After the news that Pep Guardiola is going to extend his contract at Manchester City, David Mooney is joined by fans Richard Burns and Rachel Herdson to discuss what a boost it will be. The Athletic's Sam Lee, who broke the story, explains what's happening and what should happen later this week. Jack from Rule the Roost speaks to the show to give u…

Get NordVPN 2-year plan PLUS 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee ========== Manchester City made it an unwanted four-in-a-row with defeat at Brighton... David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and by City fan Joe Butterfield to assess the damage and deal with …

It's probably fair to say that Manchester City have had better weeks... David Mooney is joined by City fan KC and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to try and work out what went wrong at both Bournemouth and Sporting. Why have transitions become such a problem, even more than they were earlier in the season? Do City need to be better creating chances a…

Following the Carabao Cup exit to Spurs, David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell. They look at a crazy week that started with a forgettable (but important) victory over Southampton and ended with a positive (if fruitless) showing from the youngsters at Tottenham... taking in some Ballon D'Or madnes…

After the last-gasp win at Wolves and the comprehensive victory over Sparta Prague, David Mooney is joined by One Football's Dan Burke and Manchester World's Michael Plant to discuss the events of both games. City have had some issues breaking down a back five recently - and Guardiola has launched a new tactic this week: Do nothing. Literally. So w…

As the domestic and European football returns, David Mooney is joined by City fan Richard Burns and the presenter with FourFourTwo and City fan Adam Monk to preview the games with Wolves and Sparta Prague. Dave Azzopardi from Talking Wolves discusses how things are going at Molineux after a less-than-ideal start to the season, while Mike Samir from…

A big week of news for an international break! David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and by City fan Paul Atherton to look back over the game with Fulham and the performance in what turned out to be a bit of a nervy afternoon. Are Fulham just good in transition or should City be able to do better to control those sorts of games?…

After the 1-1 draw with Newcastle and the 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava, David Mooney is joined by City fans KC and Bob Toole to discuss Manchester City's approach and performances across the too games. Was Pep Guardiola too cautious at St James's Park? Were the team too wasteful in Slovakia? The new Champions League group format has given rise to…

It's been an eventful week... David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell to try and sort out everything that's happened in the aftermath of the 2-2 draw with Arsenal and the 2-1 win over Watford. Dan Burke runs through everything that's been said from both camps after the Arsenal match, while we take …

Two tough games for Manchester City this week, following the 2-1 turnaround win over Brentford and the 0-0 draw with Inter Milan. David Mooney is joined by City fan and presenter with FourFourTwo, Adam Monk, and by The Athletic's Mark Critchley to discuss the performances in those two matches. City faced Inter while wearing change colours at home..…

As the international break comes to a close, David Mooney is joined by Manchester City fan Adam Keyworth and, from The Times, Paul Hirst, to look ahead to the upcoming games with Brentford and Inter Milan. Craig Tillyer from The Ealing Road Podcast joins the show to discuss Thomas Frank's side, while we get insight into what Inter might do from Nim…

Another Erling Haaland hat-trick, another three points for Manchester City and top of the table at the international break makes it a perfect start to the 2024-25 season. David Mooney is joined by City fans Chris Higginbottom and, from the Hits 21 podcast, Rob Wilson, to reflect on the victory at West Ham. With Haaland's latest hat-trick taking him…

David Mooney is joined by Manchester City fan Richard Burns and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to discuss the 4-1 win over Ipswich Town. They're focusing on Erling Haaland, after his hat-trick and the continuation of his incredible record, and on Ilkay Gundogan, as he makes his second debut for the club. Ipswich were the 100th visitor to the Etihad …

After Manchester City's opening day win at Stamford Bridge, David Mooney is joined by Dan Burke from One Football and Dom Farrell from Sporting News to review the game. Who were the standout performers against Chelsea and how did City solve the no-Rodri problem so well? We take a look at Mateo Kovacic, Rico Lewis and Bernardo Silva in particular. I…

After Manchester City won the Community Shield on penalties, David Mooney is joined by City fans Bob Toole and Ciaran Murray to discuss the performance and the result. They also look at the penalty shoot-out and the stories that came out of it. With Chelsea on the horizon, they discuss which of the impressive younger players could have a role to pl…

