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Ex-City Matters rep for Manchester City seasoncard holders, King of the Kippax fanzine writer & podcaster. Scourge of those who peddle untruths about my club.

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@PrestwichBlue
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5 months
I'd normally cheer on the underdog in today's second FA Cup semi-final. But I'll be supporting Coventry this time.
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@PrestwichBlue
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8 months
Then they lost the next game at home to a relegation team to give us the title anyway.
Man City were 1 hour away from lifting the trophy. Then Paul Pogba Happened.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
Pep’s won both as a manager. You’ve won neither. Pep’s been in England 3 seasons and won 5 major trophies. You’ve been here 4 seasons and won none.
@City_Xtra
City Xtra
5 years
🗣 Jurgen Klopp on Pep Guardiola stating it's more important to win the Premier League than the Champions League: "Pep has to say that because he was not in the Champions League final for a while! He's a great manager and deserves all the praise he gets." #MCFC
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Funny that all the journalists telling us we shouldn't trust UEFA's version of events last night were only too happy to trust UEFA's version of events when they charged City with FFP breaches that were comprehensively demolished by an independent arbitration panel.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Laughing at Gary Neville's desperate comments about City not having the roots, tradition and history of united. Let's give Gary a little lesson about some of these things shall we? Let's talk about roots first.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
To all the Arsenal fans singing "Shite fans, no history" after the game, I'd just like to point out: - We won the FA Cup 26 years before you did. - We won the League Cup 17 years before you did. - We won the European Cup Winners Cup 24 years before you did.
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@PrestwichBlue
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7 years
As a City fan, I remember when doing the quadruple meant winning 4 games in a season, not 4 trophies.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Six world-class players at an average of £40m each. Brilliant work by Txiki and the board I'd say...
@ESPNUK
ESPN UK
2 years
Manchester City had almost £250m worth of talent on their bench yesterday 💰
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@PrestwichBlue
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7 years
Swansea, bottom of the PL having won just 4 games, with only 2 of those at home, beat Liverpool thanks to an assist from their £70m defender. This was proper football. This was Klopp's football. This is Liverpool.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
3 months ago I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, which really knocked me for six for a while. I modified my diet, cut out the crap, & took more exercise. I've now lost 10kg and my 3-month blood check shows my blood-sugar level is well back in the normal range. I'm so thrilled.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Can even Einstein or Hawking explain how Manchester City, who were only formed in 2008, finished 6 points above Liverpool in 1992.
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@PrestwichBlue
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17 days
Gundo not happy at Barca. Sterling not happy at Chelsea. Get it done Txiki.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
VAR decision process: Q "Was it a penalty?" A "Yes" Q "Was it for Manchester City?" A "Yes" Decision: "No penalty".
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
3 Cup finals. Not a single fucking goal scored. Mentality monsters? Don't make me laugh.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
Goodbye & good riddance UEFA. See you in court. Hope you've got deep pockets. This is a fight to the death now.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Just seen something funny. UEFA's aggregate losses for the last 3 years were €58.1m. Adding back depreciation reduces that by €16.2m to €31.9m. FFP maximum allowable loss is €30m. Therefore UEFA failed its own FFP test.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
Stan Collymore, who has no league or cup medals & whose only career honour was being voted Player of the Month in February 1996.
@MirrorFootball
Mirror Football
5 years
Manchester City are a joy to watch — but here's why their Treble only gets a 5 out of 10 from me #MCFC | @StanCollymore
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 months
This Haaland lad could be the new Rasmus Hojlund.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Been going through the PL handbooks for the various years that charges relate to and, for example, they've charged us under Rule E3 in 2011/12. Yet Rule E3 for that year says that, except for televised games, games will be played at 3pm on Saturdays. They've fucked up here.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
I'm hearing Liverpool will be playing with a false positive 9 tonight.
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
For our newer fans who are used to seeing City as a successful club, today is the 20th anniversary of reaching the lowest league position in our history, when we lost at York City and were 12th in what is now League 1. Those of us who kept the faith deserve to see our success.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Brilliant...
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
5 years
July 2040: UEFA President Vincent Kompany announces that Manchester United are suspended from all football activities until they've paid off every penny of their £525m debt.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Liverpool fans be hoping the open top bus been hired from Coach Innovations.
