Monday, September 15, 2008

AIG in trouble

United's shirt sponsors in serious trouble, bad news for the Glazers
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/uncertainty-for-manchester-united-sponsor-amid-wall-st-troubles-931500.html

Not according to this " Financial expert"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1056269/United-end-laughing-way-bank-shirt-sponsors-AIG-bust.html

United are confident in their deal apparently, but no explanation as to why in this Torygraph report
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/2962280/Manchester-United-confident-AIG-sponsorship-deal-will-survive-Wall-Street-uncertainty---Premier-League-football.html

Kuszczak is awarded a two contract extension
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6618386
Bizarre, maybe they are getting Ben fosters understudy in place now because the Pole is certainly not the man to replace Van Der Sar

Rossi looking forward to Old Trafford return, i am looking forward to seeing him play. I really enjoyed watching him in the youth team and the reserves, he was a real footballer. I am afraid he was never really given a fair crack of the whip at United. Especially when you look at the chances given to the likes Kieran Richardson.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&redirectorid=news_story&newsid=6618175

Ronaldo may be fit for Champions league game against Villareal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/2959849/Cristiano-Ronaldo-lined-up-for-Champions-League-return---Football.html

Wall street: is the the deathknell for derivatives asks Nils Pratley in the Guardian, funny money to me and you.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/15/lehmanbrothers.wallstreet
Financial deregulation at the root of the financial mealstrom
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/15/lehmanbrothers.marketturmoil1

Various views on the last weeks events
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/andreas-whittam-smith/andreas-whittam-smith-the-banks-must-clean-up-the-mess-theyve-created-930878.html
Larry Elliot in the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/15/economics.inflation
Anatole Kaletsky is more important is more optimistic than most in the Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article4753649.ece
Max Hastings
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/15/useconomicgrowth.useconomy

A deal is reached in Zimbabwe, but is it real and will stick
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/zimbabwe-rivals-sign-landmark-powersharing-deal-931234.html

Rick Wright of Pink Floyd dies aged 65
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/founder-pink-floyd-member-dies-931650.html
I had his solo album and i quite liked it.












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