Newsletter #1415

Honours even at the Reebok on Saturday, a disappointing game but a point earned that sees us slip slightly to ninth place.

A brief issue this Easter Monday with requests and league results.

OPINION: THE NAME IS BOND

Not sure if mention has been made of this in MCIVTA or not. Courtesy of an email from Donny Schreier at MCFC Supporters NYC, the following is a link to an amazing Granada TV documentary covering the fall of Allison / rise of John Bond in 80-81.

http://www.youtube.com/user/jungneil

The documentary is split into 6 parts on Youtube and is fascinating viewing for any football fans, not just City fans. Some other great City moments on there too!

REQUEST: BLUES VIEWING IN NEW YORK

Is there anyone out there who will be watching the City/Chelsea game in a New York bar (assuming it will be broadcast)?

If so, I’d be grateful if you could let me know where it might be shown.

RESULTS

23 March 2008

Manchester United     3 - 0  Liverpool             76,000
Chelsea               2 - 1  Arsenal               41,824

22 March 2008

Tottenham Hotspur     2 - 0  Portsmouth            35,998
Aston Villa           0 - 1  Sunderland            42,640
Blackburn Rovers      3 - 1  Wigan Athletic        23,541
Bolton Wanderers      0 - 0  Manchester City       22,633
Middlesbrough         1 - 0  Derby County          25,649
Newcastle United      2 - 0  Fulham                52,293
Reading               2 - 1  Birmingham City       24,085
Everton               1 - 1  West Ham United       37,430

League table to 23 March 2008 inclusive

                             HOME          AWAY        OVERALL
                    P  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F  A  W  D  L  F   A   GD Pts
 1 Manchester Utd  31 14  1  1 37  5  9  3  3 27 10 23  4  4  64  15  49  73
 2 Chelsea         31 10  5  0 31 10 10  3  3 24 13 20  8  3  55  23  32  68
 3 Arsenal         31 12  4  0 33 10  7  6  2 26 14 19 10  2  59  24  35  67
 4 Liverpool       31  9  6  1 38 12  7  5  3 17 12 16 11  4  55  24  31  59
 5 Everton         31  9  3  3 28 13  8  3  5 20 13 17  6  8  48  26  22  57
 6 Portsmouth      31  6  7  2 22 12  8  1  7 22 21 14  8  9  44  33  11  50
 7 Aston Villa     31  8  3  5 25 19  5  7  3 27 21 13 10  8  52  40  12  49
 8 Blackburn R.    31  7  5  4 21 16  6  5  4 21 22 13 10  8  42  38   4  49
 9 Manchester City 31 10  4  2 23 14  3  6  6 13 20 13 10  8  36  34   2  49
10 West Ham United 31  6  5  4 18 18  6  3  7 16 19 12  8 11  34  37  -3  44
11 Tottenham H.    31  8  3  4 43 26  2  6  8 17 25 10  9 12  60  51   9  39
12 Middlesbrough   31  5  4  6 15 19  3  6  7 13 25  8 10 13  28  44 -16  34
13 Newcastle Utd   31  6  5  5 20 24  2  3 10 13 33  8  8 15  33  57 -24  32
14 Wigan Athletic  31  7  3  5 18 14  1  4 11 10 31  8  7 16  28  45 -17  31
15 Reading         31  8  1  7 19 22  1  3 11 18 36  9  4 18  37  58 -21  31
16 Sunderland      31  7  3  5 17 15  1  3 12 10 33  8  6 17  27  48 -21  30
17 Birmingham City 31  4  6  5 20 18  2  3 11 15 30  6  9 16  35  48 -13  27
18 Bolton Wndrs    31  5  5  6 18 15  1  3 11 10 30  6  8 17  28  45 -17  26
19 Fulham          31  4  5  7 19 26  0  6  9  8 25  4 11 16  27  51 -24  23
20 Derby County    31  1  4 10  8 25  0  3 13  6 40  1  7 23  14  65 -51  10

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

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[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.

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

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[9] Do we have a Usenet newsgroup?

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

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[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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