Gill attacks flawed business plan

Now where have we heard that before
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/gill-attacks-red-knights-for-publicityseeking-bid-1915648.html

Keith Harris seems to have got under his skin. I aint that keen on him myself but i just hope he his just a mouth piece for the bid. And the Glazer's still have Fergie's backing according to " debt is the road to ruin man " Gill. That could end up being the £ billion dollar question at the end of the day. In which case my confidence would not be as high.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/mar/03/david-gill-manchester-united-transfer-funds

When O'Neill attacked the Glazer's ownership model of the club back after the bond prospectus came out it annoyed the gimps so much the complained in person to Goldman Sachs. Unlike Manchester United ( just for now hopefully ) it is a democracy out here you know chaps.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7362397/Man-Utds-Glazers-complain-to-Goldman-Sachs-boss-about-Jim-ONeill.html

The wall street journal does it's patriotic and ideological best to help fellow robber barrons.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703862704575099773678721774.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

The target of 100,000 members for MUST set by the red knights has been reached after just 2 days, so hopefully, game on.
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2171/premier-league/2010/03/04/1817060/manchester-united-supporters-join-the-red-knights-ownership

The guardian report that the red knights have been in touch with wealthy foreign backers something i'm not too comfortable with to be honest. I certainly don't like talk of sugar daddies, sack that man or shut him up.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/03/red-knights-manchester-united-foreign-investors

Jim White knows a couple of the red knights and he thinks they at least know the wider meaning of Manchester United.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/jim-white/article/17419/

Another so called football business expert tells us profit is still the name of the game for the sport.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7047311.ece
But if the fans are the lifeblood of the game how can the profit be at the expense of the fans?

Marina Hyde thinks MUST's engagement of Blue State Digital will have the incompetents running football inthis country scared, i fucking hope so.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/mar/04/red-knights-fans-protests-manchester-united

Hague stirs the Ashcroft row up further, not doing the tories much good in the process i should imagine, oh dear.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hague-i-was-kept-in-dark-by-ashcroft-1915820.html

Does the power behind the throne show a really modern party asks Ben Macintyre.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article7048627.ece

Roy Hattersley and Ian Aitken remember Michael Foot
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7048765.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/03/ian-aitken-michael-foot-machiavelli

Solskjaer thinks Rooney has started to score goals on instinct through practice, he was a master, so i'll take his word for it.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/solskjaer-offers-insight-to-rooneys-form-1916061.html

Andy Cole on the real reasons he doesn't get on, that's putting it mildly, with Teddy Sheringham
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-andy-cole-column-the-real-reason-ive-hated-sheringham-for-15-years-he-refused-to-shake-my-hand-1915658.html

ITV 4 to show live IPL cricket from March 12, surprised sky didn't get but glad, even though i'm not mad on twenty20
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/04/itv-ipl-cricket

Canada's Holy Fuck, the first time i saw these was on the late music show on channel M. It's a shame they got rid of all the music from that channel, mind you it doesn't seem to have a future now, full stop. Cracking album.

Sign the MUST pledge

25,ooo new members yesterday on the back of the news that they have set a target of 100,000 members to show the fanbase is serious, and still rising.
http://action.joinmust.org/page/s/AreYouUnited

the purchase of the debt is one of the ways that the red knights are exploring as a way of forcing the Glazer's to sell
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7355277/Red-Knights-to-target-Glazers-debt-in-bid-for-Manchester-United.html

Specualtor's start to buy bonds on the back of the Red knight confirmation that they will try to buy the club
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article7047357.ece

Gill To insist everything is hunky dory in the world of Manchester United under the ownership of the Glazer's at today's soccerex conference.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/gill-insists-manchester-united-are-well-run-1915211.html

Profile of Goldman Sachs man Jim O'Neill
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7352107/Jim-ONeill-Profile-of-Manchester-Uniteds-Red-Knight.html

The redknights may look to individual MUST members to cough up
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/red-knights-we-can-save-united-ndash-if-fans-pay-1632500-each-1914822.html
I'm not sure about this, the average supporter doesn't have anything like a spare £2,500 knocking about. Maybe they just want anybody that has to join in.

United fans are leading the way and maybe pointing to the future, we are not powerless at all.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/mar/02/manchester-united-red-knights-glazers

There are still some cynics, this report tells us to remember Swales.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/markogden/100005680/will-overthrowing-the-glazers-really-lead-to-utopia-at-manchester-united/
I admit that they may not turn out to be what we hoped, but from we do know about them, there is just absolutely no chance they can be worse than the scum that are raping the club at the moment, no way.

