Newsletter #1473

My turn to take over the editorial reigns this week.

We are in the middle of an international break and today I have a very short newsletter to bring you. Talking of international breaks, Robinho’s first goal against Venezuela last night really was something special, wasn’t it?

Please keep your articles coming to the usual address of <editor(at)mcivta.city-fan.org>, and hopefully I’ll have a larger newsletter to send to you on Thursday.

OPINION: WILL SANTA COME IN JANUARY?

Although the January transfer window does not open until January 1st 2009, the media and press are full of which players are going to be signed by MCFC.

A lot of attention has gone to Santa Cruz who was transferred to Blackburn by Mark Hughes, and who knows the player well, so this might be the reason for speculation by the media; there might be and there might not be any truth in the story – Blackburn have already said no once.

Personally I would first of all like to see our defence beefed up, too many sloppy goals conceded.

Of course I would love to see Kaka playing for City, who wouldn’t? But will AC Milan ever let such a player leave? They have ambitions of their own, but money does help the City cause.

As regards to Steve Kay’s fun list of players to leave, I have yet to add mine, but of course like everyone else we all have some players in mind, but I doubt very much that they will all leave at once.

Despite the credit crunch that is global, it is nice for a change to see our club in no fear of money matters anymore, the owners giving Sparky 100 million pounds to do his shopping come January.

Sparky inherited a team, and is yet to make it a “Sparky Team”; after the transfer window it will become more a “City Sparky Team”, but we have to be patient, it takes time to build a great team.

MCFC is buzzing and it’s catching, we had a different kind of buzz in the 60/70’s with Summerbee buzzing down the wing, now the club and fans are buzzing about the club and its future.

Come on you buzzing Blues! In Sparky we trust.

NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTERS’ CLUB

Well I know it’s been a long time since we did anything, but the Manchester City Centenary Supporters’ Club in New Zealand is back up and running.

After 18 months of neglect I am happy to say we are back into full swing.

Early this year I visited Manchester and was lucky enough to meet up with Neil Young who has agreed to become our life patron.

If you would like to join us please contact me on email below. We have members in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Little Jon in Hamilton.

OPINION: ENGLAND GOALKEEPER

Watching MOTD 2 (5 October), why on Earth is Robert Green in the England squad but not Hart? He’s like a dead lump to the England goalkeeping team. Let the fresh blood shine.

RESULTS

League table to 12 October 2008 inclusive

                             HOME          AWAY        OVERALL
                    P  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F   A   GD Pts
 1 Chelsea          7  2  2  0  8  2  3  0  0  6  1  5  2  0  14   3  11  17
 2 Liverpool        7  2  1  0  4  2  3  1  0  6  2  5  2  0  10   4   6  17
 3 Hull City        7  1  1  1  4  8  3  1  0  6  3  4  2  1  10  11  -1  14
 4 Arsenal          7  2  0  1  5  2  2  1  1  8  3  4  1  2  13   5   8  13
 5 Aston Villa      7  2  1  0  6  3  2  0  2  6  7  4  1  2  12  10   2  13
 6 West Ham United  7  3  0  1 10  6  1  0  2  4  7  4  0  3  14  13   1  12
 7 Portsmouth       7  3  0  1  6  3  1  0  2  3 10  4  0  3   9  13  -4  12
 8 Manchester Utd   6  1  1  0  3  1  2  1  1  5  3  3  2  1   8   4   4  11
 9 West Brom A.     7  2  0  2  6  6  1  1  1  1  1  3  1  3   7   7   0  10
10 Blackburn R.     7  1  1  2  2  7  2  0  1  6  7  3  1  3   8  14  -6  10
11 Manchester City  7  2  0  2 12  6  1  0  2  6  6  3  0  4  18  12   6   9
12 Middlesbrough    7  2  0  1  4  3  1  0  3  3  6  3  0  4   7   9  -2   9
13 Wigan Athletic   7  1  1  2  3  4  1  1  1  6  2  2  2  3   9   6   3   8
14 Sunderland       7  1  1  2  3  5  1  1  1  4  4  2  2  3   7   9  -2   8
15 Everton          7  0  1  3  4 10  2  1  0  7  5  2  2  3  11  15  -4   8
16 Bolton Wndrs     7  1  1  1  4  4  1  0  3  4  6  2  1  4   8  10  -2   7
17 Fulham           6  2  0  1  4  3  0  0  3  1  4  2  0  4   5   7  -2   6
18 Newcastle Utd    7  1  0  2  3  4  0  2  2  4  9  1  2  4   7  13  -6   5
19 Stoke City       7  1  0  2  5  7  0  1  3  3  7  1  1  5   8  14  -6   4
20 Tottenham H.     7  0  1  3  2  5  0  1  2  2  5  0  2  5   4  10  -6   2

MCIVTA FAQ [v0708.01]

[1] MCIVTA Addresses

Articles (Madeleine Hawkins)     : editor@mcivta.city-fan.org
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[2] What are MCIVTA’s publishing deadlines?

Deadlines for issues are nominally 6pm, Monday and Thursday evenings bu email. Unfortunately we cannot accept email attachments.

[3] MCIVTA Back Issues and Manchester City Supporters’ home page

http://www.mcivta.com/ is the unofficial Manchester City Supporters’ home page. Created in 1994, it is the longest running of the Manchester City related web sites. Back issues of MCIVTA are also hosted on the site.

[4] What is the club’s official web site?

The official club web site can be found at http://www.mcfc.co.uk/

[5] What supporters’ clubs are there?

Manchester City FC recognises three supporters’ clubs: The “Official Supporters Club” (http://www.mcfcosc.com/); the “Centenary Supporters’ Association” (http://www.reddishblues.com/CSAWebsite/CSA.htm) and “The International Supporters’ Club”.

[6] Where can I find out about Points of Blue (formerly the Fans’ Committee)?

The committee operates as an interface between supporters and the club. Points of Blue appears on the club website as a minor entry under “Fans Zone”.

[7] What match day broadcasts are available on the web?

The Radio Manchester (née GMR) pre and post match phone-in is available on the web at http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/sport/manchester_city/index.shtml.

Live match commentaries and archives of games, reports and interviews can be found at http://mcfc.videoloungetv.com/do/preLogin?clubSiteCode=MCFC&CMP=AFC-003.

[8] Where can I find out if City are live on satellite TV?

http://www.satfootball.com/pl.html provides a listing of Premiership games being shown on UK domestic and foreign satellite channels. Useful sites for North American viewers are http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer, http://www.soccertv.com/, and http://www.livesoccertv.com/.

[9] Do we have a Usenet newsgroup?

Yes we do: uk.sport.football.clubs.man-city is our home on usenet. If you are not familiar with usenet, a basic explanation is available here: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,289893,sid9_gci213262,00.html

[10] Do any squad members have their own web pages?

There are a number available and direct links can be found at http://www.uit.no/mancity/players/

[11] Where can I find match statistics?

Statistics for the current season are available from the club site, but for a more in-depth analysis try http://www.mcfcstats.com/.

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The views expressed in MCIVTA are entirely those of the subscribersand there is no intention to represent these opinions as being thoseof Manchester City Football Club, nor of any of the companies anduniversities by whom the subscribers are employed. It is not inany way whatsoever connected to the club or any other relatedorganisation and is simply a group of supporters using this mediumas a means of disseminating news and exchanging opinions.

Madeleine Hawkins, editor@mcivta.city-fan.org

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