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26Dec

An £18m gamble for Sir Alex Ferguson?

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It appears Sir Alex Ferguson has finally got his man and is set to complete the signing of Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea. Ferguson feels that De Gea is an outstanding replacement for Van Der Sar and there is little doubt he is an outstanding goalkeeper in nearly every way. But Premier League goalkeepers are much like fine wines, as they tend to get better with age. One example being Van Der Sar himself and another being the evergreen Brad Friedel – who has been linked with a move to Liverpool at 40 years young. So does a 20 year old keeper who has only had 2 years at Ateltico Madrid and has been yet capped for his country really ready to be become United’s No1?

Well it appears Ferguson is convinced and is prepared to pay £18m in a deal that is set to be finalized on Monday. Ferguson said on De Gea “He’s a young goalkeeper, very quick, good composure, presence and an outstanding replacement for Van Der Sar. We were looking for the same type of qualities as Edwin, because the one great quality Edwin always had was his composure and organizational ability. With David De Gea, he is very similar that way.”

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However, isn’t part of what makes Van Der Sar the great goalkeeper he is, the experience he has in the game? This is something that De Gea will have to contend with and prove despite his lack of experience he is an outstanding goalkeeper. Manchester United fans will be wary that this is a big gamble from Ferguson and few early errors next season would not help to calm any nerves.

It’s unlikely that De Gea will get the opportunity to ease into life as it appears he has very much being picked as the number one choice next season and not just purely one for the future or back up for a more experienced keeper. Next season will be interesting because Van Dar Sar is retiring and Tomasz Kuszczak is likely to have moved on, leaving only De Gea and Danish keeper Anders Lindegaard. Lindegaard was only really brought to the club as backup and besides you wouldn’t expect an £18m player to be sitting on the bench.

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So the bottom line is De Gea will have to learn quickly and rise to the challenge of playing for one the World’s biggest clubs. But to be fair to Fergie he doesn’t get a lot wrong and although it is a gamble, he has obviously seen something in the player that is worth taking a punt on even though that would have been other more experienced options. But Ferguson has obviously been impressed with what he has seen from De Gea playing in La Liga and Europe. De Gea has also represented Spain at various youth levels up to the U21 squad and came close to making the Spain 2010 World Cup squad.

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26Dec

Should the Premiership consider this UEFA experiment?

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So far, so still unsure. UEFA have brought the experiment of six referees to the Champions League, after a year with its little brother. The Additional Assistant Referees (AARs), if anybody didn’t know, patrol the line between the goalkeeper’s right post and the corner flag. They cannot actually give decisions, but can aid the referee in decisions, most probably concerning the goal line, fouls in the box at set-pieces, and simulation. After the Champions League, the next logical step is the domestic game, and thus, the Premier League.

Last year a review by the League Managers Association (LMA), including notable contributions form David Moyes and Roy Hodgson, concluded that there is still much work to be done regarding the system and how it operates. Their concerns, among other things, included:

1. AARs should not be considered as an alternative to technology.

2. Managers, coaches, players and referees should all be consulted regarding any decision-making.

3. AARs should be encouraged to contribute more to the running of the game.

The last point is the key one for me. The referee will always have the final decision, and that is the way it should remain. I agree with the point that, if the AARs are going to be there then they should provide an active role. The tendency so far, is for them to stay rather anonymous, so as not to cause any negative press of highlight any flaws. But the flipside is too much interference, and as I said, the referee should remain in charge of the game.

With a season under its belt in the Europa League, and now being trialled in the biggest club competition in the world, there is time for the Premier League to assess the pros and cons of the initiative. The scheme is on the biggest stage possible; the only reason it wasn’t used at last summer’s World Cup was intervention from Sepp Blatter, and so it falls under Michel Platini and UEFA’s remit, but not FIFA’s. If there still issues to be nutted out, they will be under the gaze of the world; and I’m sure Graeme Souness et al to argue on Sky Sports European nights.

