http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_football/BELL_Colin_19740412_GH_L.jpg
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_football/LEE_Francis_19700307_EL_R.jpg
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_football/SUMMERBEE_M_19750209_GH_L.jpg
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_football/KINKLADZE_Georgi_19961027_SF_R.jpg

Nice thread Deano

That red 'n' black stripped shirt worn by Franny is just fantastic. Classic away strip. What did we have this year, some black shit strip.
Any chance of a pic of Niall Quinn? (in his disco pants!) :)

Jukebox Jury

PS Kewpie - you have permission to delete any of the no doubt daft responses on this thread to come from the many football fans so jealous that they are not from the Sky Blue three quarters of Manchester ;) :D:cool:

I always knew it was true.

Front row, second from left on the Colin Bell picture. It's Moz!

Official

Did you see Mike Summerbee on the pitch at Wem-ber-lee today representing the 1969 team?
Got roundly boo-ed by the reds and he wouldn't have wanted it any other way. :cool:

Tra-la-la-la Summerbee
Who the f*****g hell is he?
The greatest centre forward in history
United 1 and City 3
Georgie Best has got VD :D
Tra-la-la-la Summerbee

Jukebox Jury

What are the 3 stars for on City's badge?

What are the 3 stars for on City's badge?

faith hope & charity

3 things required to be a City fan! I just wish I was joking!

love

Grim

Well at least it doesn't look like an 8 year old child has designed it like Boro's new badge.

What are the 3 stars for on City's badge?

The three times we have beaten united in this decade.... 2003, 04 and 06!

Actually, I dont know....but will endevour to find out.:confused:

Jukebox Jury

I nearly posted a pic of david beckham then I realised he played for the red manchester team and maybe I should keep out the boys sports threads.

I nearly posted a pic of david beckham then I realised he played for the red manchester team and maybe I should keep out the boys sports threads.


Very good decision taken there by the vicar :cool:

Jukebox Jury

I hate the summer.
Nowt to do at weekends or concentrate on throughout the week.:(
When do the pre-season friendlies start? :)

Jukebox Jury

There's more to life than football!

But I'm sad the season's over too...I'm very excited about next season.

The only other sports I like are snooker and tennis, so I guess there's always Wimbledon in a bit, but I get a bit bored by it sometimes.

There's more to life than football!



But not much more :cool:

Jukebox Jury

I hate the summer.
Nowt to do at weekends or concentrate on throughout the week.:(
When do the pre-season friendlies start? :)

Jukebox Jury

SPL Champions Celtic will travel to Switzerland, England and America to take part in seven pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2007/2008 campaign.

Yeah, a lot of games. When you don't have the income of the EPL, money must be found from other sources to try and compete financially.

Gordon Strachan’s men face Swiss sides FC Basel (Thursday, July 5) and Young Boys of Berne (Saturday, July 7) as part of a five-day trip to Berne, Switzerland.

After returning home to Scotland, Celtic will then travel down south to play Peterborough (Friday, July 13) and Queen's Park Rangers (Sunday, July 15).

Following those fixtures, the squad will fly to America, where the MLS All-Stars (Thursday, July 19) and Chicago Fire (Sunday, July 22) will provide the opposition in Denver and Chicago.

The Hoops’ pre-season schedule then takes them back to England for a glamour friendly with Newcastle United (Thursday, July 26) at St James’ Park.


Celtic’s pre-season fixture schedule:

Thursday, July 5, 2007 – FC Basel v Celtic
(Grenchen Stadium, 8pm kick-off)

Saturday, July 7, 2007 – Young Boys of Berne v Celtic
(Grenchen Stadium, 7.30pm KO)

Friday, July 13, 2007 – Peterborough United v Celtic
(London Road Stadium, 7.45pm KO)

Sunday, July 15, 2007 – Queen's Park Rangers v Celtic
(Loftus Road, 3pm KO)

Thursday, July 19, 2007 – MLS All-Stars v Celtic
(Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Denver, 7pm KO)

Sunday, July 22, 2007 – Chicago Fire v Celtic FC
(Toyota Park, Bridgeview IL, 2pm KO)

Thursday, July 26, 2007 – Newcastle United v Celtic FC
(St James’ Park, 7.45pm KO)

What are the 3 stars for on City's badge?

No idea, but my club has two stars for winning a couple of European Cups :cool:

Please remember, we were the first, we were the first.

Celtic’s pre-season fixture schedule:

Thursday, July 5, 2007 – FC Basel v Celtic
(Grenchen Stadium, 8pm kick-off)

Saturday, July 7, 2007 – Young Boys of Berne v Celtic
(Grenchen Stadium, 7.30pm KO)



Me and our kid are off to visit my old haunts in the Berner Oberland in a couple of weeks time, shame I didn't know Celtic are over there, I'd have been up for that.
If you're going, take the train to Thun or Interlaken, I can highly recommend a visit to the Californian Cafe in Interlaken - tell 'em Aly sent you!

No idea, but my club has two stars for winning a couple of European Cups :cool:

But still can't reach the League One playoff final.......

No idea, but my club has two stars for winning a couple of European Cups :cool:

Mike
So they are not TWO stars for being in the third division for TWO seasons then? :D

I have a corporate seat at Wembley on Sunday for the Blackpool v Fore, er Yeovil game. I shall enjoy the champers and think of you.

Jukebox Jury - The Champagne Anarchist :D

keep it real....

Back to Man City news, Distin says he's leaving, probably for the glamour destination of.......Portsmouth

keep it real....

Still pales into insignificance when put along side Liverpool.
You have won exactly the same amount of European Cups as Forest - a 3rd division club...
Have you jumped onto the Scunny bandwagon since they got promoted or are you still on the manure bandwagon?
Who put the cunt in Scunthorpe? :D

Jukebox Jury

Back to Man City news, Distin says he's leaving, probably for the glamour destination of.......Portsmouth

Yes, like Andrew 'don't call me Andy' Cole and David James they have left City for Portsmouth to win trophies...... :confused:

Jukebox Jury

ooo a bitter blue at work again..typical bertie anyone but utd ....n no never go to watch glanford utd....

watching city you will never need a passport will you??????

All the City players have been given a questionnaire by the police investigating the joey barton incident.
Any that don't return them are threatened with a trip to the station.

We've no manager.
No new players to score those goals we need.
Some dodgy bloke is trying to buy the club with dodgy money that he might not even have any more.
Ray Ranson is thought to have secured the right to revive his offer if the Thai deal fails. But do we want Ranson?

The whole thing is a bloody circus. And if you want proof drive past the ground.

But even this is better than being a Manure fan.

Mom always said don't play ball in the house!

Keith Curle - legend

Keith Curle - legend

That's 'Leg End' :D

This is getting serious now - how long before someone comes along and takes Weaver and Ball off us as they are out of contract.
Reminds me of 1995 when Horton was stupidly sacked. Franny Lee promised a top 6 Euro manager and two weeks before the season starts wheels in his pal Alan Ball, who took us down 9 months later.

The board have made us once again into a laughing stock by entertaining Frank Shinawatra. I'd rather have Frank Sidebottom.....:o

Why do we always shoot ourselves in the foot? Mind you, if Samaris shoot himself no doubt he would miss....:D

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43038000/jpg/_43038235_lennon270.jpg

Neil Lennon says 'Hi' after leaving Celtic to join a big club.

From a well placed source in the club this afternoon "the deal's dead in the water, it's panic time."

I hope it's not true.

The mention of hughes or souness for the manager's job is just so depressing.
I will seriously have to consider watching Altrincham or Stockport next season.
Still a City fan but some things are too much to take.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43038000/jpg/_43038235_lennon270.jpg

Neil Lennon says 'Hi' after leaving Celtic to join a big club.

Yes Mike, it must be great playing for 'The Biggest Club In Nottinghamshire', looking down on Notts County and Mansfield:D

Lennon was a product of City's youth team, played one Divvy 1 game (when it was Divvy 1) at Birmingham aged 16 or 17 then stupidly sold to Crewe.

Jukebox Jury

Deal is dead.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/06/13/new_dawn_fades_away_as_cityiti.html

I went to Maine Rd once, Junior Bluebirds. 2-2 draw. (84 or 85 season) I lost my Casio digital watch in a service station near Birmingham!!

Man City are the perennial soap opera of English football. this Thai business just proves it.

So his lawyer tells us today that the deal is still on.

Apparantly Thaksin put the money to buy the club "in 5 accounts in his children's names" before his accounts were frozen.

But he adds that if the deal does not go ahead then it will be the fault of The Assets Examination Committee in Thailand who froze his accounts. A contradiction which doesn't make sense to me.

Personally I don't mind if Peter Swales comes back from the dead and forms a partnership with Owen Oyston, so long as Mark Hughes doesn't get the job.

So his lawyer tells us today that the deal is still on.

Apparantly Thaksin put the money to buy the club "in 5 accounts in his children's names" before his accounts were frozen.

But he adds that if the deal does not go ahead then it will be the fault of The Assets Examination Committee in Thailand who froze his accounts. A contradiction which doesn't make sense to me.

Personally I don't mind if Peter Swales comes back from the dead and forms a partnership with Owen Oyston, so long as Mark Hughes doesn't get the job.

