Dan Burke
@fussballdan.bsky.social
Ex-OneFootball. Regular contributor to the Blue Moon Podcast. My #MCFC Substack is https://totallycity.substack.com/
We recorded the last @bluemoonpodcast.com of 2025 this morning, where I discussed #MCFC's latest bigly win, manufactured controversy, the title race, Semenyo, Bobb and more with @davidmooney.co.uk and Richard Burns π©΅
Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show: 21: Studying Norman Wisdom
A hard-fought win at Forest, three games in six days, plus the alternative highlights of the season so far
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December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We recorded the last @bluemoonpodcast.com of 2025 this morning, where I discussed #MCFC's latest bigly win, manufactured controversy, the title race, Semenyo, Bobb and more with @davidmooney.co.uk and Richard Burns π©΅
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π MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
Time for the CHRISTMAS QUIZ! @davidmooney.co.uk is quizmaster...
Competing is:
@domfarrell.bsky.social | KC | @amosmurphy.bsky.social | @richardtheburns.bsky.social | @chris-hig.bsky.social | @fussballdan.bsky.social
Time for the CHRISTMAS QUIZ! @davidmooney.co.uk is quizmaster...
Competing is:
@domfarrell.bsky.social | KC | @amosmurphy.bsky.social | @richardtheburns.bsky.social | @chris-hig.bsky.social | @fussballdan.bsky.social
Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show: The Christmas Quiz 2025
Time to get your thinking caps on!
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December 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
π MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
Time for the CHRISTMAS QUIZ! @davidmooney.co.uk is quizmaster...
Competing is:
@domfarrell.bsky.social | KC | @amosmurphy.bsky.social | @richardtheburns.bsky.social | @chris-hig.bsky.social | @fussballdan.bsky.social
Time for the CHRISTMAS QUIZ! @davidmooney.co.uk is quizmaster...
Competing is:
@domfarrell.bsky.social | KC | @amosmurphy.bsky.social | @richardtheburns.bsky.social | @chris-hig.bsky.social | @fussballdan.bsky.social
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ποΈ NEW #MCFC PODCAST
π€© Palace & Brentford wins
π’ Control, possession and xG...
π± How bad did it get last season?
βοΈ #ManCity vs. West Ham preview
π Father Christmas in Norway
With @davidmooney.co.uk is:
@fussballdan.bsky.social | Luke Stanley | James Jones
π€© Palace & Brentford wins
π’ Control, possession and xG...
π± How bad did it get last season?
βοΈ #ManCity vs. West Ham preview
π Father Christmas in Norway
With @davidmooney.co.uk is:
@fussballdan.bsky.social | Luke Stanley | James Jones
Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show: 19: The Rodriβed Nico
Calm victories after the storm, insight into West Ham, and just how bad did it get for Pep and the players last season?
pod.fo
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ποΈ NEW #MCFC PODCAST
π€© Palace & Brentford wins
π’ Control, possession and xG...
π± How bad did it get last season?
βοΈ #ManCity vs. West Ham preview
π Father Christmas in Norway
With @davidmooney.co.uk is:
@fussballdan.bsky.social | Luke Stanley | James Jones
π€© Palace & Brentford wins
π’ Control, possession and xG...
π± How bad did it get last season?
βοΈ #ManCity vs. West Ham preview
π Father Christmas in Norway
With @davidmooney.co.uk is:
@fussballdan.bsky.social | Luke Stanley | James Jones
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I was saying Boo-nes! Nunes, Savinho and the curious phenomenon of Manchester City's boo-boys through the ages
βοΈ Written by Dan Burke (@fussballdan.bsky.social)
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βοΈ Written by Dan Burke (@fussballdan.bsky.social)
www.patreon.com/posts/145618...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I was saying Boo-nes! Nunes, Savinho and the curious phenomenon of Manchester City's boo-boys through the ages
βοΈ Written by Dan Burke (@fussballdan.bsky.social)
www.patreon.com/posts/145618...
βοΈ Written by Dan Burke (@fussballdan.bsky.social)
www.patreon.com/posts/145618...
It was written while they were on tour in Stockholm one January I believe! Great song though and definitely a festive favourite of mine.
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It was written while they were on tour in Stockholm one January I believe! Great song though and definitely a festive favourite of mine.
Even after three straight wins, #MCFC are a very difficult team to make sense of this season. But perhaps it's all part of their growth journey?
Read my thoughts in the new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read my thoughts in the new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Growing pains
Manchester City have won three on the bounce and are well in the title race, but what comes next will be all important
totallycity.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Even after three straight wins, #MCFC are a very difficult team to make sense of this season. But perhaps it's all part of their growth journey?
Read my thoughts in the new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read my thoughts in the new Totally City Substack post π©΅
The refereeing wasn't great on Saturday, but I was far more frustrated by #MCFC's wastefulness and defensive frailty against Newcastle. It will cost them the title this season if they don't improve.
