Simon Curtis
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Played for Palace and City. STEVE MACKENZIE, scorer of the best goal in the 1981 Cup Final replay.
Played for Palace and City. STEVE MACKENZIE, scorer of the best goal in the 1981 Cup Final replay.
200 WORDSWORTH #262 STEVE MacKENZIE
Steve MacKenzie by Simon Curtis Steve Mackenzie arrived at Maine Road an unknown quantity. Bought by Malcolm Allison in his fever dream su...
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Played for Palace and City. STEVE MACKENZIE, scorer of the best goal in the 1981 Cup Final replay.
Played for Palace and City. STEVE MACKENZIE, scorer of the best goal in the 1981 Cup Final replay.
27th March 1974
CITY 2-1 Newcastle
A disappointing season is coming to a close. In-depth look at a hard-fought win featuring Keith MacRae, Tony Whelan and the late Martin Burleigh in goal for Newcastle.
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CITY 2-1 Newcastle
A disappointing season is coming to a close. In-depth look at a hard-fought win featuring Keith MacRae, Tony Whelan and the late Martin Burleigh in goal for Newcastle.
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1973-74 NEWCASTLE home
Wednesday 27th March 1974, Maine Road, First Division, Season 1973-1974 CITY 2 Newcastle 1 | Att. 21,590 | Lee (2) – Cassidy TEAMS | CITY MacRae, Pardoe, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, Horswill (Whe…
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March 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
27th March 1974
CITY 2-1 Newcastle
A disappointing season is coming to a close. In-depth look at a hard-fought win featuring Keith MacRae, Tony Whelan and the late Martin Burleigh in goal for Newcastle.
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CITY 2-1 Newcastle
A disappointing season is coming to a close. In-depth look at a hard-fought win featuring Keith MacRae, Tony Whelan and the late Martin Burleigh in goal for Newcastle.
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A glass of Pim's for Bobby Mimms and 8 pints of lager for Eric Nixon.
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200 WORDSWORTH #273 BOBBY MIMMS
Bobby Mimms by Simon Curtis Bobby Mimms had – as a title-winning Everton goalkeeper in the mid-80s – something in common with some of his go...
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A glass of Pim's for Bobby Mimms and 8 pints of lager for Eric Nixon.
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BOBBY McALINDEN #mcfc
Would you be happy with 1 City appearance if it meant you ran a Hollywood bar with George Best, played alongside him for Los Angeles Aztecs and got second pick of all the Playboy bunnies?
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Would you be happy with 1 City appearance if it meant you ran a Hollywood bar with George Best, played alongside him for Los Angeles Aztecs and got second pick of all the Playboy bunnies?
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200 WORDSWORTH #271 BOBBY McALINDEN
Bobby McAlinden by Simon Curtis “A career in football is a gamble.” Bobby McAlinden will vouch for that. An Irish Salfordian, McAlinden ...
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BOBBY McALINDEN #mcfc
Would you be happy with 1 City appearance if it meant you ran a Hollywood bar with George Best, played alongside him for Los Angeles Aztecs and got second pick of all the Playboy bunnies?
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Would you be happy with 1 City appearance if it meant you ran a Hollywood bar with George Best, played alongside him for Los Angeles Aztecs and got second pick of all the Playboy bunnies?
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Brightwell I and Brightwell D (with a sprinkling of Ann Packer)
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200 WORDSWORTH #272 IAN AND DAVID BRIGHTWELL
Ian and and David Brightwell by Mark Meadowcroft Ian and David Brightwell had the blessing and curse of high achieving parents. Robbie ...
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Brightwell I and Brightwell D (with a sprinkling of Ann Packer)
by @mellotrono.bsky.social
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by @mellotrono.bsky.social
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On this day in 1974
City 0-1 Sheffield United (Salmons)
City's hopes for a late season thrust towards the European places is dealt a blow by Joe Corrigan's singular blunder.
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City 0-1 Sheffield United (Salmons)
City's hopes for a late season thrust towards the European places is dealt a blow by Joe Corrigan's singular blunder.
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SHEFFIELD UTD home
Tom Jack’s “child of misfortune” was the central figure. Perhaps losing his bearings, or even losing the flight of the ball, Corrigan was beaten from an improbable angle as Geoff …
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March 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
On this day in 1974
City 0-1 Sheffield United (Salmons)
City's hopes for a late season thrust towards the European places is dealt a blow by Joe Corrigan's singular blunder.
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City 0-1 Sheffield United (Salmons)
City's hopes for a late season thrust towards the European places is dealt a blow by Joe Corrigan's singular blunder.
