A few guys from Middle America share their musings on why things are happening at and around their beloved Manchester City Citizens Football Club.
Droz + Nick do a live digestion of The Athletic's article on 18 player roles and how City's team past and present fits in. Nick's data sensibilities get the best of him. It's totally worth the meltdown. Subscribe to The Athletic and follow Sam Lee (we are not sponsored). Article found here: https://theathletic.com/3473297/2022/08/10/player-roles-the-athletic/
Nick + Droz have been away, are a little low energy and professionality but not low on opinions!
Can someone be too French? What does this have to do with City? Well, you'll have to listen to find out.
Nick & Droz remind people how young some of the players are that getting criticized by not abiding by the fanbase's expectations. Just like your family, the expectations are wildly out of touch, just like your racist grandma.
Our fan gets us out of our Turkey coma to wrap up November and the the season before things get crazy.
Droz & Nick talk about City's subdued flow, and maybe our own as we grow older.
Nick & Droz have a new friend(emy)! We thought it was time to go through how the Stretford team built a terrible team and culture since they last placed higher than City. Stay Ole!
Droz & Nick coming hot off their striker talk are talking succession at Man City. Not managers, not strikers but everyone else. You decide who is who (Droz is Roman probably).
Droz brings Nick a Pepsi challenge, bracket style. Yes, a blind pick 'em to prove how much of an idiot Nick is and how bad at his actual job he must be. It's fun though!
Droz & Nick begin a topic NOBODY ever talks about in relation to Man City - needing a striker. This is our first of two parts (we've really made it)!
Nick & Droz are BACK AGAIN FOR GOOD so Take That! One of us gets married, one of us stayed married. City played some games too! Things are mostly the same except Droz can commit better (hopefully to things that age well).
It's awards season! Nick & Droz give season awards out for the most important facets of a football season: Best Hair, Biggest Surprise, Handsomest, Player of the Year, Best Lower Body, Brightest Future, etc.
Nick & Droz try to talk about anything but the Champions League Final loss but it doesn't last long. Wah wah.
Nick & Droz are joined by Assistant to the Assitant Chelsea FC Kit Man to talk Chelsea vs. City on the lead up to the Champions League Final! Of course, as Americans, we have to talk about Pulisic and the failure of the US Soccer Federation.
Nick & Droz talk about how Pep tinkers with formations & positions constantly while still being stubborn about some players and positions. The two discuss when it works, when it does not, why Pep does it and what we might think he could tinker with next (NOT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL PLEASE PEP).
In this episode, Nick & Droz are joined by City Legend Zee (aka Fakeiola) to discuss City, the PL and Zee's answer to the ESL for bad teams.
Nick & Droz discuss City's April 2021 to May 4th (biggest day in modern City history up to this point). Our analysis from previous episodes have come true in April (aka We Were Right). Please subscribe, rate and review!
In this episode, Droz & Nick talk about the Man City Academy, how it compares to other academies, American sports and plays into transfer policy.
Droz & Nick cathartically discuss the European Super League, City's Ownership, City Fandom and way too much about Twitter.
Nick & Droz discuss City's team rotation which naturally leads to some sore spots for the fan base.
Nick & Droz talk about Man City legend Sergio "Kun" Aguero announcing he will be leaving the club at that end of the season. There's a slight rant about Eric Garcia & City Twitter, we answer all listener questions, make terrible The Verve puns and discuss what could be next for Kun and City. This was a hard one.
Droz & Nick are back to review City's March and look forward to a crazy April which could lead to a crazy May which could lead to craziness. Please rate, review and acknowledge our existance in whatever medium works for you!
In this episode, Droz & Nick discuss the cost of the current squad versus their value within the market and to the club's achievements. Additionally, they discuss the history of transfers since the takeover and what the next level of transfers look like as City become a mainstay top club in world football.
In this episode, Nick & Droz discuss VAR and how it is just the final layer of the shit-sandwich that is futbol rules & officiating. Hey, we even offer up some creative solutions. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem, right?
In this episode, Droz & Nick talk about Our Little Boy Phil (OLBP) in wake of a third straight loss at home to Manchester United. The conversation around Phil is one of the appoach City's front office takes with non-favored players and their strict adherence to what and who is right.
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