I was saddened yesterday to hear of the passing of Ken Barnes at the age of 81. Ken spent 11 years as a player at City, 1950 -1961. He worked tirelessly for over 40 years at the club in various rolls. I spoke to my dad today on the phone and asked him what he [...]
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World Cup 16th June.
Italy 1 – 1 Paraguay. I almost nodded off watching this game. That doesn’t say much about either team. New Zealand 1 – 1 Slovakia. Similar to the above statement referencing sleep. The only moment of note, NZ’s equaliser, I missed as I’d nipped to the bathroom for a leak, doh! Ivory Coast 0-0 Portugal. [...]
The sacking of Mark Hughes.
What I object to is the manner of Mark’s dismissal. It is now obvious that this had been planned for sometime. By letting sparky carry on for the Sunderland game just made the whole thing feel like a public hanging. He deserved better and should have been judged at the end of the session. Certain [...]
I’ll say this outloud.
“TYPICAL CITY.” I’ll say it again in case you didn’t hear me. “TYPICAL CITY.” Hughes sacked, Mancini in. Hughes should have been allowed until the end of this season at the very least. Pathetic.
