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Should he stay or should he go – what’s the story Kevin De Bruyne?
Kevin De Bruyne’s Man of the Match display against Crystal Palace has ignited fierce debate amongst Manchester City fans – even more...
davidjwalker1
2 days ago3 min read
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Rumours of City’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
The unseemly haste to write Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City obituary was a contemptible concoction comprising amnesia, ignorance, spite...
davidjwalker1
Feb 238 min read
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Make no mistake - Pep’s still a genius
Albert Einstein made mistakes, as did Galileo, Newton, Aristotle, Freud and just about every genius in the history of mankind. It shows...
davidjwalker1
Nov 30, 20245 min read
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Pep still fishing for titles even without Rod
When karma finally came crashing through Arsenal’s bus blockade and ‘Johnny, Johnny Stones’ swept in Manchester City’s 98th minute...
davidjwalker1
Sep 27, 20248 min read
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Less means more and more for City
The boring, predictable and outrageous notion that Manchester City ‘buy’ success, took yet another pounding when the summer transfer...
davidjwalker1
Sep 5, 20247 min read
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Pep – Will he stay or will he go?
As he enters his ninth and – as things stand – final season at the Etihad, what could possibly tempt Pep Guardiola to extend his time at...
davidjwalker1
May 27, 20246 min read
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City crack on with triple pursuit
It was Easter Sunday. It was the much vaunted and highly anticipated big match. Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta was the difference between the two...
davidjwalker1
Apr 2, 20245 min read
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‘Tis City’s Season of Giving’
Christmas came early for Crystal Palace as Manchester City continued with the, ‘Tis the Season of Giving’ sentiment, albeit Pep...
davidjwalker1
Dec 18, 20236 min read
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Foden and 'Wirtz' case scenario for life after De Bruyne.
With the collapse of Lucas Paqueta’s proposed £80m switch from West Ham to Manchester City looking a surefire bet, Pep Guardiola and...
davidjwalker1
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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Numbers stack up nicely for City’s arrivals, departures and remainers
There’s transfer windows and then there’s transfer windows, but has there ever been one with more significant arrivals and departures –...
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Aug 16, 20235 min read
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City speculate to accumulate as well as seeing stars graduate
Until Phil Foden’s emergence from Manchester City’s Football Academy there were plenty of doubters, all too quick to cast aspersions on...
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Aug 10, 20236 min read
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Auf Wiedersehen Kapitan Wunderbar
It was the news Manchester City fans feared. Less than two weeks after captaining his team to the pinnacle of European and English...
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Jun 24, 20234 min read
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City's Triple Turkish Delight despite shameful UEFA
With midnight approaching in the humidity of Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, a tsunami of emotions flooded out of the pores of each...
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Jun 18, 202310 min read
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City target immortality – will it be as easy as 1, 2, 3?
Less than 48 hours after arguably the finest 45 minutes in the 129-year history of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola was bang on the money...
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May 21, 20234 min read
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City must hammer home treble advantage
Manchester City can clinch a treble on Wednesday night as they battle to be Champions of England three seasons in a row. It wouldn’t be...
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May 1, 20236 min read
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Guardiola’s ‘gunner’ win the League…again!
Pep Guardiola’s perennially fruitless trek to Tottenham – the one where City perform their Eurovision Song Contest impersonation of ‘nil...
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Feb 18, 20237 min read
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Hey Jude, Rafael, Bernardo, Ilkay and…
Having already bagged the Net Spend Trophy 2022 with transfer profits ranging from £91m-£125m (depending on which figures you believe),...
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Jan 23, 20235 min read
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Anyone up for City’s Net Spend Trophy parade?
Pep Guardiola is on record as saying it. Khaldoon Al Mubarak states it unequivocally in his end of season reviews every year. Ferran...
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Jan 21, 20235 min read
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Gone in 69 minutes – back in 331 seconds!
The time stamp of 93:20 is etched indelibly into Manchester City’s history – seared into the psyche of every City fan forever and a day –...
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Jan 21, 20237 min read
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‘Typical City’ sits well on title day deciders
So much is made of the time honoured words ‘Typical City’ – the self deprecating tag that long suffering Manchester City fans have...
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Jan 20, 20233 min read
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