Ronaldo heads PFA nominations

for this years player of the year and young player of the year
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/ronaldo-leads-player-of-the-year-nominations-807989.html
I can't think there is much doubt he will win it again.

Fergie thinks Ronaldo is in the game for the team glory not individual glory
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article3731934.ece
Though he does seem to have a hankering to be called the best player in the world.

Don Howe talks tactics ahead of Sundays game. Arsenal have to stop Ronaldo, of course it would help them, but that does still leave Rooney, Scholes and Tevez. I haven't heard anything about Nani's fitness recently, i wouldn't be that surprised if he started if he has been training.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/12/sfnhow112.xml
Imagine how hard it would be stop United if they had a proper old fashioned number 9, a Benzema or a Torrres. I am hoping that we may have one in the youth team, Welbeck looks an outstanding prospect. It will be interesting to see what happens with him next year, will he go out on loan or will he step up to the first team squad.

Hargreaves remembers 26.5.99 from the German perspective and reveals he has read Keanos book and thinks Europe is the Trophy United hanker after most.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/hargreaves-rediscovers-european-purpose-807667.html
He is right, and this year especially.

Clive Tyldesley on the unhappy state of affairs at Catalan giant Barca
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/11/sfntyl111.xml
He is right, it's obviously a great time to be playing them, but United still have to show up on the night. And this is definitely not a night for 4-5-1, their defence is pretty shambolic at the moment, but with no Puyol for the first leg they are even more vulnerable than usual. I have got to admit i am looking forward to seeing Messi for the first time, even if he probably won't be fully fit.

Dein is away with the fairies as he tells us foreign owners are only in it for the fun.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/12/sfnars112.xml
The Glazer family in it for the fun. The men in the white coats will be coming for him in a bit.

Henry Winter on the power struggle on murkeydive
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/11/sfnliv111.xml

Barcelona forced to import water, as drought continues
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/arid-barcelona-forced-to-import-water-807810.html
I would have imagined that to be more likely to happen in the south, Seville maybe.