Yes, I’ve chosen the sky blue “Manchester City” team as my official premiership football club, and this season I look forward to cheering on my Emirate-owned crew as we race into the top four and league championship (Yes, I’m aware this would have been a “cooler” pick if I chose before the summer and the team’s spending spree, but hey, that’s typical Tyrone, I mean, typical City).

To toast Man City, I present a special summer drink, nicely blue to match the team’s colours. I’m not much of a mixologist, and in honour of the summer of gin, here’s a mix of Bombay Sapphire, tonic water, and some blue freezie (the greatest flavour freezie).

And here’s to the end of the hot summer, despite it being so late to arrive. I’ll be much happier when the median daytime temperature is closer to 20 degrees or so and we return to a much more respectable, comfortable temperature.

Don’t forget, my first soccer love will always be the Toronto FC. This Man City business is purely going to be a winter diversion. Go reds!