Leicester 0 Middlesboro 0 City opened their league account for the new season with a point in a goal-less draw against big spenders Middlesboro who were clearly determined to avoid starting the new campaign with successive defeats. City played a 4-3-3 formation with Campbell, Howard and Dyer forming the front three, relegating Fryatt to the […]
CITY HOLD OFF MACC ATTACK
City 4 Macclesfield 3 – Carling Cup 1st Round In a surprisingly enthralling encounter, albeit more one-sided than the scoreline suggests, Leicester emerged 4-3 victors against League Two visitors Macclesfield Town in the first round Carling Cup clash. New boss Paulo Sousa, making his bow as the ELEVENTH manager in the short history of the […]
Next Up – Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 14 August 2010 Manager Gordon Strachan Founded 1876; reformed 1986 Ground Riverside Stadium Address Middlesbrough, TS3 6RS Capacity 35,100 Highest Gate 53,596 v Newcastle United – Division One, 27th Dec 1949 Squad: 1 Brad Jones Goalkeeper 2 Justin Hoyte Defender 4 Matthew Bates Defender […]
The archetypal game of two halves
Crystal Palace 3 City 2 I was one of the many City supporters who were devastated when Nigel Pearson was allowed to leave the club. I was in South Africa at the time and received the news the day after England were dumped out of the World Cup after a series of appalling performances during […]
Next Up – Macclesfield
Macclesfield 10 August 2010 Manager Gary Simpson Founded 1874 Ground Moss Rose Ground Address London Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0DQ Capacity 6,028 Highest Gate 9,008 v Winsford, Cheshire Cup Rd 2, Feb 1948 Squad: 1 Jose Veiga Goalkeeper 2 Izak Reid Midfielder 3 Carl Tremarco Defender 4 […]