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All I've heard on the radio tonight is: "Tevez's statement is going to be incendiary" "This is an all out war" "He'll never wear a City shirt again" They've all been sucked in, and going to make themselves look ridiculous, just like they were with Rooney. Let's not fall for it. This is a...

Of course he doesn't have a 'relationship' with Cook & Marwood - he can't speak a word of English. We're talking about Joorabchian. Joorabchian who represents Hughes, who was agitating for a move for Tevez in the summer and who's been banned from Eastlands. This is Rooney all over again. So...

For me, a very serious case of Phil Brown Syndrome: Work miracles to get a team into the prem on a shoestring, some great results, then start to believe you're some kind of maverick genius, and start saying and doing really stupid things. His rant about the Rooney contract and how 'sick' the...

I'm guessing the entire interview has been arranged this week (with the Guardian, who seem to be doing a lot of favourable City stories at the moment) mostly because of that end quote. i.e. to make sure it's out there that we didn't make a formal approach or a bid of any kind for Rooney. Clever...

Tevez looked seriously peed off for the entire first half, and the goal celebration didn't look too clever from where I was sitting - a thinly veiled two fingers at Mancini for expecting him to do everything on his own, while leaving Ade on the bench and not giving RSC a chance. But, if you...

Agree with this. He may have been in Italy seeing doctors/physios, and seeing family. But personally, I think it would have sent a better signal if he'd been in the stands at Eastlands watching his new team mates, not at Inter-Juve, where it wasn't exactly rocket science to say that his...

Mark Bowen was reportedly on £700,000 under Hughes. Money's not really relevant here, I'm afraid.

No-one can say with any authority that Sheikh Mansour was happy to sacrifice the Carling Cup. He owned us last season, when we fielded full-strength teams out all the way to the semis. Why wasn't Hughes instructed to rest 'bigger' players, if the owner saw the Carling cup as a waste of time? (It...

I think this is right. From the Official Site: "I knew that there was a chance we would lose with six young players, but we did want to win. Saturday is more important, but if I had not so many players injured, I would have put out a stronger side." Let's be clear. Saturday isn't more...

From the Official Site: "I knew that there was a chance we would lose with six young players, but we did want to win. Saturday is more important, but if I had not so many players injured, I would have put out a stronger side." Says it all, really. According to Mancini's mate Robbie Savage on...

This all sounds good, but it doesn't reflect the reality. The more domestic cups Mancini wins, the more stepping stones there are towards the bigger goals, the more he shows himself to be winner, and the more the owners decision to appoint him is vindicated. Alternatively, the less City win...

Well, firstly, I don't agree that Barry, NDJ, Yaya should have all been "off limits." NDJ or Yaya could have played 45 mins. Secondly. And EVERYONE (manager, player himself, other players ...) keep telling us that Silva needs more games. Second, the Europa League may not be un-winnable, but...

To be honest, I think the pressure's getting to Mancini. At the beginning of the season he seemed pretty comfortable with all kinds of questions. But in the last few days, he's seemed very bothered by the number of games, the relentless press questions, and the fact that he's got so many...

That is VERY true.

Hard to argue with that really, and I was always less than convinced about this idea of a player to: 'announce our presence in world football.' I agree there's a domino effect: Once you get a couple of big names, others are more likely to consider City than they would've done before ... and...

On a 5 live last year, David Bernstein called the attempt to get Kaka: "The wrong player at the wrong time ... probably too early for a player of that stature, and too much attention would have been focussed on whether he succeeded or failed." Same with Robinho, really. In all the confusion...

Don't like him, sorry. Don't like the way he refers to his boss as "Robbie." Don't like the way he talks about the job being a "Step back" as he's "used to being number 1" Don't like the way he leapt off the bench to shake Hodgson's hand, before waiting for his boss to do so first. And finally...

Should be interesting to see how Mancini reacts, if at all. Doesn't try to choose his words carefully, no real attempt to show solidarity with the squad/manager (Unlike recent interviews with Richards, Barry, Milner...) The interviewer isn't trying to catch him out or trick him into a cheap...

Re: Mickey Tosser The argument about Un*ted spending money they've "earned," isn't just a bit wrong, it's total cloud cuckoo: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.insidermedia.com/productsandservices/archive/nwbi/2005-06/cover/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return...