Beckham Staying In the States For The Winter

 David Beckham declared his intent to return to Europe next month in yet another bid from the former England captains to win a place in Fabio Capellos squad. Beckham, whom was speaking after winning the BBC sports personality's lifetime achievement award on Sunday Evening said "I won't be going back to AC Milan this time because is not possible to go onto the roster for such a short length of time, but I will be going back somewhere as I want to keep myself fit and keep myself in with a chance of getting called up for England again. To do that, I have to be somewhere so fingers crossed I can sort something out." 

Beckham added that he would love to play anywhere in Europe to maintain fitness, like he had done in the two previous winters at AC Milan.However, he made it be known that he would resist offers from any other  club in England other than Manchester United, jokingly ruling out any offers from his former mentors son to return to play second tier football at Deepdale for Preston, where he was on loan as a teenager before breaking in to the United team. 

"It is a great league and one of the most competitive in the world. Maybe one day I will come back here but I have always said that it will only be for Manchester United. I am not holding my breath on that one, but we will have to wait and see."But definitely not Preston - it's too cold up there!"

Beckham on Sunday Night

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star was understandably moved by the two Minuit standing ovation he received on winning his award and as speculation over the last few days paired Beckham up with moves to Bayern Munich, Benfica or Wolfsburg, LA Galaxy dropped a bombshell last night as they revealed they would be allowing either Beckham, or his teammate Landon Donovan, who spent a similar loan term to Beckham at Everton last year, to go out on any winter loan deal this year. It is understandable the MLS club wish to rest the player who spent a significant part of the season on the sidelines after suffering an Achilles tendon injury while on loan with AC Milan earlier this year , and the possibility of Beckham to return to Europe  on a training basis, like he did in 2007 with Arsenal was not ruled out although after Beckhams very public intentions to break into the England team this may not be enough for his  the midfielder and his international ambitions. Whether this disagreementin the players plans grows into something more, time will tell.

Tevez Storms Out Yet Again

It was only last week that Carlos Tevez claimed he was happy to play the part of the “sacrifice” in this Manchester City side that seems incapable of achieving any the ambitions Sheikh Mansour has set out for the club without its talisman. On discussing his future the Argentinean quelled any speculation over it by telling the press: "I'm happy here. I really am. I do miss my family, just like anyone would when they are not around. But I don't see retirement happening for a long time to come. A sacrifice has to be made when you make a commitment like I have done with City and it is something I am going to see through. Once that job is done I will have plenty of time with my kids."

So, after such claims it came somewhat as maybe a minor shock when it was revealed on Saturday evening that Tevez had handed in a transfer request, hours after the clubs 3-1 wins over West Ham. Tevez bizarrely had decided to come clean with the “truth” as it seems, claiming that he was, in fact unhappy at the club and had wished to leave the club as early as the summer but was convinced into not doing so by advisors. Tevez states his problems do not lie with manager Mancini, however the player has a history of such play acting in the past.

After breaking into the Boca Juniors Team, Tevez revealed the Argentinian press intrusion was too much to endure and the club were failing to do sufficient work in which to support him, after a public bust-up with the Boca head coach, Tevez then moved onto Corinthians, where after one season he went on strike and battling against the board as well as the management staff over a period of months tevez finally left south America for the glamour of European football. 

After his arrival in Europe and a surprise move to West Ham, Tevez almost immediately falls out with the manager and players. Alan Pardrew is sacked soon after his onset along with fellow Argentinian Javier Mascherano and one point he threatens the club he would go on strike after being substituted. After keeping the club afloat of relegation Tevez moved on to Manchester United for which he complains in his debut season of being strongly overplayed, he becomes unhappy in his second for being underplayed, managing just five goals despite playing more minutes than Fernando Torres, one of the league’s leading scorers of the season. Another managerial bust up leads to Tevez’s move from greater Manchester up to the city central for which it seemed Tevez was finally about to make a lasting impact on a club with strong performances for the club.

So, was it really a surprise to find that Tevez is homesick and missing his children, although press releases would claim spending time with his mistress in his home country does fall in the same category as quality time with his children, claims there is to much greediness in Britain despite being the most paid player in Britain. The fact Tevez claims he does not like football and then complains in such a juvenile way in being substituted further ridicules Tevez’s reason for leaving.  What remains now is that is Tevez’s claims are another Rooney-esque story, after Tevez’s history what club in their right mind would take on the Argentinian, and what will happen if Tevez does not get his way in leaving the club?. Retirement has been discussed, however time will essentially tell. 

