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I used to do Saturday sub editing shifts on the sports desk of the Sunday Mirror - the money was shit, but at least it instilled in me the knowledge that 99% of stories like this are made up. Point is - I'm sure given the opportunity that Barca would be interested - same with Real, PSG...

Who'd have thought this time last year that kolarov, dzeco and garcia would be playing a real part in the team's success? Purely down to good management.

Re: Samir Nasri is NOT useless This is what's so exciting about the new arrivals - there's a buzz about the club and there's real competition for places - and Nasri is precisely the type of player who is going to have to raise his game, as we know he can. The rags are already really worried...

Anything he says is interpreted as mind games. This wasn't. I think it's another acknowledgement that City have bought really well this summer. No more primadonnas. Just proven players who will work for the team and the supporters. Admittedly I'd be worried if Utd buy Bale, and hopefully Ronaldo...

We weren't playing for anything? We should have been playing to keep gap with rags under 10 pts. To keep a decent defensive record. To keep good home record. To show doubters that we're fighters. So dispiriting. But suppose it strengthens new manager's hand to make big changes when he arrives

Two home games v derby in the 70s - 4-3 and 3-2. Tueart, Barnes etc. Jesus I'm old

I'm thinking the main reason Mancini didn't cut ties with mario altogether after their training session tiff was the Arsenal game. On balance, he calculated that it was marginally better to have a violent uncontrollable unmotivated arsonist on the bench than have no replacement striker at all...

Sick to death of the soap opera Sick to death of the apologists Sick to death of giving him one more chance Sick to death of Balotelli Get rid of him - whatever it takes

So utd fans are pissed off on red cafe, and we've had our share of grievances on this forum. Arsenal fans are in revolt, Chelsea fans are in meltdown. Has there ever been such a season when every challenging team is playing so inconsistently?

The hairy pornflake

Could be turning point in season - and thank god we kept dzeko

This line up has been designed by Bob to send a message to the suits: 'if I can't sign players and there are injuries/players off form then I'm going to take risks with the team selection'

Have said 100 times to my overconfident city-fan mates recently that it's going to be a hard hard season - we cannot approach any game (as players or fans) expecting to win. Last season is over, and we only just won that. Having said all this, they did well to fight back today. We will need lots...

I don't think he is doing it to play mind games, which he clearly was last season. Equally I don't think the bookies are right to make us massive favourites for the title. It's going to be a fucking hard nine months and will take everything we've got to retain the title over a revitalised...

Respect to fat boy blue for what must be a contender for thread of the month. Difficult to choose one from so many quality claims to fame, but surely "having a piss next to Gary Owen" is going to take some beating

This "story" has all the hallmarks of a typically thin piece of football journalism. Dzeko hasn't "blasted" the club. There's no context given - ie what questions he was asked. And much of what he says any competitive premier league player would say. Instead of writing an article when they have...

As a young kid my schoolmate's dad was dentist to the city team and somehow we persuaded him to get us into the dressing room after a match - much to my shame I can't remember the match, but it was the early 70s, and I got to meet Francis Lee, joe mercer and Mike Summerbee - who pretended to...

I'd second Asa hartford, Peter Barnes and Gary Owen - the mid 70s team that came close to winning the league didn't have any major stars of international repute but it also didn't have any weak links and these three in particular were wonderful to watch - Owen and Hartford bossed the midfield...

Wouldn't even want to face Norwich at home with Savic

Agreed - would buy several. My old dad (lifelong city fan - 82) has only seen the season round up DVD - which really doesn't do justice to the final match. Am sure enough city fans would buy a copy to make an official release worthwhile/ profitable