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Perception is everything - the facts come later. Author, blogger, communications consultant and ex-journalist. Collected a few wordsmith gongs along the way, responsible for https://www.readbutneverred.com/
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City's Triple Turkish Delight despite shameful UEFA
With midnight approaching in the humidity of Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, a tsunami of emotions flooded out of the pores of each and every Manchester City fan.Ecstasy, relief, disbelief and a s...
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One of the most enjoyable Manchester City blogs I’ve ever written, based on a truly memorable night in Istanbul where history was made and City haters were slayed. ‘Turkish Delight’ was an all too obvious, but equally sweet and irresistible, headline 🩵🏆🩵🏆🩵🏆🇹🇷
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Howard Webb’s got his knickers in a twist at upsetting Man Utd. There’s been some gut churning ‘reaching out’ to the Reds, arse-kissing like you’ve never seen and a mass media meltdown - all because of an Argentinian Blue 🩵🤷🏻♂️😂💪🏻👍🏻🩵 Can you spare 5 minutes?
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Howard spins Webb of United hypocrisy
Manchester United have decided ‘…not to take any further action…’ over that goal scored against them more than 72 hours ago – how magnanimous of them! Quite what action United might have had in mind i...
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September 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Howard Webb’s got his knickers in a twist at upsetting Man Utd. There’s been some gut churning ‘reaching out’ to the Reds, arse-kissing like you’ve never seen and a mass media meltdown - all because of an Argentinian Blue 🩵🤷🏻♂️😂💪🏻👍🏻🩵 Can you spare 5 minutes?
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There was a time when City fans had to instigate conversations about Rodri - not anymore. It seems inevitable that he’s heading to Spain, but how should City fans view the player who is synonymous with the Club’s success & how much should he cost Real Madrid?
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Let’s talk about Rodri…
There was a time not so long ago when Manchester City fans had to instigate conversations about Rodri, most notably via a tifo with, ‘Can we talk about Rodri’, emblazoned across the South Stand of the...
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July 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
There was a time when City fans had to instigate conversations about Rodri - not anymore. It seems inevitable that he’s heading to Spain, but how should City fans view the player who is synonymous with the Club’s success & how much should he cost Real Madrid?
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Can City get their teeth in to the Toffees tonight and get their Premier League title bid back on track at Everton? Will their monster mentality and muscle memory kick in and Pep’s men kick on in pursuit of their second domestic treble? 🩵🏆🩵🏆🩵🏆
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Can City’s M&M’s deliver sweet title taste?
With Manchester City now six points behind and four goals adrift of Arsenal, can the monster mentality and muscle memory of Pep Guardiola’s perennial winners kick in and carry them to an unlikely seve...
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May 4, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Can City get their teeth in to the Toffees tonight and get their Premier League title bid back on track at Everton? Will their monster mentality and muscle memory kick in and Pep’s men kick on in pursuit of their second domestic treble? 🩵🏆🩵🏆🩵🏆
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Manchester City need to shoot a murder of magpies, heap pressure on Mikel Arteta’s misfiring Arsenal and put themselves firmly in the driving seat for a 7th Premier League title in 10 years. A 93:20 moment could once again be pivotal in a City title win!
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City’s murder charge to shoot down Gunners
Not since the first game of the season have Manchester City been in charge of their Premier League title aspirations.A 4-0 thrashing of a decidedly toothless Wolves had City top of the table, but that...
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February 21, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Manchester City need to shoot a murder of magpies, heap pressure on Mikel Arteta’s misfiring Arsenal and put themselves firmly in the driving seat for a 7th Premier League title in 10 years. A 93:20 moment could once again be pivotal in a City title win!
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It’s match day and Manchester City need a first Premier League win of 2026 before any remaining title hopes fade away. After a night of Norwegian blues, back to back victories over Wolves and Galatasaray are required to resurrect City’s stuttering season.
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City must banish their Norwegian Blues
The war cry of Superbia in Proelia – Pride in Battle – first featured on Manchester City’s club badge nearly three decades ago. The bitter irony of the 1997 ‘rebranding’ exercise was not lost on the l...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM
It’s match day and Manchester City need a first Premier League win of 2026 before any remaining title hopes fade away. After a night of Norwegian blues, back to back victories over Wolves and Galatasaray are required to resurrect City’s stuttering season.
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Is the Blue Moon on the rise again, are Manchester City genuine Premier League contenders and Champions League challengers in 2026? A year on, will the independent tribunal EVER deliver a verdict on City’s #115 alleged breaches of Premier League rules?
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Will City be winners on and off the pitch in 2026?
When Liverpool splurged nearly half-a-billion pounds in the summer, perceived wisdom had it that Slot’s machine would hit the jackpot and retain their Premier League crown. As title defences go, it’s ...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Is the Blue Moon on the rise again, are Manchester City genuine Premier League contenders and Champions League challengers in 2026? A year on, will the independent tribunal EVER deliver a verdict on City’s #115 alleged breaches of Premier League rules?