More Drama With The Looney Toons

This week after weeks of debating the  Premier League finally saw its first managerial casaulty,and with some suprise it was Chris Hughton, whom was first to recieve the chop.

For the past few weeks rumours have been rife of who exactly was to be first to get the dreaded sack. Carlo Ancelotti? Last year’s double winning manager has seen his side unable to carry on his accolades this term and since the removal of Ray Wilkins as assistant manager has seen his side take a desperate run of form. Avram Grant? The Israeli has been unable to revive good fortunes at Upson Park, as his bosses and supporters alike look increasingly uneasy at his sides reluctance to leave the foot of the table, Roberto Mancini and Ray Hodgson are finding it hard to match their respective sides ambitions while Mick McCarthy and Roberto Martinez are also feeling the pressure.

Hughton - Sacked

The removal of any of the above would surely have been taken with a justifiable shrug, so it was a shock to find it was not any of the previously mentioned managers, but a certain Chris Hughton. Since Bobby Robsons reign ended in 2004, the Toon army have experienced tremendous instability.Souness, Allardyce, Roeder, Kinnear, even the return of "King Kev" Keegan and Big Alan Shearer have all failed to match the blind ambitions of the club, in the end leading to their relegation in 2009. Hughton, initially taking role as manager as a stand in until a more “suitable replacement” was found was left to pick the pieces, only to propel the club from the ashes and return to top flight in his first season at the helm, topping this by wins over Arsenal and decimating Aston Villa and Sunderland with 6-0 and 5-1 wins,it was only a month ago when the side were as high as fourth and Newcastle seemed to finally achieve stability,so why in god names was Hughton given the sack?

 

Pardew - Tipped As Next Manager

It is to bluntly honest, a disgrace to the club for not even giving the very figure who turned the fortunes of the club around a chance when the club are currently in mid table. Fans and legends alike at the club have shown their disgust at the move. The argument from the suits at the Tyne, is that they seeked a man who had more “Premier league experience”, so it is a bit amusing to hear that it is Alan Pardrew, a man whom with limited experience in the top flight with west ham and briefly with Charlton, a man who was plying his trade until august in the third tier of English football before being sacked. It seems Mike Ashley’s foolishness has again got the better of him, and I would not bet against his meddling, as we have seen with Chelsea so far, in team affairs, blowing in the owners face and facing a tiresome relegation fight for the rest of the season, as I cannot see this Newcastle side take to the man who replaced the man that build the team and whom it was clear they all worked to play for, and in such circumstances.

So, after years of chat and campaigning the bidding process to become hosts of the 2018 and 2022 football world cups will come to an end tomorrow, with the "chosen ones" ready to take on the challenge of hype and hysteria that has come to be expected when faced with stressful honour of hosting such a prestigious event in world sport, just ask South Africa or Brazil.

 

 The favourites for the 2018 event are Russia amid controversy over BBC programme Panorama’s recent snooping into FIFA irregularities causing odds of England hosting the event drop over casting doubts the England bid would avoid a backlash from voters for its chief broadcasters meddling.

However strong support from the English bid may prove to come to the rescue, and with world class stadia, infrastructure  and tourism already in place, along with the fact it is the undisputed home of football bode very well for the bid .The fact Russia has never hosted the event does work in its favour and it has promised to open up the country to thousands, however security is a major concern and the enormous distances between venues, resulting in plenty of air travel may also work against the Russians. FIFA has already spoke of its dislike for co-hosts however the joint Spanish-Portuguese bid can offer world class stadiums such as the Nou Camp, Bernebeau and the Estadio De Luz that played host to the Euro 2004 Final. Infrastructure and perfect climate also may work in the Iberian bid, a factor in which does not work well with the Netherlands Belgium bid that do however promise short journeys between each venue.

