Newsletter #1912

A little banter for you this morning, with a retort to Phil Lines’ article in MCIVTA 1911. Will be interesting to see where it leads as an early indicator of close season progress.

Speaking of Phil, we’ve included an advert of his for match day parking, not something we normally do but as Phil is a friend of MCIVTA we’ve made an exception as it’s a useful service too.

While on the subject of useful services, there are a couple of pieces on memorabilia/programme sales and giveaways that might be of interest too.

WALDORF AND STATLER

Phil Lines suggested the above pseudonym for our 2 Spanish board members for “failing to land Isco and Cavani”.

I wonder what amazing insider info about all their conversations, offers made, player opinions etc. he has knowledge of to get to form this opinion?

To suggest they failed – as opposed to saying they thought Cavani too expensive and that Isco clearly wanted to stay in Spain, preferring RM (not Mancini!) – is the kind of ‘rubbish’ we all too often see (and deride) in the press. If such stuff was down the pecking order in the press Phil that’s because it’s made up boll***s! You talk about their influence in the ‘Spanish transfer market’… mmm… doesn’t Cavani play for Napoli?

Come on Phil, your NUFC stuff was fine but it would take a lot, lot more than the Cavani and Isco episodes to suggest we have issues with our exec management.

Oh yes… are you forgetting the 2 ‘class’ players they did land? One of them from the ‘Spanish transfer market’!

FUTURE LOOKS GOOD

If Manchester City are to succeed next season we must leave the Roberto Mancini era behind us, but never to forget him; he will always be known as a City legend.

For now we all have to look forward to the new season, with the new manager Manuel Pellegrini.

It looks like everything about the new MCFC has a Spanish flavour to it, which cannot be all that bad after the success of Barça and Real Madrid in recent years. However, football is changing all the time – Bayern Munich and Dortmund have shown us how to win German style. Then, in the Confederations Cup, Brazil at home out-classed Spain to win. However, I do feel that Spain will recover and be back.

For City to go forward, a winning team, the right combination of players must be put together like a jigsaw puzzle; for them all to click and mould as a team, is a must.

Manuel Pellegrini has a big job on his hands and he wants to win. After seeing his first day at Manchester City, my first impression is that he is a gentleman with a passion for the game.

The first two signings are very good ones and now, as I write this, we all await Carlos Tévez’s replacement – big boots to fill – for Tévez, when on the pitch, gave 100% effort. Cavani is very good but the money for him is far too much.

City might already have such a player on their books recovering from an injury: John Guidetti, a player that Pellegrini is familiar with for he tried to get him on loan at Malaga not too long ago.

I know that the season is getting closer, for I have started to kick in my sleep.

Come on you Blues!

MATCHDAY PARKING

Hi folks,

I hope all is well and looking forward to cheering on Manuel “The Engineer” Pellegrini and the troops.

If you want hassle free, safe, secluded and secure parking for match days at the Etihad, please drop me a line (10 minutes walk from Mary D’s).

Based on (a likely minimum) 24 games (19 League, 3 Champions and 2 home cup ties) it works out at £6 per game so whilst the majority of the surrounding areas are now charging between £6 and £10 per match, this is still very good value and if (when) we progress to the knock-out rounds of the Champions League it is even better value.

That’s £144 for the season (including VAT).

All the best for 13/14; drop me a line if you want a Match Day ParkingSeason Ticket.

JOHANNESBURG BLUES

I may be in Johannesburg for work next week and am hoping to get to the Supersport game next Sunday. Would be good to meet up with any SA based Blues while I am down there.

CITY PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE

I have several hundred City home programmes from the 70’s to date in good condition, which I wish to dispose of free of charge to a good home.

If anyone is interested the programmes will be available from 11am to 4pm on Sunday 14th July in the Marple, Stockport area.

FOR SALE

Hi having a bit of a clear out in advance of a house move – selling a load of City stuff if anyone is interested.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/mjruscoe/m.html?item=321155957619&pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_Football_Programmes_ET&hash=item4ac6630373&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Included is a full set of the first City magazine from the 1995/96 season.

AND FINALLY… ISCO

What a shame with the Isco situation. A good friend of mine had this chant all ready to go and now it has been scuppered by Real:

“Let’s all have a disco, Silva, Navas, Isco, Ya Ya Ya Ya, Ya Ya Ya Ya”

Would have sounded great.

RESULTS AND TABLE

Final League table 2012 / 2013

                        P / GD / Pts
 1 Manchester Utd      38 / 43 / 89 CLQ
 2 Manchester City     38 / 32 / 78 CLQ
 3 Chelsea             38 / 36 / 75 CLQ
 4 Arsenal             38 / 35 / 73
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 5 Tottenham Hotspur   38 / 20 / 72
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 6 Everton             38 / 15 / 63
 7 Liverpool           38 / 28 / 61
 8 West Bromwich Alb   38 / -4 / 49
 9 Swansea City        38 / -4 / 46 ELQ
10 West Ham Utd        38 / -8 / 46
11 Norwich City        38 /-17 / 44
12 Fulham              38 /-10 / 43
13 Stoke City          38 /-11 / 42
14 Newcastle Utd       38 /-23 / 41
15 Southampton         38 /-11 / 41
16 Aston Villa         38 /-22 / 41
17 Sunderland          38 /-13 / 39
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18 Wigan Athletic      38 /-26 / 36 R/ELQ
19 Reading             38 /-30 / 28 R
20 QPR                 38 /-30 / 25 R

MCIVTA FAQ [v1112.01]

[1] MCIVTA Addresses

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[2] What are MCIVTA’s publishing deadlines?

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

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

The official club web site can be found at http://www.mcfc.co.uk/ and the official club Twitter page at www.twitter.com/mcfc. The club also has a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/mcfcofficial

[5] What supporters’ clubs are there?

The Official Supporters’ Club and the Centenary Supporters’ Association have merged to become the Manchester City Supporters’ Club (http://www.mcfcsupportersclub.com/). The club also recognise the Manchester City Disabled Supporters’ Association (http://www.mcdsa.co.uk/).

[6] Where can I find out about Points of Blue?

The committee operates as an interface between supporters and the club. Points of Blue appears on the club website under the “Fans” heading (http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Fans).

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

Live match commentary can be found on the club website. The Radio Manchester pre- and post-match phone-in is available on the web at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/manchester/.

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

http://www.satfootball.com/ provides a listing of Premier League games being shown on UK domestic and foreign satellite channels. A useful site for North American viewers is http://msn.foxsports.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://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/Usenet

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

There are a number available and direct links can be found at http://www.mcivta.com/players/

[11] Do any squad members have their own Twitter accounts?

A list of genuine player accounts is maintained at http://twitter.com/#!/MCFC/players

[12] Where can I find match statistics?

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

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