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
5 years
The Emptyhad...
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
"City till I die, I'm City till I die" we sing. On April 18th 2021 we all died.
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@PrestwichBlue
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7 years
Dear @FA , is it OK if Pep Guardiola changes his yellow ribbon for a red one? Like Anthony Taylor did?
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Been in Manchester centre today & the crowd is gathering for tomorrow's big European game. Always good to see and interact with those not familiar with our City, many probably visiting Manchester for the very first time. And there's some Omonia Nicosia fans here as well.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
"Not in my lifetime "
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
I'd like Lewis Hamilton to drive a Ford Focus in the next GP and prove a big point...
@iambolar
Bolarinwa Olajide
4 years
I want Pep Guardiola to manage a team like Wolverhampton Wanderers, and prove a big point. He doesn’t need to win a trophy, just manage the Wolves. Mourinho is at Tottenham, Ancelotti is at Everton, Bielsa is at Leeds, why not Guardiola at Wolves. Think about it.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 months
Dear Spurs, Any chance you can be this shit when we play you? Best wishes, Manchester City.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
"I spy, with my little eye...". The legend himself...
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
It's official! The bottom 3 clubs now can't catch City, so we're definitely staying up for another season.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
No KDB, no Aguero, no Fernandinho, Vinny & Dave gone. And we've won at Anfield.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
@SibsMUFC Thought that was serious then I saw Sanchez and realised it was a joke.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
Just had an email from @ManCity to remind me to print my ticket for tomorrow (which I'd already done) I'm going to be replying, reminding them to buy a fucking striker (which they're still pissing about with).
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
So - Government White Paper on an Independent Football Regulator due on Feb 5th (but delayed). PL charge City on Feb 6th. New ESL proposals announced on Feb 9th. I'm sure all these timings are completely coincidental.
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@PrestwichBlue
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7 years
@mrjakehumphrey @btsport BT spent more on you & pundits than Chester Zoo spent on building their monkey house. And the monkeys are more intelligent & entertaining.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
Gary Neville "He (De Gea) needs to clear his head, get away from football.." He's at Old Trafford FFS. How much farther from football can he get?
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
Pep acknowledges Cruyff as his inspiration as a manager but I've never heard Klopp credit Sam Allardyce, who was clearly his. Reliance on set pieces, loads of crosses into the the box and getting it forward quickly. Klopp owes everything to Fat Sam.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
Just a reminder that if you're having a bonfire tonight, please remember to check under any piles of wood or rocks to see if there's any United fans sheltering there
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
@StuBrennanMEN Thats because they've had 24 attempts to open the door and haven't managed it yet.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
There's not much I'd sacrifice watching a City game for but this little cutie arrived earlier today & Grandpa wanted a cuddle.
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5 years
Funny how not one of the journalists who have stuck the boot into City seem interested in a big story linking a UEFA EC member charged with corruption, the club he owns & the suspicious action of the UEFA CFCB Chief Investigator on behalf of that club. Wonder why?
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
For when we're back at games... All the way to Anfield To end up in defeat No one's in the stands The goalie's got cold feet Pickford injured Virgil The wind is howling through The players all have asthma And God's a fucking Blue Allez, allez, allez...
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@PrestwichBlue
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8 months
I'd normally ask how Grealish got a yellow when he was stumbling yet Tarkowski got nothing for two really bad deliberate fouls. But I know.
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
4 years
PGMOL to discuss introducing a new rule to allow Manchester City goals to be ruled out if the opposition team don't think it's fair.
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
7 years
@ParisHilton How did Thunderbird 4 get back out of the water into its pod, how did Thunderbird 2 retrieve the pod & where was Gordon during all this.
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
3 years
Ok. Here's my promised thread on the comparative finances of the top 6 clubs. This looks at the published accounts from 2014/15 to 2019/2020. Twitter isn't the best for this but I'll do an updated version of my KOTK article and post that so that people can get a fuller picture.
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@PrestwichBlue
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8 months
Being a City fan...what an experience.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
It's measure of the influence Pep has on football that his team is on the wrong end of 5 goals and suddenly everyone wants to concede 5.