PMSL :) trouble is the missus had £5 left in her paddy power account & I stuck it on sparky to be next manager cos of what Brel told us! Mind you it's only a fiver & we can still sing the anti-manure songs whoever the manager is eh? I'm still pissin my sides at the swales/oysten jibe!
west ham away 1st match eh, nice!

love

Grim

So his lawyer tells us today that the deal is still on.

Apparantly Thaksin put the money to buy the club "in 5 accounts in his children's names" before his accounts were frozen.

But he adds that if the deal does not go ahead then it will be the fault of The Assets Examination Committee in Thailand who froze his accounts. A contradiction which doesn't make sense to me.

Personally I don't mind if Peter Swales comes back from the dead and forms a partnership with Owen Oyston, so long as Mark Hughes doesn't get the job.

Well, I hope he does, 'cos I'll win £200. The odds have been steadily dropping over the last week.

Peter

PMSL :) trouble is the missus had £5 left in her paddy power account & I stuck it on sparky to be next manager cos of what Brel told us! Mind you it's only a fiver & we can still sing the anti-manure songs whoever the manager is eh? I'm still pissin my sides at the swales/oysten jibe!
west ham away 1st match eh, nice!

love

Grim

You said you'd put the mortgage money on it? That's some deal you've got going!!

My missus put £5 on it as well (her own cash!!), so she was happy to read the M.E.N. peice yesterday that had Hughes as number 1 target.

She only got 10/1, what did you get?

You said you'd put the mortgage money on it? That's some deal you've got going!!

My missus put £5 on it as well (her own cash!!), so she was happy to read the M.E.N. peice yesterday that had Hughes as number 1 target.

She only got 10/1, what did you get?

I got 10/1, but if I'd have put it on two days ago, it would have been 18/1 - just couldn't get to the bookies at lunchtime.

Peter

I got 10/1, but if I'd have put it on two days ago, it would have been 18/1 - just couldn't get to the bookies at lunchtime.

Peter

Did you read yesterdays piece in the Manchester Evening News?

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1009/1009024_city_target_sparky.html

It's all gone quiet since, but I was told that Hughes was very matter of fact about it last week?

If it falls through, don't blame me!! If you win, it's all down to me of course?

Did you read yesterdays piece in the Manchester Evening News?

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1009/1009024_city_target_sparky.html

It's all gone quiet since, but I was told that Hughes was very matter of fact about it last week?

If it falls through, don't blame me!! If you win, it's all down to me of course?

What's your favourite booze? If I win, it's all down to you. If not, you can fuck right off :D

Peter

You said you'd put the mortgage money on it? That's some deal you've got going!!

My missus put £5 on it as well (her own cash!!), so she was happy to read the M.E.N. peice yesterday that had Hughes as number 1 target.

She only got 10/1, what did you get?

it was 12/1 on paddy power & I stuck her last fiver on it, so ok she's only got a small mortgage! ;)

love

Grim
P.s. if it comes in I'll get her to get you a pint in eh!

You call this a thread about football?

I know Joe Namath! :)

i read Noel Gallagher wants to buy Manchester City

btw, the european champ. for players under 21, are now being held in the
Netherlands, England is one of the 8 teams

the Dutch already got to the half finale, by 2 wins in the series, which means
the Dutch are going to Beying [Peking], olympics 2008

btw, van Basten, coach of the big Dutch team has selected, Manchester
feared and loved lad, Ruud van Nistelrooy [ Real Madrid] after an argue over
more than a year, and not been selected

i read Noel Gallagher wants to buy Manchester City

btw, the european champ. for players under 21, are now being held in the
Netherlands, England is one of the 8 teams

the Dutch already got to the half finale, by 2 wins in the series, which means
the Dutch are going to Beying [Peking], olympics 2008

btw, van Basten, coach of the big Dutch team has selected, Manchester
feared and loved lad, Ruud van Nistelrooy [ Real Madrid] after an argue over
more than a year, and not been selected

aye for £400,000 he was 'avein' a laff!

slight technical fault with your van Nistelrooy post... he was more of a Singapore loved lad, could I just ask you to divert your eyes up!
thank you

love

Grim

I bet Sir Alex banged his head to the wall lots of times, for lettin him go, and
yeah played for the rich manc team.

any Dutch playing currently in a city shirt, there has been a few i thought
in the past few yyears [ van de Meyde, Bosveldt]

btw and not yet really awake so my eyes arent even fully open

I bet Sir Alex banged his head to the wall lots of times, for lettin him go, and
yeah played for the rich manc team.

any Dutch playing currently in a city shirt, there has been a few i thought
in the past few yyears [ van de Meyde, Bosveldt]

btw and not yet really awake so my eyes arent even fully open

Gerard Wiekens was the most popular Dutch player I remember seeing at City.


is Kiki Musampa Dutch? He looked promising (at times).

love

Grim

i read Noel Gallagher wants to buy Manchester City



Noel Gallagher said the exact opposite. He said something along the lines that he wouldn't waste his cash funding the lifestyles of players and the women who surround them?

Looks to me like the money on Hughes will pay for the bookie's drinks tonight.

http://www.premiershiplatest.com/news/blackburn-rovers-manager-mark-hughes-not-553291.html

Looks to me like the money on Hughes will pay for the bookie's drinks tonight.

http://www.premiershiplatest.com/news/blackburn-rovers-manager-mark-hughes-not-553291.html

but Helen dear whose sauce would you put on your chips? "A source close to former Wales boss Hughes, who has a couple of years on his existing Rovers contract, said in the Lancashire Telegraph:"

or

Brels sauce from a friend?

Check out Blackburn what have they done in the close season eh? Nowt excactly! Contracts are virtually meaningless to fitba players/managers, clauses here n there eh?

If hughes doesn't come good it's not just her fiver I owe her, she was going to spend it on some greaser or summat ffs!

love

Grim

Gerard Wiekens was the most popular Dutch player I remember seeing at City.


is Kiki Musampa Dutch? He looked promising (at times).

love

Grim

never heard of Gerard Wiekens
Kike Musampa was alo promising player in Holland, he came from one the best worldwide youth soccer education club AJAX, he played in the 1rst team,
but as many, he also went too early
scouts are luring the youngsters for lots of money to spain germany uk italy ,where they get settled by a mediocre club, hoping they get better, and
clubs like chelsea, real, barca, milan, juventus bite, and the scouts 10 double
their investment

Crikey. It looks like the board still want to get Hughes.
The fools.
I hope they fail.

We sacked the manager 33 days ago
Players come back for pre season training in 18 days time
No pre season fixtures confirmed
2 of our best 3 players have left
Weaver, Ball and Nedum left in limbo and out of contract
The board running around embaressingly trying to offload the club to anyone regardless of their background, integrity, human rights record whatever.

WE ARE DOOMED, WE ARE DOOMED.

Jukebox Jury

man city for the title






















erm never!

Another day at the circus.

Surely the deal must be off now. The Thai government have just frozen more of Thaksin's assets this morning.

It also looks like Hughes is not taking the job (hooray).

My money is on Geoffrey Archer making a last minute takeover bid and appointing himself player-manager.
It could happen...

but Helen dear whose sauce would you put on your chips? "A source close to former Wales boss Hughes, who has a couple of years on his existing Rovers contract, said in the Lancashire Telegraph:"

or

Brels sauce from a friend?

Check out Blackburn what have they done in the close season eh? Nowt excactly! Contracts are virtually meaningless to fitba players/managers, clauses here n there eh?

If hughes doesn't come good it's not just her fiver I owe her, she was going to spend it on some greaser or summat ffs!

love

Grim

I've got a feeling I'll be re-registering here, under another name soon? All these fivers going down the pan, my name will be mud. Then I've only got my wife to deal with, she put some hard earned cash on him as well!!

I'm just glad that the M.E.N. story backed me up, so at least I can cling onto a little respect?

I've got a feeling I'll be re-registering here, under another name soon? All these fivers going down the pan, my name will be mud. Then I've only got my wife to deal with, she put some hard earned cash on him as well!!

I'm just glad that the M.E.N. story backed me up, so at least I can cling onto a little respect?

A fiver?!?!? If only! And I just bought a boat! My kids will be living off dried bread and bacon rinds for weeks to come. You heartless, heartless bastard :D

Peter

& the winner is..?

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pageid=115&pagegid=%7BDBD12D53%2D8346%2D431D%2DA04F%2D5D0F866 4DE80%7D&newsid=439107&siteid=&pageno=&newscategory=&frommonth=4&fromyear=2007&tomonth=6&toyear=2007

the bookies! oh bother!

love

Grim

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200508/r55844_152202.jpg

Doncaster Rovers next Saturday - here we come!

Jukebox Jury

& the winner is..?

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pageid=115&pagegid=%7BDBD12D53%2D8346%2D431D%2DA04F%2D5D0F866 4DE80%7D&newsid=439107&siteid=&pageno=&newscategory=&frommonth=4&fromyear=2007&tomonth=6&toyear=2007

the bookies! oh bother!

love

Grim

Aye, there goes my £150. Pah. Brel, are you there?

Peter

Is there going to be a Sven frink thread?

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200508/r55844_152202.jpg

http://op-for.com/mr%20burns.jpg

love

Grim

Aye, there goes my £150. Pah. Brel, are you there?

Peter


I will be in the Ringley Stocks tomorrow. Bring soft fruit only!!

It's not as if I had your arm up your back, leading you to the bookies now is it?

Right gather round, I have a surefire plan to make a killing at Bingo! Any takers?

