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My photo taken in 2002 for a feature on Going to the Match in my book Farewell To Maine Road. For anyone who hasn't yet been able to enjoy a copy of the book it can be downloaded by subscribers to my website here...

That’s where it was but that was the wrong place in the first place if that’s not too many places in a sentence.

Let’s start a campaign.

There used to be a blue plaque to City's birth in West Gorton. It vanished about 20 years ago. Anyone know where it is now? It was clearly stolen, so I guess a City fan somewhere has it or maybe a red stole it to remove traces of City? Details and an image I took of it in the early 2000s here...

Yes... and members of the same traveller community offered to lift the curse in 1998. I'll get the story posted properly in a few days. You'll like the 'lifting of the curse' story.

Yes, and the curse was lifted during the 1998-99 season (if you be;I’ve this sort of thing). Long story which had a couple of pages on it in Farewell To Maine Rd - I’ll get it posted on GJFootballArchive.com soon. I was always doubtful about the curse as it only ever seemed to be highlighted...

One other MCFC River Plate story that I’ve researched is that in the 1930s River Plate wanted City to open their new stadium (Estadio Monumental). Unfortunately there were reasons why it didn’t happen (there was some anti-English feeling for example). When I get chance I’ll write about it on my...

The Mirror had done an exclusive showing that Franny was prepared to bid for the club and that captured the mood of the time, so the Sun decided they’d jump in too. Both papers issued stickers etc and carried stories from then on.

While I don’t think it would fall apart I do think that you’re totally correct in high;ighting the significance of KAM. He is the best signing Sheikh Mansour made and we dodged a real bullet right at the start with Al Fahim. He was far too vocal/boastful and that was not the tone we - or Abu...

Not certain of the finances but he was still involved because I attended a meeting about the Kippax Last Stand in early 1994 and his son Gary was offering to get toilet rolls shredded to be released like streamers. In the end we used balloons and I was ina bizarre meeting where Bernard Halford...

Wow, that came much quicker than I’d planned. I’ll have to bring forward the book I was hoping to bring out in 2040. Thanks for reminding me.

Absolutely right. When I interviewed Malcolm Allison in early 1990s he said 'Celebrate every success as if it's your first because it could be your last' - Malcolm never thought his last major trophy at City would be in 1970. He managed City to the Charity Shield in 1972 but it sounded like he...

Thanks for the mention. The homecoming parade was actually after the Everton game. City celebrated in London then went to New Brighton on the Sunday, staying overnight. on the Monday they played Evertom , who congratulated City and put the FA Cup on display at Goodison Park. Then straight after...

It depends on where you live and who you work with often, but I've known quite a few Leeds fans over the years. Bizarrely in the last decade they seem to have become obsessed with City's fans and 'buying success'. They are convinced they've 'always been a bigger club than City' and that our...

I post this every year, here's the latest Span of Success table for English clubs (follow the link): https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/17/the-span-of-success-will-this-change-this-month/ This could change yet with Arsenal, Villa and Palace all hopeful of trophy success. Villa could shoot...

I meant to post the link to this the other week but forgot. I wasn’t going to bother and then Utd fans started going on about the Youth Cup final crowd, little City and nobody is bothered - we all know the abuse. Anyway, this is a story from 50 years ago this month when Utd chanted that they’d...

If you missed it during the night I was on Talksport about 2am talking with Paul Ross about Bert Trautmann. We discussed his life and also, briefly, the Manchester Corinthians. You can listen here (my part starts around 1 hour 17 minutes into the show)...

Yes - we’ve recorded it now for playing in the show later. I’ve been told it will be on at 2am and repeated later. I thought it was live at first. I’m sure you’ll like it if you get chance to listen.

I’m sure a few Blue Moon regulars will want to know about this. If all goes to plan I’ll be on Talksport at about 11.20 talking with Paul Ross about Bert Trautmann. Looking forward to talking about this great man.

60 years ago today was a hugely significant day in the history of City. Were you there? https://gjfootballarchive.com/2026/05/04/sixty-years-ago-today-we-went-to-rotherham-we-won-1-0-manchester-citys-promotion/