Ferguson against 39th game

Nice to see him come out so unequivocally against this premier league bollocks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/dec/16/premierleague-manchester-united-ferguson-rio-ferdinand-arsenal

United will not appeal against Evra's ban, disappointing, obviously they have been told there is no chance of overturning the decision.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-accept-evra-punishment-1164592.html
It stinks, 4 games for that.

Capello thinks World club cup will do United no favours as the season progresses
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/3792501/Manchester-Uniteds-Japan-trip-could-affect-Premier-League-title-bid-says-Fabio-Capello.html
It's not ideal that's for sure

Jeremy Warner on how investors have only themselves to blame over the Madoof fiasco
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/jeremy-warner/jeremy-warner-investors-should-have-looked-at-madoffs-golf-scores-1135374.html

Galbraith on the great crash of 1929 or 2008?
http://amcsmith.livejournal.com/2158.html
What a superb book that is.

I finished Craig Murray's superb book a couple of weeks ago about his period as British ambassador to Uzbekistan. It's a great read and shows up what a complete shower Blair , Sraw et al all are. This is the kind of thing that went on there during Craig Murray's time and unfortunately still does.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/15/humanrights
It was one of the business cronies of Karimov who has been trying to buy into Arsenal. If Usmanov ever set foot into a british football clubs boardroon we might as well all give up.

I missed seeing Davy Graham died Yesterday, what a brilliant guitarist. Here is the Guardians youtube tribute with pride of place going to Anji
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/dec/16/davy-graham-video-tribute