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...
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davidjwalker1
Sep 57 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
May 276 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
Apr 25 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 275 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 18, 20236 min read
‘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...
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davidjwalker1
Dec 9, 20236 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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...
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Aug 16, 20235 min read
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 1, 20235 min read
City centenarian Geoffrey saw it all as a Champion Blue
As one of Manchester’s most famous sons, Noel Gallagher has written some of the world’s most iconic rock songs – ageless anthems which...
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Jun 18, 202310 min read
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 8, 20234 min read
This is your Captain speaking…
Actions speak louder than words and Ilkay Gundogan’s actions have had the most glorious consequences for Manchester City. Two goals at...
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May 1, 20236 min read
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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Mar 3, 20236 min read
City’s 20 days of defiance, appreciation and sadness
Songs of defiance, actions speaking louder than words and a mutual appreciation society forged between supporters, players and Pep...
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Feb 18, 20237 min read
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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Jan 23, 20234 min read
Pep’s winning the wars in spite of VAR
Hate is such a definitive term, an all encompassing emotion with no leeway for misinterpretation, no turning back from a position of...
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Jan 21, 20237 min read
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 20, 20236 min read
Pep attacks with City’s defences depleted
The adage of attack being the best form of defence is one Pep Guardiola has embraced and deployed throughout his career in football...
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Jan 20, 20236 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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