Articles tagged with "sven-goran-eriksson"
Carlos Salcido and Francisco Javier Rodríguez named to El Tri
By j | August 14th, 2008Just released, Sven-Göran Eriksson has chosen back-line mates Carlos Salcido and Francisco Javier Rodríguez for El Tri's World Cup qualifying bid that begins next week ...
Mark Hughes to resign?
By j | August 11th, 2008The meltdown continues and you can expect issues like this to be prominent in the news. The Sun quotes an unnamed City source: “The club ...
can someone please tell Sven
By j | July 28th, 2008Please can someone please tell Sven-Göran Eriksson that sixty year-old Swedish men are best advised to wear sun-block in México.
the irony of it all
By j | July 25th, 2008If I was to tell you that I have been waiting for this, it would be a gross understatement. Quite honestly the moment I heard ...
the irony of it all
By j | July 23rd, 2008If I was to tell you that I have been waiting for this, it would be a gross understatement. Quite honestly the moment I heard ...
where do you start?
By j | July 5th, 2008I'd like to welcome everyone to the Manchester City blog at The Offside. We've got a number of exciting things planned and I encourage you ...
Sparky to City, Sven to Mexico: Managerial Merry Go Round Goes Mental
By Daryl | June 4th, 2008The managerial merry go round just spun off into bizarro world. Man City sacking Sven after a decent season was weird enough, but now they've ...
Big Day For "I'm On Setanta Sports"
By chris | June 2nd, 2008With all the hullabaloo of the Euros going on, a couple of big coaching changes managed to work themselves into the fold, albeit two changes ...
Photo of the Day: Not Uncomfortable At All
By Daryl | May 15th, 2008This is Sven Goran Eriksson and Phantongtea Shinawatra (son of City owner Thaksin) at the launch of Manchester City's post-season tour of Thailand. First of ...
I'm on Setanta Sports: Is it really over?
By Ian Rose | May 11th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWPIFHVotCY[/youtube] The English football season is one thing, but the first season of my favorite ever sports puppet show has to end on the same day? ...
Genoa per noi
By salvatore | May 9th, 2008The team is off to Genoa this weekend, and everything else around it is up in the air. Yep, it seems the upheaval I was ...
You, Sir, Are Up For Review!
By chris | May 8th, 2008Normally those words aren't a positive sign. Not for Sven-Goran Eriksson, who must've interpreted this as music to his slightly overgrown ears. Or maybe it's ...
List of Clubs Up To Date on Wage Payments Is Released
By Greg | May 8th, 2008Since there's been a whole huge hullabaloo over getting paid this past season, the Players' Association did us all a favor and released a list ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League
By Daryl | May 5th, 20081. Nani isn't much of an actor No doubt that Lucas Neill provoked him. But the poor man's Cristiano Ronaldo was stupid to headbutt the Aussie, ...
LFC 1 - 0 Man City
By CSD | May 4th, 2008It may be a fruitless victory, but it's still a victory. The score really doesn't do the match justice. Liverpool dominated Manchester City ...
Wednesday Already?
By CSD | April 29th, 2008While having a cry about Sven getting the sack, I remembered that there's something going on Wednesday. Once again, the Reds make the long ...
Jose Again: Sven Plays the Didgeridoo and Rooney Speaks!
By Laurie | April 14th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc5lhChg9m8[/youtube] Just one question: How many of you are now rushing out to do a YouTube search for "Wenger the Voyeur"?
Wayne Rooney Is Multi-Talented
By Laurie | April 9th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ofNjViTVuc[/youtube] What does it say about my life that these Jose Mourinho spots on "I'm On Setanta Sports" totally make my week? Don't answer that. In today's show, ...
Mourinho Shows Sven How It's Done
By Daryl | February 25th, 2008[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgjg_g0QzSI[/youtube] Setanta's brilliant little marketing campaign continues with more Jose Mourinho puppet high-jinks. This week he's giving Sven-Goran Eriksson some on-the-job training as an "I'm On ...
10 Things We Learned in the Premier League This Weekend
By Daryl | February 11th, 20081. Standards have dropped There's been a lot of praise heaped on Man City fans for respecting the minute's silence before the Manchester derby, in memory ...
Prem: Lost In Translation
By chris | January 10th, 2008Communication is one of the keys to relationships, whether it be romantic, platonic or business. It doesn't seem like two of England's most high profile ...
Roma, Roma, Roma! [To Be Read in a Jan Brady Voice]
By Martha | January 9th, 2008God damn, but Sven Goran Eriksson really, really wants Mancini. I still don't get it, but he's not backing off that insane rumor of a ...
Sven-Göran Eriksson and Lawrie Sanchez: A Tale of Two Bosses
By Daryl | December 22nd, 2007Two and a bit years ago, on September 7th 2005, it was Northern Ireland 1-0 England. Sven-Göran Eriksson was a laughing stock after going ...
McClaren Ready to Begin Rehabilitation
By Daryl | December 6th, 2007Poor old Steve McClaren. He made a mess of what should have been an easy Euro 2008 qualifying group for England and now he's got ...
Thai Trio Sign for Man City, Will Probably Never Play
By Daryl | November 17th, 2007In news not at all connected to Thaksin "Frank" Shinawatra's nationality, Manchester City have signed the three Thai players who had been on trial at ...
Benitez: Nice Guys Finish Last?
By ed | September 25th, 2007Over on the always excellent This is Anfield, Neale Graham has a really long, very thoughtful post on Benitez's potential legacy, should he leave today. Neale ...
Rovers 1 - 0 Man City - 14 games unbeaten!
By Dan Clough | September 2nd, 2007Rovers unbeaten run continued in a dominant display at Ewood. It was a bit of a bad tempered affair with each side finishing a man down ...
Man City will NOT beat Arsenal
By Patrick | August 24th, 2007I'm sorry to say it, but Manchester City's run of perfection is going to come to an abrupt end. I know City must have a lot ...
It Is the Twilight Zone, You Better Shake Your Bones
By Greg | August 23rd, 2007Have we entered the Twilight Zone? Is a player actually selecting a Portuguese club over a first place English Premier League outfit? Furthermore, ...
How an agent built City's roster
By Patrick | August 22nd, 2007A fascinating story by the Guardian's David Conn, explains how agent Jerome Anderson (pictured) helped Sven-Goran Eriksson buy one player after another this summer. Something ...
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