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Inside the City Football Group: how Manchester City's network of clubs is methodically taking control http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/inside-city-football-group-manchester-citys-network-of-clubs-new-york-melbourne-girona-a7934436.html?amp

I appreciate there have been probably over a few thousand posts on Pellegrini and this season alone, and its not my intention to create another Pellegrini thread but instead use this as an opportunity to reflect on the whole project over the past 7 years in particular, as a way of offering my...

Mods may bunch this in with the Pellegrini thread but I think its worth discussing in depth independent of the generic Pellegrini stuff. I was invited to an event towards the end of last year where I heard Pellegrini speak about last season and his career in general in Spain. What was clearly...

This is my take on what I think is quite a complex nuanced problem as to why City have been 'failed' in Europe so far. This is based on several reasons, some of which are interrelated. 1. Firstly, I'm not one of the conspiracy theorists re: UEFA and Platini, but we have to acknowledge we have...

Its been a hell of a strange season. In terms of our established (over the past 3/4 years) competitors we will likely finish above them all. Many frustrations specifically centring on most of the key goals we have given away in our defeats being individual errors. All hindsight but these have...

2013/2014 Played 9 - Points = 16 2012/2013 Played 9 - Points = 21 2011/2012 Played 9 - Points = 25 Now yes, this season's PL is extremely competitvely balanced. Yes, other teams have strengthened (so did we according to most on this forum both in terms of a managerial appointment and...

Category 1 Messi, Ronaldo Category 2 Fabregas, Rooney, Bale, Cavani, Falcao, Ibra, Suarez, Lewandowski, Higuain Category 3 Jovetic, Negredo, Fernandinho Lets also remember last season Category 2 RVP, Hazard, Category 7 Garcia, Sinclair The realists know there is cause for slight...

City sign a world class player and pay £40+ mil = "we're going to win the league, 'we're making a statement', 'immediately note how better the player is than RVP and Rooney' City sign a less than world class player and pay £20 mil = 'didn't want to pay £40+ mil on a player who might not work...

Bayern or Utd sign Lewandowski PSG sign Cavani Chelsea sign Falcao Arsenal sign Jovetic Barca sign Neymar Then who are we likely to sign up front? Appreciate this is an 'if' but these players are continually linked with these clubs on a daily basis

Nothing left to say but this. Away form in particular dominated by a significant lack of goals (at the top level) needed to win the title. 1-0 away at Spurs at HT when in control is a microcosm of our season. Not scored enough when on top.

Anyone speak Italian and can translate any of this...

Mentality Self-deprecating fans vs. fans moving forward Seen evidence of this all season. Madrid away fuelled a different response from two different mentalities clearly evident at the heart of our current fan base. 1. Fans who left the stadium checking out their photo's on the phones with...

RVP = 18 goals 11 in first half 7 in second half Rooney = 10 goals 7 in first half 3 in second half Dzeko = 10 goals 3 in first half 7 in second half Aguero = 8 goals 2 in first half 6 in second half Tevez = 7 goals 2 in first half 5 in second half The only Utd player who compares...

Whilst I have been critical of Mancini in the CL (even before he came to City) I think it is important to recognise something important this morning. Questions will persist about his tactical naivity (especially going 3 at the back which has proven a ridiculous experiment at this level and in...

Apologies if already posted. Certainly in no way am I marketing this website for any profit of my own. I think its quite interesting (with some philosophers/quotes applied to sport/football) ranging from Sartre to Zizek etc. Found a noisy neighbours one about City if anyone interested. <a...

Could define who has momentum going into the xmas period Taking into account CL games also, by the time we play Utd we will have played Spurs home Villa home Chelsea away Wigan away Everton home Whilst they have Villa away Norwich away QPR home West Ham home Reading away They certainly...

Come on ... let's be having you. Or does it not apply now we aren't playing Madrid?

Should both play tomorrow. That's all.

Anyone know what's happening with this lad? Will he be registered with us this season? If not, is he a free agent?

I think it is sometimes easy to forget (due to the 24/7 transfer rumours and discussion on here) how significant winning the title is. 1. We have 'forced' our rival clubs to spend big and take risks in the market. No doubt some of these players on paper either come with huge potential (Hazard...