View From A Blue

Given - Looked understandably rusty in only his second start of the season, failing to supply our shaky defence with any confidence. Couldn’t have done much with any of the goals, but will expect to return to the bench for the WBA game - 6 Richards - I now feel a bit stupid for heaping praise on him after [...]

At the start of writing any blog, I’m normally full of enthusiasm, bursting to write down whatever thoughts take my fancy. Even after a defeat, I’m quite happy to notify others of my feelings, describe what went wrong and discuss possible solutions. But there’s none of that excitement or eagerness at the moment. As I [...]

The overriding emotion after the Arsenal defeat was that of pride. The Blues had worked for each other, played some pleasant football and the scoreline didn’t do us justice. But fast forward a week and the overriding emotion following this defeat to Wolves is of anger. Anger at how toothless we were, especially in the second [...]

It was just one of those days. They come along from time to time, but for the best sides, they appear on a rare occasion, so we must put this result behind us as a matter of urgency. At the risk of sounding awfully like a cliché, there were plenty of positives to take from the [...]

That’s what champions are made of. We hear it all the time, the oft-used cliché ‘winning when you’re not at your best.’ And that’s precisely what Man City did yesterday away at Blackpool. Despite being outplayed throughout the match by the silky, free-flowing football of the home side, City battled hard towards the end, led [...]