Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show
A weekly podcast for Manchester City fans, looking back over the news of the week and the key events from matches played. Plus previews of upcoming games, exclusive interviews and City nostalgia. Extra nostalgia episodes each week are available by joining our Patreon.
Episodes
May 28, 2025 • 106 mins
To review the 2024-25 season and look ahead to what 2025-26 might bring, David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom, Simon Bajkowski from the Manchester Evening News, and the former City captain Paul Lake for the live show at Idle Hands in Manchester.
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May 22, 2025 • 91 mins
After a disappointment at Wembley and an emotional goodbye to Kevin De Bruyne in a 3-1 win over Bournemouth, David Mooney is joined by City fan Richard Burns, The Athletic's Jon Mackenzie, and, from StatCity.co.uk, Adam Carter, to review the week.
What's the difference between the denial of a goalscoring opportunity on a Saturday in a Cup Final and the denial of a goalscoring opportunity on a Tuesday in the Premier League?...
What's the difference between the denial of a goalscoring opportunity on a Saturday in a Cup Final and the denial of a goalscoring opportunity on a Tuesday in the Premier League?...
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May 15, 2025 • 89 mins
After a dour 0-0 draw at Southampton and ahead of a third successive FA Cup Final appearance, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ally Fogg and, from StatCity.co.uk, Adam Carter. They discuss the bore draw on the south coast and look at Ruben Dias's comments after the game: Fair enough or should he keep quiet with those grumbles?
Crystal Palace fan Robbie Scotcher joins the show to give insight into the feeling at Selhurst ...
Crystal Palace fan Robbie Scotcher joins the show to give insight into the feeling at Selhurst ...
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May 8, 2025 • 91 mins
Following Manchester City's 1-0 win over Wolves, David Mooney is joined by City fan Richard Burns and, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell, to discuss the performance and big moments from the match. They look at the displays from both Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, plus they talk about the fan protests from the first six minutes.
With already-relegated Southampton up next, Sam Rosbottom gives us the details of all the tim...
With already-relegated Southampton up next, Sam Rosbottom gives us the details of all the tim...
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May 6, 2025 • 87 mins
On Sunday 7 May 2000, Manchester City completed back-to-back promotions to return to the Premier League. Just under a year after winning the third tier playoff in a dramatic match at Wembley with Gillingham, the team came from behind to win an extraordinary game with Blackburn at Ewood Park to win promotion to the Premier League. For the first time in a long time, the club were no longer under-achieving.
In this special e...
In this special e...
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April 30, 2025 • 80 mins
Another successful trip to Wembley for Pep Guardiola means a third FA Cup final in a row for Manchester City. David Mooney is joined by One Football's Dan Burke and, from the Manchester Evening News, Simon Bajkowski to discuss the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, with a particular focus on Rico Lewis after his performance in midfield.
After the impact that Nico O'Reilly has made to the team in the last few weeks, we take a ...
After the impact that Nico O'Reilly has made to the team in the last few weeks, we take a ...
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April 24, 2025 • 81 mins
A last-minute winner is always great for picking up the mood! Back-to-back victories have put Manchester City in a commanding position in the race for the top five this season and have got the confidence flowing again ahead of an FA Cup semi-final against one of the Premier League's highest performing teams, too.
David Mooney is joined by City fan Helen Powell and by the BBC's Chief Football Writer, Phil McNulty, to review...
David Mooney is joined by City fan Helen Powell and by the BBC's Chief Football Writer, Phil McNulty, to review...
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April 17, 2025 • 85 mins
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David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from the Daily Mail, Jack Gaughan to discuss Manchester City's 5-2 comeback win over Crystal Palace. The attention is on Kevin De Bruyne after a performance that rolled back they years, but there's also a disc...
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David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from the Daily Mail, Jack Gaughan to discuss Manchester City's 5-2 comeback win over Crystal Palace. The attention is on Kevin De Bruyne after a performance that rolled back they years, but there's also a disc...
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April 10, 2025 • 77 mins
After a rather boring Manchester Derby, David Mooney is joined by City fans KC and Gaz to reflect on why the game went the way it did... and if there was anything City, in their current situation, could have done to get more out of the game.
Dan Burke reflects on all of the previous Premier League Manchester Derbies that have ended goalless, while we also discuss Kevin De Bruyne's legacy at the Etihad. He announced he wou...
Dan Burke reflects on all of the previous Premier League Manchester Derbies that have ended goalless, while we also discuss Kevin De Bruyne's legacy at the Etihad. He announced he wou...
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April 3, 2025 • 99 mins
After back-to-back wins that have seen Manchester City take a commanding position in the race for the top four/five and make it into the semi-finals of the FA Cup, David Mooney is joined by Nick Clarke from the MCFC Fans Foodbank Support group and by Dom Farrell from Sporting News to review the week.
With supporters protesting against the club's ticket partnerships and policies, they look at the action that was taken durin...
With supporters protesting against the club's ticket partnerships and policies, they look at the action that was taken durin...
