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Just noticed a weird stat while perusing the Championship table. PNE have played 12 games and their For: Against goals record is 4:4! They've had six 0-0 draws, won 1-0 three times and lost 1-0 once. Then they had two crazy high-scoring games, a 1-1 draw and a 2-0 defeat!

Just got sent this link from my mum, who grew up living in a house backing on to the Droylsden pitch (as kids, my brothers and I used to climb over the fence into the ground to watch games). I was in the States by the early 90s so missed this completely. I'm sure several of you on here must...

I just bought tickets for the Zagreb game at The Etihad and everything went fine except that it says the tickets will be delivered by post, despite me not entering any address. Anyone know if they just use the address connected to the credit card (UK address), or will they use my supporter...

For those who are sick of the Liverpool and United infested media in England and want to hear what a discussion of City's achievements sounds like without the red bias, listen to the latest podcast by "The 2 Robbies". It's hosted by Robbie Mustoe (ex-Middlesbrough)and Robbie Earle...

Just seen this on the Premier League website. A bit more than a one season wonder, but certainly didn't fulfill his potential. Wonder if any other Prem team will take a punt

Anyone following the action down at the Electrical Services Stadium in Aldershot? Looks like it might end 0-0, although Fabien Robert might have something to say about that now he's come on. You just don't expect Danny Kedwell to miss a penalty, though, do you? He's been Ebbsfleet's most...

Looks like it could be a cracking tournament this year with more than a dozen legitimate contenders. Wouldn't mind seeing Rory complete the grand slam (even though he is a big Rag), but what about Bubba Watson? Not only has he won twice already this year, including two weeks ago, but he...

It’s pretty clear that Sterling sometimes struggles in front of goal, yet he’s still our top scorer in the league. Aguero has been criticized a lot lately for missing chances and making bad decisions in the box, but he continues to score a ton of goals. I’ve had many ‘discussions’ on here and...

To compliment the "players who did worse than you expected" thread... I'll start with David Silva (forgive me Lord), who I'd barely heard of at the time. Consequently I wasn't expecting much, but I think it's fair to say the lad's done okay with us. Oh, and Shaun Goater. That was never going...

Interesting article in the Guardian about the rise and fall of Leicester under Ranieri. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/mar/02/claudio-ranieri-leicester-city-discipline-success-theory Basically, the suggestion is that a strict disciplinarian manager, followed by one who is...

Well done the Echo! Why can't we do the same? https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/sep/19/sunderland-echo-tells-sports-reporter-he-cannot-cover-sunderland-afc

Probably Pardew or Rainieri, I'd guess. Can't really think of anyone else who's done an outstanding job. Ha, just kidding - how about Gary Monk?

When you look at the Liverpool team that ruled the 70’s and 80’s and the United team that similarly dominated the 90’s and the 00’s, it turns out their trophy-winning stats look surprisingly similar (see Note 2 below). And now Chelsea appear to be 11 seasons into a similar run of consistent...

Hard to believe there's not already a thread about this (assuming I didn't miss it). An expanded World Cup with more non-European teams sounds pretty good. A "sin-bin" also sounds good. Reverting back to the old offside rule will mean fewer goals, but it'd be easier to officiate. And dealing...

It’s pretty common to see posters questioning whether someone is a real City fan or not, but it’s a pointless debate unless everyone has the same understanding of what being a real City fan actually means. Not that we’re ever likely to come to a consensus, but just out of interest to see the...

Having spent the last few hours trawling through every competitive United game this season to gather data on goals scored, team goals scored and conceded, and minutes played by all four main strikers, (a) I feel dirty, and (b) I’ve come to the conclusion that Hernandez is their most effective...

I recently posted a statistical analysis of Tevez, Dzeko, and Aguero, based on data from the fixture section on mcfc.co.uk, that shows teams, times of substitutions, and goals for every game. Now I’ve done the same for four of our midfield players; Yaya, Silva, Nasri, and Milner. For each...

My brother's hosting a function at which Paul Dickov will be present for a Q&A. Does anyone have any questions for him that I could pass on?

[Mods: I know there are tons of threads about our strikers, but I couldn't find one that compares all three in this way - I was castigated by one poster for trying to compare Aguero to Dzeko on a Dzeko thread, because apparently I was only allowed to talk about Dzeko on that thread...]...

City might not win a major trophy this year. I hope we do, but we might not. There are many possible explanations for this, including; Mancini’s man-management, misfiring strikers, key injuries/absences, 3-5-2, last summer’s transfer window, and even plain bad luck (see virtually every...