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Manchester City favourites to sign Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho, once the greatest player on the world, looks set to sign for Manchester City, according to Barcelona’s president. Laporta.

Man City are battling it with out Italian giants AC Milan for the Brazilian World Cup winner, with City having reportedly bid £25.5 million for Ronaldinho’s signature.

Barca president Laporta stated:

Ronaldinho and his agent have two interesting proposals and they are leaning more towards the one from City.

Barca have said they’ll be discussing Ronaldinho’s future with his agent today, though it’s not known whether they’ll be meeting with either Milan or City.

Barca started pre-season training this morning, and Ronaldinho was very conspicuous with his absence. Barca announced in June that Ronaldinho was no longer required at the club, alerting Europe’s big sides to his availability. Despite Ronaldinho’s obvious talents however, only Milan and Manchester City have shown any serious interest.

Richard Dunne signs new 4 year deal for Man City

Some good news for new Manchester City boss Mark Hughes this week as their captain, Richard Dunne, has put pen to paper for a new four-year deal. Dunne has been one of City’s star performers for the last few years and could have been tempted away with interest from other clubs, including Portsmouth.

Richard Dunne told the Manchester City website:

My first priority is, was and always has been to stay at City.

When Mark Hughes got the manager’s job I think everyone was pleased. I was thrilled he seemed to make it a priority to sort my contract out

Sparky, formerly of Manchester United of course, added:

I’m delighted with the outcome and Richard is a really important player for us.

It was one of my priorities when I took the job that I made sure that he was one of the players we needed to keep

Now Hughes can look at signing new targets to take the club forward to the level their ambitious owners want.

Sven-Goran Eriksson

Sven-Goran Eriksson has gone as expected from Manchester City, it looks like he’s been the next manager of Mexico slightly nicer place to live than Manchester!

Replacing Sven it might be Mark Hughes the current Blackburn boss. Rovers have accepted a request for Manchester City to talk to the former Manchester United legend about the vacant post at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Sven had some great times including a double over rivals Manchester City and the hey leave our Sven along song, pity he didn’t leave Sven alone.

Manchester City Fans sing to save Sven

We mentioned today about Scolari and a possible move to Manchester City. But the City faithful are not going to let Sven go easily. At the recent City V Liverpool game the City fans adapted the Pink Floyd classic Another Brick in the Wall to get thier message across to Thaksin.

We don’t need no Phil Scolari, We don’t need Mourinho
Hey, Thaksin, leave our Sven alone!’

Manchester City approach Scolari

Sven isn’t even gone yet and City Chairman Thaksin Shinawatra is lining up his replacement, the current Portugal national team coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The big Brazilian has stated that nothing will happen until after Euro 2008. It is though that Scolari will move on after the tournament but with other jobs in Europe City will have to fork out around £3.2m-a-year for his services.

Meanwhile Manchester City fans have reacted angrily at last weeks news that the writing is on the wall for Sven at City. Fans and former players have vented angry and have even sighted that protest could be made by stay away at games next year.

Sven to be Sacked

It looks like the writing is on the wall for Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Manchester City manager is going to be sacked at the end of the season, according to BBC Sport.

City owner Thaksin Shinawatra who has been unimpressed by the second half of City’s season told Eriksson he was “not the right man for the job” at a meeting on Saturday.

Eriksson took training on Monday and on informing the players many players didn’t like the news, Eriksson has done well at City considering the team hasn’t won in 2007 at home on his arrival.

But this year since the turn of the year City have been poor, being knocked out of the F.A. Cup to Sheffield United and losing on Saturday to lowly Fulham.

It seems like an insane move for the chairman Shinawatra to get rid of Eriksson but he might have someone lined up? Jose Mourinho anybody?

City kids are alright!

Manchester City’s youth team won the FA youth cup last night beating Chelsea 3-1 in front of 20,000 at the City Of Manchester Stadium. The team, mostly consisting of scallies drew in the first leg 1-1 at Stamford Bridge and it didn’t look good for them going 1-0 down within a couple of minutes.

The City kids came back with goals from skipper Ben Mee and winger Vladimir Weiss. Top scorer David Ball grabbed a third from the spot to seal the victory and the trophy for the first time since 1986 after losing two years ago to Liverpool.

The youth team in the last few years havs provide City with numerous players including Micah Richards, Nedum Onuoha, Michael Johnson, Stephen Ireland and the latest Daniel Sturridge who could have played a part in the final but missed out due to injury.

So the kids at City are alright and Sven should be looking forward to more young guns in the coming years!

Sunderland 1 - 2 Manchester City

A game that only came alight in the last ten minutes with all three goals. Kenwyne Jones had the best chance of the first half, a one on one forced a save out of City’s keeper Joe Hart.

Daniel Sturridge dived in the box, Elano put the ball away from the spot for an undeserved lead. Sunderland did come back into the game, Andy Reid’s cross being volleyed in by Dean Whitehead, a cracking goal.

But it wasn’t enough as with three minutes to goal sub Darius Vassell slotted in for a winner. A very unfair win for the away side considering in the dive from Sturridge.

Fulham, City and Wigan win.

Fulham gave themselves a lifeline today beating a tired Everton at Craven Cottage 1-0 to go within 2 points of Bolton. A second half header from Brian McBride was enough to separate the sides. Everton looked physically tired from their UEFA Cup exploits on Wednesday when they played 120 minites of footbal.

Fulham still have much to do and will have to transfer the form at home way with 5 of their remaining games being away from Craven Cottage.

It the relegation battle Bolton visited the JJB to play Wigan. It was a terrible start for the home side who went down to ten men when Jason Koumas was sent off for a high tackle on Gary Cahill  after 5 minites. The sending off galvanized the home side and the took the lead in the first half thanks to Emilie Hesky. The big forward volleyed in Mario Melchiot’s long-throw.

In the second half Bolton pilled on the pressure with Erik Edman clearing off the line but the home side held on to take all three points and move 12th in the table

At the City of Manchester Stadium Spurs seemed to have had got over their midweek hangover due to going out of the UEFA Cup. Robbie Keane struck in the first half after a mistake from Vedran Corluka let Chimbomda in. To City’s credit they came back in the second half Stephen Ireland directed a shot in to equalize and Nedum Onuoha thumped in a header from a corner.

What could be worse than watching Man City V Wigan? Losing your chips!

Anyone who had the displeasure to watch Manchester City Vs Wigan on Sunday will have witnessed one of the worst games of the season. Luckily for me I only listened to the match on BBC Five Live, my heart goes out to poor old Alan Green and Jimmy Armfield had to sit there and talk about the game!

It seems that there is a three way divide in the Premier League now, teams scrapping for survival, teams in mid table meritocracy and those in the top 4 (maybe top 5 with the push of Everton). All this means that if you get two teams playing against each other who are mid table at this stage of the season it’s going to be a dire affair. In the case of Manchester City, they are in the mid table area and Wigan won’t attack for a win at Eastlands they would rather sit back and aim take an easy point.

Anyway,  as the second half was starting this little lad lost his chips, its down to inexperience of food consumption at football match, if your eating chips or any food from a tray you need to have your thumb on the top, stopping the tray flying away in the wind. He’ll gain that knowledge from experience.

P.S. note the commentator with a cracking lisp, Manccchesssster CCCity…..

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