves out over the course of a season' excuse doesn't fly I'm afraid, it certainly hasn't evened itself out for Manchester City now.

On to my point with Video Referee's and why the Football Governing Bodies are reluctant to introduce it, I believe it is because it takes away the ability for Referee's to manipulate the outcome of games. In previous articles I've covered the problem in English football with the FA, PGMOB and match officials.

About how Match Officials are threatened to keep quiet or lose their severance package and face consequences, about how former Premier League Referee Mark Halsey became whistle blower after admitting to being asked to ignore incidents, waving his right to his severance packet to write his Autobiography. How it was all brushed under the grass by the Political Elite and Football powers that be.

Andre Marriner and Anthony Taylor have screwed Manchester City over this season and got away with it, Referee's are protected far too much these days. Clubs and Businesses are losing millions if not billions over time, due to corrupt Governing Bodies and Match Officials. It's high time football clubs join forces and fight this injustice against the governing bodies and the established old elite who profit from it i.e. the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Man United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. The Football Association have their hand up the puppet named PGMOB, who appoint Match Officials and their teams and instruct them into doing their bidding.

Why hasn't English Football been ousted like Italian Football once were? Because the political power and money of English football, and powerful broadcasters are more than likely paying corrupt Fifa to keep their mouths shut.

Sorry but I'm not gullible enough to believe or think every mistake a match official makes are human error, Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner have officiated 3 out of 4 title fight matches for us against Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea, all of which we have drawn or lost because of blatant bias towards our opponents.

I love Manchester City but,right now its the opposite for English football. I can accept that we haven't been good enough to win the title this season, I can accept that we are in transition and Pep Guardiola needs more time to weed out the pap average like Otamendi, Navas, Nolito, Delph, Fernando and Bravo, along with letting go of the OAP's in Clichy and Sagna. I can accept losing fairly but, what I will never accept is unfair bias and corruption at all, not even if it was ever for us and not against us.

Against Chelsea Anthony Taylor showed blatant bias towards them, allowed David Luiz to run riot over Sergio Aguero, shirt pulling, clipping his heels, man handling him resulting in Aguero getting frustrated. Sent Aguero off rightfully but failed to send of Nathaniel Chalobah for violent conduct, sent off Fernandinho but failed to send off Cesc Fabregas for violent conduct. The game ended 3-1 to Chelsea thanks to his blatant interference.

Against Spurs admittedly in October we didn't do ourselves any favors but Andre Marriner showed Spurs a lot of favour, that game resulted in us losing 2-0.

Again in the return match against Spurs Andre Marriner should have awarded Manchester City a penalty and red carded to Kyle Walker. Instead with the match at City 2 - 1 Spurs, rather than award City a stone wall penalty and send Spurs rightly down to ten men, Andre Marriner helped Spurs back into the game. Former Referee Graham Poll blasted Marriner for it, I like Poll as he will defend Referee's but also blast Referee's if he believes they got it wrong. As far as Manchester City goes, Graham Poll has blasted both these Referee's in favour of Manchester City. Resulting in a 2-2 draw.

And now against Arsenal Andre Marriner has screwed Manchester City yet again, by failing to send off Nacho Monreal and award City yet another penalty, 2 lost points ending 2-2.

I make that an 8 point loss in the title race, we'd be in the top 2 had these two Referee's not of screwed Manchester City over this season.

I suspect foul play by the Football Association and the PGMOB.

15 March 2017

Premier League Goal Quiz, care to test your Premier League knowledge?


There is no doubt that Premier League fans have been treated to some truly spectacular and sensational goals over the last 25 seasons. From two yard tap-ins, to net-busting screamers from outside the box, the fans have probably seen every type of goal imaginable. Even the Premier League Betting enthusiasts have put a bet on the types of goals that will be scored.

However, there are types of goals that come along very rarely and are truly mesmerising to watch. They may not be the very best, but the amount of skill involved or the significance of the game can make certain goals truly memorable and go down in history books forever. This quiz will test your knowledge on the most memorable goals in Premier League history. How many can you get correct?




3 January 2017

British Media and Anti City Bandwagon want Pep to fail, The FA control match officials.


I absolutely categorically support Pep Guardiola in his stance with the Football Associations meddling with match officials via the back door of the PGMOL, I absolutely understand why Pep is confused by what has been going on in English football since the arrival of Alex Ferguson and his own arrival.

Most of you anti City bandwagoner's will claim it's a conspiracy, that I wear a tin foil cap and it's all in my head, that's all well and good until it's your club who also ends up suffering from injustice. You whine like little babies when it happens to you but, as soon as it happens to Manchester City you're all laughing your backsides off plastering Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with your Emoji's.

Since Pep Guardiola's arrival almost everyone other than Manchester City and City fans have been gunning for Pep, and wanting him to fail and that includes the likes of the British Media, Robbie Savage constantly bad mouthing City, Jamie Carragher can't hide his allegiance to Liverpool and has slated City and Pep on many occasions, Michael Owen is another culprit. BT have had a hugely publicised agenda against Manchester City and even Sky Sports couldn't help but have a pop at Raheem Sterling today after the Burnley win instead of crediting City for the hard fought win against a 14 man Burnley.

Most recent facts:

THE English Football Association who also head the PGMOL board (Professional Game Match Officials Limited), appointed Anthony Taylor is an English professional Football Referee from Wythenshawe, a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, home of Man United to officiate the high profile title fighting match between Manchester City and current table toppers Chelsea. He's from Greater Manchester ? WTF I always assumed a Referee wasn't allowed to officiate a match within their home location? OK Trafford isn't Manchester but it's surrounded by Manchester and it's home to United. Now He claims to support non-League side Altrincham, but many have claimed that he's been spotted on quite a few occasions in the crowd at Old Trafford. This particular game against Chelsea honestly came as no surprise to me as Taylor has a short history of screwing City, Admittedly we didn't turn up against Leicester City in 2016 but, he didn't help matters by gifting Leicester advantage. Against Arsenal in 2016 Taylor helped them make a comeback and needlessly decided to yellow card two City players just before the final whistle.

Now I'm not going to defend Sergio Aguero or Fernandinho for their actions against Chelsea BUT, had Anthony Taylor rightfully sent off David Luiz for smashing in to Aguero and send him flying. (No Taylor put his whistle to his lips and then bottled it). Then Aguero's rash retaliation on Luiz and the brawl the followed would have never come to pass. For the entire match Anthony Taylor allowed Chelsea to ruff up City and not end up with a single caution or yellow card, but as soon as City players gave as good as they got out flew his cards.

Manchester City are kicked, shoved and assaulted but that's not a problem as our players can stand up to it. Our problem is when we give as good as we get, then we're punished for it and our opponents either just get away with it or get a little verbal telling off three or five times before a yellow even appears.

Same thing with Lee Mason against Burnley, every incident went Burnley's way. Burnley turned up to ruff our players up and when City players gave as good as they got, out flew his cards. Again I'm not defending Fernandinho but as far as I'm concerned our players got frustrated, including Fernandinho because the Referee was without any shadow of doubt bias in favor of Burnley, so much so that he tried to get them back in the game and a few City players were fouled without caution let alone a card.

Now all our players are shown red cards but David Luiz, Cesc Fabregas, Nathaniel Chalobah, Marcos Rojo escaped red cards and bans. Now recently I've seen players make the same foul David Luiz made on Sergio Aguero, they all got penalized so there's clear and blatant inconsistency and I strongly believe the English Football Association and the PGMOL are behind it, in blatant attempts to manipulate the outcome of the league.

