You need a PhD in astro-physics to work out what’s going on in cricket at the moment, so time for some simpler fare. Here are 10 good reasons, and I know no sane person should be thinking about this right now, why the next football season could be the most exciting ever.
1. The chance to watch Deco every week at Chelsea: this brilliant, cultivated Portuguese midfielder is one footballer you won’t be seeing fall out of Chinawhite in the small hours. And he plays with a smile on his face too.
2. Over at Manchester City expect Mark Hughes to build up a genuine big-city rival to Alex Ferguson’s United. Hughes was a rough, tough, robust but always fair player and has brought the same to management. Anyway, Ferguson’s been around for ever: it would be good to see him knocked off his perch.
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