subterranean homesick blue

Stuff connected with Manchester City FC from an exiled Manc in faraway Russia. I aim to focus mostly on areas not so often covered by City blogs. I have a particular interest in the business side of the club, especially the proposed development in and around Sportcity in the context of east Manchester's regeneration. I'm also fascinated by our history, and what makes this club the frustrating yet captivating institution it's always been, even - or especially - before Mansour arrived.

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

City's ten greatest ever players

Polls over City's greatest ever player usually put Colin Bell as number one. Subterranean Homesick Blue in no way wishes to downplay the tremendous role played by Bell in this club's history - but the England midfield great only makes number three in this blog's list, which is as follows:

10. Denis Law
9. Alan Oakes
8. Dave Watson
7. Francis Lee
6. Eric Brook
5. Peter Doherty
4. Frank Swift
3. Colin Bell
2. Billy Meredith
1. Bert Trautmann

Follow the link below for detailed reasoning and argument.

City's youth policy over the 20 years from the late 1970s

A while back, a friend told me about a book he'd read by a former City scout, Len Davies. We ended up having a lengthy discussion about the productivity of City's youth system since the mid-1970s, and Stevie Ireland's comments on his departure from the club this week prompted me to think about the issue once more. I decided to track the MCFC youth development programme down the years.