BLOODY HELL- MAKE IT DIFFICULT WHY DON'T YOU!!

The football gods are fickle folk. Just when City looked in touching distance of a shot at a trophy the gods conspire to put magic in Wayne Rooneys boots and rob us on the last lap of the Carling Cup semi-final.

Its OK, the gods are surely now appeased, you'd think. 5th Round FA Cup.Stoke at home. Should be straightforward. You think??. Now lets be clear, City weren't at their best (whatever that turns out to be) and Stoke made a go of it. But for Gods sake . Are City's defence the only human or alien beings in the entire known galaxy that don't know that when Rory Delap has a throw in in your half you FUCKING MAN MARK!! For pity's sake. It's pathetic. Its up there in the pathetic league with Ashley Cole lying in bed in a hotel room thinking. "I know. I'll take a photo of my cock on my phone and give it to my mate to give to his mate to do what he wants with. What harm could that do!!

So now we have to go to Stoke, beat them and then face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the quarter final. This isn't going to be as easy as we thought.

IS ONE AT HOME TOMORROW??

Nice piece here from Dan Walkers BBC blog about Prince Charles's visit to Turf Moor.

Best bit: "As he left, his final words - to a man bedecked in claret and blue - were, "Is one at home tomorrow?" He needs to work on the football lingo."

Thanks to Lorenzo for the link.

CITY CLATTER COYLE

A bit bitter I know but a good double whammy last night. City beat Bolton 2-0 at Eastlands which means 3 points nearer to the promised land of the top four in the Premier League and another good hiding for Owen 'Judas' Coyles's long ball misfits.

The victory was made all the sweeter by the fact that City were a bit shit and got a dodgy penalty which was nearly saved, whilst Bolton should have had at least one penalty. so not only was Coyle beaten, putting him one trotter nearer the Championship but he was robbed as well.

Brilliant goal from Adebayor though and an excellent debut from Adam Johnson.

He won MOTM, and his face when he was being given his champagne by Patrick Vierra was a picture.

You could just see him thinking " Here I am playing for Manchester City , in the Premier League being presented with MOTM champagne by legend Patrick Vierra after my debut. Blimey my mum will come in soon and say "come on Adam, wake up , you'll be late for school."

It's not a dream . He reminds me of Peter Barnes.


Anyway, full match report here


















(Photos courtesy of Sporting Life and www.givemefootball.com)

WELL THATS THAT THEN ROBINHO!!

I still think he is probably a great player but he is certainly an arse. He's finally sulked off to Santos now and the press reports of him receiving a hero's welcome and muttering about wanting to stay there just shows how desperate Santos must be and what an ungrateful sod the little Brazilian turned out to be.

He sulked his way out of Real Madrid into the welcoming arms of the Blue Army. The fans were ready to nmake him a hero, a legend. someone who would be in the pantheon of Bell, Lee, and the rest. The fans were ready for him to lead the line. Take arms against a sea of reds, yellows, whites and other colours. He could have been a contender. He could have been The Man.

But..............he was an arse. Couldn't be arsed...... Never gave a sod....

Good riddance. If he wants to stay at Santos they can have him. He might score the winner for Brazil in the World Cup final, but for the loyal would-be believers he leaves behind in Manchester he was just a lazy, couldn't be arsed, overpaid mardy bum whose performances were on the whole just pants.

Ah! Sounds a bit bitter that, in retrospect!!