Ferguson : title race will go down to the wire

The position we are in now it's to be hoped it does
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/13/sfnfer113.xml
I suppose the neutrals will be hoping it remains a three club affair, it would be the first time that has happened for years if nobody drops out of the race.

And he is definitely not happy about the 39th game according to the times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article3359692.ece

Graham Taylor making more sense than he did when he managed England as he says foreign ownership of premier league clubs isn't good for English football
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/13/ufntaylor113.xml

Mark Lawrenson still fancies us to win the league
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/2008/02/13/manchester-united-will-still-win-the-league-says-mark-lawrenson-89520-20317803/

Scudamore is too powerful says McCabe
http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2255956,00.html

He didn't do such a good job on the Chinese TV deal did he, i have read about this before.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/clubs-furious-as-league-fails-to-turn-on-chinese-fans-781388.html
£ 1 million a year to cock up like that, nice if you can get it

Dunphy attacks Keane, well everybody gets it from him in the end, though on the 39th game affair he is right.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/sunderland/article3359798.ece

Simon Jenkins on democracy and David Millibands speech on liberal intervention.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/feb/13/foreignpolicy.davidmiliband
One thing that has surely helped South America whilst it has transformed itself into a largely democratic continent is that the US took it's eyes off the ball. It has been so busy fighting wars in Afghanistan and then Iraq that it stopped it's usual meddling.

Tristran Hunt on the rich and patriotism, that is surely an oxymoron.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/feb/13/1

Music
The Warlocks - Heavy deavy skull lover : Quite good, they have a kind of hypnotic rock groove thing going on.
Animal collective - Strawberry jam : It took a couple of listens, but it's a rewarding listen. There is a lot going on, it's not really for lovers of classic song writing.
Chromeo - Fancy footwork : I am still not sure what i really think of this, at times i have thought it was OK, but i think the cheesy 80's sound ultimately doesn't do it for me. Apparently this is their most commercial work, maybe i should give some of their earlier stuff a try.
Devendra Banhart - Smoker runs down thunder canyon : He delivers the goods again. He seems to have widened his palette on this album, and it works well. He sounds just as good when he sings in Spanish which doesn't do him any harm.
Justice - Cross : My favourite release of this batch, it's a rocking techno cracker.
Robyn - Robyn : I wasn't into this at all, i didn't have much time for the music or her voice.

Films
I have watched a few films recently, the best of which were
Sophie Scholl - A German film about the brother and sister who tried to demonstrate against the Nazis during the war. A good film that told an extraordinary story of human courage, i think this was one of the bravest acts of the second world war.
Zodiac - A true story about a serial killer who struck in San Francisco in the seventies but was never caught
Pans Labyrinth - A magical children's story set just after the Spanish civil war, that appeals to adults just as much.
London to Brighton - An excellent film set in the seedy underbelly of the south east.