The 2022 bidding is where it gets really interesting as FIFA have the opportunity to take the game to corners of the earth previously un touched, with Qatar already insisting that money is no object in building many world class stadiums and an already outstanding infrastructure and tourism perks chances in taking the world cup to the middle east for the first time have significantly increased, however the famous heat which is said to reach 50 degrees may prove a concern. Australia has already proven it can successfully host major sporting events with the Olympics and Rugby World cup however this sport-mad nation face a real headache in the fact most of its major stadia are used by other sports such as Aussie rules, rugby, cricket, sports whose seasons clash with the world cup.  Joint bidders in 2002 gone solo in a bid to host the 2022 event South Korea world-class stadiums and transport links, is arguably the world's most hi-tech nation and has excellent rail and road networks while its partners in 2002 Japan’s bid has plenty of cash although both nations may have the fact they have previously hosted the event worked outside their favour.The USA ticks all the boxes after holding a succesful world cup in 1994 but the fact, like South korea and Japan it has hosted the event may prove to be its downfall.

I would like to sign off that my own choices for both world cups would be England and Australia as I feel so long as the men down under can sort out its cons both bids make perfect sense, let us see tomorrow whether FIFA share the same sense…

Spur-ing On through the Cointinent

Gareth Bale and Rafeal Van Der Vaart have played a crucial part in Spurs Champions League heroics

Cast your mind back to October 2008, Tottenham lie rooted to the bottom of the league like a ship anchor, recording two points from their opening eight games of the campaign, their worst start ever to a league season and a far cry from challenging for a top four place as they had done so under Martin Jol in 2005 and 2006 (who himself 12 months earlier had been sacked after another poor start).Harry Redknapp was swiftly brought in to replace Jols under fire successor Ramos and turn around the clubs fortunes, and do that and so much more he has most certainly done, for little could have predicted that in just over two years time that Spurs would be celebrating a place in the last sixteen of Europe's elite club competition,beating arguably teams with more depth in quality though undoubtedly more depth in money.

The latest chapter in this fairytale story was written on Wednsday night

with Spurs win against Werder Bremen confirming their progression, but according to old 'arry himself, theres more to come.The Spurs boss insists it is "not impossible" for his side to go all the way but admitted it was "unlikely" they would beat the cream of European football to its biggest prize."Not impossible" by any measure of imagination, Liverpool and Arsenal have both reached the final of the competetion with sides of lesser quality, particularly Liverpool's 2005 winning side which finished only fifth domestically,and the lads from north London managed to wipe off a few smirks of the many faces who laughed at Redknapps claims his side could challenge for the domestic title with a 3-2 win at the emirates over their neighbours Arsenal.

The addition of Rafeal Van Der Vaart has become a revelation amongst the White Hart lane faithful, Roman Pavlyuchenko has shrugged off his "flop" tag to become a prolific scorer while Gareth Bale's star continues to rise drastically as he showed the rest of Europe of his talents with his second half hat trick at the San siro against no less, the current Champions league champions.

Club Captain William Gallas has boldly claimed the side can go on to win "everything" this season with their attacking style of play.“With the squad we have, we can do everything”.“After we beat Arsenal, the players know we can do something this season,” said Gallas.There is no question Spurs have proved they have the capacity to do damage in the knockout games although the big problem may come when opponents of the highest quality attempt to inflict damage on them.Nevertheless, exciting times at White Hart Lane lie ahead and long may it last as for one thing, it proves that success can be achieved through positive tactics,good management and without a billionaire owner willing to throw twenty million at the drop of a hat.

5 Shocking Injuries

5. Henrik Larsson

Celtic striker Henrik Larsson suffered a devastating leg injury which resulted in his leg was broken in two places in a UEFA Cup game in 1999 against Lyon. Larsson was off the pitch for eight months but was able to return as a sub in the final match of the Scottish Premier League of that season.

4. Edgar Andrade

In a attempt to block an incoming cross in 2007, Cruz Azul midfielder stuck his leg out, deflected the ball, but his foot was stuck in the ground. He fractured his leg and his ankle was twisted in the opposite direction.After several months of rehab he was finally able to get on the field once more.

3. David Busst

In 1996, Coventry defender David Busst was involved in a collision with Man Utd defender Denis Irwin which resulted in one of the most horrific injuries ever as  a piece of the bone pierced his skin and the game was forced to momentarily be stopped to remove the blood he left behind on the field.The injury resulted in a  fracture of both his tibia and fibula which resulted in Vusst never again being able to play Perhaps the fact that demonstrates just how bad this wasinjury is the fact that Manchester goalie, Peter Schmeichel  required mental counseling to cope with what he saw that day.

