Mark Carney, in an address in Liverpool yesterday, asserted all manner of stuff, as the governor of the Bank of England would. He actually questioned whether free-market capitalism is still viable, though failed to mention too many alternative models. Now that Fidel Castro is dead. And he bemoaned the plight of the now legendary ‘working man’ (or wo-man) as being left behind. Further, he added, to cheer everybody up, there’s the potential loss of a further 15 million jobs due to advancing technology and robots. I wonder if he’s counting prostitutes among the casualties.

Because shagable robotics is where its all at, currently. That is the new pinnacle of man’s technological aspiration. Robots you can not only have sex with, but that can be made to look like anyone you want them to. Sounds submissive? No, its just programming and make-up. Though not sure I’d personally want to ‘plug in’ to a lump of titanium. Even a lump with an Angelina pout and Scarlett Johansson wig. Maybe they’ll cover the metal with some flesh-ish substance, like Arnie in Terminator. Though I never fancied him much.

And rather than a totally programmable, bent-to-your-every-whim, Jennifer Aniston/Thandie Newton/Gigi Hadid, surely your average Scouse punter would rather a greasy-haired, cold-sored, smelly crack whore from the Wirral?

On a totally different track, Alexis Sanchez and Mezut Ozil, Arsenal’s 2 mega-star players, are in contract renewal talks. The time when their agents prove their… their… well, they prove that they’re still alive (if ya call that livin’) and that their greed knows no bounds.

The players are currently earning about 150,000 pounds a week. How can ya live on that? They’ve been offered more. Up to the 160 grand a week because Arsenal’s ‘ceiling’ is the manager’s salary. Or has been. The club are prepared to break this for their two superstars, going up to possibly 180/190,000 a week. (A FUCKING WEEEEEEK!!!!)

But its not enough. Nothing like enough. They want ‘parity with Pogba’. A phrase that I think I want printed on my t-shirt or mug. Sounds like a worthy protest, a union cry, the shout of a political protest or moral crusade. PARITY WITH POGBA.

Paul Pogba earns £290,000 every single week. Oddly, he ain’t that great. I reckon he’s worth about 10 bob. In ‘old money’.

Arsenal can’t pay that. They should never pay that. Because in 3 months’ time 7 other players will renew their contracts and the club will end up bankrupt.

But if they don’t get ‘what they’re worth’ (always questionable) ‘they’ll leave!!!!’ Because they’re mercenary scum with no loyalty to the club that nurtured them. But where will they go? It would have to be to Bayern Munich. Because they were rejected by Barcelona and Real Madrid originally and no-one else other than Paris St Germain could afford them.

Much as I love football, I think I hate it more.

Happy Tuesday

A xxxx