Vidic Offski?

I had a feeling it was only a matter of time before this popped up in the press again. It looks like he will go, if he really does want out, which seems to be the case, then Fergie will probably want rid. We really need an experienced replacement when you look at the Ferdinand's injury recored over the last two seasons. It's a pity that Cathcart didn't kick on as Evans did at Sunderland, at youth level he looked just as good a player to me.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/10/nemanja-vidic-leaving-manchester-united

The papers have started to speculate on who United may buy as a replacement. The question is, will we buy a replacement or will the Glazer's pocket the money. The supposed promotion of Amos to third choice goalie, doesn't exactly inspire confidence in me that they will use any Vidic money on a replacement. I don't think Amos ordinarily would have been promoted to the third goalie yet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1285686/Manchester-United-consider-Simon-Kjaer-replacement-Nemanja-Vidic.html

As the world cup starts today, my predictions are Spain or Brazil to win, Spain are the better team but can they break their duck in this competition, that's a lot of pressure. I can't see England getting past the semi finals if they get that far. I'm sorry to say despite the hype i have just been watching i will be amazed if South Africa get out of their group, they may even struggle to get a point.


Former aide to Afghan president Karzai thinks that he has lost faith in western solutions to the insurgency and is now looking to Pakistan. That's a recipe for intrigue and muddle.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/09/afghanistan-taliban-us-hamid-karzai

Carig Murray has this documentary from Michael Andersen that thinks Obama's Afghan policy is worse than Bush's.
http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2010/06/obamas_central.html#comments

Paul Krugman hopes that the US is taking steps to insulate itself from Europe's fiscal austerity mania. My guess would be not.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/the-global-transmission-of-european-austerity/

Jeff Rndall lays into Gordon Brown's economic record. As much as i don't have much time for him it's hard to argue with most of that. Although i'm not sure that immigration can be blamed for the debt. And would he advocate more rights for agency workers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/jeffrandall/7819327/Gordon-Browns-henchmen-are-rewriting-history-as-we-sink-into-the-red.html

Neal Lawson with a good column setting out his version of the future for a revitalised future for the labour party. It's one i agree with and it would almost certainly be a party i and alot of other liberals could vote for. But can i see them following this route, nope.
http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/06/pluralist-party-labour

This would explain the Guardian media group's new found enthusiasm for Channel M.
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/06/09/good-news-at-last-for-local-newspapers-but-too-late/

An interesting article from spiked on climate change. For all the documentaries and stuff i have read that sounds like a decent appraisal of where we are.
http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/debates/copenhagen_article/8979

Classic americana from the Band