Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show

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 struct...

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 previ...

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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 wi...

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...

🌏 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 fi...

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...

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...

🌏 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 Ke...

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...

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...

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 termin...

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...

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 pit...

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 alternativ...

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/BlueMoonPodc...

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...

After the victories over Luton and Red Star Belgrade, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ally Fogg and One Football's Dan Burke. They look at the performances of the last two games and take a focus on the roles of Phil Foden and Jack Grealish. There's also a look at Oscar Bobb and Micah Hamilton after their performances in midweek. Ciaran Murray tells all the interesting stories from the grounds w...

After a disappointing performance and result against Aston Villa... and something similar against Spurs, David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and Charlotte Duncker from The Times to try and work out what's going on...Author and journalist Pol Ballus discusses his updated book, "Pep's City: The Making of a Superteam", which now also includes background on how the club won the t...

Following Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool and 3-2 comeback win over RB Leipzig, David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to review the matches. It was suggested this week that Premier League football had become boring as a result of Pep Guardiola's methods - fewer spectacular long shots or set piece goals - and so we put that accusation to t...

As Manchester City return to action after the international break, David Mooney is joined by Simon Bajkowski from the Manchester Evening News and, presenter with FourFourTwo, Adam Monk to preview the coming games. It's Liverpool at the Etihad on Saturday, before City host RB Leipzig in their penultimate Champions League group game of the season... we hear from John Gibbons from The Anfield Wrap to...

How do you reflect on that 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge? David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell to attempt to make sense of one of the craziest games of the Guardiola era. With the international break coming up, we take stock of where City are in the title race and how the rivals are doing. Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap, Arsenal fan Michael...

It went under the radar, but City went top of the table in the week of madness and they've taken full control of their Champions League group... and David Mooney is joined by City fans Richard Burns and KC to discuss the wins over Bournemouth and Young Boys. Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk looks back over City's other 6-1 wins in the Premier League, while Chris Higginbottom pens a letter of compla...

After another Manchester Derby victory at Old Trafford, David Mooney is joined by City fans Ciaran Murray and Dan Burke to reflect on the gulf between the two teams. Dom Farrell takes a look at how City have ended up streets ahead of United during the Guardiola era, while we also focus on some fine individual performances - including Bernardo Silva and John Stones. With games against Bournemouth a...