Reasons Why Wayne Rooney Will Not Swap Red For Blue.

In the three years nearly since the famous "Rooneygate" across the road at Old Trafford, where the English striker sought to leave Old Trafford due to their lack of ambition, no transfer window has been complete without him being on the verge of signing for neighbours, Manchester City, at least twice per window. However each time the rumour and speculation has developed in various media outlets it's been quickly known as fake accusations to fill paper inches.

Rooney celebrating a goal at Old Trafford

Manchester City Strike Force For 2013/2014

Since the departure of Mario Balotelli in January speculation has been in the air as to if city would go for a name summer signing in the attacking area or simply promote John Guidetti. There is also much speculation over Edin Dzeko who in the closing weeks of the season many of the city faithful who stuck with the player lost patience.

Goodbye Kolo And The Possible Defensive Changes

With the impending departure of Kolo Toure at centre back the blues will surely need a replacement,add to this the question marks over Joleon Lescott's future with one year remaining on his current contract and speculation will grow in the coming months about possible buys for city at centre back.

Kolo Wearing The Armband For City

Roberto Mancini - Gone But Never To Be Forgotten

Last night shock-waves were sent across the footballing world as Manchester City directors took the decision to release charismatic Italian boss Roberto Mancini. Despite bringing more success to City in a shorter time frame than Arsene Wenger, Alex Ferguson or David Moyes, City felt the need to allow Roberto Mancini to be replaced in the hot seat at one of world football's most fortunate jobs.

Mancini being presented to the media 

Match Preview: City vs. United

Monday night Roberto Mancini takes his Manchester City side to Old Trafford in the hope the Champions can cut the gap at the top of the league table to twelve points. The City boss goes into the clash with the leaders Manchester United exactly a year to the day since he seen his side supposedly ruled out of the title race after a Mikel Arteta's strike had all but ended City's chance of a first title in forty four years.

Mario Balotelli's infamous 'Why Always Me' T-Shirt

Match Report: City Vs. Newcastle

Alan Pardew took his inform Newcastle side to the Etihad in search of Newcastle's first win at the home of the Champions for the first time since 2000, when Alan Shearer's header was the difference at Maine Road. Having only two points collected at the Etihad since it's existence, history is definitely against the men from the North East.

Vincent Kompany scoring on his return to the side

Roberto Mancini, the right man for City?

After three and a half years in charge of Manchester City, Roberto Mancini has delivered three trophies to a club prior to his appointment had went thirty five years without silverware. The former Inter boss has spent his entire reign as City boss fighting off a media backlash that has surrounded the club since their takeover by Sheikh Mansour of the United Arab Emirates in 2008.

City's first trophy in thirty five years

Match Report: City Vs. Everton

Champions Manchester City traveled to Everton's Goodison Park today at noon to take on their bogey side and cut the gap at the top of the Barclays Premier League. Leaders Manchester United were kicking off their home game with Reading later on Saturday evening, so it was the perfect chance for Mancini's men to reduce the led to nine points at a ground where they haven't won since April 2009.

Yaya Toure absent from the game today.

Match Preview: City vs. Everton

After three and a half years in charge of his Manchester City side, Roberto Mancini takes his in form City side to a hurting Everton to try and claim his first victory in Merseyside as boss of the blues. City are looking to close the gap at the top of the league whilst Everton are desperately trying to keep their slim Champions League ambitions alive. Both managers frosty relationship will surly be put to the test with a passionate tie  between two clubs with two different beliefs.

The clubs two midfield giants, Yaya Toure and Marouane Felliani

Why City will win the FA Cup

Winning the FA Cup this season will probably mean more to City than it would to any other club. Already out of the Champions League, Europa League and arguably the Premier League title race, this is realistically the last trophy this season City have to fight for. With pressure mounting on City boss, Roberto Mancini more after every game, the charismatic will still need to prove to owner Sheikh Mansour and everybody else in the football world that he is indeed, the right man for the job.

Yaya Toure opening the scoring against Leeds in the last round

Match Preview: City vs. Aston Villa

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini takes his under fire squad down to Villa Park for Monday's, Monday night football against Aston Villa. The City boss whose seen his side react positively to going twelve points behind leaders Manchester United, is likely to start with the team that beat Chelsea 2-0 at home eight days ago.

Villa beat City once this season in the Carling Cup in September

Match Report: City vs. Chelsea

After a less than convincing performance away to Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United managed to culminate an away win to increase their lead at the top of the Premier League to fifteen points on Saturday night adding further pressure to City boss Roberto Mancini. City would go into their Sunday lunchtime game with Chelsea looking for three points and ultimately decreasing their led add the top whilst cementing their position in second place.

Jack Rodwell in control of City's midfield

Match Preview: City vs. Chelsea

Roberto Mancini goes into this weekend's top of the table clash with third placed Chelsea facing selection problems. With a fully fit squad to choose from Mancini goes into the tie with Chelsea looking for his first win in the league since January 19th where his side picked up a 2-0 victory over Fulham, more than one month ago.

Robinho scoring on his City debut in 2008

Exclusive Interview with Ex-City player Spencer Prior

Recently I had the opportunity to interview yet another ex-City player. A man who has played against Bayern Munich and Inter Milan before his twenty first birthday who is now a Southend legend living in Australia. Here's the interview I recently conducted with former City midfielder, Spencer Prior:

Spencer up against Everton's Kevin Campbell whilst at Derby.

Match Preview: City vs. Leeds

Roberto Mancini looks set to make a ring of changes ahead of Manchester City's FA Cup fifth round tie with Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium. The under fire Italian hasn't won a match since his side beat Stoke away in the fourth round of one of the greatest club competitions in the world. Anything less than a victory for Mancini's men may well bring truth to the rumours and see Mancini leave before the end of the season.