I can’t see the logic in not trying the system out in the Premier League. If this is the direction that UEFA are taking, then it worth keeping up. Having two extra pairs of eyes must surely help the referee, especially considering it is still he that makes the final decision. I also agree however, that this should not be introduced instead of technology. The system, and uses of technology are a far longer issue to try and comprehend, but I can’t see why goal line technology can’t be the first to dip its toe in the game’s water. The AARs would have very good views of goal line incidents, but there may be players in the way, and there is still room for human error (I don’t buy the notion the game needs things to go wrong so ‘we can talk about it in the pub’. The game has got plenty going on, and always will – taking out wrong decisions does not render the game boring).

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As a beacon in domestic football, the Premier League should be seen to advance the game as much as possible. Any chance it has of improving football, should be certainly considered, and in this situation, potentially trialled. If the PL gives it a go, and it either doesn’t work, or even doesn’t improve the refereeing decisions made, then it can be dropped. There is nothing wrong with attempting to improve the game as long as it is done in a considerate manner, and with the backing of those involved.

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26Dec

David Silva issues Spanish threat

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Manchester City playmaker David Silva has stated that Barcelona and Real Madrid will face competition from his side for next season’s Champions League.

The Etihad Stadium outfit are currently leading the Premier League by two points, but were knocked out of the ‘group of death’ in Europe’s top club competition this term.

Despite this, Spain international Silva feels that his countrymen should be concerned about City’s progress, and that next season they will be key competitors for the crown.

“Real Madrid and Barcelona have been working together for a long time,” the attacking midfielder told Mirror Football.

“Barcelona have won many titles and Madrid have been with the same structure for a long time.

“At City we are getting there and, if not next year, soon we will be fighting for the Champions League,” he defied.

Silva has been a superstar since joining Roberto Mancini’s men from Valencia, and he has admitted that he made the right choice coming to England.

“Neither Barcelona nor Real Madrid made a move for me.

“Manchester City did and that’s why I’m here. I went where I wanted. I was very happy in Valencia but circumstances meant that I had to go.

“City was the strongest bet for me and I made the right decision. I’m very happy in England, I have a two-year contract and I want to fulfil that, I don’t want to move.

“People treat me great and I hope to enjoy more success. Roberto Mancini has given me confidence, and that’s very important for a player.

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“My team-mates have adapted to my game and that’s very good for me. I am enjoying my football to the fullest,” he concluded.

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26Dec

Is Fergie right to question breaks?

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After the game at The Emirates on Sunday Sir Alex Ferguson was quick to bemoan his team’s luck regarding refereeing decisions going against Man United. Ferguson felt his team were denied a last gasp penalty when Michael Owen went down under Gael Clichy’s challenge. It was clear to see that United should have been awarded the penalty, although Arsenal should have had their own spot kick in the first half when Vidic handled a Theo Walcott cross. It’s not the first time this season Ferguson has felt the big decisions haven’t gone his way. The Chelsea fixture at Stamford Bridge led to Ferguson serving a five game touchline ban after his comments about referee Martin Atkinson. Ferguson felt Chelsea were awarded a soft penalty in the game, and that match winner David Luiz should have been sent off. He was quoted after the game as saying “It was a major game for both clubs and you want a fair referee, you know … You want a strong referee, anyway, and we didn’t get that.”

I don’t see how Manchester United have fared differently to any other team in the Premier League this season when it comes to refereeing decisions. I’m sure Mick McCarthy could point out a long list of decisions that have gone against his club, which could ultimately lead to Wolves relegation. Sir Alex’s recent comments came on a weekend where his side lost and missed out on a penalty. He may have found this easier to swallow had his nearest Championship rivals Chelsea not been awarded a goal that wasn’t, and a goal from an offside position in the same match.

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While Ferguson has been busy pointing out the decisions that have gone against his team, he conveniently glosses over the decisions that have gone their way. The phrase ‘pot calling the kettle black’ springs to mind with the Scot. Going back to the game at Stamford Bridge earlier this season, United goal scorer Wayne Rooney should not have even been on the pitch. Mark Clattenburg failed to spot a Rooney’s elbow on James McCarthy in United’s previous game against Wigan, and ridiculously the FA took no further action against the player. I’d say that’s a decision that worked out in Man United’s favour!