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March 27, 2025 • 81 mins
The international break is coming to an end, which means it's a return to action for Manchester City. David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from One Football, Dan Burke. Together, they look ahead to the FA Cup tie with Bournemouth and the Premier League fixture against Leicester.
Neel from Beyond the 90 LCFC joins the show to explain what's been going wrong at the King Power this season and what his ho...
Neel from Beyond the 90 LCFC joins the show to explain what's been going wrong at the King Power this season and what his ho...
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March 20, 2025 • 66 mins
With the international break arriving, there is a bit of room to look away from the pitch on this week's Blue Moon Podcast. David Mooney is joined by City fans KC and Richard Burns to discuss the 2-2 draw with Brighton, with a look at how the team is struggling to keep control of games, how the wingers might need some help (or need to provide better deliveries), and how City are shaping up in the Champions League chase.
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March 13, 2025 • 73 mins
After defeat at Nottingham Forest, David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and Mark Critchley from The Athletic to discuss Manchester City's position in the battle for the Champions League places.
Focusing on the match at the City Ground, they look at the question of creativity from wide areas and City's chance-creation, given they had a lot of the ball and not a lot to show for it. With those dropped poi...
Focusing on the match at the City Ground, they look at the question of creativity from wide areas and City's chance-creation, given they had a lot of the ball and not a lot to show for it. With those dropped poi...
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March 6, 2025 • 88 mins
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As Manchester City progress in the FA Cup, David Mooney is joined by BBC Sport's Alex Brotherton and One Football's Dan Burke to discuss the victory over Plymouth. They focus on Nico O'Reilly's display, as his brace made the difference, plus they look at the FA Cup draw, City's chan...
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As Manchester City progress in the FA Cup, David Mooney is joined by BBC Sport's Alex Brotherton and One Football's Dan Burke to discuss the victory over Plymouth. They focus on Nico O'Reilly's display, as his brace made the difference, plus they look at the FA Cup draw, City's chan...
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February 27, 2025 • 75 mins
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After a week that suggests signs of improved consistency (even if the results weren't all positive), David Mooney is joined by Manchester City fans Adam Monk and Chris Higginbottom to discuss the games with Liverpool and Spurs.
They look at how the new signings are settling in - especially Abduk...
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After a week that suggests signs of improved consistency (even if the results weren't all positive), David Mooney is joined by Manchester City fans Adam Monk and Chris Higginbottom to discuss the games with Liverpool and Spurs.
They look at how the new signings are settling in - especially Abduk...
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February 20, 2025 • 81 mins
After perhaps the best performance of the season against Newcastle and perhaps the worst performance of the season against Real Madrid, David Mooney is joined by City fan Ciaran Murray and, from BBC Radio Manchester, Mike Minay to assess the week.
They discuss the Jekyll-and-Hyde style displays of the season so far (as they continue to search for pop culture metaphors), while they look at the impact of the new signings so ...
They discuss the Jekyll-and-Hyde style displays of the season so far (as they continue to search for pop culture metaphors), while they look at the impact of the new signings so ...
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February 13, 2025 • 87 mins
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Another week, another Manchester City collapse... These things are becoming ten-a-penny now, so joining David Mooney to review the latest one is Adam Carter, from StatCity.co.uk, and Paul Hirst, from The Times.
There were some positives from the performance against Real Madrid on Tuesday, but w...
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Another week, another Manchester City collapse... These things are becoming ten-a-penny now, so joining David Mooney to review the latest one is Adam Carter, from StatCity.co.uk, and Paul Hirst, from The Times.
There were some positives from the performance against Real Madrid on Tuesday, but w...
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February 6, 2025 • 89 mins
David Mooney is joined by City fan Richard Burns and, from One Football, Dan Burke, to discuss the horror show at The Emirates on Sunday. How did Manchester City go from a position of being competitive in the game to being absolutely battered? Can they stop it happening again? And what was made of all of the celebrations afterwards?
With Leyton Orient to come, we hear from Paul and Steve from Orient Outlook to preview the ...
With Leyton Orient to come, we hear from Paul and Steve from Orient Outlook to preview the ...
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January 30, 2025 • 94 mins
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Back-to-back 3-1 victories, both of them after falling behind, have made it a good week for Manchester City. David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from the Daily Mail, Jack Gaughan, to discuss all of the events of the wins over Chelsea and Club Brugge.
With Pep Guardiola g...
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Back-to-back 3-1 victories, both of them after falling behind, have made it a good week for Manchester City. David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and, from the Daily Mail, Jack Gaughan, to discuss all of the events of the wins over Chelsea and Club Brugge.
With Pep Guardiola g...
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January 23, 2025 • 91 mins
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After another collapse from a leading position for Manchester City, David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Monk and, from Sky Sports News, Ben Ransom to discuss the week... Is there any good feeling left after walloping Ipswich or did the 4-2 defeat at PSG make it all evaporate?
With Chelsea an...
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After another collapse from a leading position for Manchester City, David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Monk and, from Sky Sports News, Ben Ransom to discuss the week... Is there any good feeling left after walloping Ipswich or did the 4-2 defeat at PSG make it all evaporate?
With Chelsea an...
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