Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Capello to give Scholes another chance?

Capello to ask Scholes one more time about his international future. I can't see anything here but a no thank you.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/aug/24/fabio-capello-paul-scholes-england

A rare BBC interview with the ginger prince, who shows true Mancunian wit, sarcasm, call it what you will. Example of stupid question, don't you get bored of playing at the same club every week. Answer, bored of playing in my hometown, bored of winning every week, well most weeks and of winning medals, yes right, bored.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8933749.stm

James Lawton writes about Capello's failings but mentions the wrong headedness of one of his predecessors, Ericksson who else, who moved Scholes out onto the left to keep the press happy and hastened Scholes international retirement.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-scholes-will-surely-never--play-for-england-again-but-where-else-can-capello-turn-2060166.html

Lee Dixon thinks that the wounded animal that is Manchester United, will end up as this years premier league champions according to this BBC column.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8935263.stm

I watched City's victory over Liverpool last night and whilst they looked good going forward, i'm not going to start worrying about a title challenge just yet. Liverpool were tuly abysmal, i don't know if the Mascherano saga affected the mood of their camp, but a five minute spell either side of half time apart they were never in it. There is no way Torres will be there next season if that kind of performance continues.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/city-project-starts-to-live-up-to-its-billing-as-johnson-pulls-the-strings-2060287.html

Ed Miliband wants to tackle low pay through tax cuts, Interesting, though how viable it would be i don't know. There hasn't been much of interest, policy wise to come out the labour leadership race so far.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/aug/22/ed-miliband-minimum-wage-labour-leadership

Steve Richards isn't impressed by Clegg's support for the wild cuts proposed by his tory allies.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/steve-richards/steve-richards-clegg-has-no-room-for-manoeuvre-2060182.html

Mary Riddell thinks Clegg could become the unwitting kingmaker of the labour leadership election. It would seem that there are indeed serious ruction going on inside the lib dem party if the last few days are anything to go by.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/maryriddell/7960735/Despised-Clegg-could-become-Labours-unwilling-kingmaker.html

Whilst Michael White forsees a future lib dem split.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2010/aug/23/nick-clegg-lib-dems-australia

An old forgotten play about the beautiful game is to be resurected from the cobwebs. I'm not sure there can really be much relevance, the strength of that era's players vis a vis todays is just too different. The players really were treated like chattel.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/aug/22/harold-brighouse-football-play-revived

William Dalrymple examines the Pakistani states role in subversive activity in Afghanistan and India
http://www.newstatesman.com/asia/2010/08/india-pakistan-afghanistan

The Ponys

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