What do you people think of the Bianchi signing?
I read that he scored most of his 18 goals early in the previous season and a lot of them came on PK's but I still think it gives them a decent striker.

What do you people think of the Bianchi signing?
I read that he scored most of his 18 goals early in the previous season and a lot of them came on PK's but I still think it gives them a decent striker.

well if he scored only 1/2 last years tally he'd still have finished top scorer at our place! So welcome aboard the Sky(blue)-Lark!

love

Grim

we knew it, now the others might believe!

love

Grim

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhh

City Win, United Lose, you got me singing the bluesssssssss!!!!

put simply :mad::mad::eek:

put simply :mad::mad::eek:

You're from London, and you're mad coz Manchester City won the MANCHESTER derby.
THAT is one of the reasons I am sooooo happy.

But I don't even care any more because we won.

What's the difference between Manchester United and a triangle?

A triangle has three points.

city reign won't last long I put me signature under it

<SIGH> I soooo wish that Setenta cost less than $15 a month on its own...:(

manchester united were unlucky today.


*edit* good job too!

Aye, there goes my £150. Pah.
Peter

you bet on a soccer game, for 150 quit?

[not poetin]

you bet on a soccer game, for 150 quit?

[not poetin]

if my bet comes in I'll be 5 grand better off, which will mean I can pay back GU the fiver I owe for the sad Hughes affair!

love

Grim
P.s. anyone listen to Jukebox on 5Live this morning?

I am starting to develop a bit of a thing for Man City. I love Manchester as it is so homely. I hate Man Utd so I am glad to see they have had such a shoddy start to this campaign and so if I am choosing a Manchester side it would undoubtedly by City over United. I used to be a Leeds Utd fan but they just became incredibly depressing and I just lost interest. I am currently without a club to support so I would love to get back in but I don't know if I could quite ever get the same sort of passion for City as I had for Leeds back in the good old european days of the late 90s and early 00's. Good on Man City for beating Man Utd on Sunday !

I think it's down to me that Man City are doing so well as I've started working there, I think I'm a good luck charm. Which is a bad thing maybe, because I've just got a job at Man United today. I have a soft spot for Manchester City aswell and feel much more proud working for them. If I wasn't so cash strapped I wouldn't consider working for Manchester United, but I'm desperate. Man City is definitely the better place to work though, and their fans are alot nicer (and bigger tippers too!)

I think it's down to me that Man City are doing so well as I've started working there, I think I'm a good luck charm. Which is a bad thing maybe, because I've just got a job at Man United today. I have a soft spot for Manchester City aswell and feel much more proud working for them. If I wasn't so cash strapped I wouldn't consider working for Manchester United, but I'm desperate. Man City is definitely the better place to work though, and their fans are alot nicer (and bigger tippers too!)

Are you allowed to play for two teams at once?

I am starting to develop a bit of a thing for Man City. I love Manchester as it is so homely. I hate Man Utd so I am glad to see they have had such a shoddy start to this campaign and so if I am choosing a Manchester side it would undoubtedly by City over United. I used to be a Leeds Utd fan but they just became incredibly depressing and I just lost interest. I am currently without a club to support so I would love to get back in but I don't know if I could quite ever get the same sort of passion for City as I had for Leeds back in the good old european days of the late 90s and early 00's. Good on Man City for beating Man Utd on Sunday !

Please give your 'support' to Manchester United.

Are you allowed to play for two teams at once?

her agent is carlos tevez's too! :)

love

Grim

I sat in Carlos Tevez's agent's seat on Sunday. We are allowed to sit in the stands on our break and I sat in the only available seat, only to be escorted away from it 2 minutes later. Obviously I had no clue who he was but my Man Utd supporting colleague informed me it was him.

I used to be a Leeds Utd fan but they just became incredibly depressing and I just lost interest. I am currently without a club to support so I would love to get back


talk about sticking by your team through thick and thin.

Very happy for city fans at the moment, they deserve it for having to put up with them smug bastards in Salford.

Sven Sven Sven Goran Erikson!!

1-0 to the Arsenal

1-0 to the Arsenal

You young man are now officially off my christmas card list! :(

Still once we beat the chelski my 5 grand will be assured!

love

Grim

You young man are now officially off my christmas card list! :(

Still once we beat the chelski my 5 grand will be assured!

love

Grim

Sorry:(

but i was there....then i got home and i had a very sore head from too many drinkies.

yep beat the chelski:)

Not wishing to come across Benny Hill-ish (pun unintentional) but how we pounced on the Bristols last night & squoze them out of the cup! Do you think I could be a good back page copy-writer?

love

Grim
P.s. out of respect for the Hill family if I ever did I would wipe it off!

City the 1st team to have a furry animal on board

City are back.

city reign won't last long I put me signature under it

You lose.

20 years ago today at Maine Road, I was there....

Manchester City 10 Huddersfield Town 1

Adcock 3 May 1
White 3
Stewart 3
McNab 1

Remember, remember, member,
remember, remember, member
remember, remember, member
when, when, City scored ten!:cool:

Jukebox Jury

20 years ago today at Maine Road, I was there....

Manchester City 10 Huddersfield Town 1

Adcock 3 May 1
White 3
Stewart 3
McNab 1

Remember, remember, member,
remember, remember, member
remember, remember, member
when, when, City scored ten!:cool:

Jukebox Jury

do you remember Saturday, 27 October 2007:p

do you remember Saturday, 27 October 2007:p

No I dont... I only have a long memory, not a short one:D

I was actually on the plane that afternoon on my way to see Morrissey in New York.... the plane left at 4pm when it was 2-0. I was mortified receiving the text messages some 7 hours later when at JFK:eek:

Jukebox Jury

Who hasn't used the dead grandmother excuse?

to recap a plot that could happily lend itself to a Shakespeare comedy, the Manchester City player (it had to be, didn't it?) asked to be excused from the Republic of Ireland squad for the match against the Czech Republic because his maternal grandmother, who had looked after him since he was five, had just died. The Football Association of Ireland laid on a private plane for him to return home. When journalists discovered his maternal grandmother was alive, Ireland got out his spade and dug himself in deeper - this time claiming it was his paternal grandmother, whom he wasn't so close to, who had died, and if he had known he would have played.

Not surprisingly, his paternal grandmother wasn't best pleased. So Ireland had another go - this time saying it was his divorced grandfather's partner who had died. Whopper No3.

Now he claims that he only lied to protect his girlfriend who had just had a miscarriage. But nothing quite rings true any more. Surely, it would have been enough to get him out of the match to have simply told the Irish FA he didn't want to play against the Czech Republic because his girlfriend needed his support after losing their baby.

If we can't trust him on his granny, what can we trust him on? Has he really got a girlfriend? Is his name really Stephen Ireland? (Stephen Ireland playing for Ireland - surely one coincidence too many for this international man of mystery.) Tell one porky and everything begins to unravel. Even his hair weave.

As for the future, what if he drops out of a match claiming injury or bereavement? Will his manager make him swear on his granny's life. Will that set the whole thing in motion again? So many questions, so few straight answers.

Ireland is just upholding the tradition of rubbish footballing liars. We're not talking bung and nightclub beatings here, just honest-to-badness fibbing. When Anton Ferdinand told West Ham he needed to visit his sick granny (amazing how often grannies pop up in footballers' lies) in the Isle of Wight and flew off to South Carolina for an all night booze up, he forgot that a) he was famous; b) friends are not to be trusted, let alone hangers-on and strangers; and c) mobile phones have cameras.

In 2006, Iain Dowie quit as Crystal Palace's manager saying he wanted to move closer to his wife and family in Bolton. Days later he was appointed manager of Charlton, just down the road from Palace. All of which led to a law suit and Dowie being found to have "misrepresented" matters and ordered to pay £400,000 in legal fees.

Last year Youri Djorkaeff told club officials at New York Red Bulls that he had to return to France to attend to a serious family matter. Serious family matter? Kind of. TV cameras caught him celebrating France's World Cup quarter-final win over Brazil (albeit in Germany).

My favourite footballing fibber is Mohammed Sissoko, now of Liverpool. When he told Valencia he couldn't play for his club because his country Mali needed him, he forgot that managers can check up by referring to fixture lists or even making a quick call to the Malian FA. He returned home, and told his boss that Mali had won 1-0 and he'd been pulled off after 48 minutes. Actually the match never took place.

So some friendly advice to footballing liars: 1) make sure your lie is feasible - being taken off in a non-existent match is not feasible; 2) try to have an alibi - photos of sick gran in Isle of Wight are preferable to a snap from the Knock Knock nightclub in South Carolina, Anton; 3) keep your lie low-key and simple - one dead granny is definitely better than two; 4) ask yourself if your lie is so outrageous that it would make a great story if exposed and if the answer is yes don't tell it; and 5) best of all, don't lie.

As Mark Twain said, when in doubt, tell the truth.
problems for many people.

“I would like to apologise to my grandmothers and all my family for any distress I have caused them.

“Ireland manager Stephen Staunton, my Ireland team-mates, the backroom staff and the FAI also deserve my profound apologies. I truly appreciate that the extraordinary lengths they went to put my welfare first and ensure I got home from Slovakia as quickly as possible.

“I am also sorry for causing Manchester City any embarrassment and apologise to the supporters of both Manchester City and Ireland for misleading them and the media.

