Sorry to drone on about footy, but unless one has zero interest in the sport, you might have noticed Real Madrid's Brazil star Robinho joining Manchester City for a British transfer record-breaking £32.5 million yesterday.
To me the recent developments at Manchester City is a serious declaration of intent from them that the so-called "big four" Premiership teams (Arsenal, Chelski, Man Utd and Liverpool) has just become the big five. Unfortunately five into four doesn't go and pretty soon, one of these clubs will be dropping into the ranks of the also-rans.
What's also scary is the claim from Manchester City's new billionaire Arab owners (Abu Dhabi United Group) that they are prepared to pay 135 million pounds (210 million dollars) to land Cristiano Ronaldo once the transfer market re-opens next year, and they are also willing to acquire Arsenal's Cesc Fábregas and Fernando Torres of Liverpool.
So Fergie, Wenger and Benítez beware January 1st 2009...
I hope those City fans ecstatic with their new-found spending power remember Chelski's purchase of Andriy Shevchenko - an example that expensive players doesn't always mean they are successful players.
I also hope current City manager Mark Hughes recalls the fate of Claudio Ranieri - while he was in charge of Chelski, they finished runners-up in the Premiership and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. But this wasn't good for the new owner of the club, one Roman Abramovich...who replaced Claudio with a certain "Special One" (who suffered the same fate).
(and I haven't even mentioned the antics at Newcastle with Kevin Keegan yet...)
Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho
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