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Such sad news today that England 🏴 Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody has revealed he’s been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Such a battler on the field, this is the ultimate fight he’ll ever face, tragically one that he can’t win. Our hearts go out to him and his family
October 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Such sad news today that England 🏴 Rugby World Cup winner Lewis Moody has revealed he’s been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Such a battler on the field, this is the ultimate fight he’ll ever face, tragically one that he can’t win. Our hearts go out to him and his family
A one minute silence at Old Trafford - impeccably observed - for the victims of the heinous attack at the Manchester synagogue.
Well done to one and all.
Well done to one and all.
October 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A one minute silence at Old Trafford - impeccably observed - for the victims of the heinous attack at the Manchester synagogue.
Well done to one and all.
Well done to one and all.
City have had a fruitful 3 weeks in between international breaks, beating Utd, Napoli, Burnley & Huddersfield and drawing at Arsenal & Monaco. A win at Brentford could see Pep’s men in the Premier League’s top 4, but is it too early to say City are back?
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Is it naïve to think City are on the way back?
As Manchester City slowly begin to turnaround their worst start to a season under Pep Guardiola, there’s a whiff of optimism in the air, albeit tempered by a sense of déjà vu. Crushing the not-so nois...
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October 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
City have had a fruitful 3 weeks in between international breaks, beating Utd, Napoli, Burnley & Huddersfield and drawing at Arsenal & Monaco. A win at Brentford could see Pep’s men in the Premier League’s top 4, but is it too early to say City are back?
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If you would like the chance to win a genuine Kevin De Bruyne signed Manchester City shirt and help a wonderful little Manchester-based charity at the same time, please click on the GoFundMe link for full details.
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Thank you and good luck 🩵💪🏻🩵🙏🏻🩵
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September 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
If you would like the chance to win a genuine Kevin De Bruyne signed Manchester City shirt and help a wonderful little Manchester-based charity at the same time, please click on the GoFundMe link for full details.
Thank you and good luck 🩵💪🏻🩵🙏🏻🩵
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Thank you and good luck 🩵💪🏻🩵🙏🏻🩵
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Whenever life looks like turning to shit, whenever perspective is required in adversity, I look at this beautiful little dog and reflect on how lucky I am to have her unconditional love. She’s such a gentle soul and I’d be lost without her 🩵🐾🐾🩵😍🥰😘
September 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Whenever life looks like turning to shit, whenever perspective is required in adversity, I look at this beautiful little dog and reflect on how lucky I am to have her unconditional love. She’s such a gentle soul and I’d be lost without her 🩵🐾🐾🩵😍🥰😘
City have made their worst ever start to a season under Pep Guardiola and face a tough week with United tomorrow, Napoli on Thursday night and Arsenal on Sunday.
Pep likes to work with a small squad, but already the injuries are beginning to bite…
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Pep likes to work with a small squad, but already the injuries are beginning to bite…
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Pep believes ‘less is more’ – but is it?
Before the season kicked off Pep Guardiola – tongue in cheek – said he’d resign if City didn’t trim down the size of his squad. On the eve of a potentially embarrassing Manchester derby he’s seen his ...
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September 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
City have made their worst ever start to a season under Pep Guardiola and face a tough week with United tomorrow, Napoli on Thursday night and Arsenal on Sunday.
Pep likes to work with a small squad, but already the injuries are beginning to bite…
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Pep likes to work with a small squad, but already the injuries are beginning to bite…
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40 years ago this day, City beat Spurs 2-1 at Maine Road, the same day I married my Little Lady Blue.
It was a good match 🩵🩵
It was a good match 🩵🩵
August 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM
40 years ago this day, City beat Spurs 2-1 at Maine Road, the same day I married my Little Lady Blue.
It was a good match 🩵🩵
It was a good match 🩵🩵
Will City be active in the last 7 days of the transfer window? A failure to act could cost them dear as the same old defensive frailties were exposed once again in the defeat against Spurs. Does Pep need new personnel as well as new ideas this season?
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Pep’s legacy will live forever
Call it pragmatism or even pessimism, but Manchester City will be hard pressed to be genuine title contenders this season. The lack of a ‘hard press’ was a fundamental factor in their gutless showing ...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Will City be active in the last 7 days of the transfer window? A failure to act could cost them dear as the same old defensive frailties were exposed once again in the defeat against Spurs. Does Pep need new personnel as well as new ideas this season?
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Galatasaray have bid £7.4m for Ederson and £8.6m for Akanji - it’s like trying to shop at Harrods with a budget for Matalan.
August 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Galatasaray have bid £7.4m for Ederson and £8.6m for Akanji - it’s like trying to shop at Harrods with a budget for Matalan.
Ruben & Bernardo applaud the Wolves support as they blast out ‘Diogo’ in tribute to Jota 🩵 Brilliant emotionally charged atmosphere and full credit to the @Wolves fans. Great performance by City and proud to be among the away supporters who honoured Jota’s memory 🩵🩵🩵🩵🐺💛🖤💔
August 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ruben & Bernardo applaud the Wolves support as they blast out ‘Diogo’ in tribute to Jota 🩵 Brilliant emotionally charged atmosphere and full credit to the @Wolves fans. Great performance by City and proud to be among the away supporters who honoured Jota’s memory 🩵🩵🩵🩵🐺💛🖤💔
Injuries permitting my City XI at Wolves:
Trafford
Khusanov
Ait-Nouri
Stones
Dias
Reijnders
Bernardo
Cherki
Marmoush
Haaland
Foden
It won’t be - that’s why Pep is the manager and not me.
