I’d have liked to have gone to this game, it being a local one, but sadly, finances didn’t allow, so it was good old Online Footy again for me. The starting line-up was unchanged from the one that beat Liverpool 3-0 so I was cautiously optimistic of getting a result – though I had warned [...]

This week, City played their first home game and their first European home game. Sadly, I went to none as the home games were weekday evenings I was most unhappy that our home game against Liverpool, the first home game of this season, was switched to a Monday night, which meant that I couldn’t go. [...]

Zero to Hero: When City were at Maine Road, part of the match day routine involved meeting up with friends and, quite often, with friendly away fans, at the Platt Lane training complex. We could have a few drinks (or tea/coffee for the drivers/non-drinkers) and a snack, and enjoy a relaxed family-friendly environment. When we [...]

I’ve been updating my links both here on my blog and on the links page of my main site and have added a new category for sites and businesses owned by fellow Blues. So if you’re a City fan and have a site that you think might interest other Blues – whether for business or [...]

This week City fans have been like buses – two came to visit whilst holidaying in the area On Thursday afternoon Col, (AKA Wookie, the owner of Wookie’s Lair) his wife Jen, (whose blog I have read for years and come to know as a result) and their 5 year old son came for a [...]

Well City seems to have been linked with every player, his brother, his cousin and his cousin’s dog over the summer and so I did what I always do – sit back and wait until I see what’s ACTUALLY a done deal. The new 25-man squad rule adds a bit of extra interest this year [...]

This is SO clever, and brought to my attention by various City friends. How does anyone get this to look so slick? : Stephen took over my PC and forced me to watch shared these with me and I found them absolutely hilarious: LOVE this one and Stephen Fry’s bemusement : Something we never think [...]

On Saturday I was going to watch our youngsters play Hyde FC, and hoping to meet up with friends along the way, though Lee had cancelled the night before due to having to help a friend of his. As this meant I no longer had to go and pick him up from Chester, I left [...]

I don’t appear to have had much time for blogging lately but there’s lots going on in our lives right now and I’ve been a busy bee. I’m also feeling more myself, and though I AM still determined not to be walked upon, I’m a little less defensive. Work is still stressful, and we’re now [...]

Feeling brave after getting only one of the last-16 predictions wrong (yes, I know, they weren’t exactly difficult ) I shall have another go for the quarter finals. Netherlands v Brazil – shame I’m likely to miss this, though I might see it. A narrow Brazil win. Uruguay v Ghana – going to try and [...]