Keep your hand out of your pockets.

Recession, what Recession? The world of football knows no such word; it seems just about everyone has been affected apart from the multi-millionaire takeovers.

How ironic this morning that the front page of the Mirror read as an economic 'World of pain', whereas the back page was news of the latest tycoon to launch a huge takeover bid.

Everton are now the latest team to be caught up in this money spinning debacle with the worlds 6th richest man in talks to buy out Chairman Bill Kenwright.

We have seen for the first time this year football clubs being run not by the manager but the owner himself medalling in on transfer targets.

I would have no complaints if this massive influx of money was directed in a footballing sense.

Instead money has transcended out onto the playing field and manager’s powers are diminishing by the game with filthy rich owners wanting to make club decisions on all fronts.

Football clubs are being taken over by the wrong people; they’re not football men but egotistical top brass trying to make a quick buck.

Football, I’m afraid to say, is now a business and all the world’s richest want a slice of very profitable premier league pie.

Without sounding like I have prejudices most of the takeovers have been by businessman in Asia or America who don't have a clue about the traditions of the Premier League and certainly no idea what it takes to run an English football club.


Even Mike Ashley a Newcastle fan thought he knew better than manager Kevin Keegan.

Bill Kenwright is one of those few archetypal chairmans left with all his intentions in the right place and for the good of Everton, it will be sad to see him go.

Everton fans will probably be pleased that they are the target of a latest takeover when the press start brandishing transfer targets like Kaka and Messi.

But in my view the future of the very game is tenuous and these businessmen are best served well out of our fabulous game.

Goodnight Ramos

After the weekends football I know whose odds on favourite to be the next premiership manager to be given the boot.

For Juande Ramos and Spurs Sunday was a huge game at Portsmouth and they simply didn't deliver. After the midweek exploits at St. James's park Spurs had to get a result on the weekend and they didn't.

The pressure on Ramos is now huge and I don't think he's up for the challenge. We just might be seeing the autumn of the Spaniards short reign in charge only seven games in to the new season.

He's even resigned to losing his job, when challenged at the post match press conference whether his job was safe, he muttered: "It's up to the board."

In my opinion that's not the answer of a man ready to fight tooth and nail for his job and is certainly not the talk Spurs fans want to hear.

It has been a disastrous start for Spurs not winning any of their premier league games this season and if they don't win any of their next three I’m sure Ramos will be shown the door.

That's not if Ramos himself walks out, he has struggled to handle the British media and hasn't endeared himself at all to the press.

I haven't seen one post match interview that Ramos hasn't palmed off to his all too enthusiastic assistant Gus Poyet.

The press have been quite fair on him up to now, but I get the feeling the papers aren't going to be so kind in the coming weeks and will be rife with speculation over the ex Seville man’s exit.

I'm not so sure that is pressure he can handle and it wouldn’t surprise me if we see the Spurs boss walk out.

'Adios Ramos' were the headlines on Monday and if Spurs lose again they will get worse.

I don't think he has done himself any favours in his handling of the press, part of modern day managing is developing a relationship with the media and keeping them onside, Ramos has failed to do that.

I don't know if he's taking English lessons, if he his he's certainly not a fast learner, maybe Spurs should take a hint, he isn't cut out for the premier league.

Logistically on the pitch they have been dire and the draw at Stamford Bridge is their only creditable performance.

On Sunday they put in another shocker giving the ball away far too many times and wasting decent opportunities in the final third.

There is no balance in the team, when you compare them to rivals Aston Villa they are a mile behind in terms of organisation and knowing their strongest team.

Ramos hasn't a clue his best side yet constantly tinkering with the midfield, big summer signing Modric was left out on the weekend.

Their biggest mistake though was selling Berbatov and Keane. How a side can sell the players that gave them almost all their goals last season is beyond me.

I knew it was a massive error at the time and it looks like they have been punished for it.

I'm not convinced with Pavlyuchenko and Bent and Campbell aren’t in the same class as their predecessors.

Spur's arent a team at the moment, they're just a bundle of talented individuals which wins you nothing on the football pitch.

The next couple weeks is crunch time for Ramos and the club, it won’t be too long until Spurs fans find themselves embroiled in a relegation battle.

And no Spurs are not too good to go down.