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
"We've tried FFP & they've beaten that. We've nobbled Riley and his refs & they've beaten that. We hired the Special One & he's turned out to be a useless twat. We've tried to get a transfer ban & they've beaten that. I'm running out of ideas Alex"
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
The irony of that win is that Fulham's time-wasting probably gave us the extra minute to get the penalty.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Remarkable how effective the media have been in convincing the fanbase that City are guilty of being cheats and frauds, despite none of them having a clue about FFP or financial stuff whatsoever. Some still don't understand the outcome of the CAS hearing.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
Maguire talking about looking in the mirror in the post mach interview. By the time he's turned to look at his mirror it'll be 2 yards behind him & he'll be wondering where it's gone.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
@SkyKaveh And how did they generate that money? Blackmailed the Football League to end gate money sharing then same again to set up the PL. Finally manipulating the CL format so they made loads of money even if they won nothing.
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
In line with their colleagues on Merseyside, GMP have released the route that the Man Utd team bus will be taking tomorrow. It'll be going into Rowsley St, down the tunnel, onto the pitch and will park in front of the goal.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Take that you cunts!
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
A 0-0 draw at Old Trafford against a very mediocre team. Roy Hodgson should be hanging his head in shame at that result.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Instead of giving Liverpool a traditional guard of honour, I hope our players & staff line up each side and lob bottles, cans and flares at them as they pass through
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
City, by complete coincidence, are about to announce the Abu Dhabi CFG World Cup. Each of tbe 8 CFG clubs gets £100m for taking part, with £500m to the winner.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Let's rephrase this. Man City won a legal case and upset a load of people who wanted to find them guilty.
@david_conn
David Conn
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Manchester City's hierarchy won their war against Uefa, but their campaign against European football's governing body did not do much to win friends or influence people.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
Prepare for unprecedented levels of piss boiling in the next few days Blues. I said this would happen in the next few years and finally it has.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
Hey @LFC - Ferran Soriano says in order to minimise travel, could you bring this with you to Manchester on Sunday please. We'll arrange to collect it. You probably won't need the ribbons again for quite a while but keep them anyway. Make sure you polish it. Ta.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 months
LFC's trophy room without Littlewoods money...
@LfcShaunjudge
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Man City's trophy room without cheating...
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Have the Echo published their "Why Liverpool's failure to score in 330 minutes of cup finals should worry Manchester City" yet?
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
Gary Neville says Jose should see his contract out. Sensible lad Gary. Always liked him.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Dear @premierleague . What is so important about football matches that they HAVE to be played in front of empty stadiums? NOTHING! Why not do something sensible & postpone games for a couple of weeks until things get better or clearer? Just for once, consider matchgoing fans.
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@PrestwichBlue
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1 year
For those who love going on about the Emptyhad, it wasn't full last night. 11 people didn't bother turning up.
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
Apparently Liverpool's wage bill for 2017/18 was £263m. Manchester City's was £260m. How are Liverpool expected to compete when there's such a gap?
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
2 years
Four years of sweating blood as part of the City Matters committee and all I got was... THIS SHIRT SIGNED BY THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD!!!!!! Had the most fantastic day. Thanks @ManCity
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
Must come as a complete shock to them to see police actually doing their job instead of standing around and giving carte blanche to hooliganism. Try standing on a Spanish police van then see how many unbroken bones you have when they've finished with you.
@emiliabonaECHO
Emilia Bona
5 years
Latest on the police situation in Barcelona
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
@AnythingLFC_ Just for clarity are we talking about the arrogant van Dijk or the cheating Salah? Who said Liverpool fans aren't self-aware?
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4 years
Which proves,if we didn't already know, that football writers actually know fuck all about football.
@SkySportsNews
Sky Sports News
4 years
BREAKING: Jordan Henderson has been crowned the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year for the 2019/20 season.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Ederson glances up from his newspaper, sees the danger, folds it carefully at the page he was reading then gets out of his deckchair to make a save.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 months
Funny how a week ago, with 1 point between the top 3 teams, it was the most exciting PL title finish ever. Today, with a massive 2 points between those same 3 teams, it's a procession and boring.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
That's nothing. There's a stadium in a place called Old Trafford in the UK that holds 75,000 people who do the same thing.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Rule E11 for 2011/12, which we've been charged under, says "Each club shall enter the FA Cup". That was the season we lost 3-2 when Vinny was ludicrously sent off. There's charges for rules about away tickets. It's a complete fuck up. They're amateurs. We;'ll crush them in court.
