THURSDAY BLOG

Ignore what I said about United making life difficult for their supporters in Europe. They were magnificent against Milan last night and a thumping 4-0 victory, (7-2 aggregate victory), proves my point. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7415548/Manchester-United-4-AC-Milan-0-7-2-agg-match-report.html I have to say Milan were particularly woeful and inept and quite a few of their ageing stars are past the peak of their powers. When I was growing up Milan were ‘the’ team of the 80’s with rich talent such as Maldini, Baresi, Van Basten, Riijkard, Gullit and Donadoni that won 3 European cups between 1989-1994. It’s sad to see a team like Milan with a glorious history look pathetic in Europe but they just didn’t know how to handle the English Phenomenon, Wayne Rooney, as the International Media like to portray him. Rooney just seems to excel every game he plays for United and United certainly do look ordinary without him. I hope he stays fit for the remainder of the season! It’s also worth mentioning that Real Madrid crashed out of Europe at the 1st knock-out stage for the sixth year running. After securing the services of Cristiano Ronaldo for £80 million over the summer and other world ‘Galacticos’ for a total sum around the £200 million mark it just goes to show that money doesn’t guarantee you instant success, just ask Manchester City fans about that :)
Sports Journalist Rob Kelly of the Daily Telegraph wrote a delightful piece highlighting Ronaldos mistake in leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/robkelly/100005909/wayne-rooneys-development-highlights-cristiano-ronaldos-mistake-in-leaving-manchester-united-for-real-madrid/

Moving away from the sporting front I took a look at a website called ‘My Lost Account’ http://www.mylostaccount.org.uk/, recommended by 'The Money Saving Expert' Martin Lewis, a free service that helps you trace your lost accounts and savings. It’s definitely worth looking at and if you register your details you might find out if you have some lost money that you had completely forgotten about. What you should know is that it will probably take up to 12 weeks to know an answer to that.