The Blue Moon Podcast is back for the 2024-25 season. Joining David Mooney is, from StatCity.co.uk, Adam Carter, and Manchester City fan Ally Fogg to preview the new season. We start with a look back over the pre-season tour of the USA and its standout performers. Could Oscar Bobb, James McAtee or Nico O'Reilly have an impact in the first team in t…

For the 25th anniversary of Manchester City's last-minute comeback against Gillingham at Wembley in 1999, David Mooney speaks to all of the players, the manager, the chairman and other key figures to get the full story of what made that match so important. Introduced by Sam Rosbottom. Written and produced by David Mooney, with extra production and …

It's the end-of-season live show! For the final Blue Moon Podcast of the season, David Mooney is joined by City fans Ciaran Murray and Chris Higginbottom, and by the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan. Recorded in front of an audience at Idle Hands in Manchester, they review the 2023-24 campaign and look ahead to what 2024-25 might bring - following the new…

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Manchester City stand on the brink of history, providing they can find a way past West Ham on the final day of the 2023-24 season. David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Keyworth and journalist Martin Blackburn to discuss the upcoming game - and the week that's got City into this position. They look at nerves and anxiety, both in beating Fulham an…

Manchester City made a tricky game with Wolves look simple on Saturday, so can they do that again when they visit Fulham and Spurs this week? On today's Blue Moon Podcast, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ally Fogg and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to look at the return to goalscoring form of Erling Haaland. His latest City hat-trick broke a Prem…

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If anyone was feeling the nerves after Arsenal took advantage of City's attention being elsewhere, the 4-0 win at Brighton was probably the perfect tonic to it. David Mooney is joined by City fans Richard Burns and Cheech to reflect on that, plus the FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea. They discuss the performances of Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne…

The morning after the night before, David Mooney is joined by two City fans and journalists in the shape of Dan Burke from One Football and Dom Farrell from Sporting News to review the Champions League exit on penalties to Real Madrid. As they discuss, it's a strange week... there's the disappointment at the defeat, but more broadly, was the perfor…

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What do you make of the week that saw one of the most boring games of the season followed by one of the most impressive? David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and by Fred Caldeira from TNT Sports Brazil to reflect on Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Arsenal and the 4-1 win over Aston Villa. They focus on the performances of Phil …

As the Premier League returns after the international break, it's a week of big fixtures for Manchester City. David Mooney is joined by City fans Richard Burns and James Faulkner to discuss the matches against Arsenal and Aston Villa. Gunners fan Michael Keshani joins the show to look ahead to the game on Easter Sunday, while we also catch up with …

🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========== As Manchester City progress to another FA Cup semi-final, Dan Burke is joined by City fan KC and The Athletic's Mark Critchley to discuss the victory over Newcastle - with a focus on Mateo Kovacic, Stefan Ortega an…

After the talking-point-filled draw at Anfield, David Mooney is joined by City fan Gaz and by the Manchester Evening News Chief City Writer, Simon Bajkowski, to reflect on the point gained against Liverpool. Why couldn't City capitalise on a strong first half display and what changed after the break? Were they lucky it wasn't a penalty on Alexis Ma…

After two more wins, David Mooney is joined City fan Chris Higginbottom and One Football's Dan Burke to react to the victories over Manchester United and FC Copenhagen. There's a focus on Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, plus we put United's time-wasting under the spotlight... as the Etihad grew increasingly more frustrated as the game went on. Then …

🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========== There's a week of contrasting games for David Mooney, City fan Joe Butterfield and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell to pick apart. The performances against Bournemouth and Luton were very different - but the outcom…

It's been a tricky week... David Mooney is joined by City fan Macca and, from the Daily Mail, Jack Gaughan to work out why is been a tricky week. They look at the shape of the team and the issues City have had controlling games this season, plus there's a focus on Erling Haaland, after his goals have been crucial in the last few matches (and his ch…

Manchester City's winning streak continues and to discuss the victories over Everton and Copenhagen, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ciaran Murray and, from The Times, Paul Hirst. The look at the form of Phil Foden, the injury to Jack Grealish, and the impact of Jeremy Doku. We hear our regular guests' favourite counter-attacking goals as we foc…

🌏 Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ ========== After Manchester City's 3-1 win at Brentford, David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Keyworth and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to analyse the performance. There is the obvious focus on Phil Foden after his hat-tr…

