My football appetite really need nursing and the transfer market in the English Premiership is general a yawn, and the excitement over one particular deal saddens me. By it's nature, the Robin van Persie move from London's Arsenal to Manchester's United looks set to be most 'exciting' and probably 'significant' to both sets of fans and for obviously different reasons.
You are assured of a very balanced view because I am neutral. Without a shadow of doubt, RVP is bound to do well, and even remind the Old Trafford crew of one Rudd Van Nistelrooy. It must be remembered that he had been average for most of the years and blossomed only last season. Without wanting to be the one to curse him, it is common knowledge why. (We pray for the ankles to be intact.)
Man U will always catch the eye as the richest club and their deals will always attract our attention, even as their enemies. No matter how one looks at it, for whatever reason, this was a less exciting prospect than the acquisition of Ashley Young last season. That kept the whole market exciting, and Young is still to hit top gear.
As for RVP, as loud as they may appear, Man U fans are as blown away by the deal as they would have us believe, just as the Arsenal followers are not really spending sleepless nights at his departure.
The Dutch will slot into the team with easy, being the main man supported by Wayne Rooney, Nani, Young and sometimes twinning with the hungrier assassin in Danny Welbeck. His transfer is more of a headache or the Gunners when looking at options to replace him at the Emirates, and for many teams who wanted to buy him and championship contenders, that was a dream.
The whole point is to work at the championship path the day before the journey, clearing and paving the ways. Man City and Chelsea are ever indebted to Sir Alex Ferguson. At this point, the horse race has been trimmed to three and the chess games begin.
For the umpteenth time, Arsene Wenger has been castrated but still hopes to produce by May 2013. As much as it is very much possible, if it was that hard with the form of RVP, how much more tough now without a reliable goalscorer, goalkeeper, central defenders and probably the best anchor in the league, as Alex Song may be going soon?
Being optimistic is one attribute of the revered Frenchman, and he will tell you there is no panic and life goes on. One secret about the businessman mind of Wenger is that he is a realist. With all the talent and cash at their disposal, Man U, City and Chelsea will never win the Barclays Premier League in one season. It can only be one. If Chelsea take it, the costs of the Manchester side's wage bills, purchases of players and sundry will be enormous.
It also means, say United my end up third. After all the business transactions, and competing for third, it is way more astute to spend less, far less and pick up 4th spot and the result would just be the same - UEFA Champions League football. Mr Wenger will get there, with or without RVP, and assembling a multi-billion squad is no guarantee to the glory and the calculation of risk prudently points to getting 'there' economically and 'stress-free'.
As for the final destination of the title, there is no question of the hunger to revenge the blue side by the Red Devils, but Chelsea may cunningly snatch it away from the brawling neighbours, but without Didier Drogba, it will be a mountain to climb, not to say Chelsea was DD11, but surely DD11 was Chelsea.
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