Whilst a semi-final defeat would be frustrating enough, the manner in which we exited on Wednesday evening will have resulted in a squad of players eager to get back on the pitch and get it out of their systems.For a choice of opponent, perhaps

“We have entered into discussions with his representatives about the player.We have just looked at the situation and we feel we are juggling the balls in the air a little bit and you are just hoping the squad is big enough and strong enough. With the

Sky Sports News understands Sunderland are in talks to sign Manchester City striker Benjani. Benjani’s future at City has been the subject of speculation for the last few weeks with a number of clubs credited with an interest in the Zimbabwe

Seemingly not one to be out of the headlines for long, Garry Cook finds himself centre stage once again today with the suggestion in The Guardian that ADUG are giving ’serious consideration’ to the possibility of replacing him in the summer:Manchester

It appears as though progress is being made over the potential signing of Middlesbrough’s Adam Johnson.After Gordon Strachan poured water on a possible move yesterday, Sky Sports reported that Johnson himself was keen to speak to us over a move and

Sky Sports are having a busy old day, and there is yet another transfer story involving ourselves, and like the Adam Johnson one, it is not necessarily positive news:And with Real having failed to secure cover in midfield, one of the player’s two agents,

Although reports last night appeared to be confident in seeing us land Adam Johnson, the suggestion today is that it may not be so cut and dried.Sky Sports are quoting Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan as having dismissed all bids outright for him:”We

No surprise that the first rallying call has been sounded in the wake of last night’s exit, from full-back Javier Garrido:”It is not easy to take because we were nearly in the final. We showed we are a quality team and we deserved extra time. But you

“We must stay calm,” he asserted. “It’s vital that we only think about the game. We have to think about our tactics, know what we are doing at corners and keep our concentration. You play better when you are calm.I want us to start the game by playing

Time is a little short today so rather than a full preview I’ll point you in the direction of the latest Vox Pops over at Norfstander that myself and some of the other City bloggers contributed to.Also feel free to use the comments as a thread for