Showing posts with label Manchester City. Show all posts
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19 November 2009

Chester City owner no longer fit and proper

Chester City owner no longer fit and proper - euFootball.BIZ - football (soccer) business news

The owner of English Chester City Football Club, Stephen Vaughan has been disqualified as club owner and must reduce his shareholding.

Vaughan was connected with a GBP 500,000 VAT fraud case, and has been deemed ineligible for any position as acting director of any business for the next ten years.


and somehow ­Thaksin Shinawatra wasn't blocked. I mean VAT fraud is serious and the ban is for business reasons and I agree 100%. However, ­Thaksin Shinawatra raped babies (allegedly) which seems super serious and he was allowed to own Man City. Not to beat a broken drum, but this wouldn't happen to a Premiership Club...or even a club in the football league

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09 November 2009

well well well

I think it's high time to restate my prediction from earlier this season. Manchester City will finish 10th and Chelsea will win the League. This weekend has proven to be in line with my predictions.

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04 November 2009

AWWWWW

From the awesomely named Bert Trautmann's Neck



Doesn't it just warm the cockles of your heart, City Fans? Especially after 4 consecutive draws?

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29 January 2009

14 Million Pound Waste of Space

Amateur golfer, karaoke ethusiast, and world renowned diplomat, Craig Bellamy scored for Manchester City on his debut yesterday.



To me, this is the most hilarious thing ever. I wonder if he'll stay with City after we get relegated

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04 January 2009

Happy New Year!

Everyone who knows me knows that I love the FA Cup. I'm not going to go on about how sad it is big clubs field softer sides for Cup ties because it's been done ad nauseam. All of the stupid nonsense on the television about Giant Killing and "everyone turns up for the Cup" is the kind of shit I eat up and love about it.

I was watching Soccer Saturday (which I LOVE during the FA Cup), and Stelling's reaction to Hartlepool going 2-0 up over Stoke was classic. Forest's 3-0 thrashing of City, while personally upsetting, is exactly what makes the FA Cup fantastic to watch.

I am just glad there are more matches on television here now. You don't get many opportunities to watch Gillingham in the US.

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17 April 2008

We're not as ridic as Liverpool but almost there!


City bewildered as Thaksin Shinawatra doubts Sven-Goran Eriksson | Manchester City - Times Online
Manchester City’s worst fears were confirmed yesterday when Thaksin Shinawatra, the Barclays Premier League club’s controversial owner, said that he is considering the possibility of sacking Sven-Göran Eriksson at the end of the season. Eriksson has done an impressive job since taking over as City manager last July, but despite strong denials from the club, there have been suspicions for some weeks that the Swede’s job is under threat.


Holy Jesus, what is it with Billionaire owners? City do not produce miraculous results. Did he really think he could undo 32 years of City being City with some fucking money. You can't buy well in January and Eriksson was appointed very late in the summer to do too much with the group. He is the fucking future of this club. I wasn't sure when he was first appointed, but he inherited a hodge podge team bought really well with limited time, and voila top half of the table. The best part is, he tries to get them to play flowing football, City are no longer masters of the Long Ball. (When they're not running scared that is, because they'll hoof that shit like Liverpool or Bolton if they get nervous--but they're a relatively NEW side). Wenger does it with Arsenal and he's got Moral Victory and no trophies. Why isn't that enough for Frank right now? Because seriously, die hard Man City fans are thrilled with Sven.

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05 February 2008

Cut rate striker for half the price!

Apparently Manchester City was able to sign Benjani not for the 7mil they agreed to for 3.87mil. I'm not quite sure how or why this happened despite the window closing before everything was completed but good on city for turning a potential disaster panic buy into something less costly.


But seriously, unless you're interested in Munich, Benjani, or Africa Cup of Nations this week has been BORING. Roll on tomorrow when we can all bemoan how shit England is.

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01 February 2008

Typical City

This Benjani deal is just typical fucking City it's not even funny.


That said, I'm not sure if City really wants Benjani, and if this isn't a panic buy. He's hit a good run of form but he's not the quality striker in my opinion that City want. He's certainly not worth 9m.

Feel bad for Redders though, he's now got two overpriced strikers!

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30 January 2008

West Ham 1 - 0 Liverpool

Jamie Carragher is a thug. How many times has he gotten away with dirty tricks in the box and not conceded a penalty? While it is heartbreaking to drop to 7th place in such a fashion, it's a well deserved win for the Hammers who just outplayed Liverpool all night.

I reckon though that Liverpool will probably still finish 4th because Everton really don't have the depth and Villa and City will "fall apart" at the end of the season. City is already starting (a draw away to Derby?? jesus).

Watch this space for some more indepth posts on a couple of topics screaming to get out of my head tomorrow.

