United no to Campbell

I didn't really think there was anything in that, it's a bit desperate at the moment but it will surely pass. The amount of injuries is our defence is freakish and can't last. Plus i think we can saftely say Campbell has had his day at the top level. I suppose he has looked at Laarson and Owen and tired to encourage some interest through the media, worth a try i suppose.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article6952893.ece

Foster isn't going anywhere says Fergie. Well that's the world cup gone for him then, as first choice anyway. I thought he might let him go as he has obviously blotted his copybook with Fergie. Firstly not cutting the mustard on the pitch, moaning about not being encouraged enough and then seemingly pushing to go out on loan. I am sure as you can be that he will not be the successor to Van Der Sar. A pity it would have been nice to have had an English goalie, with no communictaion problems with the defence. But he hasn't cut the mustard i'm afraid, he doesn't have the confidence, arrogance, belief in his own ability, whatever you want to call it, he doesn't have it.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/foster-not-leaving-manchester-united-insists-ferguson-1838460.html

The youth team beat Birmingham 2-0 last night to go into the next round. I hope that they will get the chance to play at Old Trafford if we get a home tie in the next round.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6644010
Our controversial French signing is Pogba is looking promising. Great goal for the academy at the weekend.

Welbeck the latest youngster to get a new contract. Whilst i do believe that due to the Glazers we don't have any money, i do believe that Fergie was going to go down the youngsters route anyway. I have to admit it will do for me it's more exciting to bring youngsters through the system and see them take the baton forward. Hopefully there will be enough local youngsters come through to take over the class of 92 mantle.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6644032
I saw Cleverley play for Watford on Monday, and what a very pleasant surprise that was. I have seen him play for the academy and reserves a few times and whilst he looked a useful player i couldn't have guessed he would have come on like that. He was outstanding, easily the best player on the pitch and definitely one for the future for United. Beagrie said he reminded him of Paul Scholes, for me he was more like a mix of the young Nicky Butt who broke through at United and looked like a box to box midfielder and the never say die attitude of Beckham in his pomp at old trafford. I don't know what his best position is when i have seen him play for England under 21's he has played wide right whilst for Watford the other night he played through the middle. His crossing is good enough to play on the right but he has the engine for central midfield. Cathcart only played the first half but i thought he plyed reasonably well. I had high hopes for him, he was a stand out player in the youth team and the fact that he went vitrually straight from there to go out on loan tells me that the coaching staff thought that too.
We certainly seem to be developing players again now

Mike Atherton sees an improvement in Englands one day performances but the more interesting point of his column is the second part on Tiger Woods. I think we can safely say after this that no sportsman's private life will be as of limits to the press as his was until this blew up in his face.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/mike_atherton/article6950679.ece

John Gray on the ideas that shaped the last decade and whether the west learns the lessons that they were almost all wrong.
http://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2009/12/past-decade-world-western
I agree with most of that but that doesn't just mean we stop trying to hold repressive regimes up to the spotlight of liberal secular critique i would hope. Fair enough it does mean we can't just invade as the neocons have proselytized an acted upon. But going back to the anti apartheid stance is still a valid position. Otherwise we are just in Kissinger territory.

Christopher Hitchens thinks his debates with religous leaders have strengthened the secular movement in the States
http://www.slate.com/id/2233586/

Anatole Kaletsky thinks the PBR wrong to target the bankers as we rely on the financial industry too much.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6952307.ece

Whilst Gillian Tett thinks the shifting of financial power means they will move eventually anyway. Which is surely right and if that means we have to find new ways to finance this countries prosperity, that has got to be the right way to go.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d42d6ee-e5ba-11de-b5d7-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1