Glazer day on the beeb

Happy 26.5. A night never to beaten as long as i live. Eleven years ago, how times fly.

And with a panorama episode to come next week. First Robert Peston writes that the red knights buyout attempt looks dead in the water. All the noises and reports seem to point to the same conclusion, which is a huge disappointment and depressing as fuck.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/05/red_knights_in_retreat.html

Meanwhile David Bond writes that the Glazer's have started to brief journalists and unbelievably think the debt is nothing to worry about.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/davidbond/2010/05/glazers_in_no_rush_to_pay_off.html

Paul Kelso in the Telegraph reports that they will not take money out of the club to pay off the PIK debt " this year ".
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7765397/Glazer-family-to-keep-cash-in-Manchester-United-coffers-for-now.html
It makes me laugh and shake my head when yet another way of fleecing " supposed " United is announced and the press just accept that it is definitely going to happen. How much do we make from selling shirts in Asia?

Corry Evans has been away with the Northern Ireland senior squad. It's always good for United if some of our youngsters can get international experience.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/corry-evans-emerging-from-the-shadows-for-northern-ireland-14818914.html

Is new Mexican signing Hernandez going to get a work permit, as his international record will not qualify him. I'm not sure how they can qualify him as an exceptional talent, what's he done to prove that.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7765452/Manchester-United-to-highlight-Javier-Hernandez-talent-in-bid-to-secure-work-permit.html

David Conn's Guardian column praises Platini's plans for UEFA's plans for financial reform of European football
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/may/26/michel-platini-uefa-club-finances

David Moores, the man who sold Liverpool out to Gillet and Hicks pleads with them to sell up. Unbelievably he sees no reason to aplogise for selling to the men who have sunk the club to the brink of slipping out of the lite of the game.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article7136622.ece

Hamish McRae thinks the world's main economies are inching forwards despite the spooked markets. I hope he's right, but i'm not that optimistic.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/hamish-mcrae/hamish-mcrae-the-market-panic-neednt-unnerve-us-1982688.html

I think we can safely assume Paul Mason of newsnight doesn't ascribe to that view with this alarming view of the markets, Europe and what the future could hold. The irony of this being what he fears is what the European Union was invented to prevent.
http://www.newstatesman.com/economy/2010/05/europe-crisis-spain-ecb

Music

Big star - No 1 record: One of the classic cult bands according to the music press, i have to admit i had never heard of them never mind actually listened to them. After to listening to their debut album, i can't argue, this is a top album. How they never broke through, commercialy, i can't imagine. They seem like they were made for 70's US rock radio.

Chew lips - Unicorn: A cracker from this year next, with this electro pop belter. I haven't got a clue what gets in the singles charts these days, but there are a fair few candidates on this i would have thought.

Deerhoof - Friend opportunity: San Francisco's experimental indie outfit blend some great pop hooked indie with moments of a more leftfield flavour. And they do it pretty well on this effort from 2007. I imagine the Japanese vocalist Satomi Matsuzaki would be a bit of an aquired taste for some though.

Pavement - Crooked rain, Crooked rain: I had meant to listen to these for ages until i finally got round to listening to their debut not so long ago. I thought that was a blinding album so i wasn't going to give it too long before i had another taste of this superb US indie outfit that have been playing gigs in this country recently. Another brilliant rock album, is my verdict.

Richard Hawley - Truelove gutter: I loved Coles corner but wasn't overstruck by his last effort but one of Sheffield's finest has come up trumps again with this. It took a few listens to get over the sparse nature of the album but it was worth the trouble.

Sonny Rollins - Freedom suite: A classic bop album from one of jazz's greatest ever Saxophonists. The first track is absolutely superb. I can't find any Rollins versions of this so this will have to do.

Wild beasts - Two dancers: I first saw these on Jools Hooland's Later and liked what i heard. And this their second album didn't let me down. It is superb and they have a totally unique sound that seems to totally fit the vocalists high pitched tone.