“I love playing for my country and am grateful for the understanding Mr Staunton and the FAI have shown to me since I told them the truth.

“I have learnt a valuable lesson from this mess and hope those I have hurt by my actions will forgive me.”

Stephen Ireland

to recap a plot that could happily lend itself to a Shakespeare comedy, the Manchester City player (it had to be, didn't it?)
Is his name really Stephen Ireland? (Stephen Ireland playing for Ireland - surely one coincidence too many for this international man of mystery.)

'It had to be, didn't it' (a Manchester City player). Well it wouldn't have been a Cardiff City player would it? Do you have any international players? (Welsh ones don't count as they are crap:D)

As for whether Mr Ireland exists, well I can tell you YES he does and I saw him score the only goal on Monday night to send Roy Keane packing out of Manchester with our worst wishes:cool:

How are those Man City cast off's Fowler and Sinclair doing?

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(Welsh ones don't count as they are crap]



well if Ryan Giggs would be Ukér, they surely wouldve won a EC or a WC
in the past 10 year

Giggs is one the most underrated players of the past decade

I always liked him as a soccer player, wished Fergy ditched him, and
he would fancy another country club, we PSV eindhoven made a good
chance

yeah I know we screwed up big time, and not going to to pass the Champions League 1 round this year, i hope they become at least 3r, so
they can play EUFA

'It had to be, didn't it' (a Manchester City player). Well it wouldn't have been a Cardiff City player would it? Do you have any international players? (Welsh ones don't count as they are crap:D)

As for whether Mr Ireland exists, well I can tell you YES he does and I saw him score the only goal on Monday night to send Roy Keane packing out of Manchester with our worst wishes:cool:

How are those Man City cast off's Fowler and Sinclair doing?

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Fowler and Sinclair are (ex) internationals surely! Gavin Rae. They trip off the tongue....

Kaspar the ghost is currently in goal.

We're still waiting for a new terrace legend, like Nathan Blake. Or for that matter Keith Curle!!!

just to back up JJ I watched the game on the box up here & Ireland buried (ooops!) that goal against the Mackems, good style.

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Grim

We dont carry flick knives
We dont carry lead
We only carry hatchets
To bury in your heads
We are loyal supporters
Fantatics every one
We hate Man United
And Leeds and Leeds and Leeds and Leeds and Leeds......

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Here's to 2008 for City:)
So far it's been a good year, we haven't lost yet:cool:

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Yeah, well done!

Peter Crouch arriving this month?

Interesting. The gentlemen I know who support Man city all consume copious amounts of alcohol:
http://www.newcastle-online.com/2007/12/31/who-the-f-aremanchester-city/

Interesting. The gentlemen I know who support Man city all consume copious amounts of alcohol:


It is a pre-requisit of being a City fan:D
A friend of mine, her husband was / is a Dibble for Manchester's police force and he used to do the football games. He told me that amongst the national football intelligence unit, City fans were known for their 'arriving early and drinking heavily'. He added that 'we were not reknowned for causing trouble, just drinking, but if provocated will definately fight for the cause...':cool:

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pot, keckle, black... I was with you at the Newcastle v Selic friendly, 1/2 of the hoopers were palatic ffs!

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P.s. can we swap Crouch fi Berbatov?

Yeah, well done!

Peter Crouch arriving this month?

Interesting. The gentlemen I know who support Man city all consume copious amounts of alcohol:
http://www.newcastle-online.com/2007/12/31/who-the-f-aremanchester-city/

Would one if you like to englighten me -
What areas of Manchester typically support City and which support Man U? Or is just a mixture of supporters everywhere?

I worked at Man City a few times not so long ago...in the Eighteen-Sixty-Something bar. Served Ricky Hatton a pint :)

Would one if you like to englighten me -
What areas of Manchester typically support City and which support Man U? Or is just a mixture of supporters everywhere?

I worked at Man City a few times not so long ago...in the Eighteen-Sixty-Something bar. Served Ricky Hatton a pint :)

Would one if you like to englighten me -
What areas of Manchester typically support City and which support Man U? Or is just a mixture of supporters everywhere?

I worked at Man City a few times not so long ago...in the Eighteen-Sixty-Something bar. Served Ricky Hatton a pint :)

you should do a pill? :)

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Grim

Would one if you like to englighten me -
What areas of Manchester typically support City and which support Man U? Or is just a mixture of supporters everywhere?

I worked at Man City a few times not so long ago...in the Eighteen-Sixty-Something bar. Served Ricky Hatton a pint :)

you should do a poll

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Grim

pot, keckle, black... I was with you at the Newcastle v Selic friendly, 1/2 of the hoopers were palatic ffs!

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Grim
P.s. can we swap Crouch fi Berbatov?

I think you may have the common Moz-solo posters disease - Replying without reading. I was simply reffering to, 'Manchester City can trace their roots to the formation of church team from the Gorton area in the east of the City in 1880. The daughter of the local rector, seeking to take the minds of the local gentlemen away from alcohol, started a football team.'

http://www.newcastle-online.com/2007...nchester-city/

well someone sneezed & it's infected a lot, so you want to give me a history lesson on ma fitba club but ya didnae say oi read the effin thread, anyhoo, or summat eh?

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well someone sneezed & it's infected a lot, so you want to give me a history lesson on ma fitba club but ya didnae say oi read the effin thread, anyhoo, or summat eh?

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Grim

'I'm a twenty-digit combination to unlock.'

Would one if you like to englighten me -
What areas of Manchester typically support City and which support Man U? Or is just a mixture of supporters everywhere?


Well on the whole it is a mixture now as over the decades people have moved all over the show, but places like Salford / Stretford are traditional red strongholds due to their proximity to old trafford, whilst Moss Side / Fallowfield / Rusholme are Blue areas due to where Maine Road was situated. Then there are pockets of areas, I used to live in Sale which on the whole was just about a red majority, but an estate in the Ashton-on-Mersey area of Sale (The Racecourse Estate) was a big Blue area as it was a Moss Side overspill.
My mum was from Moss Side and everyone was shipped out to the new garden village of Wythenshawe after WW2, so again it was seen as a Blue area, but now very much mixed.
Gorton / Abbey Hey was seen as a big Blue area as the original St Marks FC was from Gorton and the club played in the Gorton / Ardwick area before Maine Road.

Of course, there are other red hotspots such as London, Dublin, Norway, Malta and Singapore too, hence the chant by City fans to united fans
'You're the pride of Singapore':D

My grandad (on my mums side) told me (when I asked him, when I was aged about 7, why we supported City) that it was because we were protestants. Hence united's traditional support coming from the Catholics - and the Irish immigrants who settled in at Manchester with jobs at the docks on the Ship Canal surrounding Salford and Stretford (including Morrissey's old man). Thankfully the religious divide is not around today and it's not a big deal at all. My best mate Jim is a City fan and born Catholic. Interestingly, I have the biography on Bert Trautman the legendary German POW who signed for City after WW2. Manchester's Jewish community were up in arms and it was stated that the Jewish football leanings were always towards City as faced with the choice between the Proddies or the Catholics, the Proddies were seen as 'the lesser of the two evils'!

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'I'm a twenty-digit combination to unlock.'

"use your loaf"

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"use your loaf"

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I'll never learn.

Is anyone making the trip to Newcastle for tonights game then?

Come the toon!! :p (In fairness I am allowed to say that...well no I am not really, my grandad is a huge fan so I can sometimes use that as an excuse.)

I am also hoping Blackburn, Derby and Wigan win!

Love PTxx.

Man City Snubbed By Marseille Over Cissé:
http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=539546

Man City to miss out on Fred:
http://www.itv-football.co.uk/story/0,19239,6145_3028588,00.html

Enigmatic Eriksson has made Manchester City a tricky prospect:
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2008/01/08/enigmatic-eriksson-has-made-manchester-city-a-tricky-prospect-100252-20325092/

Manchester City will sign midfielder Nashat Akram and make him the first Iraqi player to appear in the Premier league:
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/Transfer-rumours-Jan-8-.3648729.jp

http://www.premiershiplatest.com/news/akram-set-for-man-city-announcement-557172.html

I'll agree Man City aren't as good a team as Celtic and aren't world famous but they're still my team.

Love Grim

I'll agree Man City aren't as good a team as Celtic and aren't world famous but they're still my team.

Love Grim

normal service is now resumed, he's buggered off home (after finishing the biscuits), just mind any posts that have supposedly been written by me in the last few hours?

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Cornelius
To think I saw you here as a friend:mad:
Take those pictures and stick them up Your Arsenal:D

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6 pts against manure this season, can we play 'em every week? ;)

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Grim

I read about the huge win. Congrats that's kicks ass.

I read about the huge win. Congrats that's kicks ass.

Joy
It wasn't a huge win, I mean, we were not playing any one decent, just a small provincial team on the outskirts of Manchester;)

MCFC THE PRIDE OF MANCHESTER

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you said it JJ:p

Well, who were we playing? No one of note.

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I know this will be moved to 'off topic' but it's headline will stay on General Discussion so it's worth posting here.
Sorry Kewpie, Ive supped a skinfull so am beyond reason!
Grim, Brel, mbb321 and to all other City fans.... We are The Pride Of Manchester.
But you knew that already

PS Morrissey and Andy Rourke 1 Johnny Marr and Mike Joyce 2:D

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Why is this thread so quiet?

Why is this thread so quiet?