Read more in the latest Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read more in the latest Totally City Substack post π©΅
Wasteful, wobbly and a bit soft
Decry refereeing decisions all you want, but Manchester City's biggest problems are of their own making this season
totallycity.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The refereeing wasn't great on Saturday, but I was far more frustrated by #MCFC's wastefulness and defensive frailty against Newcastle. It will cost them the title this season if they don't improve.
Read more in the latest Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read more in the latest Totally City Substack post π©΅
I enjoyed stepping into @bluemoonpodcast.com hosting duty in @davidmooney.co.uk's absence this week, where we talked Haaland, O'Reilly, Foden, Donnarumma, Nico, Newcastle, Leverkusen and more, with @samdlee.bsky.social and Chris Higginbottom π©΅ pod.fo/e/356985
Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show: 15: Out on the Lam
Insight into Newcastle and Leverkusen, the City players on international duty, and City's ever-evolving style
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November 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I enjoyed stepping into @bluemoonpodcast.com hosting duty in @davidmooney.co.uk's absence this week, where we talked Haaland, O'Reilly, Foden, Donnarumma, Nico, Newcastle, Leverkusen and more, with @samdlee.bsky.social and Chris Higginbottom π©΅ pod.fo/e/356985
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I was pretty downbeat about #MCFC's title chances after they lost at Villa Park the other week, but the performances and results since then have blown a hole in my pessimism. Here's my latest post for the Totally City Substack π©΅
The statement we've been waiting for
Whisper it quietly, but Manchester City might actually be back
totallycity.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I was pretty downbeat about #MCFC's title chances after they lost at Villa Park the other week, but the performances and results since then have blown a hole in my pessimism. Here's my latest post for the Totally City Substack π©΅
I was pretty downbeat about #MCFC's title chances after they lost at Villa Park the other week, but the performances and results since then have blown a hole in my pessimism. Here's my latest post for the Totally City Substack π©΅
The statement we've been waiting for
Whisper it quietly, but Manchester City might actually be back
totallycity.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I was pretty downbeat about #MCFC's title chances after they lost at Villa Park the other week, but the performances and results since then have blown a hole in my pessimism. Here's my latest post for the Totally City Substack π©΅
After a pair of one-nils yesterday, I'm struggling to see how Arsenal don't win the title this season, and how #MCFC will get anywhere near them.
It's not a crisis, just reality. Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
It's not a crisis, just reality. Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Back to square one
Manchester City's defeat at Aston Villa wasn't a disaster, but it did give us the biggest indicator of their title chances this season yet
totallycity.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After a pair of one-nils yesterday, I'm struggling to see how Arsenal don't win the title this season, and how #MCFC will get anywhere near them.
It's not a crisis, just reality. Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
It's not a crisis, just reality. Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
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ποΈ NEW #MCFC PODCAST
It's #ManCity hot takes time, as we sit down with three City fans to play AGREE TO DISAGREE.
πΉ @fussballdan.bsky.social
πΉ @domfarrell.bsky.social
πΉ Adam Monk
π§ Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/141604...
It's #ManCity hot takes time, as we sit down with three City fans to play AGREE TO DISAGREE.
πΉ @fussballdan.bsky.social
πΉ @domfarrell.bsky.social
πΉ Adam Monk
π§ Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/141604...
October 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ποΈ NEW #MCFC PODCAST
It's #ManCity hot takes time, as we sit down with three City fans to play AGREE TO DISAGREE.
πΉ @fussballdan.bsky.social
πΉ @domfarrell.bsky.social
πΉ Adam Monk
π§ Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/141604...
It's #ManCity hot takes time, as we sit down with three City fans to play AGREE TO DISAGREE.
πΉ @fussballdan.bsky.social
πΉ @domfarrell.bsky.social
πΉ Adam Monk
π§ Listen: www.patreon.com/posts/141604...
#MCFC are on a great run of form at the moment, but will their thinly veiled problems catch up with them eventually?
That's what I've written about in this week's Totally City Substack post π©΅
That's what I've written about in this week's Totally City Substack post π©΅
Just how good are Manchester City?
Saturday's win continued a strong run, but the underlying stats perhaps tell a different story
totallycity.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#MCFC are on a great run of form at the moment, but will their thinly veiled problems catch up with them eventually?
That's what I've written about in this week's Totally City Substack post π©΅
That's what I've written about in this week's Totally City Substack post π©΅
Recent results have forced me to reassess my pre-season belief that #MCFC weren't good enough to win the Premier League title this year. Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
We're gonna win the league?