Trafford
Khusanov
Ait-Nouri
Stones
Dias
Reijnders
Bernardo
Cherki
Marmoush
Haaland
Foden
It won’t be - that’s why Pep is the manager and not me.
August 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Injuries permitting my City XI at Wolves:
Trafford
Khusanov
Ait-Nouri
Stones
Dias
Reijnders
Bernardo
Cherki
Marmoush
Haaland
Foden
It won’t be - that’s why Pep is the manager and not me.
Trafford
Khusanov
Ait-Nouri
Stones
Dias
Reijnders
Bernardo
Cherki
Marmoush
Haaland
Foden
It won’t be - that’s why Pep is the manager and not me.
For those questioning the wisdom of City replacing Ederson with Donnarumma, maybe Pep is adapting his possession style of play to incorporate a more direct approach. Now we have Pep Lijnders on the coaching staff it might be a mix of the best bits of vintage Klopp and Guardiola?
August 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
For those questioning the wisdom of City replacing Ederson with Donnarumma, maybe Pep is adapting his possession style of play to incorporate a more direct approach. Now we have Pep Lijnders on the coaching staff it might be a mix of the best bits of vintage Klopp and Guardiola?
Take a quick squint at these two extracts from a superb book by a guy called Bill Browder - a man who Vladimir Putin would have assassinated in a heartbeat. Putin has Trump in his pocket - he has dirt on the narcissistic chump in the White House - so Donald dances to his tune. POTUS is a disgrace.
August 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Take a quick squint at these two extracts from a superb book by a guy called Bill Browder - a man who Vladimir Putin would have assassinated in a heartbeat. Putin has Trump in his pocket - he has dirt on the narcissistic chump in the White House - so Donald dances to his tune. POTUS is a disgrace.
Quelle Surprise, a new season is upon us, so how better to start than resurrecting City’s alleged breaches of the Premier League’s FFP rules? Ziegler has been relentless in his insidious drip feed of ‘stories’ implying City’s guilt but he - like so many - will be devastated when City are exonerated.
August 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Quelle Surprise, a new season is upon us, so how better to start than resurrecting City’s alleged breaches of the Premier League’s FFP rules? Ziegler has been relentless in his insidious drip feed of ‘stories’ implying City’s guilt but he - like so many - will be devastated when City are exonerated.
I feel sorry for the guy - he’s been under a cloud for the past two years - TWO FRICKIN YEARS - while the clowns who purport to be in charge of football investigated the claims. Two years ago City were on the cusp of buying him for £85m. He’d have been a Premier League champion!
July 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I feel sorry for the guy - he’s been under a cloud for the past two years - TWO FRICKIN YEARS - while the clowns who purport to be in charge of football investigated the claims. Two years ago City were on the cusp of buying him for £85m. He’d have been a Premier League champion!
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How’s it going bud? I don’t pay enough attention to Blue Sky and those who had the wisdom to leave Elon’s Twatter behind. I penned this a few days ago - let’s hope the exoneration isn’t too long in coming for City 🩵💪🏻🩵
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How’s it going bud? I don’t pay enough attention to Blue Sky and those who had the wisdom to leave Elon’s Twatter behind. I penned this a few days ago - let’s hope the exoneration isn’t too long in coming for City 🩵💪🏻🩵
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Could independent regulation speed up 115 charges verdict?
It was no coincidence that Manchester City were hit with 115 breaches of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play regulations, just 17 days before the then Conservative Government issued a white paper...
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July 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
@manchestercitytony.bsky.social
How’s it going bud? I don’t pay enough attention to Blue Sky and those who had the wisdom to leave Elon’s Twatter behind. I penned this a few days ago - let’s hope the exoneration isn’t too long in coming for City 🩵💪🏻🩵
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How’s it going bud? I don’t pay enough attention to Blue Sky and those who had the wisdom to leave Elon’s Twatter behind. I penned this a few days ago - let’s hope the exoneration isn’t too long in coming for City 🩵💪🏻🩵
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I posted this a few days ago - it proved popular with thousands of Manchester City fans, not so much with Red Cartel supporters. It’s about time we all had a verdict on the #115 Premier League charges levelled against City - hopefully before the new season!
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Could independent regulation speed up 115 charges verdict?
It was no coincidence that Manchester City were hit with 115 breaches of the Premier League’s Financial Fair Play regulations, just 17 days before the then Conservative Government issued a white paper...
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July 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I posted this a few days ago - it proved popular with thousands of Manchester City fans, not so much with Red Cartel supporters. It’s about time we all had a verdict on the #115 Premier League charges levelled against City - hopefully before the new season!
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