Preston North End 15 January 2011 Manager Phil Brown Founded 1881 Ground Deepdale Address Sir Tom Finney Way, Preston, PR1 6RU Capacity 23,408 Highest Gate 42,684 v Arsenal – Division One, 23rd April 1938 Squad: 1 Andy Lonergan Goalkeeper, 2 Craig Morgan Defender 3 Callum Davidson […]
A Proper Cup Tie
Leicester City 2 Manchester City 2 The FA Cup 3rd round tie against the millionaires of Manchester City had all the likely ingredients for a great occasion at the Walkers Stadium: – A full house for both home and away fans. – Lots of back stories prior to the kick-off to add a little spice: […]
Oppos View – Man City – Part Two
A bit about you: Name: Dave Jones Birth Place: Salford, Manchester Current hometown:Chorley, Lancs How long have you supported Man City? Since 1962…48 years…far too long!! Overview of the club… Fair to say that City were perhaps the second favourite club of many other fans reputation for playing good football, in shadow of their neighbours […]
Oppos View – Man City
View from the opposition: A bit about you: Name: Chris Burton Current home town: Basingstoke Birthplace: Stockport, Manchester How long have you supported your team? 28 years Overview of your club: Favourite thing about your home ground: it is in Manchester Favourite match played by your team & why: Playoff final Division 2 […]
City just too good for classy Swans
City 2 Swansea 1 After an unexpected 3 points away at Hull I was hopeful, but not confident, of another good result against Swansea, currently riding high in second place in the Championship. In fact City got off to a great start with a goal inside 5 minutes. As befits a biblical time of the […]