An ex Referee came out in the Media recently admitting, that they and other Referee's were asked to change the outcome of games by their bosses. Since that revelation for some unknown reason there has been a media blackout on the subject, nothing more was said and no one is asking questions and ruffling feathers?

Now the PGMOL and Match Officials are currently not accountable for their actions and that in my opinion is a disgrace, it sets a platform for Referee's to do as they please and not have to answer to anyone other than the FA. Their bosses who are far more concerned about protecting them, than they are punishing them with appropriate and proportionate punishment and consequences that the clubs and players end up with and or in.

Just to give this article some balance I stress that I only believe four clubs truly benefit from the Football Associations meddling in the English top flight, they are Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United, more so Man United, Liverpool and Chelsea. On the rare occasion where Leicester City won the title I believe they were also at work. Even further balance by saying not all Premier League Referee's are poor or corrupt but most of them are. We've lost games fair and square, like our matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City recently when we never turned up, those matches were well officiated. I'm not saying every game in the English leagues are manipulated by Referee's, just the important fixtures that decide title fights.

Now Pep Guardiola has every right to choose not to speak to the media, or be provoked into answering questions that he doesn't wish to answer. He has a point when he says he needs to get to grips with the rules, as there really is two sets of rules for Referee's to follow when officiating. Inconsistency and constant meddling by Referee's are currently a big issue in English football, I'm not saying it doesn't happen in other countries around the world either.

Pep Guardiola isn't here to entertain the British Media or you anti City bandwagoner's, we all know you want Manchester City and Pep Guardiola to fail. Our Club and Players are now getting the message, so keep it up, keep it all up, because we will come out fighting every time like we did against a 14 man Burnley and we will prevail.

Every match from now on needs to be treated like we're playing against 14 men.

We're right behind you Pep, we've got your back.

Comon City.




2 November 2016

Lionel Messi Spits Dummy Out after Manchester City dismantle FC Barcelona 3 - 1



It's been reported that after the final whistle, Lionel Messi and apparently Fernandinho traded a bit of good old banter, Lionel Messi then apparently took offence to the Brazilian who kept him pretty much quiet for most of the game.

Reports state that first a Barca official needed to step in, then Messi apparently trespassed his way into City's side of the stadium changing rooms and was then prevented from going on a rampage to find Fernandinho and calmed down by compatriot Sergio Aguero. Messi apparently did his worst impression of Mr T shouting "Fool, come here and show your face'.

Fernandinho was more than likely enjoying the moment, it could have been over Lionel Messi going down easily after being tackled in the box. The Referee got it right and waved play on much to Messi's bemusement, if you had of asked me last season if I would have liked Lionel Messi at Manchester City I probably would have said Yes.

But after this week and this particular game, I whole heartedly have to say I wouldn't like him at Manchester City. With Messi playing, Barcelona are a one man team. He would just take up valuable space in our team, much like the waning Yaya Toure was, holding us back.

We have some exciting talent coming through the rank and already have Kelechi Iheanacho continuing to show more and more promise. We have Brahim Diaz well ahead of his time at Academy level, we have Lukas Nmecha at EDS level, then we have the imminent arrival of Brazil's shining light Gabriel Jesus.

Lionel Messi at Manchester city would only hamper their progression and push them back further in the pecking order. I'd rather we keep the path clear for these lads, than risk losing them because Lionel Messi is in the way.

Our current squad were phenomenal last night, who could have predicted we'd come back from a goal down, to score 3 past the best club in the world. It must have been a bitter pill to swallow for Lionel Messi, I've noticed every time we've played them in recent times that, he's taken much delight out of beating us through his body language and reaction, which I saw as a huge compliment to be honest.

I'm not surprised he lost his cool, after all Argentina and Brazil share a long and deep history and rivalry. The fact that Fernandinho is Brazilian would have contributed to Messi's outburst.

Great game and performance from the lads, couldn't have asked for more commitment. The only negatives were Raheem Sterling's reluctance to shoot on his first touch and Nicolas Otamendi's calamitous defending. Rather disappointed with Otamendi to be honest, I expected and hoped he'd turn out to be a huge signing for us. I mean he's good but he's no where near Stones or Kompany's level. I believe he was our weak link last night, Raheem Sterling on the other hand had a good night, apart from the opportunity he fluffed into the side netting, he caused a lot of problems down the flank for Barca. There was absolutely stone wall contact in the box, although he went down easy he had every right too and it was a stone wall penalty with out a shadow of doubt. Even the commentators on 3 different channels agreed that the referee got it wrong, onwards and upwards for Manchester City.

"Oh what a night,
"Watching City on a Wednesday night.
"You play Thursday 'cos you're f***ing s***e,
"What a feeling, what a night"

UPDATE: Fernandinho had denied that he's the City player to have an altercation with Lionel Messi, so who is the mystery City player to have riled the best player in the world?

12 September 2016

Derby Fallout: They talked a lot, said they'd beat us without Aguero


First Zlatan Ibraegovic decided to send City new boy Bravo, United training gear welcoming the Goalkeeper to Manchester but, someone forgot to tell Zlatan the not so magnificent that he and his club are in the Borough of Trafford.

Then came Peter Schmeichel dismissing Pep Guardiola's achievements thoughtout his career, now we all know Schmeichel has no love for Manchester City after we dumped his Son Kasper instead of Joe Hart but, this is what he had to say, "With Pep, he comes in with an incredible reputation. What he did with Barcelona was fantastic, his work was fantastic, but he was also very lucky he had the players to bring in the philosophy that he has in football."

He also claimed speaking to Omnisport that City boss Pep promotes a “boring” style of football.

I wonder what he has to say now about Guardiola beating his beloved United with the best football England have seen from an English club to date, only 4 games into the season with a squad of players who have barely got to grips with Peps philosophy. In a country alien to Pep, in a league Pep had no experience in until now, 4 games unbeaten and top of the league?

Then Dwight Yorke, "It's very difficult to call this game at this moment in time but I feel Sergio Aguero's suspension will be a big blow for City, although they still have plenty of quality players to come in there.

"Despite that, with the game being played at Old Trafford, I just feel United have the edge over City."

Yeah OK, first thing I said when we found out Sergio was going to be banned, after Marriner lied and said he didn't see the incident. Was that Manchester City are a different beast with out Aguero, that we still have Kelechi Iheanacho.

Next was Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon's turn, "It will be a great duel between those two. Perhaps Mourinho is favourite because United have more history compared with Man City."

Apparently history wins you games, titles and trophies?

Then came Zlatan Ibraegovic's agent Mino Raiola, "Everyone knows I don't like him. I like people who have a different character to Guardiola. I don't hate him... because hate consumes you. But I don't like him. He's a good coach but his football is a bit boring to me."

When asked if the two would work together, Raiola’s response was scathing. "Me, I'm a professional, I want to do the best for my clients. He? He doesn't have the balls to sit down with me."

This person clearly has an ego like his client, likes to think of himself as a member of a Mafia, wellard.

Then there was Paul Merson, "I expect Man Utd to just pip this game without Aguero."

Say no more.

Ex Rag Andy Cole was up next, he predicted United would win 2-1? Oops, right score line, wrong team Mr Cole.

After which there was wait for it? Mark Lawrenson, "It is strange that one of the world’s wealthiest clubs allowed Wilfried Bony to join Stoke on loan on deadline day without replacing him, which reduced their options further.

