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