On Friday I posted a piece in which I looked at my unlikely City favorites and anti-heroes of yesteryear, and most agreed it was a healthy distraction from the hand-wringing and brow-furrowing that tends to occur when we talk about the here and now. So to continue that theme (and to fill space in the […]
A homage to some anti-heroes and unlikely favourites clad in yellow and green
If you’ve ever strayed onto the tab entitled THE TEAM at the top of this page, you’ll find a rogues’ gallery of those who write, or have written, for MyFootballWriter. Accompanying said pictures is a mini Q&A, asking the team some generic City-related questions – favourite game, favourite players etc. Nothing very innovative. In case […]
What do we want our football club to be? PL wannabees or Championship stalwarts?
The fierce defence of Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones by their supporters when the question of ownership is raised is quite something. Admirable in many ways. For those of us who have asked the question, it can be a bruising experience. Despite believing it’s a valid one, I invariably end up asking myself if it […]
When you think you’ve seen it all, the Class of 2022 find new ways to break your heart
And so the defeats just keep on coming. Grim isn’t it. If we didn’t realise it before now, yesterday’s defeat confirmed that we are indeed in the midst of Project Restart Mark II. The target now – and forget any daft notions of survival – must be to break the 21-point barrier, and make this […]
Five defeats on the spin but, as others flounder, a faint survival route is still there
I guess the scoreline was about as good as we could have wished for. I was hoping for a performance more akin to Liverpool (a) than Man City (h) [or Chelsea (a) come to that] but as it transpired we were given a bit of both. The sterility, passiveness and lack of resistance in last […]
CHELSEA PREVIEW
It’s not a game we wanted to be playing less than 72 hours before we head off to Yorkshire to play Los Blancos in another relegation six-pointer, but who cares what we think. It’s clearly more important to carefully manage Chelsea’s load than ours, so we find ourselves returning to the scene of Saturday’s disaster […]
Another day, another disaster. Anyone think this model is compatible with the Prem?
And the horror shows keep on coming… Getting tonked by Man City and being plucky losers against Liverpool is disappointing, albeit par for the course, but getting stuffed at home by a relegation rival who, prior to the game, had been in freefall is taking it to another level. To perform so poorly in a […]
The joys of Anfield coupled with the finest ITV Sport can offer – an unholy combination
There’s always something about Liverpool away that jars. That probably boils down to the fact that they’re a very good side and we usually end up on the receiving end of a tonking, but there’s so much about the Anfield experience that can get the hackles up if you’re a visitor – especially one clad […]
Horror show at St Mary’s. We wanted fire and brimstone, we got timid and tepid
“It’s like watching Southampton first team versus Norwich Under 23s”. Ouch. The words of Jamie Carragher as said Scouser described, as delicately as is possible for said Scouser, City’s performance last night. He was right. Unfortunately, it was a line that could be attributed to far too many of City’s performances this season. As I […]
SOUTHAMPTON PREVIEW – Can the mother of all comebacks start at St Mary’s?
Thirteen games. Thirteen games in which to cobble together enough wins and draws to make it to 36 points. Even then it may not be enough. I plucked out 36 points because, despite 40 being seen as the magic number, since the turn of the century the average number needed to guarantee survival and without […]
A decent Anfield effort and a 15-minute lead (!), but City return to bottom of the pile
To see the relief-tinged celebrations at Anfield spoke volumes of City’s efforts yesterday afternoon. It was a performance to be proud of – something that’s not always been the case this season. But, regardless of any heroic failures, the fact remains it was an afternoon that ended with us being back at the bottom of […]
City betwixt and between thumpings? Or can our Deano spring an Anfield surprise?
It’s a funny ol’ week for City fans. Well, I say funny – there’s nothing remotely amusing or fun about potentially being betwixt and between drubbings that threaten to halt in its tracks our mini-revival. The general thrust before the Man City game was that, while a win or a draw felt almost beyond the […]
A tale of two very different Cities as the haves outclass and outplay the have-nots
There is no questioning the quality of Manchester City. Several respected voices have described their performance at Carrow Road last night as one of the best they have ever seen from a visiting team and it’s a hard one to contest. A brilliant team made up of brilliant individuals, playing brilliant football and all overseen […]
A tough watch for the Carrow Road faithful but a point for City against a silky Palace
If anyone had offered us seven points from the last nine we’d have taken it, right? Equally, if anyone had offered us a narrow defeat at Molineux and a narrow win last night we’d have taken that too. Lots of ifs. Including if Temmu Pukki has not taken a second touch from that square pass […]
Another win… three on the spin… and two consecutive clean sheets! Wos gorn on?
I should be opening with a pithy line about how City made it three wins on the spin at Molineux and how, while embarking on what’s apparently known as a cup run, Dean Smith has transformed the team from a bunch of lily-livered pushovers into a professional unit that’s remembered how to win. I should […]
Rarely has the temporary security of 17th place in the Premier League felt so good
Well, that was a Saturday to savour. And they don’t come along too often. To get your business done early is usually a phrase we associate with the transfer window but a win on a Friday night before all of your opponents take lumps out of one another on the Saturday feels even better. Even […]
The January transfer window: for others to embrace and for Norwich City to observe
I know I shouldn’t harp on, but is anyone else a little envious of those teams for whom January is an opportunity to strengthen their squad? When it’s those against whom you are battling to stay in the Premier League who are making signings it stings a bit. Like the cool kids at school with […]
A win! We only went and done a bloomin’ win! Please let this not be a one-off, lads
Whoa! We’ve not experienced a feeling like that for a while. Felt good, right? It’s all too easy to get carried along on the tide of emotion on days like yesterday and before you know it we’re all proclaiming “WE CAN DO THIS” a few hours after resigning ourselves to City being the worst team […]
A slightly improved performance but still nowhere near good enough from a flat City
And so it goes on… You know it’s bad when you no longer get fired up or angry when City concede a goal. Even worse is when that final whistle goes to signal another defeat and it gets greeted with no more than a shrug. But that my friends is where we are. Or at […]
All the #NCFC faithful wants is a team that makes us proud and which is competitive
I didn’t go to Charlton on Sunday but was aware in the days leading up to the game that a Delia Out protest was planned by a small group of City fans. This was confirmed when a picture of said group with said banners appeared on Twitter. I trust it’s not being ageist to say […]