View From A Blue

A quite baffling match. The emotions after the final whistle following a defeat are normally fairly similar; there is frustration, anger and disappointment. Yet after yesterday’s loss to Spurs, there were a concoction of different feelings and it was quite tough to put your finger on exactly what City fans thought. There was certainly annoyance at [...]

On a largely forgettable evening, one moment of magic from Carlos Tévez was enough to secure the victory which, rather than put any pressure on Manchester United at the top of table, merely strengthens the Blues’ hold on second place. Free of guile, pace, energy or drive, this was a woefully limp City performance, perhaps [...]

A superb performance, a semblance of pride regained and the lingering feeling of ‘what if’. This was a terrific team display from the Blues, full of purpose, intensity, character and with one moment of sublime class that secured the points. It was a message to Manchester United that City will be back next year, stronger [...]

With the pressure of competing for the title off, this was a return to the enthralling City of last season. There was free-flowing, aesthetically pleasing football galore, plenty of purpose and desire throughout the team and the scoreline didn’t flatter us in the slightest. It’s just a shame this sort of display has been missing for [...]

A trip to face Everton at Goodison Park. Did anyone, deep down, expect anything other than a hugely disappointing City performance in which we were outbattled by the home side who treated the encounter like a cup final? Well, no, but that doesn’t make this defeat any easier to accept. It was the usual fare when travelling [...]