"At the start of the season I wondered what would happen if Aguero does not play, and we are about to find out.

"Looking at the game, the biggest difference between the two teams is that Manchester United can change things around with their strikers if they have to.

"Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial both have pace to burn through the middle if it is not working for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

"Because of that, I am going to go for United win. I don’t think City will be able to hold out for 90 minutes."

I mean can you actually believe these halfwit idiots get paid to give their opinions? He talks up Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.

Yet claims Kelechi Iheanacho is young and inexperienced? The same Iheanacho who out scored both Martial and Rashford last season FROM THE BENCH, the same Iheanacho who had the best goal ratio IN EUROPE last season FROM THE BENCH.

The moron thought it was a bad move that we off loaded Wilfried Bony, that striker of ours who Manuel Pellegrini kept playing at the expense of you got it, Kelechi Iheanacho. Wilfried Bony that striker who barely ever scored a goal for us, 4 I think in total wasn't it last season?

Moving on.

Then Zlatan Ibrahimovic hailed his boss Mourinho as a 'mastermind'.

Then bone head Wrestler Dave Bautista claimed "Manchester City are going to get smashed but wait for it?"

Based on the fact a lot of his friends are United fans, well maybe you need to trade those fans in for new ones Mr Bautista because your United fans seem to be rubbing off on you, not good lmao.

Then onto Twitter, @UnitedStandMUFC declares "Zlatan declares War on Manchester City"

Scary!

On the eve of Derby day the Family of Man Utd Legend Sir Matt Busby was told to 'Move on' as Club Reclaimed Directors' Box seats and removed Sir Matt Busby's chair plaque.

@ManU_FCFans claimed "Manchester United finally have a team to beat Pep Guardiola thanks to Jose Mourinho ."

Robbie Savage "Manchester City will always live in United's shadow." Really?

FootballTransferTaverns George Dagless claimed "Our landlord thinks it could be curtains for City too if the Red Devils get their system right and reckons this 4-2-3-1 should get the result their fans want."

I think that websites writers are just a little bit cookoo, not all there because they keep banging on about the Landlord and the fans in their non existent transfer tavern. I usually avoid the site but I thought I'd give it a quick visit on Derby day. George Dagless's precise words were, "4-2-3-1: This Man Utd Line Up WILL DESTROY Guardiola's Man City on Saturday."

@Vintage_ZlatanQaim Suhail added, "I wonder which City defenders career will Rashford end next Saturday."

@Qaimsuhail8 Replied,  "Zabaleta."

Excuse me while my jaw aches from laughter.

The Internet is full of their arrogance for all to see but I'll end it with,




Shots fired? more like Backfired.

So much for their £100 million Paul Pogba, David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne had him in their back pockets.

Iheanacho proved his doubters wrong, though still probably be dismissed as all our players do. This Derby triumph was more for our Sergio than anyone else, lets hope he comes back stronger and takes the Golden Boot from under every ones nose, then lets see him snubbed again for Player of the Season.


2 September 2016

Sterling not at fault for England being average, Sam Allardyce won't win anything.


First of all I'd like to say I'm English and proud, I'm patriotic but, I'm not deluded and living in a bubble like some England fans I can mention. Most notably the England Boo Brigade, Joe Hart aside it's not Raheem Sterling's fault that the rest of the England squad are average at best.

Yes that's right and examples are an England who just can't move on from a 30 year old Wayne Rooney, the so called world class striker who always went missing at virtually every World Cup he was extremely lucky too attend. I've always said England will win nothing with Trafford United players and what have England ever won with Rio Ferdinand, Rat Face Neville Brothers, Scholes, Beckham, Sherringham to name but a few.

There's some youth in the England team now but nothing to write home about at present, all have flattered to deceive for their respected parent clubs. Prime example: Leicester City win the Premier League title, nothing miraculous about it because everyone else including Manchester City were shit, England go and pick Vardy who ultimately failed at Euro 2016. Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, just another Wayne Rooney and confirmed that at again, Euro 2016.



Who said Sterling can't finish?

So is it really Raheem Sterling's fault that the rest of his national team mates are average and struggle to get anywhere at International level? The same goes for Joe Hart, is it his fault that England's defense are average? Garry Cahill? Chris Smalling? you only have to put on a United shirt and you're instantly world class, it's the United way. I mean really? are they the best center backs England have too pick from. Right now England fans can look too one Manchester City player for hope, John Stones is already looking the part under the guidance of Pep Guardiola at City. Add too that Raheem Sterling who is right now on fire for City and the future of the England national side starts too look slightly less darker, a few football legends as well as one or two ex Guardiola players have stated, Guardiola will have a positive impact on English football? Well here it is for you all to witness, he's only been at Manchester City five minutes and he has Stones and Sterling on top of their game. Call me optimistic and premature but, I'll take anything right now when it concerns the sorry state of the England national squad.

As you can see Sterling has come on leaps and bounds under the guidance of only the best manager in the world right now, that Manager that United didn't really want after losing out too Manchester City for his signature. Then panicked their way to signing a manager who left his last club in turmoil, to be exact a law suit with a certain doctor, £1 billion of debt and half way down the Premier League table. But that wasn't the end of the panic, they even had to go and buy a 34 year old Forward unproven in English football. The wheels on the red tinted Bus are going to fall off at some point.

We are going to win absolutely nothing with England's current crop of players, we will just have to wait at least another 5 years before we see some of the best England players currently working their way through the Etihad Campus and one or two other Academies (not United's). An academy designed and stocked with youth skilled enough for Pep Guardiola, see I knew it was only a matter of time before Pep Guardiola signed for Manchester City. The writing was on the wall with the new system our academy ran, a system which was adopted from the La Masia, FC Barcelona's Youth Academy, the very same Academy once coached by Pep Guardiola. City were preparing for his eventual arrival, the timing just wasn't right and it makes sense. Guardiola wanted a ready made Academy capable of offering him what he needs, even so he was surprised on arrival to see the level of progress Manchester City had made.

But getting back too Raheem Sterling and England. It's blatantly obvious that great players are going to play better when the players around them are equally as great. So if you've got a defence consisting of Gary Cahill and Chris Smalling then, you're pretty much going to get extremely little protection. If you've got the likes of a 30 year old past it Forward in Midfield who has failed in virtually every single World Cup he's conned his way into, what hope can you have too shine. Not everyone is Lionel Messi, a player who strikes fear in teams just by being present on the field, not every player is capable of turning a game on it's head.

Raheem Sterling is young, still only 21 so it's only a matter of time before he really comes into his own, hell defenders don't even develop into great players until they hit their mid twenties. Experience is the magic word, which is why the England Boo Brigade can only be described as: Premature, Deluded, Unrealistic bunch of neanderthals living in bubbles.

The British Media have ceased building up England anymore for the inevitable fall from grace, so why are these people expecting far too much from England? Answer is simple: Because they can and most notably the players they are using as scape goats just so conveniently happen to be Manchester City players.

Jealousy, Envy, Hate? take your pick, but what are they going to do once they have no players too attack? They'll go back to nothing but their pitiful little existence and have to find something else to cry about.

It's not Joe Hart's or Raheem Sterling's fault England are average.

On that note Sam Allardyce? seriously?

31 August 2016

United never learn, Manchester City can operate without Aguero, we have Iheanacho

The decades of goading which can't be written off as banter, Owen and Rooney's Derby winning goals, Young's constant diving and getting away with it, Fellaini's constant elbowing which went unpunished. You'd think that United would have learnt their lesson in 2012 after it was all undone in a few seconds of what was the biggest title win in the history of Football. All repaid on the last day of the season, you couldn't have made it up if you tried.





