Patrick Collins tells Fergie that he should have spoken out against the takeover in 2005 when he had the chance. There's no arguing with that, it's felt by many that if he had done so, the Glazer's would never have been lent the money to buy the club. Another reason why so many wonder why Fergie didn't do so, did the Glazer's hold out a pot of gold or was there dirt on him from the Coolmore affair. Will we ever find out, i hope so even if it tarnishes his reputation, it's not as if it hasn't been tranished by it anyway. I don't expect to hear him speak out against over marvellous owners any time soon, i'm not sure how he could without suffering a huge loss of face.
The Swiss ramble blog unpicks the Glazer's hoped for IPO and comes to similar conclusions to Andersred, in so far as attempting to start to reduce the debt is a positive to the club and an acknowledgement that it is hampering our ability to compete. He also makes the point that this is a risky strategy, in that the timing could have been better for them if they are to realise the hoped for valuation. Over the last few days it's also garnered the kind of press they would probably liked to have avoided, as their dodgier business practices have increasingly seen the light of day.
The MEN report that United have scrapped plans fo a singing section at United after a less than favourable police report on last season's experiment. The group behind the move went onto twitter to claim that MEN have go it wrong and it could still go ahead the season after next. But if any of the claims quoted, were in that report, i can't see the proposed move seeing the light of day. I'd love to see more atmosphere on match days, but i can't say i was mad about moving opposition fans up there. Like it or not a big away support is usually what helps to give a the home fans an incentive to get behind the home team. I know it didn't matter as much during the mid seventies and docs red army, but those days will never come back.
Iain Martin described last week as calamitous for George Osborne, which will have done huge and possibly irrevocoverable, reputational damage.I think we can say that this week Cameron has decided to join him on board ship half way under the water, Richard Morris describes the prime minister as the new John Major, a weak and defeated leader. As for Clegg, he is surely just living on borrowed time, unless the Lib dems have a collective death wish. Of course that's entirely conceivable, maybe the left will let the orange book right lead them to electoral carnage and rebuild the party from the centre left, post election. What will be left of the party to rebuild, must be the question. Iain Martin asks whether Clegg is a bit stupid ?
I saw David Laws on Newsnight last night and wonder how i voted for a party with him in it, he may have been right in accusing the Labour party of playing politics, but at least they did it reasonably successfully, i hate to say it but the Lib dems in government under Clegg and Laws have been politically inept.
The stupid party in action, living up to that nickname
The Swiss ramble blog unpicks the Glazer's hoped for IPO and comes to similar conclusions to Andersred, in so far as attempting to start to reduce the debt is a positive to the club and an acknowledgement that it is hampering our ability to compete. He also makes the point that this is a risky strategy, in that the timing could have been better for them if they are to realise the hoped for valuation. Over the last few days it's also garnered the kind of press they would probably liked to have avoided, as their dodgier business practices have increasingly seen the light of day.
The MEN report that United have scrapped plans fo a singing section at United after a less than favourable police report on last season's experiment. The group behind the move went onto twitter to claim that MEN have go it wrong and it could still go ahead the season after next. But if any of the claims quoted, were in that report, i can't see the proposed move seeing the light of day. I'd love to see more atmosphere on match days, but i can't say i was mad about moving opposition fans up there. Like it or not a big away support is usually what helps to give a the home fans an incentive to get behind the home team. I know it didn't matter as much during the mid seventies and docs red army, but those days will never come back.
Iain Martin described last week as calamitous for George Osborne, which will have done huge and possibly irrevocoverable, reputational damage.I think we can say that this week Cameron has decided to join him on board ship half way under the water, Richard Morris describes the prime minister as the new John Major, a weak and defeated leader. As for Clegg, he is surely just living on borrowed time, unless the Lib dems have a collective death wish. Of course that's entirely conceivable, maybe the left will let the orange book right lead them to electoral carnage and rebuild the party from the centre left, post election. What will be left of the party to rebuild, must be the question. Iain Martin asks whether Clegg is a bit stupid ?
I saw David Laws on Newsnight last night and wonder how i voted for a party with him in it, he may have been right in accusing the Labour party of playing politics, but at least they did it reasonably successfully, i hate to say it but the Lib dems in government under Clegg and Laws have been politically inept.
The stupid party in action, living up to that nickname
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