Firstly, about my comments on in the previous column about Paul Scholes returning back to Manchester United, I would just like to reiterate that I still think it is a joke.
 
After his goal and performance against Bolton, you could write a lot about Paul, hail him as the messiah, but I am not going to be one to jump on that bandwagon.
 
Yes it was a great moment for him and the club, he’s always had an uncanny instinct for goals and he’s always been very good at that. But you have to realize that they were also up against a very mediocre side.
 
So, great for Scholes for doing well in that match, but logically speaking, this still does not do anything for United going forward in the future.
 
In the end it is really up to Sir Alex Ferguson. If he feels that Scholes is going to be good enough for United, then he’s makes the choices. In the future there are definitely going to be more difficult games, so it is too early to judge whether Scholes will be effective.
 
On to more important issues - specifically from a certain Monsieur Arsene Wenger; the Arsenal manager made two complaints over the weekend, the first of which was over the scheduling of matches.
 
He says that television has too much influence of the football scheudules, which results in games being shifted and the timings constantly changed. Now, the reason the whole world knows Wenger and his team is because of television. Therefore there are pros and cons to this issue.
 
Obviously from a football manager’s point of view scheduling can become a big headache because it affects the preparations of a team and it is not easy for a team to adjust physically to playing matches in a short frame of time.
 
It is not easy for players to play at lunch time one day and then play at night two to three days later. Physically it takes a toll on their bodies because managers know how to prepare the players to peak at a certain time.
 
But as a result of the changes in the schedule, this can no longer be done and it is reflected by the inconsistent performances shown by the players.
 
Compared to the days when I was playing, I was considered really lucky as matches were fixed and everyone kicked off at the same time. There were only several occasions where we had to play certain matches at 5pm in the evening or 8.30pm at night, so for us it was not really much of a problem.
 
But what television has done for the Premier League is something the players or managers cannot complain about, given what it’s done for them.
 
But I agree with Wenger’s second complaint about the January transfer window. I too think there should be a complete overhaul and maybe even be removed totally.
 
I think the January transfer window is complete nonsense to be frank. I think it is a waste of time and that it is more disruptive than anything else.
 
In fact I believe that even the August transfer window needs to be looked into. It should be shut before the first day of the season and it should remain shut throughout the season.
 
From a managers point of view, the January window is very disruptive and Wenger has already mentioned that players who are not playing are just waiting for the window in January.
 
As a result, you don’t get players competing against each other to play. It has become an escape clause for players and some players just save themselves for a big transfer during the window.
 
Of course there will be those of you that say that it is good because it could help a team and save them from relegation or qualify for Europe.
 
But before you think that Wenger complains too excessively, do consider that he is a very learned person.
 
Whenever he puts forward an argument it is well thought out, though it may be interpreted as being whiny in the football world of today.

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