United's fans and the Media have gone all out contacting the Football Association and provided propaganda to get Sergio Aguero banned, so far the FA have followed protocol but it's hard to see any outcome other than a 3 match ban when the Football Association are admittedly pro Trafford United.


The FA have since removed the Header of United winning the Community Shield with a simple England badge on a Grey backdrop.

But nooooooooooo it's not in the fabric of their club or fan base to come down off that pedestal, as soon as they signed the two biggest ego's in world sport, all of a sudden the Utd fans started mouthing off about how they are back in the big time again.

The only problem they seem to have not remembered though is, nothing lasts forever and Karma really is a bitch.

Manchester City can live without Sergio Aguero for 3 matches because we have the second best forward in the league, in Kelechi Iheanacho and sooner of later we will have another forward in Brahim Diaz, Heir too Aguero himself.

6-1, 2012 just the calm before the storm.

They have another Derby to play at the Etihad yet and i'm sure Sergio will be gunning to set things straight should he be banned, the title isn't won in September.

Time for Iheanacho to shine.

26 August 2016

Kelechi Iheanacho's injury not bad, only minor says Dad


Kelechi's Dad has told allnigeriasoccer that his sons injury is just a minor one and Manchester City have told him to rest up for 2 weeks, so he could be back in action in as little as 3 weeks.

The Manchester Derby is probably a long shot at best for a return but, with Leroy Sane set to more than likely make his debut. I suspect he will be fit to play a part in our first Champions League match against Mönchengladbach on the 13th Sept, or Bournemouth on the 17th Sept.

23 July 2016

Selected City Tricasts: Early Preview, There's only one League Trophy

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Two great Coaches, two superlative minds, but only one Premier League trophy – Manchester simply isn’t big enough for Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.

Not since the eve of the 2012/13 season has there been such a hotly anticipated title fight between City and their neighbours, and Pep’s revolution already appears to have significant momentum. Ilkay Gundogan and the lightning-fast Nolito are both signings that reflect a true desire from Guardiola to take City to the next level, and possibly the very stratosphere of Europe.

As a result, bookmakers have wasted no time in declaring the two Manchester clubs as front runners in Tricast markets.



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With an unrivaled war chest, City are naturally the outright favorites to finish above United – an act which should see Guardiola’s new club claim a third BPL title. As ever though, winning a title is always easier said than done, and with another new element from the capital, gamblers are set to be guessing until the very end of the upcoming season.

CITY/UNITED/CHELSEA OR ARSENAL – 33/1 CHELSEA/CITY/UNITED – 40/1

For either Manchester club to win the title with the other finishing second, and Chelsea or Arsenal to complete the top three, any combination is currently priced at around 33/1. However, with no European football for Chelsea, and the refreshing influence of Antonio Conte, odds for an immediate return of the title to West London have shortened with disquieting pace.

Naturally, so too have the odds for Chelsea finishing third or better tumbled. The acquisition of N’Golo Kante from Leicester will improve the balance between flair and workmanship, and such balance is an important element of any title winning squad – nobody can deny that it was sadly lacking at Stamford Bridge in 2015/16.

Meanwhile, Arsenal’s consistent challenge for a top three berth makes them a natural consideration in any Tricast, but a notable section of the Gunners faithful have voiced discontent at the continued employment of Wenger at Ashburton Grove.

This discontent clearly affected the players at key moments in 2015/16, a season which many would argue was a huge opportunity lost for Arsene Wenger’s men. Such were Arsenal’s shortcomings last season, not even a league double over Leicester could prevent the Foxes from winning the title at what was eventually a 10-point canter.

With Arsenal the only top club apparently shying away some much-needed drastic changes, there is the ever-present danger that the Gunners will be consigned once again to that famous fourth place in May 2017.

CITY/UNITED/TOTTENHAM – 40/1 CITY/TOTTENHAM/UNITED – 50/1 CITY/CHELSEA/TOTTENHAM – 66/1

All set for another Champions League adventure, Mauricio Pochettino has an able young Tottenham squad, all of whom are at (or nearing) the peak of their playing careers. Since none of them are showing any sign of moving elsewhere in the near future, many punters will be tempted to back them for another top three finish.

By a quirk of the fixture list, there is further ammunition in favor of Tottenham. They have a home game against none other than Manchester City after Matchday 2 of the upcoming Champions League, assuming that City themselves avoid utter humiliation at the Playoff stage in August.

The match at White Hart Lane on 2nd October could be a telling one if Tottenham can successfully emulate the form of 2015/16, but in addition to the three biggest London clubs, several other Premier League teams also boast attractive prices to complete the Tricast.

CITY/UNITED/LIVERPOOL – 40/1

With a proud history and tradition, not to mention a recently stellar league record against City, Liverpool will have a psychological advantage over their Mancunian neighbors. Like Chelsea, Liverpool will also be absent from Europe, and bookmakers clearly believe that an eighth place finish for the reds last season fails to tell the whole story. CITY/UNITED/LEICESTER – 150/1

N’Golo Kante, a sheer force of nature, has swapped the blue of the incumbent for the blue of the deposed. With the champions now bereft of their midfield general, odds for any Tricast involving Leicester have lengthened drastically.

In time, the signings will come, precipitating the drastic shortening of Leicester’s odds to complete a Tricast, so gamblers must act quickly to secure a good potential payout.

CITY/UNITED/EVERTON – 250/1

The apparent complexion of Everton’s near future has changed much in the past year. Now backed by Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri, a very different approach to all aspects of the club’s management is expected.

Most Evertonians, in turn, expect an immediate change in form and fortune on the pitch. Again, any gamblers intending to back Everton for a top three finish would be advised strongly to do so before new manager Ronald Koeman makes the first major signing of summer 2016.

*Odds may fluctuate

28 June 2016

England Boo Boys and Media are Embarrassing, England fans and Hodgson are to blame for England's failure.

Roy Hodgson

So what we, England deserved to beat Iceland and qualify for the Quarter Finals of Euro 2016 and it's all Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling's fault?

Overnight and today England fans are attacking Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling, calling them everything under the sun you could possibly think of. Even advising them to commit suicide, this behaviour is absolutely ludicrous, appalling and embarrassing.

Even the English Media had England down to beat Iceland claiming England should beat Iceland convincingly.

But yet again the Media and Supporters pile huge pressure on the England squad, an England squad who have barely ever played together. Singling out certain England players for huge social media criticism, abuse and slander.

What pisses me off the most is, that the only players who have been attacked are Manchester City players. When Wayne Rooney is a complete and utter over hyped average pile of donkey dung, constantly knocked off the ball and made a complete fool of by Iceland. Yet no one attacked him for his piss poor performances, he isn't even a bloody midfielder for crying out loud.

Daniel Sturridge provided absolutely nothing in attack and couldn't score to save his life either, Harry Kane and James Vardy haven't exactly set the European stage alight either. Gary Cahill and Chris Smalling were an utter shambles and provided Joe Hart absolutely ZERO protection.

Why are only Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling being attacked and made scape goats. The worst thing Joe Hart could possibly of done, was to admit it was his fault that England are out of Euro 2016 because it's not just Harts fault.

Watching Roy Hodgson walk down the tunnel leaving his players devastated on the field with their tails tucked between their legs was the sign of a man out of his depth, a fake who should never have been England Manager in the first place. He couldn't even figure out who his first eleven were, that aided to the downfall of England.

