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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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Good Friday comes early for Guardiola
Pep Guardiola finally nailed it, on what turned out to be an extraordinarily good Friday. Not only did his Manchester City team score at...
davidjwalker1
Jan 27, 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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Pep says ‘no complacency’ at far from purrfect City
Prior to Manchester City’s abject showing at Aston Villa on Wednesday night, Pep Guardiola said there was no complacency among his...
davidjwalker1
Dec 9, 20236 min read
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Adios and au revoir Aymeric
Treble winning Manchester City have already seen the same number of Champions League and Premier League winners depart this summer, but...
davidjwalker1
Aug 27, 20234 min read
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Cancelo and Pep’s ‘clash’ – Should he stay or should he go now?
Speaking to the media on City’s pre-season tour in Japan Pep Guardiola was asked about Joao Cancelo: “He is here. Joao has been so...
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Jul 23, 20233 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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City hope for a transfer window Silva lining
Every Manchester City supporter is desperately hoping Bernardo Silva will still be at the Etihad when the summer transfer window closes....
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Jan 21, 20236 min read
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City don’t want trouble – they’ll settle for just a double
Two headlines – 13 months apart – crystallise the hideous hypocrisy and blatantly biased agenda constantly directed against Manchester...
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Jan 20, 20236 min read
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Fastest 500 Premier League points ever - but Pep still has points to prove
Pep Guardiola will always have points to prove with his magnificent Manchester City side, despite being the fastest manager in Premier...
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Jan 20, 20234 min read
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The team with no nine
Long before a heart condition threatened to curtail Sergio Aguero’s career, it was conventional wisdom that Manchester City required a...
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Jan 20, 20236 min read
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City lost but nobody died at the Etihad
The legendary Bill Shankly is accredited as saying: “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don’t like that...
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Jan 19, 20236 min read
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Ravenous City put Premier League three-peat on the menu
‘Have the lambs stopped screaming?’ It’s a chilling line delivered by serial killer Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter in the famous 1991...
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Jan 19, 20237 min read
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‘It’s our year’
'It’s Our Year!’ For once the proclamations coming out of Anfield were right. It is indeed ‘their year’, but such conversational...
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Jan 17, 20235 min read
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