Blue Moon Rising

The city of Manchester can see a Blue Moon Rising with the resurgence of Manchester City.  The Blues are making waves to disturb the status quo in Manchester as well as the Premier League and lifelong fan Howard Johnson gives his take on Roberto Mancini's boys.  Get in the Gear of Manchester City at the World Soccer Shop.

  • McLeish Talks Absolute Rot As City March On

    Monday, 13. February, 2012

    Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson says the best thing about Man City’s win at Aston Villa was listening to their manager Alex McLeish talk mind-boggling nonsense after his side’s 1-0 defeat.

  • Come On You… Reds??!!

    Monday, 30. January, 2012

    With a difficult period for the blue half of Manchester finally drawing to a close, Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson wonders whether he shouldn’t have been wanting a Manchester United victory this weekend. Has he finally gone mad?

  • Nasty Tackle?

    Monday, 16. January, 2012

    Vincent Kompany’s four-game ban after seeing straight red in the FA Cup match against Manchester United has got Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson wondering whether knitting isn’t a better option than football these days

  • Daylight Robbery

    Monday, 2. January, 2012

    Manchester City’s Premier League defeat against Sunderland at the Stadium Of Light proves yet again that football can be crazily unpredictable. Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson isn’t getting his knickers in a twist over one mad match, though...

  • Boxing Day

    Sunday, 18. December, 2011

    It’s little bit early for the seasonal exchange of gifts, so Man City’s Super Mario and Micah Richards have focused more on an exchange of fists. Training ground punch-ups may be commonplace, but Soccer365’s Howard Johnson reckons this one would have been a real sight to behold

  • We Aren’t The Champions…

    Monday, 5. December, 2011

    So City aren’t setting Europe alight this season! So what, says Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson? ‘The project’ is a long term plan and it might take time

  • Why Bash Those With Cash?

    Monday, 21. November, 2011

    OK, so Man City can afford to lose nearly 200million quid in their bid for football domination, but does that make them so different to every winning team since the dawn of time? Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson points the finger at the real baddies in the world of football – and they aren’t wearing blue shirts!

  • Blue Moon Rising Predictarama!

    Monday, 7. November, 2011

    The schedule’s getting a little busy for Man City in the next month – so will something have to give? And might that something be Mancini’s resolve not to play Carlos Tevez, asks Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson?

  • Are We Really Here?

    Are We Really Here?

    Monday, 24. October, 2011

    Say it again. 6-1 against United! At their place! But the calm with which the City management reacted to this incredible win shows even more about the Sky Blues’ ambitions, reckons Soccer365’s Howard Johnson

  • Wot No Premiership?!

    Monday, 10. October, 2011

    No City match last weekend! No Premiership matches at all to be fair. And all because of a dreary international. Can’t they just pull the teams from a hat to decide who plays in the European Championships asks Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson? That’d be far more fun!

  • City Galacticos good. Paul Lake better!

    City Galacticos good. Paul Lake better!

    Monday, 26. September, 2011

    If you love Man City but don’t want to be written off as a glory-hunting newby, then Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson has a plan for you. Buy legend Paul Lake’s book 'I’m Not Really Here' right now and enjoy a one-stop Sky Blue history lesson

  • Humility, Money and Professional Football

    Wednesday, 14. September, 2011

    Soccer 365’s Howard Johnson asks in his most recent column ‘whenever did humility, money and professional football ever make for harmonious bed partners?’ in his lead in to the examination of Garry ‘G Man’ Cook, the talkative Manchester City Chief Executive until his resignation on September 9 in the wake of what will most likely now never be dubbed Onuohagate.