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James Cunliffe

James Cunliffe

Sports Journalist · 69 articles

life long City fan dreaming of a job in football writing.

Fire in the belly of the ginger Pele
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Fire in the belly of the ginger Pele

Writing his own script, Kevin De Bruyne is on course to land the lead role after his Guardiola auditions this season. Forget Silva and Aguero, KDB is the man Pep should be planning to build his City team around. Since breaking the club-record transfer fee last summer, Kevin De Bruyne has exceeded fan expectations at […]

Suck it and see: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen at City makes sense
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Suck it and see: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen at City makes sense

Talk of Pep Guardiola’s  planned team at City has been a main feature of football transfer rumors lately, with countless players from around the world apparently part of his future preparations – the latest of them is current Barcelona and German keeper, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. As reported here, Ter Stegen is set to snub Liverpool […]

Pre-season Manchester derby: A loss of rivalry and commercial idea
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Pre-season Manchester derby: A loss of rivalry and commercial idea

The Manchester derby; a game that splits one of the greatest Cities of England into blue and red. A fight for bragging fights that since the start of the Mansour Era has developed into a fight for the title. For me, playing United is the biggest game of the season, and it always will be; […]

Manchester City’s worst Premier League performance so far
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Manchester City’s worst Premier League performance so far

After some big money signings and an incredible start to the 2015-16 season, hopes were high for Manchester City fans. But, only City could mess that up and as the season grew it got worse and worse for City. Saturday’s 0-0 result with Norwich probably sees us go out of the title race altogether, and […]

Yaya Toure: An unappreciated enigma
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Yaya Toure: An unappreciated enigma

During the utmost heights of Yaya Toure’s footballing supremacy, countless coaches have been left dreaming that they had a ‘Yaya’ in their team. However, stemming back from his past relationships with Wenger, Bölöni and Guardiola we see that Toure isn’t exactly the luxury he’s expected to be, it wasn’t until his transfer to City in […]

Thank God for Fernando: City’s unsung hero
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Thank God for Fernando: City’s unsung hero

Unsung hero (noun) – A person who makes a substantive yet unrecognized contribution; a person who’s bravery is unknown or unacknowledged. In footballing terms, an unsung hero is a player who, more often than not, will go unnoticed and be taken for granted. Every club has one and Fernando is our very own. City fans […]

Predicted XI: Liverpool vs Manchester City
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Predicted XI: Liverpool vs Manchester City

Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City are on a roll; correct about fielding a weakened team in the FA Cup last weekend in order to get a result in Ukraine and correct about sticking to his word and playing Caballero in Sunday’s cup final. City are in good form but can the Chilean get it right […]

Tactical optimism ahead of the Capital One Cup final
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Tactical optimism ahead of the Capital One Cup final

Cup final weekend is on the horizon, after a three-goal resurgence at the Etihad against Everton in the second-leg, City deservedly earned themselves the chance to fight for the first silverware of the season against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. Last time both sides met, City were hammered 4-1 in their own back garden. Now, this, […]

Pep Guardiola set to offer Mikel Arteta coaching role
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Pep Guardiola set to offer Mikel Arteta coaching role

Pep Guardiola is set to offer Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta a coaching role at Manchester City in the Summer. Should the 33 year-old Spanish midfielder bring his playing career to a halt after this season, it is reported that he will join Pep Guardiola in Manchester as a coach. Arteta, who is a good friend […]

City given mixed injury news for Spurs game
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City given mixed injury news for Spurs game

Manchester City have been handed a major boost by the return of captain Vincent Kompany ahead of the crucial home match against Tottenham on Sunday. City’s most missed player has been infected by injuries all season; a persistent calf problem has limited him to just eight Premier League starts since the beginning of the season. […]

Four possible destinations for Manuel Pellegrini
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Four possible destinations for Manuel Pellegrini

In June 2013, when the City board announced that ex-Real Madrid boss, Pellegrini, would run the ship Roberto Mancini once ran we thought the Sheikh’s had gone all soft. Gentler, wiser and more laid-back, compared to the fiery Italian, Manuel Pellegrini is on the different end of a managerial personality spectrum. It was a different […]

Yaya Toure to be offered £30m-a-year China deal
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Yaya Toure to be offered £30m-a-year China deal

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure could be persuaded to make a big money switch to China after a report in The Telegraph stated that the Ivorian will be offered a staggering £30 million a year contract. Following the confirmation that Pep Guardiola will become the next City manager in the summer, the departure of the […]