2 words

6 points!

City 'til I die!

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Grim

Why is this thread so quiet?

Hugh,
Coming from someone who has been doing an impersonation of The Invisable Man on this board since Glasgow Seltick's (predictable) exit from Europe last week, I'd keep quiet if I was you.:p
Oh, nice last minute flukey goal on Sunday to keep your one hope of a trophy this season alive;):D

Tuesday evening, I'm off to the FA Youth Cup semi final 2nd leg.
Score from the 1st leg, Slumberland 0 MCFC 2:guitar:

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Just got back from the youth cup match. It was freezing!! I saw Moonbeam out of the costume......ruined it slightly for me.

Just got back from the youth cup match. It was freezing!! I saw Moonbeam out of the costume......ruined it slightly for me.

well done City for reaching the final.

have you got any pics of the naked Moonbeam? :D

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Grim

:eek: Now that would have ruined my whole existence!!

:eek: Now that would have ruined my whole existence!!

Ahh so you are not the 'real' Moonbeam?
I know Debbie very well
At Maine Road, my youngest was aged about 7 or 8 and was in the half time Junior Blues penalty shoot out..... I'd been getting her to take penalties in the garden a few days before..... she ran up.... kicked the ball.... and that bugger Moonbeam saved it:mad:

I saw Debbie at a supporters meeting in Prestwich a week later and gave her some right grief:D

To be fair, Sunderland were the better team tonight and deserved their 1-0 win and had a goal disallowed with 3 minutes to go which didn't go down well with their players (well done the linesman!) so City won 2-1 on aggregate... bring on Chelski / Villa (1-1 in the 1st leg at Chelski).

Roy Keane was there in the second tier and we gave him a warm Mancunian welcome;)

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I want to get back in to football, are City the right way to go? Might get a shirt...do I dare get a name on the back?

Love PTxx.

Hugh,
Coming from someone who has been doing an impersonation of The Invisable Man on this board since Glasgow Seltick's (predictable) exit from Europe last week, I'd keep quiet if I was you.:p
Oh, nice last minute flukey goal on Sunday to keep your one hope of a trophy this season alive;):D

Tuesday evening, I'm off to the FA Youth Cup semi final 2nd leg.
Score from the 1st leg, Slumberland 0 MCFC 2:guitar:

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JJ, are you a season ticket holder at City?

Love PTxx.

JJ, are you a season ticket holder at City?

Love PTxx.

PT Since 1980 except 1984/85 when I actually went to every game both home and away!:cool:

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PT Since 1980 except 1984/85 when I actually went to every game both home and away!:cool:

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That is commitment! My dad has a mate that has had a season ticket for Barnsley since 1970 (when he was about 15!). Lately he has gone mental about Liverpool and Chelsea...still laughing to myself about that.

Love PTxx.

That is commitment! My dad has a mate that has had a season ticket for Barnsley since 1970 (when he was about 15!). Lately he has gone mental about Liverpool and Chelsea...still laughing to myself about that.

Love PTxx.

PT
..and he probably wont get a ticket for the semi final as all the Barnsley Bandwagon Jumpers will get there first:mad:

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PT
..and he probably wont get a ticket for the semi final as all the Barnsley Bandwagon Jumpers will get there first:mad:

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I would feel so bad for him if that happened! Hoping he gets there first. he is a genuien Barnsley fan not just someone who decides they wouldn't mind going to see a game at Wembley.

Love PTxx.

That is commitment! My dad has a mate that has had a season ticket for Barnsley since 1970 (when he was about 15!). Lately he has gone mental about Liverpool and Chelsea...still laughing to myself about that.

Love PTxx.

Commitment or madness? My 'friend' goes to every home and away no matter what. It's just a game at the end of the day :p

Get a City shirt with MOONCHESTER on the back, at least he will never leave and you haven't wasted money :D

I know it is old but I really like this shirt. I might buy it...obviously from somewhere that has it in stock though.

http://shop.subsidesports.com/uk/a-72057594037944446/Man+City+Away+Shirt+long+sleeve+2006-2007

Love PTxx.

Try Ebay :)

it's not that old tbh, I thought it'd be a 60's shirt or summat?
but this http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/images/product/large/ManCityALS0607.gif is only a couple of season old, I still got one!

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Grim

separated at birth!
requested by the Juke, via text message!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/ElanoNew2.jpg

Tobias

& why can't I get a pic of Jesse Tobias anywhere eh?


?

Elano



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Chas & Dave, Ricky Villa, Steve Severin, Jah Wobble..... your boys took a hell of a beating.....:D

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good luck to Megson's Bolton tonight

oh & bad luck to 'em for Saturday! :D

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Grim

How to take a penalty

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/DSC00600.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/DSC00601.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/DSC00602.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/DSC00603.jpg

Congratulations to Chelsea for doing their best against us!

So who's got the best academy? :D

Well done boys!

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woo I like it GU hee-hee

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/DSC00513.jpg

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Just got back from the match...really enjoyed it to say I was freezing!!

I have pics but they are piss poor :(

Just got back from the match...really enjoyed it to say I was freezing!!

I have pics but they are piss poor :(

I've just got back too......what a game, end to end, the best team won in the end.
I was there in 1986 when we last won the youth cup (stuffed united in the final) and was PROUD to be a Blue tonight.:guitar:

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Just got back from the match...really enjoyed it to say I was freezing!!

I have pics but they are piss poor :(

I've just got back too......what a game, end to end, the best team won in the end.
I was there in 1986 when we last won the youth cup (stuffed united in the final) and was PROUD to be a Blue tonight.:guitar:

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Wish I could have been there with yous (in the freezing cold) but I had to suffer the central heating & $ky tv up here, oh & a few glasses of wine, well if I wasn't a veggie I think I'd deserve a prawn sammidge! :)

what a great performance, shame about the dirty chelski lad who tried to brake our lads leg! Good to see him limp out with the rest of the boys for the cup!

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Grim

Just got back from the match...really enjoyed it to say I was freezing!!

I have pics but they are piss poor :(

so let's see 'em anyway eh?

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Grim

Nah they are embarrasingly shite...:D We moved to the other side (so we could get away quick...he's the boss I just follow) so the view was not good.

I put them on facebook though :D

Nah they are embarrasingly shite...:D We moved to the other side (so we could get away quick...he's the boss I just follow) so the view was not good.

I put them on facebook though :D

I don't have a facebook though! :(

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I don't have a facebook though! :(

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Grim

Get with the times Grim! Every man and his dog has facebook these these days....you are so uncool :D

Get with the times Grim! Every man and his dog has facebook these these days....you are so uncool :D

me an Buster are the exceptions & we are so uncool we are sub-zero cool! :p

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Grim
P.s. is nevermind the buzzcocks crap?

Thaksin Shinawatra, Sven Goran Eriksson, Franny Lee, Colin Bell, Uwe Rosler, Bert Tratmann, Bernard Manning, Mike Summerbee, Johnny Marr, Rodney Marsh, Alan Ball, Noel Gallagher, Joe Royal, Paul Dickov, Liam Gallagher, Peter Reid, Shaun Goater, Darius Vassell your boys got one hell of a beating!

Thaksin Shinawatra, Sven Goran Eriksson, Franny Lee, Colin Bell, Uwe Rosler, Bert Tratmann, Bernard Manning, Mike Summerbee, Johnny Marr, Rodney Marsh, Alan Ball, Noel Gallagher, Joe Royal, Paul Dickov, Liam Gallagher, Peter Reid, Shaun Goater, Darius Vassell your boys got one hell of a beating!

I didn't make the slightest difference to the outcome though!

It hurt more when Everton gave us a drubbing a few seasons back.

Anyway, all I can hear out my window is the Greater Manchester Police Helicopter doing the rounds. Some local small time outfit must have had a result?

good job JJ is a few grand up this week, :D cos Samaras cost him a tenner! hee-hee

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well it's goodbye Sven & hello Hughesy (alledgedly)

shame really

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Grim

new city away shirt (coming soon)

http://picsrv.mcfc.co.uk/?fif=/mcfc/img_502_11405_3794.jpg&obj=iip,1.0&wid=150&hei=150&rgn=0,0,0,0&cvt=jpeg

gerrit on order fi the City site!

how good does that look eh?

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Grim

Also coming soon: Man city at Paradise:

http://www.manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=113800

Also coming soon: Man city at Paradise:

http://www.manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=113800

Well it looks like another day out in Glasgae!

I wonder who Samaras will be playing for?

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We've got AC Milan on the 9th as part of our pre-season fixtures, it's probably the kids side we are sending up to help your bhoys out! :D

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Also coming soon: Man city at Paradise:

http://www.manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=113800

Hugh
I hear they are going to show the game in the centre of Glasgow on a big screen.
City are bringing up 100,000 fans up for this game and when the screen fails to work, we are going to TRASH the centre of Glasgow - just like your fellow Glasweigans did to Manchester the other week;)

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Hugh
I hear they are going to show the game in the centre of Glasgow on a big screen.
City are bringing up 100,000 fans up for this game and when the screen fails to work, we are going to TRASH the centre of Glasgow - just like your fellow Glasweigans did to Manchester the other week;)

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I've started holding my bladder already! Glasgow's getting a new fountain feature!

