Manchester City Forum

[joseph24]

manchester city fan?

Any manchester city fan here? i wonder who is this guy Rolando Bianchi from Reggina?
Is he good?

 

[spear_lagae]

Well, he played for italian U-20, should be within standards...

 

[dreamer75]

The Man U fans will over-wgelmed any Man C fans here

DOUBLE FOR BIANCHI

Rolando Bianchi scored twice as Manchester City rounded off their tour of Sweden with a comfortable 4-0 hammering of Carlstad United.

The £8.8million Italian set up his countryman and strike partner Bernardo Corradi to round the goalkeeper and open the scoring after five minutes.

With 20 minutes on the clock the roles were reversed, allowing Bianchi to drive home for City´s second. Sven-Goran Eriksson´s men wasted little time in making it three after the break as Bianchi swept home for his third in two games in his manager´s homeland.

btw...hope Bianch can excel in EPL when season starts

 

[Kiwi8]

The Man U fans will over-wgelmed any Man C fans here

DOUBLE FOR BIANCHI

Rolando Bianchi scored twice as Manchester City rounded off their tour of Sweden with a comfortable 4-0 hammering of Carlstad United.

The £8.8million Italian set up his countryman and strike partner Bernardo Corradi to round the goalkeeper and open the scoring after five minutes.

With 20 minutes on the clock the roles were reversed, allowing Bianchi to drive home for City´s second. Sven-Goran Eriksson´s men wasted little time in making it three after the break as Bianchi swept home for his third in two games in his manager´s homeland.

btw...hope Bianch can excel in EPL when season starts

Yup... quite a couple of them like to harp on a single victim like a pack of wolves especially when u make a comment that criticizes their club, players, etc.

 

[Cressi]

flame bait spotted

 

[ghimpheng]

Yup... quite a couple of them like to harp on a single victim like a pack of wolves especially when u make a comment that criticizes their club, players, etc.

flame bait spotted

agree but our dear man city fan here is just asking about the striker that they just signed not flaming MAN UTD or any other club or any players @ all

 

[ahgohgoh]

i think italian players are quite good to watch....
those who can excel in a physical league like EPL will be even more exciting to watch...

the few italians who have excelled have been very well remembered even after retirement

 

[snake_lover]

he and eduardo are the relatively unknown ones to watch next season

 

[the_ron]

Bianchi is a younger Corradi

 

[ahgohgoh]

Bianchi is a younger Corradi

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[martinweng]

wtf...they tour sweden but play against clubs i never hear b4 1.

 

[ahgohgoh]

wtf...they tour sweden but play against clubs i never hear b4 1.

purpose of pre-season is to get fit... regardless of big opponent or small opponent... those who can get the team fit is good opponent

 

[martinweng]

P.S > they are a club that is third tier in Sweden Leagues.

and they ended last season 11th/14 places of that third tier league.

Dunno wtf they doing. might as well play schoolkids.

 

[colster]

Bianchi is a younger Corradi

Hope hes not £8.8 million pound copy of corradi cos what ive seen of him doen`t inspire me at all.

 

[Ryuichi]

I hope Corradi scores more goals and there a good chance to see his funny celebration.

 

[deathan9el]

interesting team to watch.
hopefully.. they wud gv others a gd fight tis season tis time round.

 

[mensan]

There are probably more closet City fans than overall Chel$$ki fans. With the Thaksin factor, his supporters will automatically become pro-City in addition to being pro-Everton

The Russian club has been "special" for the past few years and yet there are so few openly gloating ones ... sad....

 

[Cumzilla]

Manchester City fans lip lai!

a self introduction here, been a city fan for the past 16 years, that season when i fell in love the blues was also the last time they won the 3 opening matches of a season, which they look on course to repeat the feat after yesterday's win against derby, at the expense of their bitter rival this sunday.

bluemoonnnnn, you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own......

city til i die

 

[ghimpheng]

i can see man city winning against man utd this sunday

if not @ least a draw

i can't see them losing

 

[Cumzilla]

Sir Alex to accept but not share Sven's gift

Sir Alex Ferguson will gladly accept an expensive bottle of wine from Sven-Goran Eriksson on Sunday - but he has no intention of sharing it with the former England coach.

The duo had a stormy relationship during Eriksson's five-and-a-half years in charge of the national side and go head-to-head in a Manchester derby for the first time this weekend as resurgent City face a United side who are without a win so far this term.

Eriksson is reportedly ready to mark the occasion by splashing out £400 on a bottle of vintage red to hand the Red Devils boss. But if he thinks Ferguson will open it during their post-match chat, the Swede is sadly mistaken.

'I am not aware of the wine,' he said.

'If he gives me a present I will accept it, but I will not be sharing it with him. I will take it home instead.'

Given their past history, Ferguson steered clear of offering any major personal analysis of Eriksson's managerial record, preferring instead to focus his attention on City as a whole. \

Eriksson, he noted, is the Blues' 12th manager during his own near 21-year stint as United boss - a tenure which reached a glorious peak on his side's last visit to Eastlands in May when a single-goal win effectively sealed his ninth championship crown.

'Last year was amazing,' he laughed.

'They spent a fortune on those blue-and-white scarves for all the fans and they never had a shot at goal, or tried to beat us.

'We were trying to win the league, and they were quite happy.'

Ferguson's assessment may be stretching a point slightly, given Edwin van der Sar saved a late Darius Vassell penalty which would have earned City a draw.

Nevertheless, the relatively timid manner of that defeat hastened Stuart Pearce's departure.

Despite public doubts over his record with England, Eriksson has had an immediate impact at the Blues.

Successive wins over West Ham and Derby mean even if City were to lose on Sunday, they would still head their local rivals in the table.

Yet as Ferguson is only too aware, success brings its own pressures - and given the desperation of the City fans to end a 31-year trophy drought, the heat is on.

'It is a big season for every City manager that comes along, especially so this time because they have spent a bagful of money on players,' he said.

'No matter what people say, there is an expectation now because they have won their first two games. They have to manage that. That is more difficult.'

Having noted Eriksson had talks with Aston Villa and 'another club' he opted not to name, Ferguson is not surprised to see the Swede returning to life as a manager in England.

What has caught him slightly on the hop is the sheer number of unknown players Eriksson has brought in from abroad, which makes planning for Sunday's encounter slightly difficult.

'I know about (Martin) Petrov and (Rolando) Bianchi,' he said.

'They were on the radar screen for everyone for a long time. But I don't know about the rest of them. Time will tell.'

Despite investing heavily himself this summer, Ferguson finds his own options restricted.

Cristiano Ronaldo begins a three-match ban following his dismissal at Portsmouth - joining Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha, Anderson and Owen Hargreaves on a long list of absentees.

Hargreaves' recovery from a tendinitis problem is proving frustratingly slow, although Ferguson is confident the £18million summer arrival from Bayern Munich will not need to have an injection.

'We think we are on the right road to sorting it out,' he said.

'The better prevention is to do it naturally.

'Owen has been training reasonably well, and we are prepared to go along that course until it deteriorates. If that happens - in any way, shape or form - we have to consider an injection.'

Ferguson will place his trust in Carlos Tevez - who performed creditably on his debut at Portsmouth, setting up Paul Scholes for United's opener.

But while Tevez's fellow Argentinian Gabriel Heinze is fit, it appears highly unlikely Ferguson would name him in his squad just 23 hours before a Premier League panel will determine whether the 29-year-old should be free to join Liverpool.
city til i die

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=453960&cc=4716

the above in bold should be enough to make city motivated to have a decent result against them on sunday...

bluemoonnnnn, you saw me standing alone, without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own......

city til i die