The England Supporters who put too much pressure on Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling are to blame for England's failure, who failed to support Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling when they needed it the most. Instead you put Joe Hart in a position where he feared failure because he knew you were all lining up to have him hung. You all viciously and cruelly singled out Sterling which effected his form, if anyone should take the blame for England's downfall it's Roy Hodgson and you guilty as sin and nasty piece of work England fans.

What Hodgson was doing picking an over the hill Wayne Rooney and playing him out of position says it all, just because United can't move on and end up playing the over hyped player in midfield, doesn't mean England can or should. It's not like England are short of Midfield options, this just shows Hodgson was in over his head. Not to mention the fact Rooney's United have failed to qualify for the Champions League the past few seasons, Choosing to play Gary Cahill who plays for Chelsea, a club who had failed miserably last season and ended up 10th in the Premier League. Chris Smalling also from United. it just goes to highlight how England are suffering from a lack of Center Backs that all we have to turn too is Cahill and Smalling.

Both defenders offering nothing in the way of protection, I strongly believe that it doesn't matter which Goalkeeper is behind the sticks for England. With the weak defence England have, God help any Goalkeeper who takes over from Joe Hart. England don't deserve Joe Hart and if I had my way, I'd convince Joe to quit International and concentrate on his domestic career.

Raheem Sterling has endured Liverpool fans attacking him and his family, he's had to endure England fans attacking him and now he's even been attacked and questioned by a section of Manchester City fans.

Well if you want someone to blame, look closer to home and take a look in the mirror scumbags.

If you are not one of those who have attacked England, Hart and Sterling then I commend you, you were clearly raised with morals and values, respect and common sense.

I commend Iceland for wanting the win more than we did, they battled hard for ever loose ball and gave their all. Just a shame our players couldn't offer the same amount of fight and commitment.

The rest of England's squad need to stand up and take their share of the blame, I doubt they will though as they are not man enough to do so in my opinion.

27 June 2016

Benjamin Garre confirms Manchester City are his preferred Destination, not Trafford or Barcelona.



Benjamin Garre will be joining Manchester City from Argentine Primera Division Velez Sarsfield, Manchester City are reported to have beaten FC Barcelona and Snubchester United to his signature. The 15 year old will join the City Football Academy after admitting on his Facebook page.

"I'm going after a dream, to one of the best academies in the world, with the conviction that my football will develop". "That a club like Manchester City is interested in me makes me proud and while I understand that some may see it as wrong, it is a challenge I have to take, thinking of my career."

I can only presume he's referring to Velez Sarsfield and their fans, he spent time training at Carrington with United in 2014 but Garre decided to not join United. FC Barcelona were also reported to have been after the lad.

He also spoke to Argentinian Radio station La Pelota al 10 saying:

"I won't let this opportunity with City pass. Every player dreams of it. It's a gift from God. Going to Manchester City was a great opportunity. I decided with my Family it was the best place to go."

He was born January 1st 2000, is a right footed Attacking Midfielder, Orgulloso.es claim the lad has a strong physique which is unusual at such a young age and has good ball control. Being at a young age there isn't much information about him outside of Velez Sarsfield.

Benjamin is the Grandson of Oscar Alfredo Garre, an Argentine Legend and Defender who won the 1986 World Cup.

Benjamin Garre wore the No10 shirt for Velez Sarsfield



24 June 2016

Guardiola slaps down England's boo brigade, no Rio for Iheanacho


The Times Henry Winter states that after England beat Wales, Pep Guardiola phoned Raheem Sterling to tell him "As long as you work hard for me, I'll fight for you". Guardiola went on to say "Keep your head up, don't worry, I know you're a big player and you're part of my plans".

Just the Pep talk Raheem Sterling required and going by the 11 goals and 10 assists Sterling produced in his first season for Manchester, I just can't see the lad going any other way than forwards under the guidance of the best Coach and Manager around today.

Guardiola stating "I know you're a big player" is about the biggest verbal slap in the face the England boo boys could of received, short of our Monarch exiling the wastes of oxygen too an uninhabited Island somewhere far far away. Although not spectacular Raheem Sterling had a good first season under a coach in Pellegrini who i believe held him back a little, now he will have an even bigger point to prove and have Guardiola backing him up at the same time.

Manchester City FC have apparently sent an official letter to the Nigerian Football Federation stating that Kelechi Iheanacho will not be available to star in the 2016 Rio Olympics which takes place between the 5th and 21st of August, which would mean Kelechi would effectively miss the friendly with Arsenal and the first 5 Premier League fixtures including Traffordster United, Sunderland, Stoke and West Ham.

As much as Iheanacho wants to win Gold with Nigeria, it's clear he's left with little choice. Even if he had the choice, it would mean letting Guardiola and City down or letting Nigeria down. So far Manchester have held firm and do not look like they will change their minds, I for one hope we don't and stand our ground for once. Too many times have we suffered after losing Yaya Toure to AFCON, too many times we have been dictated too by national coaches like Wilmots over Kompany for instance.

20 June 2016

Lack of defensive transfer news is positive, England's Boo Brigade are a disgrace to their country.

Raheem Sterling


The lack of defencive transfer target news would have worried me over the last few years but, today it represents a move forward for Manchester City FC. It shows we're not rushing in and making rash signings anymore, it means we're not going to necessarily sign a player early only for them to come back from a tournament with an injury. It means our club are forward thinking and are willing to take our time, not be pulled into a transfer bidding war or panic buy.

I'd have to say that's down to Guardiola's influence without any doubt, from what we understand of him now, he's not the type to tolerate someone like Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich dictating who a club buys and sells. I'm not convinced that Pellegrini had much influence in transfer targets himself, I think he relied on scouts and other club employee's to get him what he needed.

I'm not convinced either that Mangala or Otamendi were of Manuel Pellegrini's choosing, my belief is that he sanctioned their signings but had little in scouting them. As much as it pains me to say, the likes of Alex Ferguson and great coaches before him actually knew how to spot real talent. This is one reason why I think Pep Guardiola is currently the best Coach in Europe if not the world, he has the experience of working at all levels from youth to senior professional Football. Something the likes of Jose Mourinho lacks, there's only one Coach with European pedigree who could take us to another level and that was, is Josep Guardiola Sala.

England's boo brigade are an utter disgrace to English football, those minority who have attacked Joe Hart and Raheem Sterling are more than likely a majority of Liverpool and Man United fans, with the odd fan or two from the ranks Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Southampton's fan bases. All have the agenda of wanting their players picked for England's first eleven over Hart and Sterling.

Too stupid to realise their bias idiocy is causing England more harm than good, along with the British Media they have destroyed Raheem Sterling's confidence. It's rather pathetic that Pundits like Thierry Henry and Steve McManaman have taken this long to come out in defence of Sterling, an almost empty gesture on the Media's part. It's like shouting at an empty stadium after the act has been committed and the culprits are gone, even Jamie Carragher tried to act unbiased by talking about how Sterling needs to get his confidence back after he unjustly judged the lad.

Even some Manchester City fans are claiming that Sterling has had a bad season? FOR REAL? are you freaking serious?

In his last season for Liverpool he scored 11 goals and created 10 assists, in his FIRST season for Manchester City he scored 11 goals and created 10 assists. He did that in 5 less games while moving to an entire new alien City, while being hounded by the British Media and lynch mobbed by Liverpool fans. Experiencing his Girlfriend and Daughter being threatened and abused by Liverpool fans on Social Media, all at a young age. And now he's got England fans making him a scapegoat out of bitterness and jealousy.

