The prospect of watching Manchester City at Walsall looms again

Terrace Talk Man City: Maybe it would have been a lot simpler if City had just made up its mind to muddle along with Leeds and Villa, instead of trying to edge out the Big Boys

BETTER TIMES: Manchester City's Vincent Kompany (left), Yaya Toure (second right) and Sergio Aguero lift the Premier League trophy. Pic: PA

The prospect of watching Manchester City once again fulfil a league fixture at Walsall came closer to reality for the faithful this week, with the Premier League’s announcement that they were charging the club with every misdemeanour they could possibly think of, in the sincere hope that some of the bigger ones might stick this time.

Maybe it would have been a lot simpler if City had just made up its mind to muddle along with Leeds and Aston Villa, instead of trying to edge out the Big Boys. Maybe Lord Ferguson of Govan was right after all, when he casually dropped his “not in my lifetime” pre-Manchester Derby non-sequitor back in 2009. After all, he was running English football at the time.