In our latest edition of Things We Love, Club Journalist Caroline Oatway rounds up what we think have been the top moments in satire and extraordinary football from the past week!
Buoyant Bersant
Remember the Celina stare? It’s back!
Bersant Celina joined Ipswich on loan this week… but – as ever – the good news couldn’t draw a smile from the midfielder.
Get used to it, Ipswich!
📸 | “Smile for the camera, Bersant”....
— Ipswich Town FC (@Official_ITFC) July 3, 2017
“No.”
Potential cult hero status pending.
😆 #itfc pic.twitter.com/FvWn3Q4s4U
Doctor, doctor
There’s more to life than football, they say… but doctors don’t necessarily share that opinion!
Check out this footage of Chilean doctors, watching – and celebrating – Chile’s Confederations Cup penalty shoot-out win over Portugal… whilst operating on a patient!
Maybe Bill Shankly was right…
Chilean doctors watching the penalty shoot-out vs Portugal whilst operating on a patient...
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) June 30, 2017
Wow! 😯 pic.twitter.com/pL8wNZWFtg
(As far as we know, the patient is okay!)
Manchester, la la la
We’re pleased to report the current Miss Manchester is a blue!
While in Sri Lanka for the Miss England tournament, Zoe-lea Dale proudly sported her City colours on the beach.
Miss Manchester showing her @ManCity colours in Sri Lanka today for bikini round of Miss England @ZoeleaDale1 pic.twitter.com/WgBEYFkI2z
— Mark Anthony Dale (@barmybluearmy) July 3, 2017
On me ‘ead!
Head tennis made a comeback this week, as members of Portugal’s national team gave it a go.
City’s new signing Bernardo Silva shared this video on Instagram, as members of his squad bounced the ball around the table before nodding it into a tiny bin!
Silky skills
A moment of magic from City youngster Javairo Dilrosun in the Netherlands’ U19 Euros win over Germany.
The forward executed an exquisite backheel into the path of Jay-Roy Grot to latch onto and finish with aplomb.
Can’t stop watching!
Javairo Dilrosun (Man City) gloriously assists Jay-Roy Grot (NEC) in Netherlands’ win over Germany 🇳🇱 #U19EURO pic.twitter.com/Gx5MZNRXdl
— Alex McGovern (@amcgovern25) July 3, 2017
Keeping it… colourful
Wycombe Wanderers launched their new goalkeeper kits this week, live on Sky Sports, causing a bit of a stir!
They’re described as ‘distinctive’… certainly so! Apparently the ‘kaleidoscope’ pattern of colours are designed to make the goalkeepers appear larger and more imposing.
Not my first thought, I have to admit!
The new @ONeills1918 keeper kits for the 2017/18 season!
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) July 6, 2017
Modelled by no.1 @Scotty_brown85. Sponsored by @BeechdeanGroup & @UtilitaFootball. pic.twitter.com/tHNmMA92FP
Pre-seasons past
Time for a bit of nostalgia… We’re big fans of Simon Curtis’ trips down Memory Lane.
His latest offering features a look back on City’s weird and wonderful pre-season trips.
As always, definitely worth a read!
From drinking in a forest in Apeldoorn, to seeing George Weah in Stockport, The joys of #MCFC preseasons past: https://t.co/ovY0mg7Tyn pic.twitter.com/NVH7q8vLsb
— Simon Curtis (@bifana_bifana) July 5, 2017
Always him
Ever the maverick, Mario Balotelli loves a good trolling on Twitter.
This week, he poked a gentle dig at United, claiming he cheers himself up by rewatching City’s famous title win from 2012.
I have a bit of melancholy I just review the winning match title vs qpr.. that was amazing and I really loved it.#mutdsorrynotsorry #lol 💙💙💙
— Mario Balotelli (@FinallyMario) July 5, 2017
As you can imagine, this went down a treat with the Blue half of Manchester… the Red, not so much!
Bronze medal
Great little story this, as Beth Yaxley tweeted her disappointment that her mum wouldn’t let her buy an England shirt adorned with Lucy Bronze’s name.
Our right-back discovered the message and sent a video plea out to Ms Yaxley to change her mind… and it worked!
Beth is now the proud owner of a Lionesses strip with Bronze 2 emblazoned on the back. Nice work, Lucy!
The Euros only come around once every 4️⃣ years, after all 😉 pic.twitter.com/ixzQwHaWyO
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 5, 2017
Anything we’ve missed? Tweet us @ManCity and share your favourite finds from the week!
