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Rooney Leads Manchester United To Thrash Wigan 5-0 In Premier League Pictures

MANCHESTER United thrash Wigan Athletic 5-0 in the Premier League and we are reminded once more that the division is not the best league in the world – it just features a few sides that are much better than the rest. To win the league you need to finish above Man United and Chelsea – the biggest team, and the team with the multi-billionaire backer, respectively. Man City now have very rich backers so look out for them winning things soon. The Premier Leauge – it’s all about oil. Teams like Wigan, meanwhile, exist to be routinely beaten and make the league at least appear to be competed between 20 teams…

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Michael Carrick, Manchester United

Posted: 31st, December 2009 | In: Sports | Comment


Anorak Scoops Washington Post On Sovereign Funds Debt

FIVE days ago Anorak reader Chenier doubted whether the US could:

“persuade the sovereign funds, which are about the only source of that much capital, that they should throw yet more good money after bad”

The Washington Post has finally noticed, and reports today that

“…the sovereign wealth funds of Asian and oil-rich Middle Eastern nations, which have come to the rescue of U.S. firms before only to see these investments erode, showed little interest in taking a similar gamble”.

What odds Manchester City owning Manchesterr United’s sponsors..?

Posted: 25th, September 2008 | In: Money | Comments (4)