2. Ewald Lienen

Lienan is unique that although his injury was horrific, he did not break a single bone.In 1981, Lienen was playing a match versus Werder Bremen when Bremen defender Norbert Siegmann slid in with studs up. Siegmann caught the side of Lienen's thigh and cause a deep open cut that measured about 10 inches (25cm) or so.Somehow he was able to get up, run to the opposing coach to show what his player had done. His injury required 23 stitches but Ewald was able to come back and begin practicing less than three weeks after.

1. Luc Nilis

Playing for Aston Villa in 2000, Nilis began his career in 1984 in his home country Belgium for 10 years before enjoying a successful spell at PSV and then becoming a big summer deal for Aston Villa.However his dream was short lived when during just his third game for Aston Villa,he collided with Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright in the opening minuits of the game which resulting in a leg injury he was never to overcome.

Woeful Ireland must learn lessons

Instead of spending forty euro on decent food, a few pints,or some necessities for the flat,whatever  ive been on this week i decided to splash out on a ticket for the game in the Aviva. Its hard to pick out what was the bigger disgrace about the night itself, the shocking attendance (25,000) that allowed any one who bothered to attend the game the liberty to almost hand pick the best seats they could find from the 25,000 that were vacant,that allowed to one of the worst atmospheres in football i have ever experienced first hand, a night at a half empty Finn Park where my local league of ireland team Finn Harps ply their trade (and let it be noted that the ground is regularly slated for its lack of attendance and atmosphere in the ground) would be better. The hugely disappointing display and lack of experimental football (where was coleman?) or the result, the very thing i thought i could rely coming home with a convincing result.

All the talk and build up had been on one player in the run-up to the game. I was horrified that one of the most in form youngsters, not to mention irish players in the Premier League,who is fast making waves, made great start to his irish international career with 0 minutes, and 0 seconds on the pitch. England may have not had a great night themselves against France last night, but at least Capello used the opportunity to blood some potential future stars such as Gibbs, Carroll and Henderson. Trap had promised to not let the test go past without bringing in some blood, but where in gods name was it?, i heard after the game the manager had used the excuse he did not want the players to be exposed to a losing atmosphere on their first appearance for the national side, so stop if im wrong, but was it not until the dying minuets of the game that we were actually behind?. Trapttonni must change his methods quick or we will soon be changing our plans for summer 2012.

Iker Casillas showing off his reflex talents by catching a paper missile thrown from the crowd at Sundays game at Sporting Gijon.If you were going to throw a paper missile at any goalkeeper in the world, the last one to choose would probably be this man, great stuff.

Second Time Unlucky?



“Second Season Syndrome” - one of football’s oddest quirks in recent years, is apparently taking effect once more on the Premier league again this season if the table is anything to be believed, now a third of the way into the season. For those uninformed individuals whom, at this stage, haven’t a clue what this condition is all about, don’t worry, its not some terminal disease ready to kill off the entire Liverpool defence (although you would be forgiven for thinking Roy Hodgson is quietly hoping some form of virus makes its way into the team in order to clear the vast amount of deadwood talent at his disposal.) It is the now-common phrase that is used to describe a downturn in fortunes for a football club two seasons after its promotion to the Premier League.

We have all heard and experienced the same, familiar story. Newly promoted team defies the odds and excels in their first season in the Premier League only to fall recklessly apart in year two. In the past Bradford exceeded expectations by beating the drop before being relegated as early as the following March. Ipswich Town heavily tipped for relegation in their first season back at the highest level; finished fifth to gain UEFA Cup Qualification, only to crash and burn 12 months on achieving this feat. In 2007 Wigan and West Ham who were promoted together in 2005 and both achieved top ten finishes and cup final appearances the following season, found themselves in a bitter relegation battle, both prevailing to the cost of Sheffield United. Fans at the Madejski Stadium are no strangers to such phenomena, relegated themselves just 12 months after finishing seventh in their debut Premiership season. Even more recently, Hull City, who went as far as topping the table in November of their debut season, amid a sudden crash mid-season leading to it turning into a relegation battle in which they won, were relegated in the summer, such evidence is enough to give Mick McCarthy and Alex McLeish sleepless nights as both sides find themselves in the bottom three after successful first seasons after promotion.