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29 January 2008

What is an outside agent? Or Outside Agents not about Willie McKay


ESPNsoccernet - England - Roberts: Balloon or Baffoon?
Let me make it clear, as a neutral I fully enjoyed Sheffield United's giant-killing act as I called the game on ESPN, but at the risk of being considered officious: rules are rules! The big blue book clearly states that if the ball touches an 'outside agent' while in play, the referee must immediately stop play and re-start the game with a dropped ball where the contact was made.

Tough luck if the FA Cup Final last minute winner strikes a dog on the goal line on its way to the back of the net, the ref has to disallow the goal and award a dropped ball on the edge of the 6 yard box, though I'd not like to have to call that one.

FIFA qualify an 'outside agent' in the 2007/08 Laws of the Game publication as, 'Anyone not indicated on the team list as a player, substitute or team official.' Match officials, corner flags and goal posts are also thrown into the list of exclusions, but no mention of balloons.


Just wanted to quote this because other than the above I haven't seen any mention of the fact that it was more than an amusing goal, but a dubious one.

Man City have written the FA about the fact that the balloons haven't been cleared off the pitch by the referee, but shouldn't they have written the fact that the goal should have been disallowed as well? Does anyone know why that wasn't mentioned as well?

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28 January 2008

It's just like watching Brazil



I wonder if Barry Hatch is getting death threats today.

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17 January 2008

Croatians Dream of WEMBLEY??


Corluka's cup dream - Manchester City - Football - Sport - Manchester Evening News
Corluka's cup dream

16/ 1/2008

VEDRAN Corluka was just 13 when he vowed to himself that he would one day play in an FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.


It's a bit of posturing of course, but there is no way that City will make it to Wemberley if they don't get rid of the load in their pants from last night. They won't even beat Sheff Utd that way.

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16 January 2008

Well, There's Richard Dunne Sold Then

From Skysports this morning:

Blues chief executive Alistair Mackintosh:
"Richard has made it clear
that he is very happy at Manchester City, and we are very happy with him. The
talks we are having are very constructive.



very

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04 January 2008

FA CUP Worries from a City Fan



If I'm honest, I'm worried that the FA Cup might be canceled due to lack of interested after Saturday's clash at West Ham.

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19 November 2007

Rumour Mill

Insane article about how now that City's transfer kitty will be 150,000,000 pounds and Sven will try and bring "good players" to Man City


Crouch tops wanted list as Sven given bumper transfer kitty| Sport | This is London
That could even lead to spectacular bids for the likes of Barcelona's South American pair Leo Messi and Ronaldinho, or Brazilian playmaker Kaka, of AC Milan, although nailing down such big names is another matter.

The first big target of the January transfer window will be Peter Crouch, a deal that would depend on whether or not his club, Liverpool, qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.


If Sven signs Peter Crouch I'm going to jump in front of something that will run me over and squish me.

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08 November 2007

Micah Richards reveals more about team camaraderie than I'd ever hope to know

From his always insipid BBC Sport Column

To be honest, I was supposed to do that celebration with him. We both bought the same pants at the same time!

However, I was not playing so I could not join him - and I am quite pleased now because otherwise I would have got the same stick.


Well then. I can just picture them in the Asda by Eastlands buying their undies together and talking about how fantastic it will be when one of them scores a goal to flash the world their knickers.

I miss "good scouser" Kevin Nolan's column.

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06 November 2007

In which our Footie Bird laughs at Stevie Ireland's pants

Boring match last night save for this strange goal celebration:



I've got the match on tape and Setanta kept showing it from all angles, but I have no way to get the tape onto youtube, because I'm old school like that.

At least the FA isn't going to fine him.

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05 November 2007

Reading Footballers to Pay for Manchester Trip: A good start.

Reading players will subsidise the trip for fans visiting Manchester City on 24 November - partly because of the club's inconsistent start to the season.
The Royals squad, currently 12th in the Premier League, have donated £5,000 to supporters heading to Eastlands.
Reading captain Graeme Murty told BBC Sport: "We know that at the moment we are massively inconsistent.
"It's not easy to justify spending so much money to watch us perform and this is giving something back to the fans."


What a fantastic thing for them to do! It's a acknowlegement of their shit form as well as a fact that they are a damn CLUB not a business. While their players aren't getting John Terry money, they will not be put out by sponsoring a bus from Reading to Manchester. It's a shame that the fans will still have to pay out of control prices at Eastlands.

Last year some clubs (in the North but not City) decided to lower ticket prices with the increased television revenue. Those clubs (with the exception of Blackburn) are not doing super well this year but at least the fans know that they are not being gouged for the privillege of seeing shitty football.

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14 September 2007

I'm a weak woman

Remember when I complained about City's ugly shirt?

Well, in a moment of weakness I bought it on ebay.


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Stephen Ireland needs to chuck his girlfriend for an adult.

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