All posts tagged manchester city

2016-17: The Season in Review

Titanic Tunnel

The term ‘Landmark Agreement’ is sorely overused but Tuesday’s High County judgement to promote Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League qualifying stages at the expense of Everton has resonated throughout the game. Pity the poor Toffees, also at the heart of a legal wrangle back in 2005 that saw their Merseyside neighbours Liverpool favoured ahead of them after winning the previous season’s trophy. At that time, a compromise was reached …

Conversations with Stan Horne (Manchester City, Aston Villa and Fulham)

With the fallout from recent incidents involving Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra, and John Terry and Anton Ferdinand, dominating the back pages, racism in English football is once again a hot topic. An opportune time, then, to ask Stan Horne about (among other things) his experiences as the first ever black player for a trio of current Premier League clubs: Villa, Fulham and his beloved Man City.

BW: Did …