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.

Manchester United have signed young centre back Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers for £16.5million on a £40,000 a week five-year deal.

Hastings this was the site of the last invasion of Britain by French forces in 1066, according to my very little scope of British history and my unwillingness to click past the first link that Google gave me. Long has passed as the English plotted, but it seems the time for revenge is nigh as the Barclays Premier League raids Ligue 1 of all its talent.

Last week, 123 Premier League players joined the many thousands of footballers in the UK, at all levels of the game, seeking a new club for the upcoming season. While the Premier League took the step of releasing a complete list of those top-flight footballers seeking new employment, scouts worldwide will already be hard at work, seeking potential new investments for their clubs. As the summer recruitment drive begins, the methods used by both players and clubs, have broadened in recent years.

Chelsea have been looking for their fifth manager in just four years and it looks as if their search has now come to an end.

It’s easy for foreign players to get lost in translation.