Player ratings: City’s England six

Joe Hart – An excellent display against Bulgaria had the nation purring, and the first half against Switzerland saw Joe a spectator. It was a surprise then to see him spill the wet ball a couple of times before conceding a goal he had no chance with. The fumbles may be useful in reminding everyone he’s human and Joe shouldn’t let the headlines go to his head. Bulgaria 8. Switzerland 6.

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Blue Moon Rising isn’t the only City documentary

While the trailers of City’s latest documentary, Blue Moon Rising are doing the rounds, it’s worth remembering that City have previous when it comes to this kind of thing.

Back in 1981 it wasn’t our media partners Endemol doing the filming, but Granada TV with a behind the scenes look at a season in the life of a football club. The result was a classic that looks even better with age.

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Eastlands set for an increased capacity?

Apparently there’s a little article about Wayne Rooney in today’s News of the World. However the United player’s private life is of less concern here than another ‘exclusive’ claiming City were offering to host a World Cup semi-final in 2018 with our 75,000 seat stadium.

Yes 75,000. That’s the claim, though figures from the News of the World should always be treated with a degree of caution. Elsewhere there has been talk of a 60,000 capacity, though the larger figure would be required if we are to fulfill the aim of matching United. The increased stadium capacity is just one aspect of the transformation set to take place around Eastlands.

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How City’s rivals fared in the transfer window

With the transfer window now closed (unless you’re Rafael Van der Vaart and Tottenham), we can now look at how our rivals have fared over the transfer window. On the face of it, City fans can be quietly happy that we concluded all our incoming business prior to the last day.

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