Raheem Sterling is a success, maybe not a spectacular season, maybe not world class but, he's far from a waste of money or a failure.

English Football may have stamped out Racism but it still has it's fair share of problems.

10 June 2016

Their Obsession With Manchester City Is Entertaining, Rivals Are Running Scared, Banter Or Contempt.



Their obsession with Manchester City is comical, what is it that makes Arsenal, Chelsea and McTraffordster Uniteds fans and players amongst others so bitter, envious and or obsessive?

We've seen Newcastle and Everton fans in the past vent their bitterness when Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased our club, they declared it should have been their clubs and not Manchester City, relations between Newcastle and Manchester City became worse over night upon Nigel Dejong accidentally breaking the leg of Hate Ben Arfa. The fan fuelled fallout turned into a lynch mob intent on destroying the career of Dejong resulting in his International career temporarily cut short.

It's well documented that we apparently don't deserve to be in the Champions League, don't deserve our status at the top of English football. Apparently we bought our way to the top and as a matter of fact, we actually did buy our way to the top of English football.

In fact every professional football club in the world bought or are trying to buy their way to success or survival, there's not one professional club in the world who are not or have not. They all purchase players with cold hard cash, they all pay those players wages. Point me in the direction of one Professional Football club who aren't a business, who don't run on an income and, or do not pay their employees a wage.

Obsession, Bitterness and Envy are the subjects and the next group are Arsenal, their fans are extremely bitter and obsessive, even more so recently than McTraffordster United fans. Manchester City have purchased a few Arsenal players over time aka Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri who is bitterly hated by the Gooners, they don't seem too pleased about it at all. A couple of the Arsenal blogger's can't help but mention us in 1 in every 3 articles they publish, they equally hate us for our club challenging their status as a top four club.

Even Liverpool fans have got in on the act, I mean I wouldn't dream of challenging Liverpool's status. They are after all one of if not the most famous English club around, but even they achieved their success with cold hard cash. I'd put their contempt merely down to the fact we beat them to the title recently, which has been compounded by the transfer of one Raheem Sterling.

United's fan base are famous for their bitterness towards us, most notably on the last anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster and Manchester Derby. Their club and blogger's stated publicly that they expected Manchester City fans to disrespect the anniversary and occasion at Old Trafford, the day was widely televised. The stage was set and the world was watching on, what was to happen next was to change history. The world finally realised United were a wolf in sheep's clothing. The Manchester City faithful louder than ever, respected the occasion as they always do. After all the Munich Air Disaster wasn't just United's loss like they pretend it is, Manchester City lost a Manchester City legend in Frank Swift, also City legend Sir Matt Busby a survivor. United fans are also bitter because we challenge their status. All they cared about in 2015/16 was beating us to fourth spot, the fact they were in an FA Cup final meant nothing to them while the opportunity to beat us to Champions League football was still a possibility. Slowly but surely Manchester City have taken the United fans book of material and ripped page by page out, rewound back the banner they proudly hung at Old Trafford declaring how long it was since we had won the title and shown the world that Manchester City are back in business, are here and never went away. Right now all they have left to taunt us with is their 20 titles, 1 Champions League trophy and the history that the majority weren't even around to witness most of. It's only a matter of time before we win the Champions League and even now footage of our history's being unearthed.

But most recently it's Chelsea fans who are now upset? Have joined the ranks of the bitters in claiming we haven't earned our status but rather bought it. They justify why they are a different case by saying, they were already an established top 4 club in the Premier League. But my counter argument too that is that, we were once just as big a club as Man United, were once successful. So the fact our club hit hard times and struggled through the last so many decades means we deserve our renewed status less? Just to remind everyone to a few facts, we as a club fought our way back to the top of English football. We went into administration and had to auction our playing staff off too rival clubs, went through decades of rising and falling from the championship to the 3rd division. Before we were taken over by Thaksin Shinawatra and sold to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, we fought our way back into the top 10 of the Barclay's Premier League. If any club deserves to be where we are now more than anyone else, it's Manchester City FC. The only reason your clubs got there first and enjoyed decades of success was, because you all had sugar daddies, big investment to help achieve that success. I use the term help because I acknowledge the fact, a business still has to be run properly despite the large amount of investment.

The most recent voice to join the ranks is Chelsea's Pedro, there's a growing trend with these guys queueing up to question, predict Guardiola and how he will fair in English football. The ludicrous part is the other side of the coin, he has also said Jose Mourinho is a great manager and have backed him to succeed at United? Obviously he's pointing to the fact Guardiola is unproven in the Barclay's Premier League, as well as the fact Jose Moronho has proven himself already in the same league.

That's all well and good but what he fails to acknowledge is, that Jose Mourinho took the Barclay's Premier League Champions. The very same squad that won it, and turned them into mid table survivors. The very same Jose Mourinho has left Chelsea FC in £1.1 billion of debt which doesn't even include Dr Carneiro's compensation after he turned her life upside down and got her unlawfully sacked for his own incompetence. he also fails to acknowledge that right now United are unable to compete with debt free Manchester City, United still in around £300 million debt with a dated and struggling academy after they neglected it, requiring Manchester City to turn up and create a successful multi million pound academy complex, to realise where they went wrong but it seems to me like it's too little too late.

The arrival of Pep Guardiola has certainly turned up the heat for sure, as of yet they are reluctant to take us seriously. You'd think the City Football Academy and the fact we reached the Semi Finals of the Champions League would make them take us serious but. The truth is they just don't want to take us serious, so until we our club lifts the Champions League trophy we won't be seeing any change. Even then they will point to our owner and investment, despite the fact we are no longer financed by our owner. Our club is now finally financially stable and self sustaining. Over the last 2 seasons City have turned a profit and that will only continue, Manchester City's the 6th highest revenue generating club in Europe and we pay our players less than Chelsea and Man United.

The truth is there is no easy game and not one club in the Premier League can be underestimated, there's strong competition for the title now and even more so when the TV revenue is released. Guardiola may well find it tough but, he's in a far stronger position than any other Premier League coach right now. With the best Academy in England to pick and a blank cheque book to utilise, his own reputation and the added power of no other club knowing what his moves are before he makes them. The most respected coach on the planet by players and he has it all, the prime opportunity to prove to the world he really is the best coach in Europe if not the world.

So is their obsession and bitterness justified, for whatever reason I put this down to being part of football. It doesn't really matter how bitter and obsessive they are, all that matters is that they are. It's a strong indicator that we as a club and fan base are getting under their skin, not to mention telling us we are moving in the right direction. After decades of goading and taunting it's a refreshing change, I think it's only going to get more interesting.

But there's one fundamental thing I have to keep telling myself, don't become one of them. Stay true to Manchester City and myself, don't drop to the level of arrogance and ignorance that they project. Don't cross the fine line between banter and contempt, we have much to look forward too, and I'm particularly looking forward to who Guardiola will sign and how we will setup and play next season.

7 June 2016

Jose and Zlatan Just A Side Show, Guardiola Is Centre Stage, Barcelona Tapping Up Rumoured City Targets Laporte And Bellerin

 


When we finally thought English football was well and truly rid of the biggest egotistical coach in the form of Jose Mourinho after Chelsea first parted company, the same Chelsea brought him back again so he could leave them in even more debt and trouble. Languishing mid table after winning the Premier League title the season before and in £1.1 billion debt. Finally we were rid of the egotist again, or so we thought? Roll up Roll up, along comes the biggest egotistical club on the planet aka Man United, or more happily known to me as McTraffordster United or McDonaldster United, take your pick. It just had to be them didn't it?

