Mark Hughes

After three straight defeats, two at home and one against lowly Bolton, the doom and gloom...

Let me assure anyone who takes a few moments out of their time to read this - before you get stuck in - this will not be a fretful, wobbling, preview form days of yore at this club, that certain sections of our support quickly...

Football: David Hills: Said and Done

RESPECT THE BACKLASHGetting militant last week: The League Managers Association, hosting urgent talks with members after top bosses attacked refereeing standards. Sources tell the press they'll demand Keith Hackett's...

Chelsea are favourites to sign Manchester City starlet Sturridge

Chelsea are favourites to sign England's hottest teenage striker Daniel Sturridge in January, following a breakdown in contract talks between the player and Manchester City. The Stamford Bridge club are taking the latest...

Outside the Box: Advert for new chief executive means sweet FA to most of us

Another week, another advertisement from Nolan Partners for a high-profile job at the Football Association: this time for a chief executive, based in "London/Wembley", for which read, "Wembley/Middlesex, an awful long way up...

Bobby Gould's humbling of Denmark

Nov 16 2008 by Chris Wathan, Wales On Sunday IT WAS a game that saved one international career – and sparked the beginning of another. But the matchwinner that night is very much alive and kicking when it comes to Wales – and...

Horton dismisses Hull 'tete-a-tete'

Morale at the KC Stadium has not been affected by the midweek bust-up between Dean Windass and Marlon King, according to Brian Horton. Assistant manager Horton dismissed the spat between the pair, which occurred on a training...

Dietmar Hamann defends Mark Hughes as Manchester City come under scrutiny

The very public scrutiny of Mark Hughes continues, but his Manchester City players admit they must stand shoulder to shoulder in defiance of their doubters and prove they also have what it takes to justify their calling to the...

Football Association and managers undermining Respect campaign

And the trouble with this? Under the spotlight: Mike Dean and other referees have found themselves at the centre of widespread criticism recently Photo: GETTY IMAGES Official figures obtained by Telegraph Sport reveal that...

Boss mulls over defensive options

City are set for another defensive reshuffle this weekend but should have Vincent Kompany available for selection. Richard Dunn will be absent due to the one-match ban he received for his professional foul on Darren Bent last...

Citeh Continually Linked with Bridge

With Manchester City`s Arab owners having seemingly given Mark Hughes something akin to £200 million to spend on new players, rumours linking City with one of our players refuses to go away. Wayne Bridge, who has become a...