August 2007 The season started well with some good friendlies going into August and everything looked good for the start of the season on the 11th of August. Our August fixtures went like this:
PRM - Newcastle (H) W 3-0 - The season started brightly with a good win at home to Kevin Keegan's Newcastle. The gmae started brightly with City going 3-0 up before half time. Into the 2nd half and Newcastle began to attack more with City resorting to a more defensive tactic which kept out any more goals. City MOTM - Andrey Arshavin PRM - Everton (A) L 1-3 - The 2nd game of the season didn't go as well as Everton went 3-0 up like City had done 4 days earlier against Newcastle. Yakubu scored 2 with Yobo bagging another to finish City off. City snatched a consolation goal with 3 minutes left through Salvador Cabanas. City MOTM - Hard to pick out a good performance but Salvador Cabanas went about his job with minimal fuss, despite getting the results.
PRM - Arsenal (H) D 0-0 - A tough game followed against Arsenal and it was made a much more harder job on the 58th minute when Richard Dunne brought down Robin Van Persie for a debateable penalty decision. Richard Dunne recieved a 2nd yellow card meaning City were down to 10 men and the skipper would miss the tough game away to Pompey. Gilberto took the penalty which was saved by 20 year old keeper Joe Hart who had a great game in goal. City MOTM - Joe Hart. PRM - Portsmouth (A) D 1-1 - Our 2nd away game of the season saw us face Portsmouth which we thought would have been a tougher game than Everton. City took the lead through Gelson Fernandes when the young midfielder broke trough the midfield, cutting in from the left, before hitting a brilliant curling effor from 18 yards out. City managed to hold onto the 1-0 lead up until the 88th minute when a cross came in from City target Mvuemba which wasn't cleared by the City defence and loanee Milan Baros pounced on the ball and put it past Joe Hart. City MOTM - Gelson Fernandes.
CCR2 - Cheltenham (H) W 2-0 - A game that looked easy on paper turned out to be tough to get goals. The score was 0-0 at half time until the team were rallied at half time and goals from Daniel Sturridge and Darius Vassell with brilliant assists from Nery Castillo and Nedum Onuoha finished Cheltenham off. A good result and City progress to the 3rd round of the Carling Cup. City MOTM - Nery Castillo A average month finished with a positive note when Joe Hart was named Premier League Young Player of the Month which is a great reward for some fine form in the City goal. After progressing through to the 3rd round of the Carling Cup, City were drawn with Barnsley in the draw. 
A late transfer deadline day deal saw Steve Sidwell come to the City of Manchester Stadium on loan until the end of the season. The deal went through at 23:45, with a deal for Serginho falling through due to personal negotiations. Sidwell is ineligeble for the next game due to it being against Chelsea.