I've started holding my bladder already! Glasgow's getting a new fountain feature!

hee-hee! Been a while since you was last up here eh? Every Saturday night you can see the kids surfing the urinal wave fi the top o Sauchiehall Street from about 8.30pm onwards! :D

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Grim

FYI:
http://www.soccer24-7.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152012

The Faroe Islands here we come:guitar:

UEFA Cup 1st Qualifying round - EB/Streymur (FRO) v MANCHESTER CITY

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MoTD Faroe stylee

uxSAXZpe6vE&eurl

the mighty opposition in action!

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MoTD Faroe stylee

uxSAXZpe6vE&eurl

the mighty opposition in action!

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Bloody hell Grim,
Don't think I'll bother buying a ticket - I think we don't even have to jump the fence to get in - there is no fence to jump:D
They have moved the game to the National Stadium as a result.

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Bloody hell Grim,
Don't think I'll bother buying a ticket - I think we don't even have to jump the fence to get in - there is no fence to jump:D
They have moved the game to the National Stadium as a result.

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I've looked into flights. We'd need to leave from Stansted and it is expensive.

Are you coming up to watch City to play Champions Celtic?

Love Grim.

I've looked into flights. We'd need to leave from Stansted and it is expensive.

Are you coming up to watch City to play Champions Celtic?

Love Grim.

I don't bother with Mickey Mouse friendlies against Mickey Mouse teams like Port Vale, Scunthorpe, Glasgow Selltic etc etc.:D

Still, it would be good to pay Glasgow a visit, trash the place and piss all over the shop entrances. Well it appears acceptable for Glasweigans to do that in Manchester:mad:

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I want to go to the Celtic game....just to ogle at Samaras once again though :D

I don't bother with Mickey Mouse friendlies against Mickey Mouse teams like Port Vale, Scunthorpe, Glasgow Selltic etc etc.:D

Still, it would be good to pay Glasgow a visit, trash the place and piss all over the shop entrances. Well it appears acceptable for Glasweigans to do that in Manchester:mad:

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Uefa Cup 'set for new name'
Football bosses set to overhaul 'second class competition'
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3790656,00.html

PS Fazackerley has left Man City.

PS Fazackerley has left Man City.

Well he's done bugger all since he arrived so no great loss there.

major news today is our new £19m signing 'Jo' has been called up by Brazil for the Olympics and will miss the start of the season:mad:

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What about John Wardle?

What about John Wardle?

What about John Wardle?:confused:

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What about John Wardle?:confused:

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He is another casualty of the Shinawatra regime. What about him leaving yesterday? He was a good guy eh? There aren't many like him in football. I'm sure you'll wish him the best and I'll join you in that (Even if JD sports passed money to Rangers).

He is another casualty of the Shinawatra regime. What about him leaving yesterday? He was a good guy eh? There aren't many like him in football. I'm sure you'll wish him the best and I'll join you in that (Even if JD sports passed money to Rangers).

The club is FUCKED.
Frank Shina-drain-pipe is holed up in Thailand on 23 charges, can't leave the country and can't access his billions.
Wardle was hacked off over the Sven episode and has left.
When it all goes tits up with Frank, we will be in limbo...... we will be like Leeds were a few years ago.
The end is nigh.......

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On a brighter note, any good Andy Cole memories to share?

http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/3c/8e/0,,10308~3706428,00.jpg

The club is FUCKED.
Frank Shina-drain-pipe is holed up in Thailand on 23 charges, can't leave the country and can't access his billions.
Wardle was hacked off over the Sven episode and has left.
When it all goes tits up with Frank, we will be in limbo...... we will be like Leeds were a few years ago.
The end is nigh.......

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Could be worse. At least were not Luton Town fans!

Not that I've been holding a grudge since 83 or anything. I won't be doing the David Pleat dance though!

What about Ronaldinho? Now aka “Gordinho” :D Any last news? It seems he prefers Milan despite City offers twice as much as the Italian team. Such a silly boy!

I just found an old suitcase of magazines etc & look what was near the bottom!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/img259.jpg

it's still got the Colin Bell poster in as well woo!

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P.s. I've got issues 24 & 26 too, I can't find the TCF ones though oh bugger!

On a brighter note, any good Andy Cole memories to share?

http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/3c/8e/0,,10308~3706428,00.jpg

I started a rumour that Cole is going to sign a one year deal for Celtic year.

PS - CELTIC'S patience over the signing of Georgios Samaras is set to pay off - to the tune of £1million.

I started a rumour that Cole is going to sign a one year deal for Celtic year.

PS - CELTIC'S patience over the signing of Georgios Samaras is set to pay off - to the tune of £1million.

I read that Sel-ic are skint so City felt sorry for them & asked them to just give us a donation for him!

love

Grim

I read that Sel-ic are skint so City felt sorry for them & asked them to just give us a donation for him!

love

Grim

Man city's 4M loss is oor gain. We're smart. You're not.

I see that Thai prosecutors have filed new corruption charges against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Ah! It's good to talk.
http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/sundaymail3/apr2008/1/6/6BAFD57A-9B92-6B55-639BC4225ED0E9AE.jpg

Man city's 4M loss is oor gain. We're smart. You're not.

I see that Thai prosecutors have filed new corruption charges against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Ah! It's good to talk.
http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/sundaymail3/apr2008/1/6/6BAFD57A-9B92-6B55-639BC4225ED0E9AE.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/650000/images/_654874_loadsamoney150.jpg

Look here, aww bless, he aint even got a squad number anymore

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid={439A001B-9F18-408E-BD8E-8466AB3C97FD}&bioid=91814&siteid=502

who are the Bhouys btw that he played such a vital part in their SPL title? :D

love

Grim

Look here, aww bless, he aint even got a squad number anymore

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid={439A001B-9F18-408E-BD8E-8466AB3C97FD}&bioid=91814&siteid=502

who are the Bhouys btw that he played such a vital part in their SPL title? :D

love

Grim


He has turned his back on a team competing to enter the 'second class competition' UEFA cup for a team that plays in The champions league.

http://a.bebo.com/app-image/6357522275/i.idlestudios.com/img/q/u/08/04/03/samaras-on-knees.jpg

He has turned his back on a team competing to enter the 'second class competition' UEFA cup for a team that plays in The champions league.

http://a.bebo.com/app-image/6357522275/i.idlestudios.com/img/q/u/08/04/03/samaras-on-knees.jpg

He's turned his back on a team he couldn't get to play for & if Sel-ic was in the Prem then he wouldn't even be playing in the 2nd class UEFA cup at all!

Right I really need to stop buggering about on this t'internet, so much to do so little time!

love

Grim

I just found an old suitcase of magazines etc & look what was near the bottom!

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a385/Grimo35/img259.jpg



The good ol' days.
I have every single Blue Print. Mind you, apart from the first three, I wrote in every single one and stood outside the North Stand flogging the buggers.:cool:

Grim, do you have any This Charming Fan's?

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The good ol' days.
I have every single Blue Print. Mind you, apart from the first three, I wrote in every single one and stood outside the North Stand flogging the buggers.:cool:

Grim, do you have any This Charming Fan's?

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I do but I think I've boxed them up (in the attic) as Smiths/Morrissey related mags rather than just stuck them in an old suitcase with the BP's & the various other City fanzines etc!

Right I really must dash now, I was only looking for a Skeggy postcode fi the shat-nav, dear oh dear GU will kill me!

love

(the very dashing)

Grim
P.s. I've got an article in that BP up there btw! :)

On a brighter note, any good Andy Cole memories to share?

http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk/javaImages/3c/8e/0,,10308~3706428,00.jpg

Cole actually had a good one season with us, he was top scorer despite only playing half a season. His departure left a nasty taste in the mouth, don't blame him for allegedly doubling his salary, but he did bugger all at Pompey.

Could be worse. At least were not Luton Town fans!

Not that I've been holding a grudge since 83 or anything. I won't be doing the David Pleat dance though!

Remember the day well, sat in the Platt Lane stand watching in disbelief...:tears:

He has turned his back on a team competing to enter the 'second class competition' UEFA cup for a team that plays in The champions league.

http://a.bebo.com/app-image/6357522275/i.idlestudios.com/img/q/u/08/04/03/samaras-on-knees.jpg

Yes, he wants to turn his back on playing against Arsenal, Liverpool, man u, Chelski etc to play against the likes of the mighty St Mirren, Hamilton Academicals, Gretna (oh, they've gone bust after the 'crack' borders team attracted huge attendances of under 1,000) and Inverness Caledonian Thistle four times a season.

He obviously recalls his successful spell in the Dutch league, another Mickey Mouse league in which he scored for fun against poor opposition - mind you, at least the Dutch league is a 3 horse race......

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(sits back and waits for the comments about the Prem League being a ??? horse race):rolleyes:

Grim
P.s. I've got an article in that BP up there btw! :)

Really?
*Goes off to check*

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Manchester City has bowed to pressure from SPL side Celtic and relented to the poultry offer of £1million for striker Georgios Samaras.:)

From 16 appearances for Celtic he has only scored five goals. £1M seem a fair price to me. Why did you guys buy him for £6M?

PS Want to get your excuses in before Aug 6th?

Why did you guys buy him for £6M?


For exactly the same reason as you bought him for £1m. Money.
We have it, so the price goes up when buying.
You don't have it, so the price goes down when selling.

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'Once every Bluemoon Vital Manchester City will publish a free newsletter - only available by subscription.

