View From A Blue

I never thought I would be able to type this: Manchester City are in the Champions League. Just stop for a moment and say that out loud to yourself and try not to smile. We are there. The mission has been accomplished. Twelve years and three days ago, we faced York in what is now [...]

Benjamin Franklin once wrote ‘nothing is certain in life but death and taxes’ and to that list, it might be worth adding an Everton victory over Manchester City. For the opening 45 minutes, we looked as if we would finally defeat our bogey team, a rampant display impressing all, but then we capitulated meekly in [...]

The results are what count at this stage of the season and again, just like the gritty victory over Blackburn, we secured the three points. The performance was superb for the opening 25 minutes, lackadaiscal for the rest, but we moved seven points clear of Spurs thanks to a first City goal for Nigel De Jong [...]

Gritty, determined and just what is needed at this stage of the season. We couldn’t replicate the level of performance that we produced against United at Wembley, but the most important things is that we replicated the score. It is a result that takes us four points clear of Tottenham and gives us breathing space [...]

Unbelievable. Manchester City 1 – 0 Manchester United. Let me repeat that for you; it makes pleasant reading. Manchester City 1 – 0 Manchester United. We travelled with no hope, fearful, down in the dumps after a defeat. We returned victorious, joyous, elated and most importantly, proud. We, Manchester City,  the ‘noisy neighbours’, are in [...]