Matt Scott takes a look at the Premiership’s popularity in some of the developing markets.

Some researched numbers on TV viewership and debunking the myth of the 1B people who “watched” Arsenal vs. Manchester United.  

Rod Liddle on Fabio Capello’s off-field handling of the England squad.

Liddle let’s rip at the Premiership’s latest fleecing scheme.

James Lawton draws a parallel between the Premiership proposal and what the move of the Brooklyn Dodgers led to in the USA. (Insert craigy_f’s dismissive comment of Lawton here.)

Ian Bell jumps in.

I would happily link to a credible article that supports the Premiership’s ludicrous, ill-conceived and badly managed proposal but I have yet to find one. Almost all the stuff that is supportive is based on the concept of “I can see my team in Bombay” or “Money – Good, More Money – even Better”.

Raphael Honigstein on this season’s edition of Bayern Munich.

Simon Kuper spends sometime with Glenn Hoddle who is working on an interesting player development idea.

David Owen says that Manchester United has failed to punch its weight in Europe and it is down to the expectations of how the team should play.

Isn’t this convenient – international play takes a toll but travelling to Saudi Arabia to play a game doesn’t.