For many Manchester City fans, Joey Barton is the man who was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez in the club's 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers, when Roberto Mancini's side went on to snatch the Premier League title in 2012. Undoubtedly a man with a history of troubles in the game, Barton came through the ranks at Maine Road, breaking into City's team under Kevin Keegan in 2003, before going on to become a regular in the side. He was never far from controversy throughout his career - and he spoke to the Blue Moon Podcast's David Mooney about it all. 

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As Manchester City battled against relegation from the Premier League in 2001, Joe Royle sought to add more firepower to his squad. From Leeds United, in came Darren Huckerby - a pacy centre-forward with an eye for a goal. Injury meant he wasn't able to play a crucial role in that end of season fight, but he came back better than before as Kevin Keegan's new-look City romped to the Division One title in 2001-02. Huckerby was a key part of that team, which scored bags of goals on their return to the top flight. In 2019, he spoke to David Mooney about his City career.

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When Joe Royle wanted to freshen up his goalkeeping options in the 2000-01 season, he turned to someone who had been making waves at Stockport County. Carlo Nash had played well in his appearances against the Blues and he was brought in to rival Nicky Weaver for the number one jersey at Maine Road. However, as City were relegated to and then promoted from Division One, Nash found himself as the club's number two - behind veteran goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel. The Blue Moon Podcast's David Mooney caught up with Nash to get his memories of that era.

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