Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show

The morning after the night before, David Mooney is joined by two City fans and journalists in the shape of Dan Burke from One Football and Dom Farrell from Sporting News to review the Champions League exit on penalties to Real Madrid. As they discuss, it's a strange week... there's the disappointment at the defeat, but more broadly, was the performance perfectly good? And, on top of that, domestically, the title race is back in City's hands too. Daniel Childs from Son of Chelsea speaks to the show to give us insight into how they're doing at the moment ahead of this weekend's FA Cup semi-final, while we also catch up with Ryan Adsett from Seagulls Socials to find out what to expect from Brighton in next week's Premier League clash. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

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What do you make of the week that saw one of the most boring games of the season followed by one of the most impressive? David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and by Fred Caldeira from TNT Sports Brazil to reflect on Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Arsenal and the 4-1 win over Aston Villa. They focus on the performances of Phil Foden and Rico Lewis, plus they discuss the structure and shape of the team both with and without Erling Haaland. Then it's Crystal Palace and Real Madrid on the horizon - and possibly a big week to come to find out if City have had their click and we're now in the post-click era for this season. And this week's show is also getting musical... Football historian Gary James speaks about the background to several songs and chants around City, looking at the history of tunes like Blue Moon and The Boys In Blue. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

As the Premier League returns after the international break, it's a week of big fixtures for Manchester City. David Mooney is joined by City fans Richard Burns and James Faulkner to discuss the matches against Arsenal and Aston Villa. Gunners fan Michael Keshani joins the show to look ahead to the game on Easter Sunday, while we also catch up with Frankie Maguire from All Villa, No Filler to preview Wednesday's fixture, too. Nick from the Man City Fans Foodbank Support group and Dante from the City supporters' group 1894 speak to the show to discuss the fallout from the club's announcement of a rise in season ticket prices. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========== As Manchester City progress to another FA Cup semi-final, Dan Burke is joined by City fan KC and The Athletic's Mark Critchley to discuss the victory over Newcastle - with a focus on Mateo Kovacic, Stefan Ortega and Guardiola's record in getting City to the latter stages of knockout competitions. With the announcement that season ticket prices are going up... again... we give our reaction and look at the impact on supporters, with the club (once again) refusing to comment. Former City chairman, David Bernstein, also speaks to the show - going through his time on the board at Maine Road, but also looking at his support of the club growing up. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

After the talking-point-filled draw at Anfield, David Mooney is joined by City fan Gaz and by the Manchester Evening News Chief City Writer, Simon Bajkowski, to reflect on the point gained against Liverpool. Why couldn't City capitalise on a strong first half display and what changed after the break? Were they lucky it wasn't a penalty on Alexis Mac Allister at the end? Were they unlucky not to win it when they hit the post and the bar? Lots to get into... Then there's the overall experience of being a City fan... This week has suggested lots of people just don't understand what following City means to the supporters, so we dive into that off the back of Trent Alexander-Arnold's comments. Taylor Payne from Pod on the Tyne speaks to the show to preview the upcoming FA Cup tie with Newcastle, plus we squeeze in some memories of manager-player bust-ups from years gone by. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

After two more wins, David Mooney is joined City fan Chris Higginbottom and One Football's Dan Burke to react to the victories over Manchester United and FC Copenhagen. There's a focus on Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, plus we put United's time-wasting under the spotlight... as the Etihad grew increasingly more frustrated as the game went on. Then it's the dreaded trip to Anfield... But have City ever had a better chance of winning there (in front of fans) during Pep Guardiola's time at the club? We discuss that and we also hear from Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap to get his thoughts ahead of the game. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========== There's a week of contrasting games for David Mooney, City fan Joe Butterfield and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell to pick apart. The performances against Bournemouth and Luton were very different - but the outcome was the same. They discuss Erling Haaland's five-goal rout, the relationship between the striker and other players around him, and how the centre of midfield became so much more stable against Luton. Then there's the defence, which mightn't have improved too much but is now keeping a few more clean sheets... work that one out. Sam Rosbottom remembers the very first Manchester Derby at Eastlands, hearing from some of the scorers that afternoon - and then we preview the upcoming ties with Manchester United and FC Copenhagen. There's also a celebration of some of the best commentary lines about City from the telly. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

It's been a tricky week... David Mooney is joined by City fan Macca and, from the Daily Mail, Jack Gaughan to work out why is been a tricky week. They look at the shape of the team and the issues City have had controlling games this season, plus there's a focus on Erling Haaland, after his goals have been crucial in the last few matches (and his chances crucial against Chelsea). Jon Mackenzie from Tifo explains why City haven't been as solid out of possession this season, while our EDS expert Sean Blinkhorn discusses the changes that have been going on at youth level this season. We also look ahead to the games with Bournemouth and Luton, while former City chairman David Bernstein gives his thoughts on Financial Fair Play Regulations and the Premier League charges. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Manchester City's winning streak continues and to discuss the victories over Everton and Copenhagen, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ciaran Murray and, from The Times, Paul Hirst. The look at the form of Phil Foden, the injury to Jack Grealish, and the impact of Jeremy Doku. We hear our regular guests' favourite counter-attacking goals as we focus on why City choose so often to reject breaking away, in a way that's at odds with what most of football would think to do - and that's after the perfect goal on the counter against Everton. The Athletic's Chelsea correspondent, Liam Twomey, joins the show to discuss the upcoming game on Saturday, we look ahead to the match with Brentford, plus we discuss the moments in the last few years where City have had a stroke of good fortune. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========== After Manchester City's 3-1 win at Brentford, David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Keyworth and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to analyse the performance. There is the obvious focus on Phil Foden after his hat-trick, but we also take a look at others, such as Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland. With the reverse Brentford game just 15 days after the original, Mooney takes a look at all the other times City have played the same team in the Premier League in quick succession. Matt Jones from The Blue Room speaks to the show about Everton, too - and we look ahead to the game with Copenhagen. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Following the wins over Tottenham and Burnley, David Mooney is joined for this week's episode by City fan Chris Higginbottom and presenter for FourFourTwo Adam Monk to discuss Manchester City's recent form. The look at how the team is playing , especially with the return of some key members of the squad, and how Guardiola could fit all of the star players into the starting line-up at the same time. Mike from the Ealing Road Podcast joins the show to discuss the upcoming game against Brentford, while Katie from Pledgeball tells us about Green Football Weekend. ========== To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