Following the wins over Tottenham and Burnley, David Mooney is joined for this week's episode by City fan Chris Higginbottom and presenter for FourFourTwo Adam Monk to discuss Manchester City's recent form. The look at how the team is playing , especially with the return of some key members of the squad, and how Guardiola could fit all of the star …

The winter break is over and Manchester City return with one of the most unwinnable games they could ever wish for... Spurs away in the FA Cup. David Mooney is joined by One Football's Dan Burke and the editor of Football 365, Sarah Winterburn, to preview that game, along with the trip to Burnley. We get insight into Spurs from Rosa from the Hometo…

Following Manchester City's late winner at Newcastle, David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and the BBC's Football Correspondent, John Murray, to discuss the key moments from the game. The focus is on Oscar Bobb and Kevin De Bruyne after the impact that they both made from the bench. Following the sad news that former City boss …

David Mooney is joined by Sam Rosbottom and, from the Noisy Neighbors podcast, Joey and Mulv to reflect on Manchester City's 5-0 win over Huddersfield... but, perhaps most importantly, the return of Kevin De Bruyne. Dan Burke takes a look at what both Pep Guardiola and De Bruyne have said this week about the Belgian's return from injury, and we loo…

Attention turns to the defence of the FA Cup and it's Huddersfield at home for Manchester City in Round Three. David Mooney is joined by City fan Ciaran Murray and The Athletic's Mark Critchley to look ahead to that tie - and also to reflect on the solid, if unspectacular, 2-0 win over Sheffield United. They look at the impact of Rodri on the team …

Happy New Year! To bring in 2024, join Sam Roscoe, David Mooney and guests as they look back over some of the City Heaven/City Hell choices from the festive periods of seasons gone by. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast…

It's the final show of 2023, and David Mooney is joined by City fans Chris Higginbottom and, from StatCity.co.uk, Adam Carter to look back over a rather nice festive season. Manchester City return from the Club World Cup as champions, while a hard-fought win at Everton had real 'turning point' vibes. With the year coming to a close, KC and late-sub…

Merry Christmas everyone! Settle down with quizmaster David Mooney and enjoy some Manchester City trivia fun and games, as Adam Carter, Bob Toole, Chris Higginbottom, Dom Farrell, KC, and Richard Burns all battle it out to become the Blue Moon Podcast Christmas Quiz champion of 2023. ========= To get bonus podcasts or to listen without the ads, joi…

Following a disappointing draw with Crystal Palace, but a comfortable win against Urawa Red Diamonds, David Mooney is joined by Richard Burns and Dan Burke to reflect on the week. City are continuing to throw away leads late on, but do they have a chance to dust the cobwebs away in the Club World Cup and forget about domestic issues for the time be…

After the victories over Luton and Red Star Belgrade, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ally Fogg and One Football's Dan Burke. They look at the performances of the last two games and take a focus on the roles of Phil Foden and Jack Grealish. There's also a look at Oscar Bobb and Micah Hamilton after their performances in midweek. Ciaran Murray te…

After a disappointing performance and result against Aston Villa... and something similar against Spurs, David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and Charlotte Duncker from The Times to try and work out what's going on... Author and journalist Pol Ballus discusses his updated book, "Pep's City: The Making of a Superteam", which now…

Following Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool and 3-2 comeback win over RB Leipzig, David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to review the matches. It was suggested this week that Premier League football had become boring as a result of Pep Guardiola's methods - fewer spectacular long shots or se…

As Manchester City return to action after the international break, David Mooney is joined by Simon Bajkowski from the Manchester Evening News and, presenter with FourFourTwo, Adam Monk to preview the coming games. It's Liverpool at the Etihad on Saturday, before City host RB Leipzig in their penultimate Champions League group game of the season... …

How do you reflect on that 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge? David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell to attempt to make sense of one of the craziest games of the Guardiola era. With the international break coming up, we take stock of where City are in the title race and how the rivals are doing. Neil At…

It went under the radar, but City went top of the table in the week of madness and they've taken full control of their Champions League group... and David Mooney is joined by City fans Richard Burns and KC to discuss the wins over Bournemouth and Young Boys. Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk looks back over City's other 6-1 wins in the Premier League…

After another Manchester Derby victory at Old Trafford, David Mooney is joined by City fans Ciaran Murray and Dan Burke to reflect on the gulf between the two teams. Dom Farrell takes a look at how City have ended up streets ahead of United during the Guardiola era, while we also focus on some fine individual performances - including Bernardo Silva…