Ferdinand hopes that Scholes will give it one more season, he is one of the reasons for United going into Monday night three points to the good. He will do his best to persuade hime to stay on, though recognises he has always been his own man.
It was interesting to see the football writers place Scholes third in their player of the year award. Some have rubbished that because he has only played 13 league games, but in terms of his influence on the season i would say that was fair enough. It will be interesting to see whether the ginger prince starts on Monday night, i'm sure Fergie wants too as i'm sure he wants as much as experience in the team as possible. I wouldn't be at all suprised if Giggs starts the game as well, though we all know how much of a gamble that will be. The formation will either be 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 with Rooney so deep lying it's almost 4-5-1.
The only certainties that i can see for Monday night are Evra, Brown and Ferdinand at the back, Carrick in the middle and Rooney up front. To me every other position is up for grabs. Some would say why is Valencia isn't there, to which i would answer, he hasn't quite been on song over the last few games. I expect he probably will play because of his workrate and strength and the fact that he had a pretty good game at the boo camp in January. I would like to see Nani start but i feel he may go with Giggs on the left who will do a Park and tuck inside, with Rooney dropping deep. We shall see.
It was ironic that Fergie began describing Jonny Evans as possibly the best defender in the country ahead of last Sunday's game. He wasn't the worst defender on the day by any means, but he didn't cover himself in glory in those last ten minutes. I still think he's a good player, but remain to be convinced he is near the level Fergie was putting him at. If we are to prevail on Monday he is going to have to be at his very best and both hime and Ferdinand will have to have better protection in front of them than they had against Everton who at times seemed to just run straight through the middle of our spine towards goal completely unopposed.
Bryan Robson believes a title win will be up their with the very best for Fergie, but whatever happens, the summer will see change. We can only hope.
Andy Mitten writes that even Fergie can't really tell you who United will be bringing in this summer. It's interesting that i have read a few times recently that United thought they had Alexis Sanchez from Udinese in the bag in the summer until Barca entered the scene. He was never really mentioned last summer when all the talk was about Nasri and Sneijder. He is a good player, but i'm not really sure he was really a priority last summer, unless he was first choice and Ashley Young was the fall back player. If that was the case then we miss the bus.
It's been fascinating watch the Murdoch's at the Leveson inquiry this week, bad memories must run in the genes. Harold Evans remembers his time at the Times under old Rupert documented in his memoir of the time, Good times, bad times and describes Murdoch's vivid imagination.
After James Murdoch's evidence and the publication of those embarrassing e-mails, Peter Oborne wonders whether topple David Cameron. As with others he believes Jeremy Hunt is being used as a human shield by Cameron and believes there is as t least the whiff of a bargain between Cameron and Murdoch, for News international to support the tories at the last election and for the tories to help News international's commercial interests, ie to take complete control of the cash cow that would have been BSkyB.
Ian Martin reports on a surreal night that he saw Jeremy Hunt hide before a tree before a dinner with James Murdoch.
Topically Larry Elliott goes back to 1975 to remember the last time this country suffered a double dip recession and sees an economic disaster area that must make Osborne's prized triple AAA rating a certainty to be down graded.
David Blanchflower reminds the chancellor that he was warned and argues that it is time for a chancellor who at least understands the importance of growth. Fellow Keynesian Will Hutton tells us our Kamikaze chancellor has a primitive understanding of what makes capitalism tick and that whilst events in the Eurozone haven't helped, this recession was made in Britain. Paul Krugman remarks on Cameron's remarkable achievement and predicts that the coalition's economic strategy as a death spiral of self defeating austerity. Paul Mason describes Britains current economic position as fantasy island.
Prem Sikka argues that history teaches us that squeezing ordinary people's finances always leads to disaster and that the rate of wealth transference from employees to state to corporations is unmatched in any developed country.
It was interesting to see the football writers place Scholes third in their player of the year award. Some have rubbished that because he has only played 13 league games, but in terms of his influence on the season i would say that was fair enough. It will be interesting to see whether the ginger prince starts on Monday night, i'm sure Fergie wants too as i'm sure he wants as much as experience in the team as possible. I wouldn't be at all suprised if Giggs starts the game as well, though we all know how much of a gamble that will be. The formation will either be 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 with Rooney so deep lying it's almost 4-5-1.
The only certainties that i can see for Monday night are Evra, Brown and Ferdinand at the back, Carrick in the middle and Rooney up front. To me every other position is up for grabs. Some would say why is Valencia isn't there, to which i would answer, he hasn't quite been on song over the last few games. I expect he probably will play because of his workrate and strength and the fact that he had a pretty good game at the boo camp in January. I would like to see Nani start but i feel he may go with Giggs on the left who will do a Park and tuck inside, with Rooney dropping deep. We shall see.
It was ironic that Fergie began describing Jonny Evans as possibly the best defender in the country ahead of last Sunday's game. He wasn't the worst defender on the day by any means, but he didn't cover himself in glory in those last ten minutes. I still think he's a good player, but remain to be convinced he is near the level Fergie was putting him at. If we are to prevail on Monday he is going to have to be at his very best and both hime and Ferdinand will have to have better protection in front of them than they had against Everton who at times seemed to just run straight through the middle of our spine towards goal completely unopposed.
Bryan Robson believes a title win will be up their with the very best for Fergie, but whatever happens, the summer will see change. We can only hope.
Andy Mitten writes that even Fergie can't really tell you who United will be bringing in this summer. It's interesting that i have read a few times recently that United thought they had Alexis Sanchez from Udinese in the bag in the summer until Barca entered the scene. He was never really mentioned last summer when all the talk was about Nasri and Sneijder. He is a good player, but i'm not really sure he was really a priority last summer, unless he was first choice and Ashley Young was the fall back player. If that was the case then we miss the bus.
It's been fascinating watch the Murdoch's at the Leveson inquiry this week, bad memories must run in the genes. Harold Evans remembers his time at the Times under old Rupert documented in his memoir of the time, Good times, bad times and describes Murdoch's vivid imagination.
After James Murdoch's evidence and the publication of those embarrassing e-mails, Peter Oborne wonders whether topple David Cameron. As with others he believes Jeremy Hunt is being used as a human shield by Cameron and believes there is as t least the whiff of a bargain between Cameron and Murdoch, for News international to support the tories at the last election and for the tories to help News international's commercial interests, ie to take complete control of the cash cow that would have been BSkyB.
Ian Martin reports on a surreal night that he saw Jeremy Hunt hide before a tree before a dinner with James Murdoch.
Topically Larry Elliott goes back to 1975 to remember the last time this country suffered a double dip recession and sees an economic disaster area that must make Osborne's prized triple AAA rating a certainty to be down graded.
David Blanchflower reminds the chancellor that he was warned and argues that it is time for a chancellor who at least understands the importance of growth. Fellow Keynesian Will Hutton tells us our Kamikaze chancellor has a primitive understanding of what makes capitalism tick and that whilst events in the Eurozone haven't helped, this recession was made in Britain. Paul Krugman remarks on Cameron's remarkable achievement and predicts that the coalition's economic strategy as a death spiral of self defeating austerity. Paul Mason describes Britains current economic position as fantasy island.
Prem Sikka argues that history teaches us that squeezing ordinary people's finances always leads to disaster and that the rate of wealth transference from employees to state to corporations is unmatched in any developed country.
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