The 'real' Old Trafford

Down the road from the cricketing Old Trafford is the 'real' Old Trafford - the 'Theatre of Dreams'. Home to Manchester United, OT is an imposing, modern structure. The front view gives an impression of a gigantic mall – the shiny glass not really serving as an ideal backdrop to the legendary Matt Busby – but the awe-inspiring effect very much intact.

Busby's mission, as coach of the side from 1945 to 1969, would have involved building a world-beating side but little would he have imagined the marketing behemoth that the club has become. The souvenir shop is a vast sea of red, with every daily item morphed into Man U memorabilia. Notebooks, coffee mugs, towels, pens … you name it. The footballers no doubt keep the club going but the marketing men must come close behind.

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India's fielding coach Robin Singh makes a spectacle of himself while speaking to the media. Hardly had anyone asked a provoking question when he flares up: "The media has been writing bad things about our fielding, not as if I read the reports but they are very negative." OK Robin, we're glad you are not affected by the media. But he doesn't stop there. "It's partly because of the media that the team is fielding badly. You put so much pressure on them."

Some people just love putting their foot in their mouth.