Rooney exposed?

Does this mornings tabloid expose explain Rooney's terrible form in South Africa or indeed his dip in form at United after the injury in Munich. At the very least it can't have helped. I'm not going to moralize over the news, what he does in his private life is his affair, but you would like to think that he can leave his personal life behind once he gets on that pitch. Of course that's what you'd like to think, but i suppose it would affect most people.

The Mail report that United fans will raise their eyebrows at the omission of new signing Bebe from the champions league squad. Well they don't talk this United fan, i don't find it surprising at all, they made it clear when he was bought, he was one for the future. The press association are now saying he has been included, someone hasn't got their facts right.

The Belfast Telegraph prints a piece on goalscoring hero Cory Evans.He is now at the stage where he wants to follow in the footsteps of following some of the older lads in going out on loan in order to gain valuable first team experience.

Giggs tells the press that todays young stars are too pampered and receive big money and four to five year contracts when some of them aren't ready for it. He is surely right, but it doesn't stop at young players does it, there is just too much money in football, full stop. That money could be used to keep ticket prices down, but we all know, fans are the last people to be thought of in the spiv like world of association football.

Will Hutton asks why ex ministers in the last labour government have suddenly discovered a new found urge to voice their disgust at the activities of news international. Where was the outrage when they were in power and had the opportunity to actually do something about it. They really think some of us are complete muppets, don't they.
He is absolutely spot on the money in bemoaning the attitude that our political establishment has to the ownership to our mass media. At the end of the day it comes down to the old problem we face in this country, we are ruled by incompetent pygmies. The whole establishment of this country is scared of Murdoch, and this country will not start to succeed in the world until he and his organisation is taken on and brought down to size.
I hadn't read that it was Coulson that had advised Hague to give "that" speech, last week. It's been a pretty dire week for both of them, what a shame. Stephen Glover doubts there is enough evidence to force Coulson as yet, but warns that the drip, drip will continue, so much so it may make Cameron wonder whether it was wise to hire him in the first place.

William Keegan is the latest journalist to wonder about Blair's memory as he recounts the history behing the 1997 decision to make the bank of England independent and wonders how Blair thinks he can take the credit, if credit it is.
Boris Johnson has muddied Tory waters arguing that the consensus over the coalition's economic policies may be breaking down. Is that a cute piece of positioning on his behalf, there will be some long term thinking behind it, that's for sure.
Larry Elliot uses his column today to look at how the right wing economic dogma the world has been subjected to, has lost it's grip and a saner more equitable alternative is moving in to replace it. What a disastrous move the lib dems made when they elected a free market leader just at the time when the world is about to leave 19th century economic liberalism behing and return to some kind of 21th century variant of Keynesian economic theories.

Nouriel Roubini warns the economic crisis is far from over, and that there is now no defence against a double dip recession.

The Beatles in the studio