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davidjwalker1
Feb 238 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
Feb 145 min read
Phil Foden, fish fingers and a sky blue angel!
Two years ago, Manchester City took a giant step towards their incredible Treble by destroying title challengers Arsenal 3-1 at the...
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davidjwalker1
Nov 30, 20245 min read
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...
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davidjwalker1
Sep 5, 20247 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 27, 20246 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
May 18, 20245 min read
Guardiola’s gladiators going forth for immortality
There’s an oft posed question in football that sardonically asks whether a flair player, ‘Can do it on a cold rainy Tuesday night in...
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davidjwalker1
Apr 2, 20245 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
Feb 19, 20244 min read
Brave City Blue Dave saw things he thought he’d never see
Manchester City fans have witnessed truly wondrous sights in recent seasons, winning everything that club football has to offer the world...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 27, 20245 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
Jan 22, 20243 min read
Oh my Omar, what are you doing?
Omar Berrada’s decision to quit the Etihad to become Manchester United’s new CEO, came as a bolt out of the blue for both City and United...
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davidjwalker1
Jan 11, 20244 min read
Sven will fight until the end
Manchester City supporters and football fans the world over, will have been deeply saddened after Sven-Goran Eriksson revealed he has...
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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
Oct 3, 20233 min read
The unusual tale of Francis Lee and Mrs Scott
Francis Lee is the reason I became a Manchester City supporter way back in 1970. The news of his death reached me whilst waiting for my...
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davidjwalker1
Aug 27, 20234 min read
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...
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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 10, 20236 min read
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 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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Jul 28, 20234 min read
Joint testimonial for City legends Silva and Aguero – make it happen!
It’s no mean achievement having a statue dedicated to you outside the home of the Champions of Europe – a place you called home for the...
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