Having not been around for Malcolm Allison’s first spell at the club, there’s going to be plenty of tributes for the legend from those better able to recall his time with the club in the 60’s and early 70’s.
Instead, the tribute here is a collection of some of the finest moments from the team he assembled with Joe Mercer.
Continue Reading →City make their first trip to Blackpool since January 1999 and the Division 2 promotion campaign. It’s great to see how far both clubs have come since then and hopefully Roberto Mancini can unleash a refreshed squad to secure another victory.
The international break may have provided a bonus for City, in giving Blackpool’s euphoria following victory over Liverpool a chance to die down.
Continue Reading →Hart – Nothing to do for most of the match, then unable to do anything as the ball flew over him and cracked against the bar. Consequently he’ll be relived to have the clean sheet. 6
Lescott – Montenegro didn’t attack in great numbers but Joleon had to be on his guard as England players pushed forward and left Ferdinand and himself two against two. Coped admirably, looking solid and not in the slightest bit rusty despite his lack of match time at centre-back. Mancini should be encouraged. 7
Continue Reading →City famously had six players on the pitch in England’s last England qualifier, with the prospect of another five on offer tonight. The most remarkable of these might be Joleon Lescott at centre-back.
The reason for this surprise is Joleon’s inability to get a game in his preferred position at club level. So far this season he has been used as cover for Aleksandar Kolarov and Wayne Bridge at left back.
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