Red knights finalising deal?

The red kinights are hammering out the deal to buy out the Glazers acxcording to the Observer, and city figures think it's credible that the Glazer's will sell. But question whther O'Neill will be able to satisfy all the ego's involved.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/11/manchester-united-red-knights-glazers

Barclays have been brought into to Liverpool to try to position the club for sale.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article7094313.ece

United to look to experience for the trip to Ewood park to face big Sam's Blackburn. Or will he surprise us?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/blackburn/7572658/Alex-Ferguson-looks-to-Manchester-United-old-guard-to-maintain-the-challenge.html

Fergie doesn't regret his "typical German" comments.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article7093761.ece

Jamie Jackson writes in the Observer how the Bundesliga puts the premier league to shame. No arguments there.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/apr/11/bundesliga-premier-league

Alan Smith reckons United are just simply not as good as last season and have will have to show all their resolve at Blackburn. Can't argue with any of that.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7571930/Alan-Smith-Manchester-Uniteds-trip-to-Blackburn-a-test-of-bravery-and-defiance.html

The Mail run a non story saying Capello doesn't want United to rush Rooney back too soon, no shit. Who pays his wages?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2010/article-1265089/Capello-fears-Rooney-England-manager-wants-Manchester-United-resist-rushing-striker-soon.html

Patrcik Barclay asserts that it's refreshing for the champions league to have no English teams in the semi's for a change. But he reckons that it's not the end of an era just yet.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/patrick_barclay/article7093436.ece

Barca win the el classico 2-0 at the Bernabau with Messi proving for anybody not yet convinced that he is without doubt the best player in the world. Ronaldo looked a very unhappy bunny last night. As we have seen before Real are just a collection of individuals and whereas at United Ronaldo had a team built around him to get the best out of him, at Real it's every man for himself. I'm afraid once he left United i couldn't really give a shit how he goes on and i'm quite happy about it if i'm honest. Let's face it he wanted to go the summer before he eventually got his wish and belittled our club in my opinion. Fair enough he has never made any disparaging remarks about United or English football since he left, but he got his wish and it's turned out, the way a lot of us expected.
I can't wait to see the Barca Inter semi, that would have been the ideal final with two contrasting teams. Inter aren't as good a team as the Catalans but under Mourinho they will be organised to stop Barca playing and have a threat or tow of their own. It probably won't be beautiful to watch but it will be fascinating.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article7094493.ece

Jonathan Norcroft writes that the elimination of the last English clubs from Europe should be taken as a welcome wake up call for English football as all our top four teams have gone backwards.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article7094117.ece

Will Hutton is unimpressed on the elction campaign so far, reckoning the national insurance debate is a sideshow.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/11/economic-recession-recovery

The brilliant Julia Davis interviewed in the Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/apr/11/julia-davis-television-comedy

John Lee Hooker


And a duet made in heaven