Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show

David Mooney is joined by Richard Burns and Kieran Clarke to look ahead to Manchester City's week as the Blues get back to domestic action. After disappointing results against Celtic and Tottenham, we ask if there's a so-called "blueprint" to beating City or if that's just an overreaction. We look forward to the games against Everton and Barcelona. Sam Roscoe takes us on a whistle-stop tour of some of City's biggest bogey teams, while ex-defender Danny Granville chats to David Mooney. We also get the panel's thoughts on wifi or 3G bans for players and juniors having to wear black boots.

Sam Roscoe returns to pick through the bones of City's first defeat of the season. He's joined by Gaz, better known as Twitter's @burnagedaydream, and ESPN's Manchester City Correspondent Jonathan Smith to discuss the impact of Spurs' performance and name names when it comes to City's poor showing. David Mooney speaks to Nick Cushing and Steph Houghton from Man City Women as they make history with their debut in the Champions League, while Howard Hockin takes on punditry in the last seven days. We discuss the quality of City's start to the season and look at defensive options, too.

Games against Swansea and Celtic get the critical eye from Sam Roscoe and his guests Richard Burns, from Yahoo Sports, and - making his podcast debut - Will Unwin, from ITV Sport. We analyst the roles of Raheem Sterling and Claudio Bravo. David Mooney chats to former City goalkeeper Geert De Vlieger, while Howard Hockin has been reading Joey Barton's book to give us all the juicy gossip. We look ahead to the tie with Tottenham and assess City's Champions League position.

As Pep Guardiola makes it nine wins in nine games, David Mooney is joined by Howard Hockin and Typical City's Dan Burke to discuss the ins and outs of City's play. We touch on how the Blues play from the back and the outside criticism of it, we analyse how City research their opposition, and how direct the team is this season - as we review wins over Bournemouth and Swansea. We discuss the impact of injuries on Vincent Kompany and if he can bounce back again. Sam Roscoe takes a look at Yaya Toure, his agent and their relationship with the manager, while we preview the coming games with Swansea in the Premier League and Celtic in the Champions League. Alistair Mann chats new-look City to Rob Wilson and we pass comment on the new third kit.

Sam Roscoe is joined by Paul Atherton and the Manchester Evening News's Rob Pollard to look back over a terrific Manchester Derby victory for City. We ask how far Kelechi Iheanacho can go, we consider the performances of Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, and we assess the performance and role of Claudio Bravo. The team looks back over a great win against Borussia Monchengladbach, while throwing forward to matches with Bournemouth and Swansea. We discuss whether John Stones is a future captain, Howard Hockin tackles the weather, while we consider City's influence on sales of Cagoules and Strepsils.

Ahead of the Manchester Derby, Sam Roscoe is joined by chief football writer at the Sunday Mirror, Simon Mullock, and chief football writer at the Independent, Mark Ogden, to discuss the issues surrounding Manchester City. We discuss Sergio Aguero's ban, Mark Halsey's tweet, and the rivalry between the two clubs. David Mooney speaks to Sid Lowe, Spanish football expert from the Guardian and from The Spanish Football Podcast to get the lowdown on Pep Guardiola's relationship with Jose Mourinho. We also discuss the coverage of City in the press and cast an eye further forward to the match with Borussia Monchengladbach.

Sam Roscoe returns with Dan Burke from Typical City and Richard Burns from Yahoo Sports to discuss the ins and outs of the last week at Manchester City. The 3-1 win over West Ham gets an analytical eye, while we consider whether Sergio Aguero deserves a ban for his actions in that game. We sing the praises of Raheem Sterling and the assess what's changed in his game. The transfer window is the topic for Howard Hockin, while the team in the studio discuss the ins and outs at the club. David Mooney looks back on Joe Hart's 10 years at the club.

