Thursday, September 26, 2013

"The City is Blue."

That is the title of Simon Curtis' article after the recent Manchester Derby. Sir Alex Ferguson is gone as is Roberto Mancini. Maybe more is gone. Here's what Mr. Curtis says:

This, ladies and gentlemen, was a full-blown rout, more decisive, clearer even in its definition between winner and loser than the unforgettable 6-1 win at Old Trafford two seasons ago. 
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The signs were there at the Etihad, where the reigning Premier League Champions were defused and dismantled in under an hour, that it is to the blue half of Manchester we should start to look for clues to the season's unraveling. The power shift that began in the 6-1 and continued with the league title win two years ago, took another heavy lurch to starboard here.