View From A Blue

I’m writing this the morning after the night before; a time when the anger that was so prevalent after the shambolic defeat should have partially dissipated. But it hasn’t. I’m still just as livid as I was after the game, so caught up in the disgrace of our abysmal performance. Before we turn our attention to Saturday’s match, we [...]

Thumping. It was a victory that should instill confidence in the fans, restore our faith in the players (if it was ever lost) and send out a message to other teams that we mean business. It was arguably our best performance of the season, a genuinely exciting display, full of fluid attacking movement and honest desire. Sunderland were [...]

Disappointing. That would be the word I’d choose to describe this defeat. It’s a tough one to surmise, as I would have gladly accepted a point before kick-off, and our performance, for the most part, was deserving of a share of the spoils. But towards the end, in the last twenty or so minutes, we [...]

It’s all too easy to say now, after the game, that it’s for the best we got knocked out of the competition. After all, I’m gutted that our European adventure has finished for this year, but looking at the situation objectively, we can now concentrate on the Premier League and the FA Cup. I would [...]

Wembley, here we come! For the first time since that infamous day in 1999, Man City will be in action on the hallowed turf of England’s national stadium. An FA Cup semi-final awaits against Manchester United after this deserved victory over Reading, and whilst it promises to be a nerve-wracking day, it’s one that we [...]