League shouldn’t tamper with rules February 17, 2010 WHEN it comes to the plans to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League place, I’m with David Moyes and Rafael Benitez. They are both against plans for the teams who finish from fourth to seventh in the Premier League battling it out for the lucrative spot – and so am I. Firstly, it [...]
Knights show their armour March 2, 2010 HIGH-powered Manchester United fans have stepped up their bid to wrest control of the club from the Glazer family. A team of City-based financiers, known as the Red Knights, hope to force United’s American owners to consider a bid for the club by urging fans to give up their season tickets next season. City A.M. [...]
Glazers count cost of protest February 28, 2010 AS Wayne Rooney inspired Manchester United to Carling Cup victory yesterday there were few red flags in evidence. Instead the crowd was awash with green and gold. Thousands of balloons in the colours were released as the game kicked off. These are the colours of United’s first strip, when the club was called Newton Heath. [...]
Magical Malouda has put Chelsea in box seat April 14, 2010 THREE weeks ago I thought Chelsea were going to throw the Premier League title away. Elimination from Europe was followed by a draw at Blackburn, and they looked short of confidence and mired in a poor pattern of play. But they have surprised and impressed me with the way they have responded. Now they are [...]
Beckham: Ferguson still a father to me February 15, 2010 AC MILAN v/s MANCHESTER UTD FORMER Manchester United icon David Beckham insists Old Trafford kingpin Sir Alex Ferguson remains like a father to him as he prepares to face his old mentor for the first time since leaving the club almost seven years ago. Beckham, who is on loan at AC Milan from Los Angeles [...]
Reds face an uphill battle after lucky Forlan strikes first April 22, 2010 ATLETICO MADRID (1) v/s LIVERPOOL (0) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is banking on producing another memorable European comeback at Anfield next week after losing the first leg of their semi-final. Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan (right) scored the only goal of the game – a poked effort that bobbled over the line after he [...]
Ryanair slashes Manchester routes August 17, 2009 BUDGET airline Ryanair yesterday said it would cut nine of the 10 routes it flies from Manchester and blamed the airport for refusing to cuts its charges. The low-cost carrier said nine routes would be switched or changed as of 1 October, meaning 44 weekly flights will be cut along with 600 local jobs.Most flights [...]
Competition Commission to continue fight over BAA sale February 10, 2010 THE Competition Commission (CC) is continuing its fight to force BAA to sell some of its airports, challenging a tribunal judgement giving BAA the right to appeal. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) last year ruled that the CC’s decision that Ferrovial-owned BAA should dispose of London Stansted and Scotland’s Edinburgh or Glasgow airports within two [...]
SMEs will save the UK… but my kids are all learning Spanish just in case July 12, 2010 WOL KOLADE, managing partner at Isis, is worried. The future of private equity – and the UK economy as a whole – is at a turning point, he says, and he’s not sure which way things will go. And when Kolade worries, people should listen – he knows what he is talking about. He joined [...]
SMEs will save the UK… but my kids are all learning Spanish just in case July 12, 2010 WOL KOLADE, managing partner at Isis, is worried. The future of private equity – and the UK economy as a whole – is at a turning point, he says, and he’s not sure which way things will go. And when Kolade worries, people should listen – he knows what he is talking about. He joined [...]