Recent results have put a whole new complexion on Manchester City's title prospects this season
totallycity.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Recent results have forced me to reassess my pre-season belief that #MCFC weren't good enough to win the Premier League title this year. Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
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Aaaaaand, if you like the idea of me and @davidmooney.co.uk prattling on about Manchester City a little more, I have a book launch night at The Waldorf in town on October 30. All proceeds going to @mcfcfoodbank.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Manchester City book launch with author Dom Farrell
Official launch party for 'Glory Days for the Waifs and Strays: Identity and Meaning in the Rise of the Modern Manchester City '.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Aaaaaand, if you like the idea of me and @davidmooney.co.uk prattling on about Manchester City a little more, I have a book launch night at The Waldorf in town on October 30. All proceeds going to @mcfcfoodbank.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Was great to be back in the @BlueMoonPodcast saddle this week, talking #MCFC's improvement, fantastic Foden, Bernardo's legacy and much more, with @davidmooney.co.uk and @domfarrell.bsky.social π©΅
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pod.fo/e/335cc1
Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show: 8: This is Why They Donβt Build Trains out of Magnesium
Improving performances, a dodgy penalty, and City players who are the Premier League's top goalscorers from different countries
pod.fo
October 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Was great to be back in the @BlueMoonPodcast saddle this week, talking #MCFC's improvement, fantastic Foden, Bernardo's legacy and much more, with @davidmooney.co.uk and @domfarrell.bsky.social π©΅
pod.fo/e/335cc1
pod.fo/e/335cc1
After eight games played in all competitions, it feels like a good time to give every #MCFC player a mark out of 10 for their performances so far this season, so that's what I've done in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
The Good, the Bad and the Average
Rating every Manchester City player out of 10 so far this season
totallycity.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
After eight games played in all competitions, it feels like a good time to give every #MCFC player a mark out of 10 for their performances so far this season, so that's what I've done in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Agreed. Our possession game went a bit stale the last couple of years and other teams got wise to it. I don't see us being good enough to win the league this season, but I feel like we're back on a good track, and that'll do for now
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Agreed. Our possession game went a bit stale the last couple of years and other teams got wise to it. I don't see us being good enough to win the league this season, but I feel like we're back on a good track, and that'll do for now
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Sunday's performance wasn't pretty from #MCFC, and the late equaliser was a kick in the teeth, but the approach and result showed encouraging signs of progress.
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Two points dropped or one point gained?
Manchester City couldn't quite cling on to win at Arsenal, but the draw was still a decent result
totallycity.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Sunday's performance wasn't pretty from #MCFC, and the late equaliser was a kick in the teeth, but the approach and result showed encouraging signs of progress.
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Sunday's performance wasn't pretty from #MCFC, and the late equaliser was a kick in the teeth, but the approach and result showed encouraging signs of progress.
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Two points dropped or one point gained?
Manchester City couldn't quite cling on to win at Arsenal, but the draw was still a decent result
totallycity.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Sunday's performance wasn't pretty from #MCFC, and the late equaliser was a kick in the teeth, but the approach and result showed encouraging signs of progress.
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
Read all about it in my new Totally City Substack post π©΅
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This week I have written about Long Story Short - a Netflix show which really charmed me this summer - and where this βsadcomβ sits in the pantheon of adult animated comedy.
πΊ TV REVIEW πΊ Long Story Short
The creator of BoJack Horseman takes the animated family sitcom in a brilliant new direction
totallywired.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This week I have written about Long Story Short - a Netflix show which really charmed me this summer - and where this βsadcomβ sits in the pantheon of adult animated comedy.
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Sunday's derby win was just the tonic for #MCFC, with great performances from Haaland, Foden, Doku and Donnarumma π
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Never felt more like singing the Blues
Sunday's win over United was just what City needed, but has the Manchester derby lost something?
totallycity.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Sunday's derby win was just the tonic for #MCFC, with great performances from Haaland, Foden, Doku and Donnarumma π
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Sunday's derby win was just the tonic for #MCFC, with great performances from Haaland, Foden, Doku and Donnarumma π
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Never felt more like singing the Blues
Sunday's win over United was just what City needed, but has the Manchester derby lost something?
totallycity.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Sunday's derby win was just the tonic for #MCFC, with great performances from Haaland, Foden, Doku and Donnarumma π
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
Read my take on it in the new Totally City Substack...
In the first Totally City Substack of 2025/26, I have tried to contextualise #MCFC's early-season woes π©΅
What's going on?
Trying to make sense of Manchester City's Jekyll and Hyde start to the new season
totallycity.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In the first Totally City Substack of 2025/26, I have tried to contextualise #MCFC's early-season woes π©΅
It's Season Review time on the #MCFC Totally Wired Substack, and in part one I'm joined by some solid Blues to analyse where it went wrong this season, and who's to blame π
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MCFC 2024/25 Season Review Part 1 of 2: What went wrong and who's to blame?
Dan Burke and friends look back on the 2024/25 campaign
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May 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's Season Review time on the #MCFC Totally Wired Substack, and in part one I'm joined by some solid Blues to analyse where it went wrong this season, and who's to blame π
open.substack.com/pub/totallyw...
open.substack.com/pub/totallyw...