So now we are lumbered with yet more of the Jose Mourinho show BUT, it doesn't stop there, now we have the most egotistical coach back in English football again, they just have to go one further and try sign the biggest egotistical player on the planet. I mean this player is soooooo egotistical that he thinks he's a son of God. Not once has he ever won the Champions League with any of the big Champions League clubs he's played for, yet he claims he's up there with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. This guy likes to talk and talk he does, recently and insultingly claiming in an interview that Pep Guardiola isn't a man. Big talk coming from probably the most egotistical player on the planet to ever exist, I seem to remember well, Zlatan aggressively getting in the face of our Joe Hart not long ago unprovoked.

Seems he didn't like losing to Joe Hart and Manchester City FC in the Quarter Finals of the Champions League. So if the transfer goes through we City fans can look forward to some fireworks. Rather fitting club for the two biggest egotists in World Football, even their fans are arrogant egotists. And we can look forward to the best coach in World football officially taking the reigns on the 1st of July 2016, later unveiled to Manchester City fans on the 3rd at what will be a packed stadium after the club sold out of season cards. With our wage bill down by £6.2 million too £193.8 million for 2015/16 from the prior season, lower than both Chelsea and Man United. While Manchester City climb to 6th in the European Club revenue table at £463.5 million for 2015, only bettered by FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man United and PSG. Only £56 million short of United's revenue for 2015, with United playing Thursday night Europa League football and Manchester City FC in the Champions League with Pep Guardiola.

It's inevitable and only a matter of time before we catch up and take over. That said United are just an after thought these days, all their fans ever do is spout the usual regurgitated nonsense and cling on to their clubs history. A history might I add that most of them are both ignorant too and uneducated by, I've come across many a fan bragging about history they weren't even born to experience. Witnessed many a United fan happy to throw the 20 titles around but hadn't got a single clue who Harry Stafford were unless they Wiki'd him. Bang on about how our players are mercenaries and only play for the money and not the badge, about how we didn't earn our status. They forget or are ignorant to the fact their club once hung by a thread of a winding up order and a bunch of sugar daddies saved the club from going under, resulting in large amounts of cash ploughed into their club to achieve glory, that's right Man United didn't earn their history through blood, sweat and tears, at least our fans for the last 3 decades have sweat blood and tears to get too where we are now.

From day one of football, clubs have been run by injections of cash ploughed in by businesses and benefactors. Back in the day I just about tolerated them, lets face it we had no choice but too. These days I find them both pitiful and highly amusing, since that 2012 title win won in the best possible way as far as I'm concerned. I had the weight of football lifted from my shoulders, 30 odd years of loyal support rewarded in the one Agueeerrrroooooo moment. That United Banner rewound felt like euphoria, I couldn't help but cry. I had no time too laugh at United, although I took some amusement out of the Sunderland fans cheering for us.

 Now it's about enjoying the moment and watching my club play on the biggest stage of all, it doesn't matter that we lose so long as we lose with pride. So long as we turn up and give a good account of ourselves, I think most City fans think the same way. That one moment in 2012 made up for the decades under their taunting and shadow, I couldn't care less about them now. I can't wait for the new season to start, for Guardiola to start working his magic. What happens in the Borough of Trafford is of no concern to me, they are a bunch of nobodies until Derby day.

Witnessing Leicester City win the league must have really hurt United and their fans especially after losing out to us again on the last day of the season BUT, seeing the likes of Leicester City with us in the Champions League while they cope with the Europa League must be even harder to take.

Oh Happy Days, Oh Happy Daaaaaaaays.

According too El Confidential, Barcelona's Sporting Director Roberto Fernandez has been using under hand tactics to try beat Manchester City and Guardiola too Arsenal's Hector Bellerin and Athletico Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte. Alleging he's made contact with the Defenders without the permission of their present clubs.

Remains to be seen whether this rumour is true but it won't take long before it's confirmed or denied, what we can be sure of is. Barcelona have previous for tapping up players, most notably youth players from other clubs resulting in sanctions.


30 May 2016

VIDEO: We Have No History, We Are The City Of Manchester, We Are City

Watch on as the entire population of Manchester sing for a legend, watch as English fans call for an ex World War 2 Luftwaffe Pilot and Prisoner of War who broke his neck and still played on for quarter of an hour. There's only one Bert Trautmann.


EMPTY SEATS? NO HISTORY? WE ARE CITY

11 August 2015

Round Up Of The Week, De Bruyne, We Are Not Finished By A Long Shot.



Great game against West Brom last night, still a little messi at the back but as a whole great performance from our defenders. Surprisingly Mangala produced a fantastic performance as did Sagna who was a huge surprise to me on the night so well done to them. One good performance means nothing though in the long run so keep it up lads.

Kompany had a good game too so well done there, our lads just need to build their confidence up again. I believe that has been the thorn in our defensive frailty, our lads just need to kick on from here and fight to be crowned the best.

Still believe we need better left backs, sorry but Kolarov and Clichy do not cut it for me. Right wing is another area but hopefully we will plug that hole with Kevin De Bruyne soon. Then there's the ever talked about center back position, our center backs put on a good performance against West Brom but I still believe we need a proven European powerhouse center back, but honestly I just have this feeling that unless a new manager was to arrive then I just don't see us buying a new center back until Demichelis retires or leaves.

On that note I feel the need to highlight one big issue, right now Manchester City are still not the finished article. To be the finished article we have to have two world class or potentially world class players in every position, for that to happen time and patience is required. A large piece of that puzzle is our World Class academy to be, a regular injection of talent is required year in and year out into our first team just like Barcelona and Real Madrid etc. Two or three youth players per season capable of stepping up is sustainability, once Manchester City achieve that we will be on our way to being unstoppable.

But more pressing matters are at the forefront of my thinking, at left back we have two OK players who are clearly giving us all they have which isn't enough in the long run. They have to be thanked for their contribution and I believe they have been thanked and appreciated by our fans and club to date, been given the chance to play for City, the opportunity for great success in their careers with City and made a good living out of Manchester City. But I feel it's time for them to move on and make way for a proven world class left back and for Angelino to step up when he's done at NYCFC.

On that note and despite the good performance from Mangala last night, I feel we still need a solid world class center back. Our Captain Kompany is 29 so we're looking at roughly 4 or 5 more years, Demichelis is 34 years old. We're ok with Mangala and Denayer but we need an already established senior like Nicolas Otamendi or Diego Godin to plug the incoming hole.

With a bit of luck our right wing position will be solved by the hopeful capture of Kevin De Bruyne, I think all the news that have come out of Wolfsburg lately is nothing more than a club protecting their own interests. They've been playing this one down and denying reports left, right and center, but the media have never let go to date. I never believed a word Wolfsburg said, they claimed there were no bids from City, but they failed to mention whether or not there were any communication between the two clubs. Here's how I think it went down.

Manchester City contacted Wolfsburg inquiring about Kevin
Wolfsburg said no he's not for sale
The Media hype up the potential transfer
Word gets out to Kevin and his head is turned
The Media claim City have made a bid with no evidence
Wolfsburg denied a bid existed
Wolfsburg fail to state they had any communication with City
Kevin has to push for a move so Manchester City can come back to the table with a bid
Not forgetting that there's a player agent counting the cookies who's probably been secretly baiting the media.