The winter break is over and Manchester City return with one of the most unwinnable games they could ever wish for... Spurs away in the FA Cup. David Mooney is joined by One Football's Dan Burke and the editor of Football 365, Sarah Winterburn, to preview that game, along with the trip to Burnley. We get insight into Spurs from Rosa from the Hometown Glory podcast, while Joe from TurfCast explains why things haven't gone to plan for Burnley this season. Since it's 20 years to the round where City came back from 3-0 down to beat Spurs 4-3 with ten men in an FA Cup replay, we hear from the players involved in that game to get their memories, too. Plus, we round-up the week's news - looking at Omar Berrada's move to Old Trafford, the departure of Kalvin Phillips, and (very briefly) the arrival of Claudio Echeverri from River Plate. ========== To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Following Manchester City's late winner at Newcastle, David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and the BBC's Football Correspondent, John Murray, to discuss the key moments from the game. The focus is on Oscar Bobb and Kevin De Bruyne after the impact that they both made from the bench. Following the sad news that former City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, we take some time out to remember his season at the club. Chris Higginbottom, Dom Farrell and Richard Burns give us their memories - plus we dig into the archives to hear some of our interview with Sven from 13 years ago. On top of that, there's also a look at what the Premier League's CEO Richard Masters said to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee (spoiler alert: not much), and we remember our favourite games in the snow. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

David Mooney is joined by Sam Rosbottom and, from the Noisy Neighbors podcast, Joey and Mulv to reflect on Manchester City's 5-0 win over Huddersfield... but, perhaps most importantly, the return of Kevin De Bruyne. Dan Burke takes a look at what both Pep Guardiola and De Bruyne have said this week about the Belgian's return from injury, and we look at what role he could have for the remainder of the season. Alex Hurst from the True Faith Newcastle United podcast joins the show to give us insight into this weekend's opposition, too. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Attention turns to the defence of the FA Cup and it's Huddersfield at home for Manchester City in Round Three. David Mooney is joined by City fan Ciaran Murray and The Athletic's Mark Critchley to look ahead to that tie - and also to reflect on the solid, if unspectacular, 2-0 win over Sheffield United. They look at the impact of Rodri on the team and Phil Foden's progress in the centre of the pitch - plus what opportunities could be afforded to players when facing a lower-league opponent in the cup. Matt Shaw from the Huddersfield podcast 'And He Takes That Chance' speaks to the show to give insight into their season so far. Sam Rosbottom is looking at City's only experience of Rounds One and Two of the FA Cup in the last century, plus we look at whether City are discussed differently than other teams who may be in FFP trouble... and which players would make good Traitors... ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Happy New Year! To bring in 2024, join Sam Roscoe, David Mooney and guests as they look back over some of the City Heaven/City Hell choices from the festive periods of seasons gone by. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

It's the final show of 2023, and David Mooney is joined by City fans Chris Higginbottom and, from StatCity.co.uk, Adam Carter to look back over a rather nice festive season. Manchester City return from the Club World Cup as champions, while a hard-fought win at Everton had real 'turning point' vibes. With the year coming to a close, KC and late-sub Dom Farrell chat to the show about the alternative highlights of the last few months. We also pick out some actual proper highlights of the last calendar year, too, just so it doesn't get too silly... Then, with Sheffield United on the horizon on Saturday, we look ahead to that game and City's place in the table after a rocky few weeks. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Merry Christmas everyone! Settle down with quizmaster David Mooney and enjoy some Manchester City trivia fun and games, as Adam Carter, Bob Toole, Chris Higginbottom, Dom Farrell, KC, and Richard Burns all battle it out to become the Blue Moon Podcast Christmas Quiz champion of 2023. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast

Following a disappointing draw with Crystal Palace, but a comfortable win against Urawa Red Diamonds, David Mooney is joined by Richard Burns and Dan Burke to reflect on the week. City are continuing to throw away leads late on, but do they have a chance to dust the cobwebs away in the Club World Cup and forget about domestic issues for the time being? This week was 25 years since "York Away", so we hear from a lot of the players involved in that game and at the club at that time - plus City's mascot, fan Dan Mairs, speaks to us about his memories of leading the team out that day. Then it's Fluminense and Everton to come this week, either side of Christmas. Journalist and Fluminense fan Fred Caldeira tells us what to expect from the Brazilian outfit, while David Downie from The Blue Room gives us the lowdown on the goings on at Goodison Park. ========== 🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast