David Crook

David Crook

I am a 52 year old Manchester City fan who has followed the club through thin, thinner and eventually thinnest. These are now the times of our lives and its a pleasure to find City getting 100 points. Three titles in 6 years. Real players and "We've got Guardiola". Everyone else may as well be Celtic. So I predict we will win every game 9:0 which some people think sounds arrogant. But what they don't understand is I have predicted we will win every game 9:0 since about 1985 and I'm not going to stop now (its obviously lucky). In the 1980s and 1990s and 2000s when I made this prediction it was an ironic joke. A celebration of rubbish and a dismissive drunken gesture prior to paying my money and going in the ground. These days it seems different. As though I am gloating. I'm not. Just for the record - I have never ever been right. No doubt the one time it happens will be the one time I haven't put a bet on. ( Update: I have now been right once with this prediction and I had a bet on!) I can be found on twitter at @crookdpc and via email at davidpcrook@live.co.uk Anyway thats me.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Phil Foden of Manchester City scores his team's second goal past Mark Travers of AFC Bournemouth during the Carabao Cup third round match between Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on September 24, 2020 in Manchester, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Manchester City 2 Bournemouth 1 : Foden Scores Again

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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City reacts during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on September 21, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Bournemouth v Manchester City: Carabao Cup Defence Starts

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Wolverhampton Wanderers' Moroccan midfielder Romain Saiss (L) fouls Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne in the box leading to a penalty during the English Premier League football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on September 21, 2020. (Photo by Nick Potts / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by NICK POTTS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Wolves 1 Manchester City 3 : City Overcome Wolves

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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27: manager Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and manager Nuno Espirito Santo of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on December 27, 2019 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

Wolves v Manchester City: New Season Kicks Off

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JUNE 22: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City lies on the pitch injured during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Burnley FC at Etihad Stadium on June 22, 2020 in Manchester, England. Football stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venus resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Sergio Aguero Out For 2 More Months

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 07: Nicolas Otamendi of Manchester City during the Carabao Cup Semi Final match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on January 7, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Nicolas Otamendi Edges Closer to Exit From Manchester City

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: The Manchester City badge on a board during the Group F match of the UEFA Champions League between Manchester City and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at Etihad Stadium on November 7, 2018 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Manchester City 2020/21 Season Predictions

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - AUGUST 15: Pep Guardiola the manager of Manchester City reacts during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between Manchester City and Lyon at Estadio Jose Alvalade on August 15, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Manchester City: New Beginnings

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The covers of newspapers inform on Argentinian forward Lionel Messi's wish to leave FC Barcelona, on August 26, 2020, in Barcelona. - Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi told Barcelona he wants to leave -- on a free transfer -- in a "bombshell" fax yesterday that is expected to spark a legal battle over a buy-out clause worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Signalling the end of an era at Barcelona, where Messi is the record scorer and has won four Champions League titles, the disgruntled Argentine wants to terminate his contract "unilaterally" by triggering a release clause, a source told AFP. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

Messi : Expensive Mascot or Game Changer?

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 26: Phil Foden of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium on July 26, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus)

Phil Foden Named in England Squad

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: General view inside the empty stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium on August 07, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Nick Potts/Pool via Getty Images)

Manchester City Fixtures Are Out for 2020/21

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: General view inside the stadium as Manchester City and Real Madrid players observe a minutes silence in respect for those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium on August 07, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Peter Powell/Pool via Getty Images)

Blue Empty Seats At Home: The Return of Fans to the Stadiums

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TOPSHOT - Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacts during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on August 14, 2020. (Photo by Manu Fernandez / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANU FERNANDEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Unrequited Love: Lionel Messi and Manchester City

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - AUGUST 15: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City looks dejected after the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between Manchester City and Lyon at Estadio Jose Alvalade on August 15, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Manchester City Are Not Prepared For the New Season

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Lyon's Ivorian forward Maxwel Cornet (L) vies with Manchester City's English midfielder Raheem Sterling during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final football match between Manchester City and Lyon at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on August 15, 2020. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Manchester City 1 Lyon 3 : City Lose Again in Quarter Final

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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: The LED screen inside the stadium displays a good luck message for Manchester City going into the next round of the competition following the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium on August 07, 2020 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Nick Potts/Pool via Getty Images)

How Will Manchester City Line Up Against Lyon?

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