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When Liverpool decided to part with about £16million for Jordan Henderson eyebrows were raised across the country.

“HE WAS A strong minded person, who cared for the players and had good man management skills.” Says Peter Lorimer about the late great Don Revie who started his managerial career at Leeds United in March 1961 after the resignation of Jack Taylor.

Where will Luka Modric be playing his football next year? That is the question on many football fans’ lips at the moment, particularly Tottenham Hotspur fans.

The England fans of today are understandably unhappy. If last years feeble attempt to win the World Cup wasn’t depressing enough, the future of English football looks bleaker then believed, after the England under 21s lackluster performance at the European Championships.

With the Championship season a distant memory and fans now turning their attention to the new campaign rather than reflecting upon the old, the transfer market is gathering steam.

Andre Villas-Boas has had a season he’ll certainly never forget. Leading FC Porto to an astonishing treble, the 33-year-old made his club the only European team in history to scoop a hat-trick of top titles for a second time. Not bad for someone who never played professional football.

A sadness swept over me yesterday (Wednesday). A sadness that made me look at my life and achievements and question everything I have ever done – and indeed everything I didn’t do. A melancholia that still hangs over me today, and may do for a few more days yet.

There can be absolutely no doubt that social media has rapidly developed into a modern, worldwide phenomenon. With its earlier inceptions such as Bebo and MySpace suffering sharp declines in popularity, the frontrunners in the competitive world of social networking media now appear to be Facebook and Twitter. Since being launched in July 2006, Twitter has amassed approximately 200 million users, generating over 190 million ‘tweets’ per day.