The 2009/10 campaign saw the Blues manage a top-half finish, primarily because of their solid back five. On only on four occasions last term did they concede more than two goals in the league, a record in which by no means is close is being carried on this season if the opening thirteen games is anything to go by, the blues clearly missing the safe hands of Joe Hart as Ben Foster further fails to prove himself as a credible goal-stopper. At the end of last season it was widely regarded that Wolves needed to do something to improve the goals scored to conceded ratio and although individual errors can account for some of the goals in which we have seen so far this season, I do feel it is the lack of firepower on offer in the wolves midfield to control a game that puts the back 4 under pressure, particularly when teams are pushing for goals late on to rescue or win a game. Both sides find themselves under immense pressure over Christmas, that presuming both managers retain their posts that long, to bring out the chequebook to avoid falling down the same path as those who have went before them.

Stars Of the Future

As we look towards Irelands friendly against Norway On Wednesday Night,i feel it is necessary to look a bit further down the road to future of Irish Football, to those who are shining very brightly and though noted one of our chosen players has made his debut in the national team and by Wednesday night one or two of our subjects may be added to that illustrious list,it is time to gaze into the crystal ball at the future stars of our National Team.

Greg Cunnigham Age : 19 Club : Man City  


Greg Cunningham played his first senior international match for Ireland when he contributed to the 3-0 win over Algeria at the RDS, Dublin, on May 28, 2010. Calm and collected on his debut,it was truly remarkable that it was in fact Cunninghams first game,starring in an Irish defence that afforded the World Cup finalists precious few scoring chances.Greg, from Galway, impressed Ireland's manager Giovanni Trapattoni in training and showed a maturity beyond his years when he played for Ireland after just three games for Manchester City in the 2009/'10 season. 


Seamus Coleman  Age : 22 Club : Everton 


The Donegal Native was quickly snapped up by Sligo Rovers' manager Sean Connor from Donegal Premier Division Side St. Catherine's Of Killybegs. Impressive form led to former Sligo boss Willie McStay tipping off David Moyes, and Coleman moved to Everton in January 2009. On loan at Blackpool at the tail end of last season,he played a major part in helping them to clinch promotion to the Premier League. The FAI U21 Player of the Year signed a new four year deal with Everton and has impressed since his return to the Toffees.David Moyes was quoted recently as saying that Coleman would be the ideal successor to Phil Neville in the Right back position at the club when the stalwart finally retires.


Ciaran Clark Age : 21 Club : Aston Villa

Born In Harrow, London, Clark is eligible to play for Ireland due to his Irish mother and paternal grandparents.A product of Villa's renowned academy system,he captained the U-17 Aston Villa Academy side to the 2008 Academy Premier League. The  Defender has proved on numerous occasions that indeed he is a star in the making.Clark also lead England out on many occasions in the under-19 ranks.Proving himself this season as more than an able central midfielder as well as his natural role as a central defender.In October 2010 Clark declared himself for the Irish National Team and is due to make his debut this coming Wednesday night at the Aviva.

Conor Clifford Age : 19 Club : Chelsea 

Conor joined Chelsea from Dublin District Schoolboys League Crumlin United In 2007,and played in the Chelsea youth team.The midfielder, 19, captained the Chelsea FA Youth Cup side last season, and smashed home the winner against Aston Villa in the final with a fantastic long range strike.An unused substitute for Chelsea's Carling Cup game against Newcastle.This Highly Rated Dubliner is on a one-month loan to League One outfit Plymouth Argyle Until November 19 and has made his debut with the Devon Club.

Mancini : On His Way Out?

It doesn’t seem that long in which the names in which we were all squabbling over to be the first manager to be sacked were those of Roy Hodgson, David Moyes and Avram Grant, after desperately poor starts from their respective teams since the dawn of the new campaign, all three now seem relatively safe for now, at least. While Moyes has moved quick to change things around at Goodison Park with some solid performance, the board at Upton Park and the new hierarchy at Anfeild are more than happy to re-issue their every confidence in their manager to turn things around, for the near future anyway.