So after highlighting this it's quite scary how much of an unfinished article we really are, scary that we have the best attacking force in the English Barclay's Premier League and there's still huge room for improvement. We are a heck of a long way off Barcelona and Real Madrid but we can still mix with the best of them, everyone looks at our current progress in Europe as a failure, to me it's been nothing but a success.

Raheem Sterling will come good and only get better, he will make our left wing his own over the coming years, IF we manage to prize De Bruyne away we could well see him on our right flank interchanging with Sterling and our very own Magician David Silva playing in his preferred position behind the main striker, the same position he plays for Spain to most effect. He was at his best last night, so much so that the dirty West Brom player Yakob had to take a swipe at Silva twice and commit foul after foul on Merlin to try stop him. Merlin set up Kompany's goal and flicked on Yaya Toure's first shot on target. How Yakob never received a red card is beyond me, i'd say if I didn't know better and know match officials show more favour to the weaker team. Match referee Mike Dean is a disgrace to his profession, as are all referee's that do not show impartiality. In fact two of West Brom's players should have seen red.

Great game lads, keep up the good work and keep proving our haters and critics wrong.

The Future Is Blue







13 April 2015

TIOC Heads For The Chop, Time For City And Sheikh Mansour To Wield The Axe

Manuel Pellerini OUT
Yaya Toure OUT
Fernando OUT
Jesus Navas OUT
Bacary Sagna OUT
Aleksandar Kolarov OUT
Edin Dzeko OUT
Stevan Jovetic OUT
Eliaquim Mangala OUT

All dead weight.

Toni Duggan OUT, just for being caught out having photo's taken with LVG on Derby day and then posting it on her Twitter account, stupid little girl.

Couldn't care less about losing the Derby, I stated the same in my last article. In fact I text my aunt yesterday this exact text message 'not bothered with Derby, Clattenburg bound to screw us over'. I also had a pretty good feeling our lads were going to ultimately implode as well so saw fit to miss the game and spend the time with my son. I did however check Skysports score centre after the final whistle and watch a rerun to find out who the biggest culprits were, no shock horror that I found Yaya Toure not turning up. As far as I'm concerned he's just another Balotelli, given us good and bad in equal measure so time to get rid and avoid these type of players in the future.

Manuel Pellegrini? I've said enough and had enough.

Final thought: I hope for our clubs sake that we still finish second or at the least third, but our players should now be told that they are playing for their futures. United are now irrelevant in my life, in fact they don't even exist anymore. I can finally say we no longer have unwanted neighbours, they aren't even in Manchester for crying out loud and haven't been for over 100 years. All they are is some poxy mass entity of ego rotting in Trafford, Manchester City are on the up, unlike Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Co, we're not interested in an over priced 60 year old rag wearing prostitute who's proud of her 20 rings, living in a pet vermin infested cardboard box held up by scaffold. We have bigger fish to fry and United are just an after thought, for me the Derby has lost it's wealth. I'd prefer to win the League Title or FA Cup than beat them.

We have an academy that's the envy of Europe, A stadium to be proud of and an owner who doesn't suck our club dry like the £650 million the Glazers took from the rags, We have ZERO DEBT and our club actually does care for the community, unlike some upstarts in Trafford who just pop into a school or hospital for a few minutes as a publicity stunt. What have you done lately, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY.

As much as I can't tolerate the guy, Rat Face Gary Neville's right. City do need to get rid of the dead weight, but we don't need to go buying loads of players. We have plenty of talent like Marcos Lopes, Jason Denayer and Brandon Barker to name but a few.

Lets hope we're not screwed over next season with the same players and manager, all we can hope for. Even if our players do salvage the season and finish 3rd at the least, I still think the above should leave. Right now I feel bad for players like David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Joe Hart and James Milner, they have been let down by their colleagues.

What happens now in preperation for next season is more important.






11 December 2014

Karma's A Bitch, A.S.Roma And CSKA Moscow Pay For It, Manchester City Show There's No I In Team

First of all I'd like to say to my readers, apologies for the inactivity due to personal reasons but if any City fans wish to contribute then get in contact via thisxisxourxcity@gmail.com.

I seem to recall our official City tweeter tempting fate by highlighting Totti's lack of goals on English soil, well that came back to haunt us but then Roma's arrogance fired back and boy did it back fire on a big scale being knocked out of the Champions League by liccle old City.

Roma tweeted in return "Thanks for the hospitality last night @mcfc. Looking forward to seeing you in Rome. You've never won a European game in Italy, have you?"

No we hadn't and might I add especially not without our Captain Kompany, not without our Silva Wizard, not without our star striker Sergio Sergio and not without our Midfield Titan Yaya Toure.

Wait a minute didn't we just knock out Roma without the spine of our team, so no more A.S. Roma and see you next season if you qualify.

The next one is just sheer golden satisfaction at it's best, the one and only CSKA Moscow well well well.

I seem to recall them showing our club and players nothing but utter contempt and disrespect, I seem to remember Uefa reducing their punishment for RACISM. I also seem to recall Uefa allowing them to allow fans into the home game against Manchester City despite having a stadium wide ban.

There were also reports that they failed to provide adequate sustenance for our players after the match, after Yaya Toure reported CSKA fans for racism their club decided to deny the racism and support their blatantly guilty fan base.

In a way Sergio being out of action worked in our favour, it gave our lads the opportunity to finally face palm all our critics and shut up the anti City brigade once and for all.

Branding us a one man team, claiming all we have is a team of money grabbing mercenaries who don't play for the shirt. We have no soul and will never be as big as the rags, well they may be right with the later one. We have the potential to eventually be even bigger, our critics and opponents are either in awe of our new academy facilities or completely jealous and dismissive aka Jose Moronho who thinks Chelsea are the only club to produce successful youth players, apparently we don't?

I could go on and on but I'll leave it there as you get my drift, our lads really did do themselves, our club proud tonight. Tonight has to be up there with our title wins and cup wins, may not be as dramatic a feel but up there non the less. Pablo Zabaleta you never let us down and just keep on getting better and better, already a City Legend. Those 1500ish City fans were fantastic again as usual, for most of the match all I could hear were our fans in full voice, in not exactly a small stadium might I add.

If anyone fails to take us seriously now, they are either stupid or both stupid and bitter. Either way we don't care cos we're not really here. Special thanks to Samir Nasri, you rarely get the credit you deserve and have put those loud mouth Arsenal fans right in their place tonight.

Rat Face Gary Neville had us down for a 1-1 draw and possibly out of the Champions League, looking forward to his post match opinion.

Onwards and upwards, Comon City.








11 May 2014

That's Karma For You Liverpool, City Worthy Champions Of The Barclay's Premier League 2013/14

Championes, Championes, Ole Ole Ole!

Manchester City win the Barclay's Premier League title and do the double along side the League Cup, could it get any better?

Well it would take some doing after watching Trafford United bow out of Europe, City breaking the record of most goals scored in a single season. Being only the second English club to score more than 100 goals in the Barclay's Premier League, seeing Skrtel and Suarez punished for their dirty cheating football. And to top that off seeing the disappointment on the face of mercenary Daniel Sturridge, the Manchester City FC Academy graduate who ran down his contract and held Manchester City to ransom. The mercenary that walked out on Manchester City because they wouldn't pay him senior level wages, who ended up signing for Chelsea FC.

Karma is a Bitch isn't it Sturridge!

Manuel Pellegrini, we salute you, Manchester City FC, we salute you, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, we salute you.