The subject matter will be fan base whereby everyone will have the opportunity to contribute. I am also negotiating the possibility of offering free match day tickets, home and away, plus much more.

The newsletter will obviously be biased towards the Vital Network, and of course centred around Vital Manchester City.

Before I get the ball rolling and in an effort to make this work I need at least 20 regular subscribers. Anything less and the project will fail.

The majority of correspondents will be via email, although at times details will be published on the sites forums.

Now what do I do?':

http://www.manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=115388

Thought this would interest Man city fans.

I read that Sel-ic are skint so City felt sorry for them & asked them to just give us a donation for him!

love

Grim

You heard wrong eh? Only five English clubs had higher annual revenue than Celtic and Man city aren't one of them.:p

1. Manchester United (Manchester, England), $325 million

2. Real Madrid (Madrid, Sprain), $296 million

3. AC Milan (Milan, Italy), $279 million

4. Chelsea (London, England), $272 million

5. Juventus (Turin, Italy), $270 million

6. Arsenal (London, England), $218 million

7. FC Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), $212 million

8. Internazionale (Milan, Italy), $209 million

9.Bayern Munich (Munich, Germany), $208 million

10. Liverpool FC (Liverpool, England), $175 million

11. Newcastle United (Newcastle, England), $172 million

12. AC Roma (Rome, Italy), $136 million

13. Celtic (Glasgow, Scotland), $131 million

14. Tottenham Hotspur (London, England), $126 million

15. SS Lazio (Rome, Italy), $125 million

16. Manchester City (Manchester, England), $117 million

17. Schalke 04 (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), $115 million

18. Marseille (Marseille, France), $110 million

19. Rangers FC (Glasgow, Scotland), $108 million

20. Aston Villa (Birmingham, England), $106 million

http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4561801-1.html

You heard wrong eh? Only five English clubs had higher annual revenue than Celtic and Man city aren't one of them.:p

1. Manchester United (Manchester, England), $325 million

2. Real Madrid (Madrid, Sprain), $296 million

3. AC Milan (Milan, Italy), $279 million

4. Chelsea (London, England), $272 million

5. Juventus (Turin, Italy), $270 million

6. Arsenal (London, England), $218 million

7. FC Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), $212 million

8. Internazionale (Milan, Italy), $209 million

9.Bayern Munich (Munich, Germany), $208 million

10. Liverpool FC (Liverpool, England), $175 million

11. Newcastle United (Newcastle, England), $172 million

12. AC Roma (Rome, Italy), $136 million

13. Celtic (Glasgow, Scotland), $131 million

14. Tottenham Hotspur (London, England), $126 million

15. SS Lazio (Rome, Italy), $125 million

16. Manchester City (Manchester, England), $117 million

17. Schalke 04 (Gelsenkirchen, Germany), $115 million

18. Marseille (Marseille, France), $110 million

19. Rangers FC (Glasgow, Scotland), $108 million

20. Aston Villa (Birmingham, England), $106 million

http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4561801-1.html

That is irrelevant. Just because you receive all that dosh doesn't mean Glasgow Selltic are loaded. You are still skint. What was your outgoings?:confused:

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'Once every Bluemoon Vital Manchester City will publish a free newsletter - only available by subscription.

The subject matter will be fan base whereby everyone will have the opportunity to contribute. I am also negotiating the possibility of offering free match day tickets, home and away, plus much more.

The newsletter will obviously be biased towards the Vital Network, and of course centred around Vital Manchester City.

Before I get the ball rolling and in an effort to make this work I need at least 20 regular subscribers. Anything less and the project will fail.

The majority of correspondents will be via email, although at times details will be published on the sites forums.


Now what do I do?':

http://www.manchestercity.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=115388

Thought this would interest Man city fans.

Thanks. But no thanks

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The road to Istanbul begins tonight in the Faroe Islands!

Come on City!!!!!!!!!:guitar:

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The road to Istanbul begins tonight in the Faroe Islands!

Come on City!!!!!!!!!:guitar:

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Good luck!

My catch of the day:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2303672/Man-City-fans-hire-fishing-trawler-for-Faroe-Islands-match.html
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Faroes-to-rescue-after-fans39.4296422.jp

Tell me Ma, me Ma
The planes and the trains will be full,
We're going to Istanbul,
Tell me Ma, me Ma.

Oh yes, 2-0 in the away leg..... COME ON!!!!!

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Man City bosses turn to Feng Shui to win trophies:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Man_City_bosses_turn_to_Feng_Shui/articleshow/3248848.cms
http://www.redlineclothing.co.uk/hi_viz_nutter.jpg

Really?
*Goes off to check*

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Aye you must have had a gap to fill & looking at that 2 page spread I reckon I must have been on something at the time, possibly greenhall whitley :D

Ta for the City updates whilst I was incarcerated in Skeggy Butlitz!

love

Grim

Aye you must have had a gap to fill & looking at that 2 page spread I reckon I must have been on something at the time, possibly greenhall whitley :D

Ta for the City updates whilst I was incarcerated in Skeggy Butlitz!

love

Grim

I once had the pleasure of spending a long weekend there. My wifes sister took her daughter, who was very young at the time, and the father. We paid for an upgrade and spent a few days with them. The longest 3 days of my life! We had to witness their relationship fall apart, whilst trying to keep a sense of normality for my neice. It was painful.

It was the first weekend of the season, and I seem to remember that there was plenty of options to watch the box in different themed bars all selling exactly the same shite lager and keg bitter. I did a lot of standing in bars "with" my sister-in-laws fella, who just kept sneaking off to phone his bit on the side. Everytime he cameback in he said that he had to phone work. It must be all go being a Carpet Salesman?

Hope you enjoyed yourself!!!!

JJ gave me an early day warning that the City match would be shown on Sultana, so I went to the guest services to find out if any of their bars had sultana, I was informed of hotshots, so I went to check hotshots who told me it's the front room bar that has it, so on Thursday night I went in to the front room bar & asked them if they had sultana & would they be showing the match, I was told yep they had & yes they would. So I settled back with a pint of creamy-flow brown liquid (this was 6pm). 6.45 I went back to the bar (after watching the same loop of $ky sports news to boredom), I asked when will sultana be on? They told me they'd programmed it to come on at 6.55pm, I ordered another soap brown liquid (pint of) & settled down again! 6.55 the programme switched to sultana, load of ads etc then the match starts up, woo, then 7.05pm the blue screen with the air turning that colour too, apparently it was a 5min free-view, the buggers hadn't renewed their subscription & none of the bods on could authorise it ffs! I took the wee lad out to the closest 2 boozers & neither had sultana, so it was back to Butlitz & a couple of britains got talent losers in reds (spits) club!
Yeah thanks it was really great ta! :tears:
Still City got the result & I saw the goals on bbc the next day!
Never again!

love

Grim

I once had the pleasure of spending a long weekend there. My wifes sister took her daughter, who was very young at the time, and the father. We paid for an upgrade and spent a few days with them. The longest 3 days of my life! We had to witness their relationship fall apart, whilst trying to keep a sense of normality for my neice. It was painful.

It was the first weekend of the season, and I seem to remember that there was plenty of options to watch the box in different themed bars all selling exactly the same shite lager and keg bitter. I did a lot of standing in bars "with" my sister-in-laws fella, who just kept sneaking off to phone his bit on the side. Everytime he cameback in he said that he had to phone work. It must be all go being a Carpet Salesman?

Hope you enjoyed yourself!!!!

Ta for the City updates whilst I was incarcerated in Skeggy Butlitz!

love

Grim

Was Ayr closed for redevelopment?:D

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Was Ayr closed for redevelopment?:D

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We only do Ayr at Easter, actually! :D

Are you coming up to Glasgae for the friendly?

love

Grim

We only do Ayr at Easter, actually! :D

Are you coming up to Glasgae for the friendly?

love

Grim

I do not bother with irrelevant pre season friendlies anymore. Who are City playing?
Partick Thistle? Queens Park? Third Lanark?

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I do not bother with irrelevant pre season friendlies anymore. Who are City playing?
Partick Thistle? Queens Park? Third Lanark?

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Did you know that it's so uncivilised at football games up here that I won't be able to have a pint at the ground! How unfriendly eh? :D

love

Grim

Tell me Ma, me Ma
The planes and the trains will be full,
We're going to Istanbul,
Tell me Ma, me Ma.

Oh yes, 2-0 in the away leg..... COME ON!!!!!

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It was Rock-A-Day, Johnny singin',
"Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa,
Our Loves Are Gonna Grow Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah."

Man City bosses turn to Feng Shui to win trophies:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Man_City_bosses_turn_to_Feng_Shui/articleshow/3248848.cms
http://www.redlineclothing.co.uk/hi_viz_nutter.jpg

PMSL:D

I do not bother with irrelevant pre season friendlies anymore. Who are City playing?
Partick Thistle? Queens Park? Third Lanark?

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Noted.

Did you know that it's so uncivilised at football games up here that I won't be able to have a pint at the ground! How unfriendly eh? :D

love

Grim

Welcome to the cheap seats.

http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/default.aspx
http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/singleMatch.aspx
http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/premiumhospitality.aspx
http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/executivesuites.aspx
http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/matchday/captainstable.aspx
http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/number7.aspx
http://www.celticfc.net/hospitality/walfrid.aspx

You:

Today, Channel 5 at 3.30pm

SV Hamburg v Manchester City FC:guitar::guitar:

COME ON CITY!!!!!!!!!!!