In Recent Days, A new name has come to the fore of this speculated race that a few weeks ago would seem nothing short of absurd. A strong start to the season saw Man City brush aside Liverpool and Chelsea, seemingly looking like serious challengers to the crown at last with the apparent New England number one between the posts in Joe Hart. However, stories of rifts in the dressing room, unhappy players and poor performances are starting to prove costly to Mancini as he feels the pressure of a club in desperate need of a trophy after 34 long years of suffering. After being shown up by Arsenal in front of their own fans, woeful performances against a Wolves side which had yet to record another win since the opening game of the season and Unknowns Lech Poznan in the Europa League On Thursday Night have turned the heat up on Mancini as impatient fans (not to mention the club owner Sheikh Mansour , remember this man infamously sacked Mark Hughes despite the club lying sixth in the league table and on course for a Europa League spot before he was surprisingly given his marching orders) are soon becoming impatient with Mancini coaching styles, a view in which mancini will need to move quick in which to extinguish, or he may indeed find himself back to Italy and back to the job centre. 

Roo-ined Reputation?

“A week is a long time in politics” or so goes one of the most tired clichés of our time. Indeed this week was quite certainly a long, if not a surreal one if you happened to be involved with Manchester united in anyway. Be it on the pitch, the boardroom or on the stands; no one seemed to have the faintest clue behind Wayne Rooney intentions to leave the club this week, never mind the nerve centre of the club himself, Sir Alex Ferguson, as the shocked and saddened gaffer confirmed the news that Rooney indeed desired to move elsewhere during a press conference on Tuesday morning.

Turn the clocks back to April and the very notion of the England striker making his way out of old Trafford could only be dismissed as nonsense to the highest degree, enjoying his most prolific season yet, while continuously reiterating his desire to end his career at Old Trafford, no one could foretell how the next six months would pan out, each bringing a new test to Fergusons patience, some of which greats such as Keane, McGrath, Beckham and Van Nistelrooy had been shown the door for acts less damaging to the ones in which Rooney was producing, with the England striker being more likely to appear on the front page of the tabloids rather than the back.

Having taken a blind eye to tabloid reports of being caught taking part in late night drinking sessions and unacceptable behaviour, added to revelations of his infidelity in his private life and a dismal run of form leading back to the world cup, many feared that Rooney had finally passed one bridge too many with Ferguson as reports of Rooney publicly speaking out against his manager in accusing him of lying about any injury Rooney had picked up. As the public eye took focus of frosty relations between the two just eighteen months before the forwards contract was due to end whispers of a possible exit was spreading like wildfire. As a seemingly clueless Ferguson confirmed that Rooney wished to leave transfer talk reached fever pitch, where would he go? Chelsea? Spain? The club on everyone lips was in fact United neighbours Man City. A club with enough financial potential to prosper long enough for the prime of the scouse natives career, the opportunity to become part of the most controversial transfers of all time and the trouble of relocated a young family to be avoided; it seemed a big money move was indeed on the cards.

As Death threats and public outcry followed at the act of Judaism in which “wazza” which about to step into, football fans around the world found themselves dumfounded on Friday afternoon as news broke that Rooney in fact now decided on a fascinating U-turn that he was now quite content to stay at united, albeit for fifty thousand added to his current wage bill and the promise that world class players be added to the squad.

But after such a week of uncertainty, disbelief and in turn relief, what implications will the events which occurred in it have for the club, the fans, and Rooney himself?. Although it could be said for Rooney that he was simply speaking up against the owners (who to be fair have had their fair share of protests over their reign, not least the green and gold campaign which is still overrunning) and their lack of investment into the club following the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, the manner in which Rooney spoke up will indeed do himself no favours to his already crumbling reputation, with the tag “money grabber” unsurprisingly thrown around with the forwards name.

Whether or not the Liverpool native had the real interests of Manchester united at heart, and not his bank balance, it is yet to be seen that the player will ever be held in the same regard as he once was amongst the Stretford end faithful, as the damage has, nevertheless be done. As far as the club is concerned, it cannot be stressed enough that never before has the club bent over backwards to suit one player in such a fashion, as opposed to giving him the door in the way many have previously been treated. United may have got their player, but at the price of some of the great pride this proud club has enjoyed in being such a club in which no player is bigger than, a fact the fans will find hard to take. Perhaps it is the lack of investment and financial power at United’s disposal over recent times which have caused such a situation to happen. One thing remains to be seen is that will the promises given to Rooney be stood by after all that has occurred and what consequences will be faced if they are failed to be met? Here’s Hoping next week things in the world of football can be just a bit simpler, a long time in politics indeed.