Meanwhile on the playing side, remember that, Owen says he doesn't want to leave. He would rather be a back up squad member at United than be a regular elsewhere. He really didn't like his time at Newcastle did he.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/mar/02/michael-owen-manchester-united

Petitions are all the rage, here is the one to save 6music, i'm on there somewhere.
http://www.petition.fm/petitions/6musicasiannet/1000/

Hamish M'cRae warns the goverment or goverment to be to resist any big changes at the BBC, one of the few world class institutions left in this country. Unfortunately we all know that the tories are dancing to Rpupert's tune and he will expect his pound of flesh, and if they win he will get it.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/hamish-mcrae/hamish-mcrae-now-its-the-bbcs-turn-to-experience-a-dose-of-reality-1914767.html

The Economist's politics man reckons the Ashcroft saga does matter for the tories. It raises questions about Cameron's judgement.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2010/03/david_cameron_and_lord_ashcroft

Ian Dury and the Blockheads introduced by the great Peter Cook

Red knights hold first meeting

Well it's a start, this looks for real when you look at the people and the institutions involved.
http://blogs.news.sky.com/kleinman/Post:a85fd49d-60e4-42bc-a91a-936be4c28cb1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/mar/01/city-bankers-manchester-united-bid
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4515cd9c-2580-11df-9bd3-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1

The Times reports that one of the group's main figures Jim O'Neill of Goldman Sachs has close ties to Fergie. He was on the United board at the time of the takeover and one of the gimps first acts was to get rid of him.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article7046053.ece

The Glazers are " not for sale " reports the Indy, oh the irony.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-not-for-sale-say-glaziers-1914471.html

Robert Peston is cynical with a blog seemingly witten from the viewpoint " of a new football fan "
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/03/can_an_investment_banker_and_a.html?scope=global&survey=no&surveyname=2009q3&site=robertpestonblog&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/03/can_an_investment_banker_and_a.html&js=yes&uid=d49b47cd66f653cd496ef269d19bbd2b408e5b8540e051df32596644b64ee528
We do have to watch and read what they have to propose carefully, but the rest of the blog just assumes a football club is about profit as if the German model doesn't exist.

Evra becomes the first player to mention the green and gold, top man on, and now off the pitch.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/united-fans-urged-to-boycott-club-1914409.html

The fall in the value of sterling has seen Barca overtake United in deloittes ridiculous rich list with United now in third behind Real and Barca.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/7350337/Football-rich-list-Manchester-United-drop-to-third-as-Arsenal-overtake-Chelsea.html

David Conn writes the hard work starts now but at least there is hope.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/mar/02/red-knights-manchester-united-glazers

Gary Neville unsure what the future lies as no new contract is forthcoming. I think we all know why.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8543875.stm

Milner complains about Wembley pitch and compares unfavourably with lower league pitches. I watched the game on Sunday and straight away you saw how terrible the playing surface was and yet none of the commentators or pundits mentioned it once, unreal. So well done James Milner, i suppose.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8544719.stm

Steve Richards on the tories poll wobbles
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/steve-richards/steve-richards-heres-why-the-tory-lead-is-narrowing-1914319.html

Ashcroft tax deal raises more questions reports the Times.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7046038.ece

The campaign to save BBC Radio 6 gathers pace.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/01/bbc-6-music-complaints
Even the suits are aghast at the BBC's decision.


Music

Charles Mingus - Let my children hear my music: I haven't heard too much of Mingus, but what i've heard didn't prepare me for this. Definitely not easy listening but give it time and it turns out to be superb. The arrangements and playing are absolutely up there. I can see why this is supposed to be his favourite album.

Cornershop - Judy sucks a lemon for breakfast: I haven't heard these for years, but this carries on nicely from the last time i did.

Rilo Kiley - Under the blacklight: I enjoyed this piece of Californian indie pop. A lot of catchy hooks get you hooked after just a couple of listens.

RJD2 - Deadringer: I had read this guy compared to DJ Shadow before i listened to this and it's a good comparison and it doesn't flater him.

The phoenix foundation - Happy ending: The first track sounds like mid 90's Pulp but their own sound takes over as the latest album from the New Zealand outfit continues. It's not bad though it never really took off for me.

Ween - La Cucaracha: Where as i love the last studio album by US indie oufit Ween. You never really know what genre of music is coming next, reggae, pop, rock it's all there and it's all done well.