New Manchester United investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe criticizes drama queen Bruno Fernandes in his book… while Arsenal celebrated Declan Rice’s win at Luton as if they had ‘won the Premier League’

• United fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe refers to Bruno Fernandes’ histrionics in his book
• Football Dementia Fund means test criticized as “bureaucratic”.
• Character assassination! What it’s like to be destroyed and banished three times by Fergie – Everything is picking up speed

The first page of investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new book about the success of his petrochemical company Ineos may not be welcomed by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes.

In his introduction, “Grit, Toughness and Humor: The Ineos Story,” Ratcliffe talks about his travels, recalling a trip around the Pacific where he “every time one Cook Islander collided with another at a local rugby game “The ground shook,” adding one player “was carried out of the back of a pickup truck with a broken leg.”

Ratcliffe, a lifelong United fan, then pointedly pointed out that it was “far from Bruno Fernandes showing his unaffected face in Liverpool’s recent debacle”, probably referring to the captain’s bumbling behavior in Liverpool’s win . 7-0 in March. Oh.

Arsenal celebrate their league win… against Luton?

Mail Sport can reveal Arsenal sang Declan Rice’s anthem – to the tune of Vanilla Ice, Ice Baby – after his stoppage-time goal secured a dramatic 4-3 win over Luton last week.

Agenda is aware that the wild celebrations did not end there, with Luton officials surprised by the level of noise and euphoria that emanated from the dressing room that followed. “You would think they would have won the league but they didn’t win against tiny Luton,” commented an insider.

For once, City isn’t coming to the party…

Due to Manchester City’s participation in the Club World Cup, there will be no Christmas party for employees. Every year City throws a lavish party, which often features surprise appearances from players.

This time departments were given £50 per person for food and drink to organize their own parties instead, and some are wondering how far this will go on a night out.

Meanwhile, new Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor has canceled a planned Buccaneers Christmas party due to the Buccaneers’ poor performance.

League One Rovers players had expected to travel to Dublin following Saturday’s draw at home to Cheltenham, but those plans were scrapped – much to the frustration of some members of the squad.

The International Olympic Committee is trying to stop countries from taking part in the Russian Friendly Games

It appears that close friends Vladimir Putin and Thomas Bach have fallen out.

Although Bach’s International Olympic Committee has allowed some Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in next year’s Paris Games, it has gone to great lengths to prevent the countries from taking part in Russia’s rival event, the Friendly Games, which takes place before the Olympics in Moscow should take place.

While most European countries will not support what is seen as a propaganda exercise for Putin, more than 65 teams from Africa, Asia and Latin America are expected to be sent – questioning Bach’s authority ahead of the 2025 IOC presidential election.

“Intrusiveness and bureaucracy” means testing football’s dementia box

You have to believe the means test for access to football’s much-vaunted dementia fund. Anyone who wants a share of the £1m prize money offered by the Premier League and EFL will need to provide their entire monthly income, property value, current account balance, any stocks, shares and cars worth more than £30,000 and any single item worth more than £30,000 specify 10,000. Sterling. Details of any government support are also requested.

The questions are so worrying that John Stiles, Nobby’s son, wrote to Premier League and PFA chiefs Richard Masters and Maheta Molango, saying the families of those affected were “deeply disturbed by the intrusive and bureaucratic nature of the ones you have introduced.” means test.”

“The purpose of this corrupt approach is clearly to ensure that those who need support cannot access the fund,” Stiles added. “This disgraceful and shameless behavior is also reminiscent of the worst abuses of the (Gordon) Taylor regime.”