With the club officially releasing the dates that have been confirmed for City's pe-season tour this summer it was interesting to note that Celtic was not one of them.

Dangled in front of City's fans like a sweet carrot for when O'Neill departed with the promise that we would all be able to say our good-bye's and thankyou's it seemed to make things slightly better.

Then when Lennon left we were again told not to worry 'cos Neil would be back along with Martin for a pre-season friendly. So that's all right then?

But with the SPL starting two weeks before the Premier League it now looks like the game will not go ahead this summer and that's bad news for fans who were looking forward to the game.

It now looks like the will be quietly swept under the carpet and forgotten about which is a shame because not only would it give City's fans the chance to say a proper good-bye to two of the clubs loyal servants but will also mean that again the club have lied to it's loyal fans.