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Fergie has money to spend. Should he spend it?

A couple of weeks ago Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said that he didn’t expect to make any more signings during the summer. After the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million, it was expected that some big names might be on their way to Old Trafford.

As it stands, United have only bought striker Michael Owen for free as well as winger Antonio Valencia, midfielder Gabriel Obertan and forward Mame Biram Diouf, to replace Ronaldo and the departing Carlos Tevez who’s loan spell came to an end.

Debt

The fact that United have not ’spent big’ has led some people to suggest that the funds from the Ronaldo transfer were being used to pay off some of the club’s enormous debt rather than being given to Ferguson to add to his squad.

Throughout the summer United have been linked to just about every top player, including the likes of French striker Karim Benzema, Brazilian forward Douglas Costa, French playmaker Franck Ribery and Spain striker David Villa. Benzema chose to go to Real Madrid and it seems that United’s interest in the other three has all but gone.

Funds

Yesterday a spokesman for the Glazer family who own the Old Trafford club made it clear that funds are available to Sir Alex if he finds the right sort of players.

“The manager has a significant amount of money to invest. We are talking about a net amount of about £60 million. That cash can be reinvested in the squad. The manager has not been able to locate players that fit the Manchester United mindset. You don’t want to pay for unmotivated players not willing to give their all.”

Emergence

The signings of young players such as Tosic and Obertan, together with the emergence of the likes of the Rafael twins, Gibson and Macheda and the slow blooding of Ben Foster to replace Van der Sar, may just be pointers to the fact that the pundit I heard talking may just have a point.

Do you think Sir Alex would be right to start rebuilding now or should he spend that £60 million on established big name players

Official: Hiddink Confirmed As Chelsea Coach

Chelsea have today appointed Guus Hiddink as their coach until the end of the season, as a statement on their official website confirms. The appointment had been expected over the last 48 hours, as the Dutchman, coach of the Russian national team and a close personal friend of Chelsea's oligarch Russian owner Roman Abramovich, emerged as the strong favourite to succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari.

The statement reads, "Chelsea Football Club is delighted to confirm Guus Hiddink will become temporary coach until the end of the season.

"He is due to meet the players later this week. The club would like to take this opportunity to thank the Russian Football Union for their understanding and co-operation."

Hiddink has managed the Russian national side since 2006, and England supporters will be well aware of how his team qualified for Euro 2008 at the expense of the Three Lions. His Russian side reached the semi-finals of the competition, and were applauded throughout for the skill and verve with which they played.

The Dutchman has combined the roles of coaching a national side and a club side previously. When, in 2002, he returned to coach PSV Eindhoven, whom he'd coached to a hat-trick of Eredivisie titles and a European Cup victory in the late 1980s, he combined the role with that of coaching Australia, whom he guided to their first World Cup finals since 1974, and still managed to win the Dutch league three times in four years.

His first test as Chelsea coach will be a trip to Premier League form side Aston Villa on February 21.

Ex-referee backs Rafa rant against Ferguson

Former Premier League referee Graham Poll has backed Rafael Benitez's claim that Sir Alex Ferguson receives lenient treatment from the Football Association.

Liverpool manager Benitez blasted his Manchester United counterpart on Friday, alleging Ferguson does not get punished sufficiently for his sometimes outspoken criticism of match officials.

"During the respect campaign, and this is a fact, Mr Ferguson was charged by the FA for improper conduct after comments made about Martin Atkinson and (referees' chief) Keith Hackett," Benitez said.

"He was not punished. He is the only manager in the league that cannot be punished for these things. "How can you talk about the respect campaign and criticise the referee every single week?"

Poll was considered the Premier League's top official until his retirement at the end of the 2006-07 season.

He enjoyed a good relationship with Ferguson, who even phoned Poll to offer him support in the wake of his gaffe at the 2006 World Cup, when he showed Croatia's Josip Simunic three yellow cards.

But the former referee agrees with Benitez's suggestion that the United boss receives preferential treatment from FA disciplinary chiefs.

"The authorities could point to Ferguson's two-match ban imposed earlier this season as proof that he is not out of reach of their disciplinary department, but that was for marching onto the field after the 4-3 win over Hull and for comments made directly to the referee, Mike Dean, who in reporting the misconduct forced the FA's hand."

An FA spokesman said Benitez's comments would be reviewed "in their full context" next week before any decision is reached on whether to take action against the Reds boss.

Source: EPSN