We Didn't Start The Fire (a.k.a 'The Season So Far')

With City's next match still the best part of a week away, things are a little slow — so I asked Billy Joel if he'd like to give his take on Manchester City's season to date (as you know, New York is a City stronghold). He said he'll knock something up, but he had some drink-driving to do first. Here's the result.

June
Gareth Barry, Stuart Taylor
Con-fed Cup and Vuvuzelas
Santa Cruz, Hart to Blues
No Samuel Eto'o.

July
Caicedo gone, Elano too
Hughesy signs Emmanuel
Brand new kits, Lescott bids
Jo back out on loan.

August
Carlos Tevez, Old Firm
Wins at Wolves and Blackburn,
Portsmouth
Crystal Palace, and Bar-ce-lon-a away

September
Ben Haim, Richard Dunne
City's brand new captain
Ade's stamp
Van Persie's face
Lose four-three on Derby Day!

We didn't ruin football.
They were always lending but now "too much spending!"
We didn't ruin football.
No the 'Sky Four' made it but we might just raid it.

October
Point at Wigan, Robi off?
Back to bench for Petrov
Dunney's header
Johnno's better
Half the team is crocked

November
Draw with Hull
Liverpool
Birmingham and
Burnley too
Tev-ez ave-rage?
Hughes to lose his job?

December
Bolton, Tott-nam
Hughes last game at Sunderland
Carling Cup win
Carlos goals
Conf'rence for Roberto

January
Scunthorpe,
Robbie scores
Goes on loan to
Santos
Adam J
Derby Days
Even more for Tevez!

We didn't ruin football.
They were always lending but now "too much spending!"
We didn't ruin football.
No the 'Sky Four' made it but we might just raid it.

February and March
Altidore
George Boateng
We drop points at Hull again
Shaun goals
Long throws
Rory gives
Cup woes

Delap hauls it
long this time
Terror on the goal-line
Shay won't come out to collect
Shawcross heads it in the net

Katie Tevez
Doing fine
Sydney Blues play five-a-side

Trafford's debts
Left unchecked
John's
Hand
Bridge rejects

Liverpool a scoreless draw!
Banner still reads thirty-four!
Lose and "Bobby's out the door!"
I can't take it anymore!

We didn't ruin football.
They were always lending but now "too much spending!"
We didn't ruin football.
But when we are fourth, Blues will march on and on and on and on...

You can watch the original here, and see just how much I butchered it. You will have to skip the verses from 1:39 through to 2:56 though — not enough months in a year!

But yeah, sorry Billy for ruining a great song.