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Analysing Rio Ferdinand's 6 point plan for Erik ten Hag's Manchester United

"It’s so sad to see because it is not the club I played for. It is not what  Manchester United  stood for when I played for them, it is just chalk and cheese. I don’t see a Manchester United team out there fighting or playing with pride." -  Roy Keane After a season of utter embarrassment, this cowardly Manchester United squad will have a new set of coaches barking orders at them next season as Erik ten Hag has finally been confirmed as Manchester United manager.   Following the disastrous, pathetic, abomination of a footballing display away at Liverpool it was inevitable that the club would announce ten Hag to try and get the fans back onside.  Following the announcement, Rio Ferdinand felt the need to try and get his points across about how the new manager should be approaching the job prior to the defeat to Arsenal live on BT Sport, so I would like to look in depth at his 6 point plan and just how that could be achieved at Manchester United. Before I sta...

The (not so) Super League

  What is it? To avoid all of the nonsense, here are the proposals 20 teams 15/20 in there every year 5/20 enter on merit This would not replace the premier league, instead it would replace the champions league Why is it being proposed? The simple answer is greed. The slightly longer answer regards the spats with UEFA.  The majority of the owners are involved with American company JP Morgan, which would effectively replace UEFA as the governing body for this European competition.  This is because the clubs want more power over their own rights with an opportunity to earn more money.  This has been in the works for a very long time, however it has been accelerated by the opposition to the (lack of) changes to the new champions league format that is not considered to favour the big clubs. Some consider this a negotiating tactic, others consider this as a concrete plan that is a certainty, only time will tell.  One thing is clear, the American owners driving this c...