Special but not United?

All the talk of Ferguson staying on for one more year before retiring has left journo's speculating on the successor. Nobody has mentioned this, but is it just a ruse to let the Glazer's know he won't be around for long. Wouldn't that be the time to get out for them? As successful as he is, Mourinho wouldn't be my choice either, and for most of the resons put forward in this article.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23826444-manchester-united-must-resist-replacing-alex-ferguson-with-jose-mourinho.do
But if the Glazer's do stay he is the man i expect they will go for. United's history and tradition means nothing to them, just making money, and in the short term he would probably achieve enough of that. But it would be the long term and the style of football played that would worry me.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/markogden/100007384/footballs-version-of-the-wacky-races-for-the-contenders-to-succeed-sir-alex-ferguson/

James Lawton salutes Mourinho's achievement with Inter last night. The result didn't surprise me as i have had a sneaking feeling that this might be their year after knocking Chelsea out. The one thing that was certain about the match last night was that Barca were never going to be allowed to play as the "great" Wenger's Arse allowed them too.
Saying that i thought the 3-1 scoreline was harsh on the Catalans, 3-2 would have been fairer. One of the things i like about this Barca side is how they just always go forward. I know they had to forget defending and just go all out for the second in the last twenty minutes, but that doesn't mean most sides would or could. And they were unlucky they didn't get it, with a penalty disallowed, that should have been given, and the ball never seeming to fall to Barca feet in the area. I can't see Barca going through i'm afraid though, as i can see Inter giving the kind of perormance they gave at Stamford bridge where Chelsea hardly got a an effort on goal in. Which would at least show what an under appreciated feat United performed in getting through to successive finals.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-mourinho-calls-the-shots-to-make-italy-think-again-about-his-style-1949715.html

Berbatov to Milan? Not according to his agent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7613058/Dimitar-Berbatov-not-leaving-Manchester-United-this-summer-says-strikers-agent.html

Shilton tells Foster to leave if he wants to enhance his England prospects. From the reports we keep reading he could be on his way in one way or another as supposedly Birmingham would like to take him on loan.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1267575/Ben-Foster-quit-Manchester-United-says-England-legend-Peter-Shilton.html

It would seem, if this report is on the mark that a clear out may be on the cards at rentboy central, whether they win the title or not.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/chelsea/article7103218.ece

Portsmouth debts revealed to the world.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/21/portsmouth-119m-debt-football

French football scandal knocks our scandals into the shade.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/20/frank-ribery-sex-scandal-france

Matthew Norman argues that Clegg must go for Cameron's jugular in tomorrow's leader's debate on international affairs not go on the defensive. I don't think he will be defensive, but he will have to argue his case more convincingly than he did in the first debate. I agree that he will have to hold his own on Europe, but the best way to do that is by exposing the Tory splits on Europe in the 90's under Major which are still there waiting to explode at any moment.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/matthew-norman-now-clegg-must-move-in-for-the-kill-1949444.html

Anatole Kaletsky argues that the Euro is the Lib dems weak link but wonders how the tories can expose it without showing their own Euro phobe tendencies.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article7103194.ece

Ex generals timely letter should help the Lib dems position on trident as well as being bang on the money.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7103318.ece

Anthony Barnett argues that a Lib dem breakthrough will be a breakthrough for all those that want to smash the established order. Bring it on.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/20/liberal-democrat-breakthrough-electoral-insurgency

The ridiculously pompous right wing Simon Heffer gets his revenge in early as he lays into the Cameroons. It could be the end of the world as he knows it. The only flaw in his argument is that his brand of Toryism would probably be doing even worse.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7611890/General-Election-2010-David-Camerons-image-makers-created-the-vacuum-that-Nick-Clegg-has-filled.html

IMF propose new global tax to rein in the banking system.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2010/apr/20/imf-tax-global-banks

Stephen Fretwell