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City and Palace? Eric Nixon, surely!
Here's his classic sending off word for word as the commentator saw it develop in all its stupidity.
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Here's his classic sending off word for word as the commentator saw it develop in all its stupidity.
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200 WORDSWORTH #75 ERIC NIXON
Eric Nixon by Simon Curtis Manchester City v Crystal Palace 1987-88, Maine Road “… and now of course a dangerous time for City (cro...
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December 7, 2024 at 11:12 AM
City and Palace? Eric Nixon, surely!
Here's his classic sending off word for word as the commentator saw it develop in all its stupidity.
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Here's his classic sending off word for word as the commentator saw it develop in all its stupidity.
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Crystal Palace and Man City: An entwined history
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Crystal Palace and Man City: An entwined history
With Pep Guardiola's bandwagon rolling into Selhurst Park on Saturday, the link between City and Palace and tactical innovation shines brightly, writes Simon Curtis.
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Crystal Palace and Man City: An entwined history
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On this day in 1973
League Cup 4th round replay
CITY 4 York 1
Ron Saunders takes charge of the Blues for the first time at Maine Road, as they head towards Wembley and the 73-74 final v Wolves.
On this day in 1973
League Cup 4th round replay
CITY 4 York 1
Ron Saunders takes charge of the Blues for the first time at Maine Road, as they head towards Wembley and the 73-74 final v Wolves.
1973-74 YORK CITY home LC 4 replay
Wednesday 5th December 1973, Maine Road, Manchester, SEASON 73-74, LEAGUE CUP 4th round replay CITY 4 York City 1 (Marsh 3, Lee (pen)) (att. 17,927) After the near-miss of elimination in York, Ci…
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On this day in 1973
League Cup 4th round replay
CITY 4 York 1
Ron Saunders takes charge of the Blues for the first time at Maine Road, as they head towards Wembley and the 73-74 final v Wolves.
On this day in 1973
League Cup 4th round replay
CITY 4 York 1
Ron Saunders takes charge of the Blues for the first time at Maine Road, as they head towards Wembley and the 73-74 final v Wolves.
Mikheil Kavelashvili in precisely 200 words by @mellotrono.bsky.social
He came, he scored, he withered, he became a Russian apologist Georgian president. Completely normal trajectory.
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He came, he scored, he withered, he became a Russian apologist Georgian president. Completely normal trajectory.
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200 WORDSWORTH #261 MIKHEIL KAVELASHVILI
Mikheil Kavelashvili by Mark Meadowcroft He was a hero, But just for one day. And in the end, just as in the song, the romance between East...
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Mikheil Kavelashvili in precisely 200 words by @mellotrono.bsky.social
He came, he scored, he withered, he became a Russian apologist Georgian president. Completely normal trajectory.
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He came, he scored, he withered, he became a Russian apologist Georgian president. Completely normal trajectory.
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1970: Feyenoord crowned World Club Champions. Both City and Feyenoord had captured European trophies that year too. A year before the Ajax revolution under Rinus Michels with Krol, Cruyff, Neeskens and Rep, Feyenord were already motoring under Ernst Happel, with Van Hanegem, Israel, Kindvall, Jansen
November 26, 2024 at 11:47 AM
1970: Feyenoord crowned World Club Champions. Both City and Feyenoord had captured European trophies that year too. A year before the Ajax revolution under Rinus Michels with Krol, Cruyff, Neeskens and Rep, Feyenord were already motoring under Ernst Happel, with Van Hanegem, Israel, Kindvall, Jansen
My programme piece for City v Feyenoord this week will lean heavily on 1970, when both sides ruled Europe and Feyenoord were World Club Champions. Brilliantly, that Feyenoord side had not one but two players wearing spectacles, Rinus Israel and Joop van Daele. We need much more of this.
November 25, 2024 at 10:41 PM
My programme piece for City v Feyenoord this week will lean heavily on 1970, when both sides ruled Europe and Feyenoord were World Club Champions. Brilliantly, that Feyenoord side had not one but two players wearing spectacles, Rinus Israel and Joop van Daele. We need much more of this.
Reposted by Simon Curtis
Nassef Sawiris says Aston Villa will join Manchester City in voting against the Premier League’s amended associated party transaction (APT) rules. Story on @theathleticfc.bsky.social by @colinmillar.bsky.social #AVFC
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Villa to support City in voting against Premier League APT rule changes
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November 20, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Nassef Sawiris says Aston Villa will join Manchester City in voting against the Premier League’s amended associated party transaction (APT) rules. Story on @theathleticfc.bsky.social by @colinmillar.bsky.social #AVFC
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