View From A Blue

Three points, a much-needed win and hope. Can City can cast off the shackles of disappointment from previous Champions League struggles and, with victory in the opening group game, push on towards a stronger position? Can the Blues, under the leadership of Manuel Pellegrini, make a positive impression in this toughest of competitions? We’ll have to wait [...]

This is a guest post by Howard Hockin, part of the award-nominated BlueMoon podcast and author of This Is How It Felt To Be City, now available on Kindle. He also blogs about City, with wit and insight, here. I don’t go to Stoke matches anymore as it has always been a miserable, dour experience. [...]

This is a guest post by Howard Hockin, part of the award-nominated BlueMoon podcast and author of This Is How It Felt To Be City, now available on Kindle. He also blogs about City, with wit and insight, here. Skill, guile, ruthless attacking, fluid movement and devastating interplay, imperious defending and sublime ball control. All [...]

After elation came deflation. Following such an enthralling, captivating and uplifting performance against Newcastle, this was back to the frustrating predictability and lethargy of last season. Last Monday night, we were fabulous, the tempo mesmeric and oozing positivity. Yesterday, we were flat, the tempo painfully laboured and oozing disinterest. The contrast couldn’t have been more [...]

Wow! What a scintillating start to the season. It was pulsating, it was enthralling, it was captivating. And the contrast with the turgid, insipid and lethargic nature of last season could not have been more marked. It was, in simple terms, fun. Of course, it is easy to overreact after just one game. The players were fresh, raring to [...]