Over the years Manchester United have benefited from plenty of refereeing decisions in the Premier League, and I don’t think Fergie’s suggestion that Man United never get the big decisions carry any substance. Refereeing decisions are swings and roundabouts, sometimes you get them, sometimes you don’t. Fergie’s comments are more than a little rich coming from a manager who should have seen his captain sent off against West Ham this season, but inexplicably Vidic stayed on the pitch and the game swung Man United’s way. Then there is Man United’s penalty against Liverpool in the 4th round of the F.A Cup – another very contentious decision that went United’s way.

While Ferguson is arguably the greatest manager that has ever lived, he doesn’t get everything right and on this occasion I think his comments have stemmed out of frustration. Losing to a rival, missing out on a penalty and seeing Chelsea get the rub of the green has led to Ferguson’s comments. What I would be interested in hearing though, is Fergie’s response to the long list of decisions that have gone in United’s favour this season.

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26Dec

Levy must quash transfer approach, 2 DEALS to transform Spurs? Gareth Bale provides the perfect role model – Best of THFC

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A mixed week at Tottenham with a win, lose and draw; however the North Londoners seem to have finally got over their Champions League hangovers. A hard earned point today sees Harry Redknapp’s men enter the top four for the first time this season – a position that they will endeavour to keep hold of all season.

This week at FFC we have seen a mixed bag of Spurs blogs which has included…Bale the perfect role model; Tottenham must reject transfer approach and Jamie O’Hara faces dilemma.

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Manchester United move joint top with win

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Manchester United went level on points with rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Stoke at Old Trafford.

The home side sealed victory through penalties from Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov, with one being converted in each half.

Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted with the performance: “It was terrific – I thought our performance was very, very good.

“We kept playing our football, we kept moving the ball and played with great consistency and we could have won by maybe more – we should have had another two penalties I think.

“When you see we have won by two penalties it doesn’t really reflect how we performed, I thought it was a good performance by us.” SkySports

United are now equal on 54 points with City, and travel to take on Chelsea next at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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26Dec

Caption Competition: You can take the boy out of Newcastle, but…

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Last weekend Liverpool cruised past Newcastle 3-0 at Anfield. While Newcastle fans were disappointed by the result, they were angered even further by seeing former striker Andy Carroll play against them in a Liverpool shirt. You might have thought that the Magpies’ frustration at losing Carroll in the January transfer window was dampened somewhat by the £35 million they received for their former number nine, but that didn’t seem to be the case on Sunday as the Toon Army were holding nothing back in their chants against the striker. Carroll only came on towards the end of the match and didn’t make a significant impact, but it was enough to cement in Newcastle fans’ minds that he really has left the St James’ Park club. Here’s Andy getting close to former Newcastle teammate Joey Barton, but what’s being said between the two ‘bad boys’?

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26Dec

Chris Hughton dismisses Shay Given rumours as ‘wild stuff’

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Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton has played down rumours suggesting he is interested in bringing Shay Given back to St James' Park.

The Manchester City shot-stopper has lost his place to Joe Hart at Eastlands and was linked with a move away from Roberto Mancini's side before the transfer window closed three weeks ago.

It had been suggested that Hughton was keen to bring the Republic of Ireland international to Tyneside after Steve Harper sustained a shoulder injury during Saturday's 1-0 victory at Everton.

However, when quizzed about the possibility, Hughton would only say the rumours were "wild stuff".

He had earlier said of Harper:"Steve is still being assessed. It's shoulder ligament damage and he'll be out for more than just weeks. We'll have to wait and see.

"We'll use the squad and there will be significant changes (for Wednesday's Carling Cup clash at Chelsea).

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26Dec

Windass admits suicide attempt

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Former Hull striker Dean Windass has admitted that he tried to commit suicide last week, after becoming depressed following the end of his playing career.

The bulky forward quit football at the age of 42, and has revealed the harrowing time that he has had since he has stopped playing.

