View From The Sideline

Steven Gerrard, Red Auerbach, Ryan Giggs, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson...what do these men have in common? Besides millions stashed away in bank accounts and the honour of being named a living legend? Loyalty, all these players have showed loyalty to the sole club they either joined or were drafted by, Magic Johnson was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979, until his retirement in 1991 and during his comeback in '96 he only played for them and guided then to 5 championships, rejecting many Lucrative Free Agent Contracts to stay with his team. Larry Bird was drafted by the Celtics and also stayed with his team till he retired till 1992 and epitomized the Celtic cheer...Celtic Pride. Above: Larry Bird Spent his entire 13 year career with the Celtics Today However we see overpaid superstars who rather hold teams to ransom for all that the club can afford and then still have the gall to move on to "greener" pastures when the opportunity arises, now I...

Ahhh the season is about to re commence again, my my have i missed my football, i had the NBA to keep me company for awhile but once the playoffs were done, it was a really quiet winter (i'm in the southern hemisphere people) , oh and Lance Armstrong's comeback kept me distracted too. So what happens in this new season, Do the Mighty Red Devils make history and win an unprecedented fourth straight Title, is this the year Liverpool finally win the championship (HA!) or does Chelsea under the stewardship of Carlo Ancelotti finally regain their championship after three long years? United have sold Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, and their replacements? Antonio Valencia a player who is highly regarded throughout Europe (Real Madrid wanted to sign Him) with no big game experience and has never really played against or excelled against top level opponents and Michael Owen, who in his prime sent a shiver down some of the the best defences of Europe but clearly his b...