Zabaleta scoring at the Britannia last month

Exclusive Interview With Former Winger And Club Ambassador, Mike Summerbee

Recently I had the absolute pleasure of spending over forty minutes talking to ex City winger, come legend Mike Summerbee on his life before football, his career, what he's been up to since his retirement and his role as ambassador for the club now. Here's what the legend had to say.

Club Ambassador Mike Summerbee happy with his role at the club

Match Report: City Vs. Southampton

At approximately half seven on Saturday evening it's fair to say City fans witnessed the best bit of news that day. The final whistle after the worst performance and defeat since April 2011 away to Liverpool almost two years ago. A passionless, gutless, woeful performance by a City team that are second in the league trying to claw back a nine point lead City have further let slip through their fingers. A lead that has been now stretched to twelve points after Manchester United's victory over Everton at Old Trafford.

Jason Puncheon opening the scoring for The Saints

Match Preview: City vs. Southampton

Following last Sunday's 2-2 draw. City are ultimately travelling a down to the South Coast with it almost crucial for three points. You get the sense that unless City pick up anything other than three points against relegation surviving hopefuls Southampton then City's grip on their crown they claimed so dramatically last May will surly be taken off them. Rumours also in the media occurred last night that Roberto Mancini had left City.

Samir Nasri scoring winner against Southampton last August

Exclusive Interview with former City Striker Adie Mike

Firstly I'd like to thank you for taking the time to conduct an interview with me, it means a lot for me and the readers of Eye Of The Kippax to find out what a once product of the City academy is doing now with his career and how he looks upon his time with the Maine Road faithful.

Adie lining out at Maine Road

Match Report: City vs. Liverpool

It's Monday, a new week and an end to the last week. For a City fan last week it was one of the worst weeks to be a blue in the Sheikh Mansour era. Yes the side went undefeated in two games, but two draws against a mid table side and a team rock bottom of the Premier League is just not good enough if they are to be considered geniune title contenders. To top the week off City are now a man down because of the sale of one, Mario Balotelli to Italian giants AC Milan last Thursday. With only three Strikers to choose from, City must only hope and pray no one picks up a serious injury throughout the remainder of the season.

Mario Balotelli scoring last night on his debut for his new side

Match Preview: City Vs Liverpool

In recent times, Manchester City vs Liverpool has always favoured the home side. City have won the last two fixtures at home convincingly beating Liverpool 3-0 in each of the last two years. One of those games was the first and still only game, Sheikh Mansour has attended since his arrival as City owner in August 2008. 

James Milner scoring against Liverpool last Season

A Match Report: City vs QPR

Of late, Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers has been a superb game for any neutral who watches the game. With fourteen goals in the previous three games between the sides, you wouldn't be accused if you bet on another goal fest. However, sadly, it really turned out to be the opposite of anything the games previous have produced in the eighteen months since QPR rejoined England's elite.

Aguero early on trying to attack QPR

A fans view on Saturday's cup tie: "Somewhere between sh** and syphilis"

My relationship with the Britannia dates back to November 2010; I decided to go for the league fixture just to tick one more stadium off my list. So began a very interesting link with a club I have never even looked at twice before. The day was great, the performance wasn’t, the result was 1-1 (a bit of trend these days) and I just had to go back. I’m not even sure why I always want to go, the place has no appeal to me at all, my friend is convinced it was the bacon (no idea, he just blurted it out in the pub one day) but something personal hit me that day, and my ‘Stoke rants’ are now a cause of amusement between mates. It is also worth noting that I have never once seen a win at Stoke in 4 visits, all have been 1-1 at full time (one 3-1 loss AET in FA Cup replay). This time just had to be different.

Match Preview: City vs Stoke (Fa Cup 4th Round)

With City in no question their best form of the campaign, can Roberto Mancini finally go away to the Britannia Stadium, the home of Stoke City and take home a victory. Yet another convincing performances by the Blues last week means they are the only team now in the entire country not to concede a goal in this calendar year. A fleet City will no doubt be hoping to match against the side they beat at Wembley in 2011 to finally end their 35 year trophy drought.

Javi Garcia scoring on his debut against Stoke in September

Valuation For Players

Since massive take over in the Autumn of 2008, many of the names that our beloved club has been linked with the four and a half previous years are some that us blues could have only dreamed about for the past fourty years. 

Being linked with the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristano Ronaldo and Kaka, whom are probably the greatest three footballers of our generation is beyond amazing for any blue to see and with City having signed big money players such as Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure and World Cup winner David Silva then success was always pretty imminent.

Disgruntled Robinho during his time at City

Match review: City vs Fulham, Home 2013

In recent history, Saturday's home game against Fulham should have favoured Roberto Mancini's men, and with United facing a tough test away at Tottenham, surly it would have been a perfect chance for the Champions to close the gap at the top.

David Silva slotting in City's first goal

A Father's Advice Never Fails

Naive? Mental? In love? Stupid? All these words have come to my mind over the last 14 years of supporting Manchester City. One thing is for sure, all those things I may be, but I don't think any of us would change it for the world.

Kevin Horlock cheering City's comeback

Match Review: City vs. Arsenal

38 years ago a Manchester City side went away to Arsenal in the league and won, with goals from Asa Hartford, Joe Royle and Rodney Marsh, but little did they know it would be January 13th 2013 before City would go there again and finally win a game in the league at the home of Arsenal.

Dzeko being dragged down for a City penalty

Edinson Cavani, overpriced or perfect for Manchester City?

As many of you know on twitter, I have repeatedly followed the story of Edinson Cavani and the rumours of him leaving Naples. With a rumoured €62 million buy out clause, there are a very few limited clubs that can prize Cavani away from the Stadio San Paolo.

Napoli's home ground of the Stadio San Paolo