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@PrestwichBlue
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@tariqpanja If you can't understand why the most consistently successful club, in the world's wealthiest league, who've played 12 consecutive seasons in the richly rewarded CL, has earned more revenue than other PL clubs then maybe you shouldn't be looking at clubs' finances.
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Story in Der Spiegel today claiming they didn't give UEFA any of the evidence they had, which confirms what I heard a while ago that all UEFA had was the emails in the stories DS printed. And they brought a case on that basis. It would be unbelievable if it wasn't true.
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@PrestwichBlue
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7 years
@DaveOCKOP And when it comes to court, at least Nike will have a better defence than Liverpool's.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 months
All the LFC fans still crying over Bernardo's brew for their guard of honour 4 years ago & saying it's "karma". Since then he's won 3 PL titles, an FA Cup, the CL (as part of a treble) plus the Super & Club World Cups. He's also never played on Thu night. Karma is indeed a bitch
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
That's 4 consecutive defeats in the PL and 4 consecutive defeats at home for Liverpool. This Means Four.
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
@kylewalker2 Given you were the one who wasn't paying attention & played Rondon onside for Newcastle's equaliser, without which we might have been just 2 points behind them now, I think I'd have kept that tweet to myself.
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4 years
Alisson. 2 games and 3 assists. Goal machine.
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@PrestwichBlue
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5 years
On this day in 1894, at a crowded meeting, it was agreed to form a new football club & Ardwick FC, the club it grew out of, formally dropped its opposition to the move. Happy 125th birthday @ManCity .
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@PrestwichBlue
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Knowing little or nothing about the PL charges, the media have whipped up the narrative that City are guilty as charged. Knowing little or nothing about City's case against the PL the media have whipped up the narrative that City's case is malicious.
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4 years
8 clubs allegedly wrote to CAS asking them to ensure City's CL ban wasn't suspended, even though City haven't asked for it to be. And even though City might be cleared of wrongdoing and get the ban overturned when CAS hear the case. Burnley & Liverpool were 2 of those clubs
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3 years
An English team has just equalled the record for a CL knockout round win away from home and this is the Telegraph's Sport page....
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Perhaps I'm being a bit pedantic but this annoyed me. Son didn't "miss" that chance, it was an exceptional save from Ortega. A City fan can't give credit for a season-defining moment from one of our players, when non-City fans recognise the quality of the save.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
To all you lucky bastards going today, be loud, be proud and make sure Sergio gets the best send off ever.
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@PrestwichBlue
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7 months
Fair play to Klopp. Given us some great title battles, which is amazing when they only pay their players sixpence a week.
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@PrestwichBlue
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1 year
In his first full season, Solskjaer's 27th PL game was a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle.They had 50 points. Ten Hag's 27th PL game was a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle. They have 50 points. Met the new boss, same as the old boss.
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@PrestwichBlue
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6 years
I know there are some of my followers that I know personally who would want to know that, sadly, my dear mum died yesterday evening. She'd been ill for a few years but battled bravely & passed away peacefully.
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@PrestwichBlue
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3 years
European champions, 2nd in the PL and they've been time-wasting from the first opportunity. The Pep effect.
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@PrestwichBlue
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2 years
Great piece by Stuart laying bare Liverpool's rise from Division 2 mediocrities to success, made possible by - yes that's right - money! Liverpool's great history myth exposed as they prepare for Man City crunch
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@PrestwichBlue
PrestwichBlue
6 years
No excuse for there not to be a great atmosphere tomorrow. The chance to go 4 points clear and under siege fom the authorities. Bring it on!!!!!
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@PrestwichBlue
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4 years
Another journalist, @TonyEvans92a assured us that UEFA's case was strong and not based solely on the Der Spiegel hacked emails but on evidence that City themselves supplied. He couldn't have been more wrong as it turns out. He was either telling porkies or needs better sources.
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@PrestwichBlue
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9 months
All he needs to do now is find his hands.
@guardian_sport
Guardian sport
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André Onana is starting to find his feet at Manchester United
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@PrestwichBlue
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Starting Stones, who's barely played in the last week's, is the equivalent of not starting Rodri or Fernandinho in Porto. Utterly brainless.
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