AOB: I'm angry

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m not an especially angry person. However, a few things have made me cross this week so I’m going to spew forth here and get it off my chest.

Rio Ferdinand:
Is there anyone who personifies everything that is wrong with top flight football in this country more than this buffoon? Well apart from Ashley Cole that is. In the wake of Sunday’s Man Utd – Arsenal game, Match of the Day interviewed Rio and asked him if, on a human level, he had a bit of sympathy for Arsenal following their recent dip in form? A good opportunity to appear magnanimous in victory, and endear yourself to the public at large you might think, but instead Rio sniffed “I doubt they’d feel sorry for us if the roles were reversed.” He probably thinks this makes him appear ultra professional and committed to the United cause, but I think it makes him look like an arrogant dick. And indeed, perhaps a better way to display his commitment to his club would be to not forget to attend drug tests, or stall contract negotiations every time he wants to manufacture a pay rise of a few thousand quid.

Chelsea:
So you have to play Monday and Thursday, big deal. Is it really any different to playing Wednesday then Saturday? No it’s not. Are you going to give Sky their money back? No you’re not. Would you be whinging so much if you were top of the table? No you wouldn’t, so shut up.

Inane columnists:
I like the BBC website a lot, it’s usually got plenty of informative and interesting stuff to read. But you have to wonder what inspired them to appoint Mihir Bose as their sports editor, and furthermore whose great idea it was to let him write a regular column? He seems to think that saying the most obvious stuff, keeping the details vague, and prefacing it with “my sources tell me” actually makes for an interesting read. Then there’s Alan Hansen: “Benitez will find it hard to manage in an uncertain climate" he tells us this week, referring to the troubles at Anfield, before adding later: “In my opinion, the championship race is over after Chelsea's draw with Wigan”. Well really Alan, lucky you're around to give us the benefit of your expert knowledge. You would expect to find this kind of basic stuff in, say, Ian Wright’s Sun column, but not on a proper website. Sort it out BBC.