On to Marseille & S*%t hits the fan on Wall St
Tuesday, 16 September 08, 06:33 PM
Reports today are that Rick Perry is looking to extend Agger's contract. I certainly hope this comes
to pass. As I pointed out yesterday, I think Agger is an excellent defender, and he offers certain qualities our other centers, great as they are, do not. Namely, skill on the ball and an
abilility to bring the ball forward and even score a goal or two from something other than a set piece. Also, I hate to see a player lose his spot due to injury. Daniel had bought
himself a spot in the first eleven before the metatarsal injury took him out, and I for one hopes he remains a red for a long long time.
I think Rafa will pick him today to reinforce the idea that he's valuable to the team. Also his pace will help him deal with the likes of Kone. Mascherano will almost certainly not be risked. We'll see some sort of Lucas-Alonso-Gerrard combination.
In other news, there is a severe banking crisis here in New York. "Why should I give a fuck?" you might ask. Normally, you shouldn't, aside from some good yucks at the pink-shirt brigade's expense. I personally would be the first to laugh at those asshole investment bankers leaving their offices with a box of belongings. Ha ha ha, you stupid chump, I would say. However, there are Liverpool implications to this fucking mess, and I haven't seen it reported elsewhere so I thought it worth mentioning. I'll spare the reader the gory details, but the last few months have seen the collapse of some of the most powerful investment banks in Wall Street. It began with Bear Stearns, which was absorbed by JP Morgan with the helpful hand of the Federal Reserve and the American taxpayer. It continued this past weekend with the fall of Lehman Brothers, a storied institution dating back to the Civil War. Next up to the gallows appears to be Merrill Lynch. This is the same Merrill Lynch that has been at Tom Hicks elbow for over a year and would theoretically help him in his bid to buy out Tweedle-dumber. Fat chance of that happening now. Merril is getting bought out by Bank of America, and I'm not sure they have the taste for questionable investments in overseas soccers clubs whose fans hate their guts. To me, the end-game of a Dubai takeover seems more and more likely, pending developments up in Newcastle.
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