View From A Blue

Had you asked City supporters before the game whether they would accept a draw from the visit to Arsenal, I imagine the resounding response would have been ‘yes’. Away to one of the top sides in the country and with this fixture coming at the start of a pulsating but highly challenging week, Blues’ fans [...]

In under a week, we have gone from the delightful high of beating a dangerous Liverpool side when nowhere near our peak to succumbing pitifully to Stoke’s resilient organisation. This was not quite a classic snatch and grab, mainly due to the fact we hadn’t posed a consistent threat to the visitors’ goal, but the [...]

City EDS recorded their first point of the Barclays U21 Premier League season after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Sunderland at Ewen Fields. The prolific Jordy Hiwula put Patrick Vieira’s men ahead with a composed finish in the first half, only to see the visitors’ Duncan Watmore level with a clinical strike shortly afterwards. Despite [...]

Another game, another powerful message. This was a level up from the victory away to Newcastle, but the storyline was much the same: City were nowhere near their best yet still eased to the three points against a dangerous opposition. The scoreline was arguably more impressive than the performance on Monday night, but with this [...]

In the rather unglamorous surroundings of Ewen Fields, Patrick Vieira’s youngsters hinted at the positive future that lies beneath the surface with a decent enough display to brush past FC Schalke 04. As he made his debut as a manager last season, Vieira drew widespread praise for the way in which guided his side to [...]