It was sad to see the Rangers fan's rampaging through Manchester last week, but look on the bright side their rioting caused £250,000 of improvements to the city centre!! hehe!!
Alonso has not impressed this season for me as much as the previous seasons, althoughh Mascherano is industrious he is having to cover 2 positions as it is blatantly obvious Alonso cannot tackle, and his distribution has lacked the penetration of other seasons, Gerrard plays well for me in a roaming role when he is given freedom to move, i hate seeing him right side of the park as it limits his natural urge to burst through the midfield.
From what i understand Mr Hicks is now liquidizing his assests in the US to meet different demands on his empire, i think for his own sanity the D.I.C deal is his best option to get rid of the expectation on his finances, I would not like to see him broken as a man by trying to impress football fans with money he patently hasnt got or cannot raise ( even though i understand that it was his speciality in his firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hicks),
i would rather see a group with money in the bank ready to back up their plans.
Good luck to United as i would hate to see a southern team win it, especially one with no heritage and lack of class.