Quiet again today, Darren Lewis presenting only a couple of stories of note.
Firstly concerning an outburst on TalkSport by Ian Wright last night, which gives us an intriguing insight into how the sports media perpetuates its' own headlines. All the papers are carrying the story today, proving the unlikely power of certain individuals within the media:
"City are mugging Shaun off" says Ian Wright in the manner of a mockney actor in 'Green Street', concerning his stepson's desire for a new contract at City. This story has been doing the rounds for a few weeks but seems to have gained some mass mainly due to Shaun scoring for England midweek. We can only assume that former 'Bo Time' presenter Ian Wright got in touch with current 'Bo Time' hierarchy to give voice to his grievances.
Basically, Shaun Wright-Phillips has over 2 years left on his current contract, but would like a raise from his current wage of £60-70-80K per week (depending on who you believe). He has been offfered a new contract but doesn't like it, so stepdad (and all the forces of the media) to the rescue.
Staying in Manchester, we get an update on the self-proclaimed Red Knights, who now have "60 serious investors on board pledging £1.5Bn". This follows a strongly worded rebuttal by United's David Gill claiming they're 'not for sale', borrowing the slogan used by MUST just prior to United being bought by the Glazer family. It's hard to judge which way the press will jump here; synmpathetic (or sychophantic, take your pick) columnists are giving the Red Knights oxygen, but the tabloid press Editors in Chief will be painfully aware that crossing the ManU media machine freezes you out indefinitely.
Finally, the Sky Sports rolling ticker tells us that Team SKY's Bradley Wiggins is currently 31st in a bike race, whilst Lance Armstrong is 35th. They do not tell us who is in the other positions, but I'm sure you'll agree this is amazing news.
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