Let’s have a look at what you could’ve won United

United fans must feel like they’re watching an old episode of Bullseye right - hosted, of course, by Jim Bowen.

Do you remember his trademark end to a show when another hapless pair of contestants had fucked up? ‘Let’s have a look at what you could’ve won’ he would say and the star prize would be wheeled onto the stage so everybody could gloat at their misfortune.

Let’s have a look at what United could’ve won if the greedy Glazers had sold the club to my Arab friends here in Qatar. No. On second thoughts, let’s not. It’ll hurt too much and I don’t want to add to the misery of the OT faithful, but surely it’s what every United fan is wondering?

I’ve said this for a year - ever since Sunny Jim rolled into town and was, for reasons unknown to me, greeted like a hero - the deal was a mess, Sunny Jim was the wrong man and what’s happening at OT now is a shambles. How many weeks ago did I post a video exposing what he’s done at two other clubs in the INEOS stable - Lausanne and Nice? If you missed it - here it is again….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxNvQco6dMg

Did no-one do any homework on Sunny Jim? As Ratcliffe and the brains trust continue to destroy Mediocre United (Ratcliffe’s words in that interview last week, not mine) I wonder what the club would look like today if the Glazers had done the right thing and sold to Sheikh bin Hamad Al Thani?

Let me ask the question again? Why didn’t they? Only people close to the deal know the real answer, but some things always slip out and I’ve heard that every time the Sheikh agreed to the Glazers’ terms they moved the goalposts. Every time - to the point where trying to do a deal became a farce. Why were my Arab friends given the run-around? Give it some thought. The clue might be in that penultimate sentence.

I’m genuinely worried for big Ange now. I didn’t like the tv pictures of a stoney-faced Daniel Levy after Tottenham’s defeat to Chelsea. I smell trouble.

No Spurs fan wants to see their team beaten they way they were yesterday (Sunday) but it was great entertainment - a 7-goal thriller. Isn’t it entertainment that Spurs fans crave?

I enjoy watching Spurs. They’re direct - but soft. That’s what makes them refreshing for the neutral. But if you’re a fan is it what you want? Or are you missing Conte and Mourinho? Your move Daniel.

With every week that passes I’m more impressed with Thomas Frank and his Brentford team. They were fantastic v Newcastle. If they can sort their away form out who knows what they can achieve this season? Perhaps Dan Ashworth was right? Perhaps Thomas Frank was a better option than Amorim?

Have you looked at the top of the Championship recently? Two of the top three were relegated last season - Sheff Utd and Burnley - and squeezed in between them are Leeds, who went down the previous season. Are we surprised? Rick Parry is right when he argues that parachute payments distort competition in that league.

What do we make of the suggestion goalkeepers should only in possession of the ball for eight seconds?

I don’t know if you saw the piece in The Times by Martin Ziegler (Friday) but he claims that under a new system being considered by IFAB, if a keeper holds on to the ball for longer than eight seconds a ref will penalise him/her by awarding a corner.

It doesn’t happen often - if ever - but at the moment a ref can award an indirect free-kick if a keeper doesn’t release the ball in six seconds. Ziegler says that refs won’t do that because it tends to lead to a clear goal scoring chance so the punishment is too great.

I don’t mind the idea of awarding a corner. I’m sure Arsenal wouldn’t either! Something has got to be done. Trials are apparently underway. Let’s hope they’re deemed to be successful.