Ferdinand fit for England

Pity, there's a much bigger game on saturday and i don't want him picking up any injuries playing for that shower.

Micky thomas has an autobiography coming out, Henry Winter reports,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/2706692/Mickey-Thomas-A-cautionary-tale-from-a-Welsh-wizard---Football.html
He wasn't much of a player to be honest, just a hard working left sided midfield player. That didn't exactly endear him to the fans, especially when the man he basically replaced, Gordon Hill was the kind of tricky left winger United fans loved, and he was a real terrace favourite. His saving grace as a Manchester United player was he always seemed to have his best game of the season against Liverpool. And the scoucers really seemed to hate him, which meant he must have had something going for him.

The free market consensus, the beginningof the end, according to these 3 writers. But who will profit asks Steve Richards,
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/steve-richards/steve-richards-the-rules-have-changed-but-have-our-politicians-noticed-923493.html
Nationalisation pure and simple says Larry Elliot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/09/freddiemacandfanniemae.subprimecrisis
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/09/useconomy.useconomicgrowth

And what will happen to the premiership, will all our clubs be run by oligarchs and Arab and far eastern financial institutions until the fashion runs out and our football falls to earth with an almighty bump. The Americans aren't going to last at Anfield and i can't see our muppets hanging around forever either. As much as i hate the Glazers and the debt, i couldn't stand an Abramovitch in control of our club. As for City's situation, i dsepise all those countries around the Arabian gulf, so that would be even worse. There must be every chance it will happen though.

An extract from a new biography of the mighty Clash in the times
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4706995.ece

Oil price drops back below $100 a barrel, isn't the scandal how it ever reached almost $150 a barrel and who profited from it.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article4714253.ece