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davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20225 min read
Everyone's a winner - City 3 Sunderland 1 - League Cup Final 2014
Manuel Pellegrini’s Manchester City weren’t the only winners to emerge from an enthralling Capital One Cup Final, where the Sky Blues...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 28, 20225 min read
Do it for Blue Blood 'Doyley'
When true blue blood skipper Mike Doyle triumphantly held the League Cup aloft at Wembley on February 28th, 1976, who in their worst...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
Manuel is taking the Michael
Apparently it was all happening at White Hart Lane, but what’s all the fuss about – it was just the ‘same old same old’ performance from...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
MCFC Teenage Kicks from '86
They’d grown older, perhaps more weary but they were most definitely remembered, and with great affection and more than a hint of...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20223 min read
Why blog in a world full of keyboard warriors?
Read But Never Red has won through to the Finals of the National Blogging Awards 2013. It is the only Manchester City blog in the Best...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
Motivations and malice - The 'joys' of a Manchester City blogger
It used to be that a good education was built on a foundation of ‘3 Rs’ – reading, writing and arithmetic. Fast forward to the...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
Fortifying the future at Fortress Etihad
Manchester City’s transformation into one of Europe’s biggest and most prestigious clubs continues with the Etihad set to become the...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20223 min read
City's South American conundrum
Literally as close as A to B, sharing a tiny border crossing and producing world class footballers, Argentina and Brazil have a profound...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
Manuel's marauders destroy United
Delicious derby day delirium was delivered with devastating destruction as the Etihad paid perverse homage to the Red Devil’s new...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 23, 20225 min read
Cheeky Chappy
Ask any Manchester City fan the highlight of the past 20 years and virtually 99% would say the Aguerooooooooo moment, when Sergio so...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 22, 20223 min read
Farewell Team GB
Gareth Barry’s reluctant departure from Manchester City was confirmed with just minutes remaining before the transfer window slammed shut...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Monday night tribute for City legend Trautmann
A capacity Etihad Stadium crowd will be salivating with eager anticipation when Manchester City kick-off their 2013/14 campaign against...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 22, 20225 min read
Trust our MP
Who do we tend to distrust the most in life? Used car salesmen, estate agents, politicians...? During times of economic hardship, pay...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 21, 20225 min read
Arrivederci Bobby Manc - Grazie!
Even by their own crazy historical standards, the last 48 hours have been eventful for Manchester City Football Club…for all the wrong...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 21, 20226 min read
Mayday Mayday - City in distress - Wigan 1 City 0
What a mess from start to finish! How and why have Manchester City found themselves in a position where – within just 12 months on from...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20229 min read
An Evening with with Roberto Mancini
Ahead of Manchester City's vital 4th Round FA Cup tie at Stoke, #ReadbutNeverRed catches up with City Manager, Roberto Mancini as he...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20224 min read
It's The Joe Show against the Germans
A superlative showing from Joe Hart and a sting in the tail from Mario Balotelli kept Manchester City alive in the Group of Death as...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20223 min read
City undone by the Special Ron
To lose any game when you’re 2-1 up in the 86th minute is careless, but to capitulate with victory over Real Madrid within touching...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20223 min read
From Macclesfield to Madrid
When Manchester City step out to face Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium tomorrow night it will arguably be the high point of...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20224 min read
Never in doubt! City 3 QPR 2
With literally five minutes remaining of the most pulsating Premier League season in history, Manchester City were on course for the...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20223 min read
Yaya at the double - Newcastle United 0 City 2
So, it’s one for sorrow, two for joy - and such wild unbridled joy - as Yaya Toure crafted two exquisite goals to edge Manchester City...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 20, 20224 min read
Heaven and Hell - City 1 United 0
A Glaswegian pensioner edged closer to meeting his maker as sky blue heaven appeared on Manchester City’s horizons at a turbo-charged...
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