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Absolute bullshit. That would produce a fanzine mentality.

Why should it matter? A professional journalist should be able to do a job regardless of who they support. And what limited output I have read from Brennan, he could do that.

I became aware of decline of the MEN when I was visiting Manchester for a Conference. I was travelling to two conferences the first at Salford University and the second in Bristol a week later. I decided to stay over in Manchester between the two conferences rather than trek back to Edinburgh...

I recall a match or two being played on a mid-week afternoon. This was due to a work-to-rule by the coal miners (or the electrical union?) and the Government were trying to cut electricity consumption. I thought it was earlier than 1975 as I was at Manchester University from 1971-74 and...

I think that position also determines seeding and that will effect who City might draw in the R-16. Besides, who in their right mind wants to subject City to a two legged playoff round?

The time to start worrying is if City are 8 points behind with six matches to play. Maybe not, as those of us who recall 2011-12 will understand?

I can't recall when the new floodlights were switched on. I do remember how rubbish the old ones were. They were quite low and always seemed out of focus. I have no memory of any issue surrounding the Shalke 04 match. Why a problem for a match held in April? The foodlights were acceptable for...

Ian Bowyer always seemed to be an unlikely footballer. He always appeared to run as if he had two left legs but was surprisingly effective. I recall him opening the scoring for City at Anfield late on in my last ever match there. City even got a second five minutes or so before the end...

Dowd actually scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Bury at Maine Road. His arm was in a sling. The other goal was scored by Colin Bell in his league debut.

I wonder if Stones’s injury is tactical to stop him having to play two Nations League matches in a couple of weeks time?

Clash City Rockers

They would have got away with it but for that Peskey footballer?

Nah. Ball would have thought up a new way to mess City up. Taking the ball to the corner to waste time when you are in a relegation position takes some beating.

There was a bugle at my Grandfather’s house. It may have been my Uncle’s. He was involved in the Korean War having lied about his age. I struggled to get a note out of it. A bugle can only produce five notes based on the shape of the mouth. Playing the last post on a Trumpet or Cornet should...

Paul Power for me. Having said that, I saw relatively few City matches over the period in question. I was living in Coventry, Leicester, and Edinburgh and with a young family had limited scope to attend live matches. Much of the time City were in the second (or third?) tier and very few matches...

Paul Power on balance for me. Having said that, I saw relatively few City matches over the period in question. I was living in Coventry, Leicester, and Edinburgh and with a young family had limited scope to attend live matches. Much of the time City were in the second (or third?) tier and very...

On Twitter? It must be true then!

He did next to nothing at Preston so maybe it was the right time to move him? I think that his lifestyle had caught up with him by the time he was transferred. He was smoking 20 to 30 cigarettes a day even when he was playing. It was a real shame that he was unable to stay with City for what...

Back in the day when I got my driving licence, my mother used to send me to a farm shop in Handforth to buy potatoes. Neil lived nearby and I saw him there once. He was one of the most elegant players in the game back then.

We are obviously not going to see a normal first team line-up. Neither will be see an EDS team. For me the ‘nailed-on’ starters from the first team squad will include those short of game time: Ortega, Stones, Aké, Nunes, and McAttee. Then start some development players including the likes of...