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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20234 min read
The Curse of Clattenburg strikes again
So, the world and his wife are pretty much in agreement about THAT penalty! It never was and should never have been...unless your name’s...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
Manuel has to blow away Manchester City's malaise
Manuel Pellegrini’s luxuriant grey locks are probably the only ‘target’ for the hairdryer treatment in Manchester City’s dressing room...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
Will City be legless on Boxing Day?
If you thought Oscar Pistorius had a flaky defence just take a look at Manchester City’s and it’s easy to see how their legs are going...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
Villa in crosshairs of Sky Blue Spanish eyes
Fresh from creating a vision of Champions League wonderment in Seville’s architectural paradise, Manchester City’s focus now switches to...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20236 min read
An emotional rollercoaster as City go for record-breaking 10/10 wins
As Manchester City go for a record-breaking 10th win on the spin against Watford this Saturday it heralds a three-day rollercoaster ride...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20238 min read
The Life of Citizen Riley
Manchester City kick off their Premier League campaign at The Hawthorns with the 2,700-strong travelling support hoping City will bounce...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read
City's transfer window is a real pain!
With the summer window open for another 50 days, it would be presumptuous to say Manchester City's transfer strategy was intrinsically...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20224 min read
'Good' is judged bad and ugly by idiotic UEFA
When UEFA’s General Secretary, Gianni Infantino claimed: “We always said we want investors in football, but good investors...” it made...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20227 min read
Gone, going and going nowhere
It was ‘all go’ at the Etihad Stadium – Super Frankie Lampard was going west, ‘Jimmy’ Milner was going east (down the East Lancs Road to...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20225 min read
Golden swansong to Manuel's second season
Automatic Champions League qualification secured, highest scorers and best goal difference in the division, five consecutive wins, a...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20224 min read
Manchester MP set to retain seat
A surge of blue swept to power taking political pollsters by surprise in last week's General Election. Nobody saw it coming and now,...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20224 min read
Mind the gap
Space was the ‘Final Frontier’ for Star Trek’s Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise as they vowed to ‘boldly go where no...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20223 min read
Pride In Travel - Sky Blue heavenly reading
As Manchester City’s travelling support gear up for a third instalment of Champions League déjà vu and another trip to the Nou Camp, one...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20223 min read
City fans back legal battle against FFP
Blue-sky thinking relates to creative ideas that are not limited by convention or current beliefs, facilitating the stripping away of...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20226 min read
Wembley tribute for Gentleman Joe
If Manchester City’s greatest ever manager were still with us we’d be celebrating his 100th birthday this Saturday. Sadly, Joe Mercer...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20225 min read
Le Grand Depart - will Yaya be on his bike this summer?
As the 101st Tour de France arrives in Yorkshire, there’s consternation on the other side of the Pennines that Manchester City’s very own...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20226 min read
FFP - Fatuous Fraud Platini!
UEFA bureaucrats – the money men who regulate European football and, fair to say, a right set of continental bankers – have battered the...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20226 min read
Manuel The Magnificent - City 2 West Ham 0
The comfortable Premier League title deciding fixture originally scheduled for May 13th 2012, finally arrived at the Etihad Stadium just...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20225 min read
City set for splashdown - City 4 Villa 0
Singing and dancing in the rain, the Manchester City faithful soaked up the unbridled joy of an Etihad Stadium awash with goals, as...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 29, 20225 min read
Are we nearly there? Everton 2 City 3
Goodison Park’s version of the ‘SAS’ may well have determined the destiny of the Premier League trophy a week today. For months now the...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20224 min read
Paranoia or are the 'pundits' out to 'get' City?
Football is a game all about opinions, or so we’re told. It’s argued that if you take away the controversy surrounding the flashpoints –...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20225 min read
Winning the title in April isn't for real Champions - Liverpool 3 City 2
An insatiable desire for justice and an agonising need for the truth behind the tragic events of Hillsborough has driven Liverpool...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20226 min read
Three is City's magic number - United 0 City 3
He declined the invitation - he had no desire to acknowledge the fans. Anyway, his hands were pre-occupied with his face buried deep...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20224 min read
The Dark Unseen Side of El Barca
Whether it’s breathtaking architectural masterpieces courtesy of Antoni Gaudi, a rousing pop opera song from Freddie Mercury & Montserat...
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