Ferdinand : make or break

For United and England writes Alan Smith in his Telegraph column. I would say that is a fair shout.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7056039/Alan-Smith-Rio-Ferdinands-return-could-be-make-or-break-time-for-Manchester-United.html

In yesterday's press conference Fergie claimed that defensive injuries are our biggest worry.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/back-trouble-proving-a-headache-for-ferguson-1875283.html

Fergie will ask that every one gets behind the team and leaves the Glazer protest alone in today's programme notes. I can't go along with that, no way. This is more important than what goes on on the pitch, way more important, unfortunately. I mean how else are we supposed to make our feelings known. Up the green and golds.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article6999269.ece

The petition that United fans have put together protesting of corporate greed.
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/football4fans/

Mick Hume wonders what fans can do to take our game back.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6999047.ece

Paul Kelso thinks the premier league will benefit from UEFA's upcoming financial proposals. He is right, though it is annoying that this could end up saving the gimps money. Whether it will come in time to save their bacon or whether the debt will see them out of the champions league before that kicks in, who knows. To be honest i can't see how they will make it to 2017, now the bond issue has been successful. When the wheels fall off somewhere down the line investors will realise that there is no way they would want to invest in the next debt rescheduling, surely.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/paulkelso/100004946/should-english-clubs-fear-uefas-financial-plans/

The madness of those responsible for running the premier league is not going unnoticed as Lawrence Donnegan lays into them.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/jan/21/richard-scudamore-premier-league-club-finances

David Blanchflower claims that the MPC isn't working and needs to be abolished.
http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2010/01/mpc-inflation-recession-cut

Patrick Hosking contrasts Paul Volcker with today's leading bankers and financiers and finds them self serving pygmies in comparison. And remember Volcker is no liberal pinko commie.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article6999250.ece

The guardian reports on the political problems facing Obama's banking reforms. I can't believe he is going down this route just to make the republicans look bad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/22/barack-obama-democrats-congress-bill

Geoffery Wheatcroft on the curious memory of Tony Blair
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/geoffrey-wheatcroft-ducking-diving-and-denying-the-truth-1876426.html

The new film about the late Ian Dury starring Andy Serkis seems to be getting the thumbs up
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/7949/