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well it was only a friendly game......:(

:D:D

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City 2 - village team from the Faroe Islands O

Aggregate 4-0

Come on!! Next round draw is tomorrow at lunch time.:guitar::guitar::guitar::guitar:

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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1060598_thaksin_wife_guilty_of_tax_evasion

Looks like Frank fought the law and the law won......

He's going down, he's going down, he's going.... Thaksin's going down....:D

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Denmark next eh, FC Midtjylland

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Grim

Denmark next eh, FC Midtjylland

love

Grim

Yes, it will be a Danish invasion alright:cool:

Some matter of an irrelevant game against some minor European team this Wednesday first. Keltic or something like that.;)

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Come on City...... playing some mickey mouse Scottish team tonight in Glasgow.

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Come on City...... playing some mickey mouse Scottish team tonight in Glasgow.

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Spare a thought for one Blue, who has to accompany his Dad to the Theatre of Dreamers tonight. Their getting some cutlery out beforehand? Strange what passes for entertainment in Trafford?

We're having a bite and a few pints beforehand. So I'd best watch how many I have, as I have to keep a lid on it tonight. I mean, I might just say the wrong thing...

...USA, USA, USA!

Spare a thought for one Blue, who has to accompany his Dad to the Theatre of Dreamers tonight. Their getting some cutlery out beforehand? Strange what passes for entertainment in Trafford?

We're having a bite and a few pints beforehand. So I'd best watch how many I have, as I have to keep a lid on it tonight. I mean, I might just say the wrong thing...

...USA, USA, USA!

Bloody hell Brel.......

Yes, could be a bit tricky if you call out loudly ''Love Glazer, Hate united'':D

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PS Off to The Blue Bell to watch City:guitar:

Fun times again at COMS.
Another season starts on shaky ground.

I love it. I hate it.

Fun times again at COMS.
Another season starts on shaky ground.

I love it. I hate it.

Yes, having gone on for a year about how ''Frank'' Shinawatra is NOT good news for City, I take NO satisfaction in being proved right.....

I want MY club back.....:tears:

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So Glasgow Keltic managed to scrape a 1-1 draw with City's reserves (as it was the reserve team by the time they equalised with 10 minutes to go:D). Natuarally Samaris failed to hit the back of the onion bag......:rolleyes: I'm sure he'll do well against the mighty Inverness CT, Partick Thistle, Hamilton Accies et al.

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I am geniunely hoping City do well in the new season. I haven't really been keeping on eye on pre-season but the mighty Leeds won 4-1 against....DENDER! (whoever the hell they are)

Love PTxx.

Today, the red and black stripes of AC Milan come to town......
Here is a little reminder of what happened last time they played City back in 1978:cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04dxuQRnFpQ

Here's the goals from the first leg in the San Siro.... check out one of the best solo runs / goal ever for the second goal. City became the first English club to leave the San Siro undefeated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnzTBA4PRNg&feature=related

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the mighty Leeds

Love PTxx.

Ha ha ha the funniest thing I've seen today!

Ha ha ha the funniest thing I've seen today!

Yes, they were losing 1-0 to Scunny and I was waiting in the wings for the kill.... but Leeds turned it around and won 2-1:(

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Yes, they were losing 1-0 to Scunny and I was waiting in the wings for the kill.... but Leeds turned it around and won 2-1:(

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Damn, trust Scunny to let you down! Fingers crossed for the Owls this afternoon!

Apparently Stephen Ireland is on his way to Sunderland, quicky followed out of the door by Corluka and Petrov. Mark Hughes is refusing interviews as well, what is going on?

Apparently Stephen Ireland is on his way to Sunderland, quicky followed out of the door by Corluka and Petrov. Mark Hughes is refusing interviews as well, what is going on?

Great win today, good job we've got the best academy in the world, if all these rumours are true we are going to have to win it with kids!

love

Grim

Apparently Stephen Ireland is on his way to Sunderland, quicky followed out of the door by Corluka and Petrov. Mark Hughes is refusing interviews as well, what is going on?

Great win today, good job we've got the best academy in the world, if all these rumours are true we are going to have to win it with kids!

love

Grim

Corluka maybe (and despite disappointment £7m is good business)..... Ireland and Petrov no way....... that is bollocks.

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Damn, trust Scunny to let you down! Fingers crossed for the Owls this afternoon!

Musley
The Owls were certainly on song today.:)
After a couple of years at the arse end of the 2nd division (as it really is), it will be good to see Wednesday a bit further up the league.

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Corluka maybe (and despite disappointment £7m is good business)..... Ireland and Petrov no way....... that is bollocks.

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Corluka deal was £5mil that's why it fell through with spurs, Ireland to Sunderland was announced on channel 5 during the effin match ffs! Dunno where the Petrov rumour has come from though.

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Grim

Nl3MCVnx9V4

CTID

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Grim

Nl3MCVnx9V4

CTID

love

Grim

Grim
And your point was what exactly?:D

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Grim
And your point was what exactly?:D

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Nowt much... :cool: I was sat in the 'Tic end & you can only hear the City sing!

love

Grim

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Grim

I believe Glasgow Selltic won today with a dodgy penalty. Masonic conspiracy theories abound no doubt:rolleyes:

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Yes, they were losing 1-0 to Scunny and I was waiting in the wings for the kill.... but Leeds turned it around and won 2-1:(

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Ah Leeds on the up again, beating Scunny...bring on the Premiership haha.

Love PTxx.

It's official..... City are FUCKED
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1043322/Thai-PM-Thaksin-flies-London-face-corruption-charges.html

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It's official..... City are FUCKED
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1043322/Thai-PM-Thaksin-flies-London-face-corruption-charges.html

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Please NO! I object that the end is nigh should come from the daily mail, ffs!

Tis just another endearing chapter in the story of Manchester City! At least we have some life & character unlike the other team that likes to share part of our name. ;)

love

Grim

Please NO! I object that the end is nigh should come from the daily mail, ffs!

Tis just another endearing chapter in the story of Manchester City! At least we have some life & character unlike the other team that likes to share part of our name. ;)

love

Grim

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1061961_thaksin_flees_to_britain

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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1061961_thaksin_flees_to_britain

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We wouldn't be City if everything ran smoothly eh? Dodgy chairman, it's not the 1st time we've been down this road either! :cool:

Keep the Blue flag flying!

love

Grim

Man City 0-1 FC Midtjylland


HUGHES OUT!

Man City 0-1 FC Midtjylland

HUGHES OUT!

Bent owner OUT!

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Come on City, Villa Park is traditionally a good ground for us...... do the business today:cool::guitar:

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Man City 0-1 FC Midtjylland


HUGHES OUT!

Here, this fc Matalan aint no cheap Spar team, check this site
http://www.soccerassociation.com/cgi-bin/info.cgi?11/1912/fcmidtjylland
But if you can't be arsed clickin it (I never do), here's the jist
1. top of their league
2. won 3 drawn 1 lost 0
3. they play in the SAS Arena (ffs)

Frightening, but I'm not hungry (so I don't expect to have to eat my words) BUT I reckon we'll turn them over in the 2nd leg at the SAS, if not we can always concentrate on the league cup, then the FA cup & if all else fails we've got the league to think about eh?

love

Grim

Fingers crossed.

After watching the game, I'm meeting an old mate who now lives in Thailand, for a pint and a catch up. I'm meeting his wife (who is Thai) for the first time. If things go bad today I might not be in much of a "lets talk Thailand" mood!!

City reported to Fifa over Elano payment

Fifa have confirmed they have received a complaint from Shakhtar Donetsk over the transfer of Brazilian midfielder Elano to Manchester City.

The playmaker joined City from Shakhtar last summer, and the Ukrainian side are claiming they are still owed £475,000 by the English outfit.

Shakhtar maintain that a ‘solidarity payment’ still needs to be made by City which, at five percent of the original £9.5 million transfer fee amounts to the sum they are asking for.

That fee is spread across clubs that contributed to the player’s youth development, but City reportedly believe the responsibility for that falls upon Shakhtar,

"We can confirm Donetsk have lodged a claim with Fifa regarding this matter," said a Fifa spokesman.

"As the relevant procedure will start in due course, we can't provide further comments for the time being."

What next?

City reported to Fifa over Elano payment

Fifa have confirmed they have received a complaint from Shakhtar Donetsk over the transfer of Brazilian midfielder Elano to Manchester City.

The playmaker joined City from Shakhtar last summer, and the Ukrainian side are claiming they are still owed £475,000 by the English outfit.

Shakhtar maintain that a ‘solidarity payment’ still needs to be made by City which, at five percent of the original £9.5 million transfer fee amounts to the sum they are asking for.

That fee is spread across clubs that contributed to the player’s youth development, but City reportedly believe the responsibility for that falls upon Shakhtar,

"We can confirm Donetsk have lodged a claim with Fifa regarding this matter," said a Fifa spokesman.

"As the relevant procedure will start in due course, we can't provide further comments for the time being."

What next?

:eek:
Looks like we'll be shaking buckets outside the ground on Sunday:rolleyes:

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:eek:
Looks like we'll be shaking buckets outside the ground on Sunday:rolleyes:

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Good, I'll make sure I have something to put in it! ;)

Good, I'll make sure I have something to put in it! ;)

What are your plans - what mode of transport are you using and what time you getting there?

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