“I have cried every day for the last two years since retiring,” he told People.

“People outside football think we have it all. But I was in a hole that I honestly didn’t know how to get out of.

“Just over a week ago I hit rock-bottom and decided to end it all.

“I first took an overdose and when that didn’t work tried to hang myself. I felt so alone and believed I had nothing to live for. I need to sort myself out which is why I’m speaking out now.

“People have this image of me as this big strong man who can take anything life throws at him. But I’m not ashamed to say I wanted to end it after a string of setbacks.

“I knew I’d been a fool but I couldn’t shake off the depression at feeling what a failure I’d become,” he concluded.

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26Dec

Will UEFA initiative ensure equality for all football clubs?

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This summer, football clubs throughout Europe will have to reconsider their usual transfer policies and contract negotiations as UEFA implements the first phase of its so-called Financial Fair Play policy. Designed to curb lavish spending far exceeding turnover and reduce the reliance on rich owners at clubs such as Chelsea and Manchester City, the following three seasons will prove a testing time for football as a whole. By 2014, UEFA President Michel Platini hopes to impose sanctions and limits on clubs who don’t meet the new financial requirements and for the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Barcelona, the three richest in terms of income, this is unlikely to effect their future participation in European Competitions too severely. But what of the smaller clubs hoping to invest and make the step up to the highest level of club football?

Sadly these days football is not just about what happens on the pitch. Whilst the likes of Manchester United have achieved their position through consistent growth and fantastic commercial infrastructure, the likes of Chelsea have managed to invest heavily initially in players to gain a competitive advantage over rivals and build a title-winning side. Admittedly the London club’s commercial revenues have now caught up and, with the exception of the most recent transfer window, huge spending has slowed. But, the club was still able to grow courtesy of a rich benefactor.

In the case of Roman Abramovich, he is one of the richest men in the World and free to do as he wishes with his money. He has brought huge wealth into football which has filtered down through the game. For example, without his £50million outlay on Fernando Torries, Liverpool would not have spent so much on Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll. Similarly, the signing of David Luiz from Benfica allowed the Portuguese club to invest in three further players.

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However, for every Chelsea and Manchester City there is also a Portsmouth or a Leeds. These are clubs that tried to invest heavily to progress the club and did, in the short team, achieve success on the pitch. But, without the security blanket of an Abramovich or a Sheik Mansour, the growth was unsustainable, the clubs were liable and eventually crumbled.

There have been clubs to achieve European Football without excessive spending in recent years, however. The likes of Everton and Tottenham both achieved Champions League qualification through merit on the pitch alone. And, following their recent Carling Cup victory, Birmingham look to have qualified for next season’s Europe League.

But, without the financial clout to invest heavily, Everton didn’t make it past the qualification stage in 2005. Spurs have had a fantastic debut season in the Champions League but, even with seven games still to play, Champions League qualification is far from certain next year. And, despite qualifying through their Carling Cup success, Birmingham could still be refused the required UEFA license to participate in the Europa League due to their financial status. But will the new Financial Fair Play laws lessen this gap and reduce the vast difference in the game between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’?

Admittedly it will be a slow integration period as clubs will still be allowed to post losses of up to £38.5m for the following two seasons whilst commitments to transfers, amortisation and wages pre-June 2010 will be excluded from the rules. But, by 2014 clubs must be able to prove financial stability and ensure expenditure is covered by turnover. But with transfer fees and player wages seemingly spiralling out of control, where will this extra income come from? It would be a shame to see fans alienated by even more ticket price increases. And, bearing in mind the money the biggest teams bring into the game through Television revenues, would UEFA really have the clout to prevent the likes of Chelsea or Barcelona from participating in its flagship event?

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Financial Fair Play will, hopefully, encourage long-term planning and the building of profitable teams. But, bearing in mind the way wealth is distributed at the top-end of the game, it must be careful not to alienate those smaller teams hoping to achieve Continental status through strong performances on the pitch and, more importantly, the fans who watch the game week-in, week-out.

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