For all the talk of City being the richest club in the world, they are still going away from home and producing some pretty average performances. Yes yes, they gave Portsmouth and Stoke a good thrashing and put the frighteners on Liverpool, but on their travels, they’re barely capable of landing a draw against a […]

Martin Samuel ,the Chief Football Correspondent of The Times, and all-round football-writing God, reckons that Shaun Wright-Phillips made a glorious decision is moving from the Chelsea bench to the Man City first team, and that he is even out Brazilian-ing the Samba stars at Eastlands.

What is it about former England players and the inane comments that they make ahead of international matches? Perhaps, when quizzed about the national team, they simply can’t resist making a controversial statement which is sure to give them the publicity that they once received for pulling on the Three Lions jersey with pride.

All of a sudden, the thought of the England national team is not a depressing one. After their 4-1 win in Croatia (yes it wasn’t a dream), things are looking up for the Three Lions, despite the fact that the FA have had to turn to a foreign manager for success. Fabio Capello will have […]

Things weren’t looking too hot for Manchester City on Thursday night, with Midtjylland a hair’s breadth away from eliminating them from the UEFA Cup. Mark Hughes’ men just about made it through thanks to a fortunate own-goal, and have since kicked on with the acquisition of a former servant and a tremendous win on Sunday.

An increasing phenomenon in the Premier League is for chairman, owners and other directors to sign players for the team rather than the actual manager. While some clubs have the two parties working in harmony (Arsenal for example), there are many others where the gaffer is given a player that they may or may not […]

One would imagine that Mark Hughes will wake up this morning feeling pretty happy. The Welshman saw his side scrape through to the UEFA Cup group stages last night after a late equaliser and a successful penalty shoot-out against Midtjylland, meaning that he’ll be able to offer his latest acquisition the chance to play in […]

To be honest, it’s more down to Chelsea’s carefree spending than good business on the part of Manchester City, yet it appears that they are likely to be reunited with a player, who lit up several games while wearing a light blue shirt the first time around, for a fraction of the price that they […]

Some very weird things are happening to ickle Shaun Wright Phillips. Firstly he is kicked to the curb by ruthless Big Phil Scolari, then his old flame Man City start sniffing around, as do Everton. Both clubs are then rebuffed by his agent who says he doesn’t want to leave London and, in a […]

It doesn’t seem as though the upheaval that’s taken place at Eastlands has made Manchester City a particularly attractive club to join. While they have managed to bring in a handful of signings, it’s clear that Mark Hughes wants to beef up his squad, although you can’t blame players for shunning the opportunity to sign […]