When only football matters.

Due to recent hiccups of English Premier League regarding top four places, it has raised me up to a point to voice out my opinion as a football fanatic. As a Manchester United die hard fan, I would like to offer a sympathy to our fully "beloved" arch rival Manchester City as they failed to impress the world regarding their performance for recent matches although they made some splendid high profile signing during last summer. Manchester City's bid for a marquee January signing is being subjected to refusal because the world's top superstars claim the club is "not serious", so they are turning their backs on £200,000-a-week wages. Some people are crazy enough to pay such amount of money just to enjoy the game. As for me, "crazy" is only for single minded people who doesnt know the real business of football games in England. Over here, football is money and money is football. They spend millions of money for only one thing and one thing only - PASSION.

The world's richest club urgently need an injection of top class talent to reignite a season that is in danger of falling away with a Premier League record of seven straight draws. What a shame. From a season that some felt would end with Champions League qualification, City are slipping behind. In response, the hierarchy have targeted some mouth-watering talent in the transfer window to help under pressure manager Mark Hughes. There are some eye catching names linked to City, such as Fernando Torres, and the Manchester club would be happy to sign a cheque for £50 million for the Spanish striker. Such a bid was made in the summer and was rejected.

After spending almost £200 million on transfers since Sheikh Mansour's takeover, the club's hierarchy believe the squad has been improved to such a degree that only a few, high-quality acquisitions are required. Club officials say they are highly unlikely to sign more than one player in January, and only then if the asking price is realistic. It's chicken and egg for City; they can lure future galacticos only when they make it into the Champions League, but they need them now to help them get there. An aging superstar might be more likely to take City's £10 million a year offer. The Citizens are keen on the signature of Real Madrid star Guti Hernandez in January. And even the Real's vice-captain has been taking English lessons ahead of a switch to the Premier League. The Spanish international has struggled to get in the first-team since Real's huge spending spree in the summer, and is open to a move away from the Bernabeu.

The alternative for Manchester City, if they cannot attract the right players, is to find a manager who can make it happen, and that is going to put huge pressure on Hughes to get it right. Jose Mourinho would be a big draw for top layers as it would send out the message, that if he turned up at Eastlands, then perhaps they should join him.

No matter what would happen to the top-four clubs, I am optimist enough to convince that Liverpool would never ever, I repeat, never ever reach the prestigous title race of becoming the English champion. Glory-glory Manchester United. United through and through.

P/s: Shame on you Thierry Henry. You brought a whole country of France to such an embarassment of securing a World Cup place in a such a DISGRACE fashion. I think there's a game called "Handball" where you can use your hand as much as you want to score a goal. What a bollocks. (Mind my language)

 Sekadar gambar hiasan.
[1st pic: Warwick Games; February 09]
[2nd pic: Birmingham Midland Games; February 09]