Archive for August 27th, 2009

Preview: Crystal Palace v City

27th August 2009

City embark on their Carling Cup campaign against Neil Warnock’s Crystal Palace. The Yorkshireman’s sides are usually competitive and City will need to put up a stronger showing than last season when we went out to Brighton and Nottingham Forest at the first hurdle of the domestic cups.

The good news is that our squad is far stronger than last season and ought to be more focused due to the absence of European fixtures. We could really do with good …

Summer spending spree won’t be repeated – Hughes

27th August 2009

Mark Hughes has stated that the incredible turnover of players in the last two transfer windows isn’t going to be repeated in the future.

These are fascinating statements that appear to confirm how Sheikh Mansour has invested heavily in the short team, with a view to having City compete for the Champions League positions.

Mark Hughes:

“In the future we won’t be going into the market to this extent again. We have gone very quickly into the market and brought in big numbers …