David Mooney is joined by Howard Hockin and, from the Manchester Evening News, Rob Pollard, to look back at the week for Manchester City. A 4-1 victory at Stoke provided many talking points - penalties, goals, performances... and we analyse it all. We have reaction to the 1-0 win over Steaua Bucharest and what could be Joe Hart's final appearance for the Blues. We catch up with Pol Gustems from Catalunya Radio to explain what Claudio Bravo will bring to the club, while artist Lesley Ross explains why she's drawing every single City goal this season. If that's not enough, we review the Champions League draw and look ahead to the match with West Ham.

It looks like it's all change at City - and David Mooney is joined by Dan Burke and Paul Atherton to try and work out Pep Guardiola's false fullbacks, just how Sergio Aguero missed two penalties and still scored a hat-trick, and how the Blues can get the best of Stoke. Former City goalkeeper Nicky Weaver joins us for a chat about Joe Hart and his future at the club, while Howard Hockin tackles Guardiola's team selections and influence on the squad. We also take a look at the sad passing away of former City striker Dalian Atkinson.

As a new era begins at Manchester City, David Mooney is joined by ESPN’s Jonathan Smith and Richard Burns from Yahoo Sports to discuss how the Blues are shaping up for the beginning of the Pep Guardiola era. The team discuss pre-season and whether the preparations have been enough, we talk to some members of the press to see how exciting the new manager could be, and we take a look ahead to games with Sunderland and Steaua Bucharest.

David Mooney and Sam Roscoe have left the confines of the studio for the final show of 2015-16 and are in front of a live audience at Gullivers in Manchester. They’re joined on the panel by Yahoo Sports and uMaxIt writer Richard Burns, Typical City’s Dan Burke and former City striker Paul Dickov. We take a look back over the last campaign and assess whether Manuel Pellegrini’s time at Manchester City was a success. We preview the coming year and the new era at the Etihad, as Pep Guardiola takes the reigns.

It’s a crunch week for Manchester City - but many would have thought the match with Swansea would have been vital for a Premier League title challenge instead of securing a top four place. This week, David Mooney is joined by ESPN’s Jonathan Smith and former City journalist Alex Porter to talk through the 2-2 draw with Arsenal. We take a look at City’s progress in Europe and ask if they’ve made it in the Champions League. We consider the game at Swansea and whether the Blues have what it takes to even qualify for the top European competition next season. Howard Hockin looks at Manuel Pellegrini’s relationship with the fans, while we also catch up with Armani from Manchester City Sierra Leone to find out how they’ve been coping in the devastation caused by the Ebola virus.

It was a disappointing week for City, following the 1-0 loss at Real Madrid and the 4-2 defeat at Southampton. City’s top four place now hangs in the balance - so Sam Roscoe is joined by Yahoo Sports writer Richard Burns and Typical City’s Dan Burke to work out where it’s all been going wrong and whether City are in trouble for qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Rob Daly from the official Champions League Podcast chats about City’s standing in the competition now, while David Mooney assesses how likely the Blues are to beat Arsenal given their record against the better teams this campaign.

After City’s 0-0 draw with Real Madrid, David Mooney is joined by Typical City’s Dan Burke and Yahoo Sports City reporter Richard Burns to discuss where the result leaves Manuel Pellegrini’s side in the tie. Are they now favourites because of the potential for away goals? Or do Madrid have the edge with home advantage? What effect will the coming game on Wednesday have on Sunday’s match with Southampton? We assess the Premier League picture and the race for the top four (or top three). Sam Roscoe speaks to the PFA’s women’s player of the year Isobel Christiansen and Howard Hockin talks about an important week at the Hillsborough inquest.

It’s a big week for City and Sam Roscoe is joined by ESPN’s Jon Smith and our very own Howard Hockin to discuss all of the talking points from the win over Chelsea and the draw with Newcastle. That’s ahead of crucial ties with Stoke in the Premier League and Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. David Mooney’s been speaking to Spanish football expert David Cartlidge to get some insight into Zinedine Zidane’s side, while Jason Wilcox gives us his thoughts ahead of the Youth Cup Final against Chelsea.