Haven't blogged in a while so thought I'd write aimlessly and see where this one goes...

The Premie League season started over the weekend. United won and Liverpool didn't, so things are already getting into a familiar pattern. Mesut Oezil has signed for Real Madrid, I'm disappointed he didn't join United but I'm also disappointed that the world has been robbed of one of its most promising prospects. I say robbed because Madrid have a reputation of stifling the careers of young players. Robinho, Benzema, Drenthe, Robben, Huntelaar, are just a few who have had their promising young careers dashed thanks to Madrids lack of nurture. To succeed you need to be pretty much the finished article by the time you sign for them, Mesut Oezil is anything but this. I understand the reputation of the club and the money being offered but I'm positive a move to Barcelona, United or Arsenal would have allowed Oezil to turn his considerable promise into something greater. This all being said, Madrid are under a new manager and I'll be interested to see how Jose Mourinho uses Oezil and indeed the other young promising players at Madrid that are currently wasting away (I'm talking to you Royston Drenthe)

I went to see my friend Ali's band 'Kings of the City' on Friday night at the Jazz Cafe in Camden. Amazing, unexpected and left wanting more is how I felt after the performance and I implore anyone reading this to give them a listen on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/kingsofthecity) or join their Facebook group. They are a mixture of Rock, Indie, Hip Hop and Grime, the different genres are all brought together to deliver a fresh sound that I think will go a long way. Watch this space.

I went to see Tom Cruise's latest effort 'Knight and Day' on Monday. It was an enjoyable, honest action film that wasn't trying to be anything more. Solid acting amongst an easy to follow story line lead me to be happy with the two hours that I'd given up. I'm not sure why it was panned by the critics, everything Tom Cruise touches at the moment seems to be criticised unfairly, all because of his religious beliefs and his apparent happy marriage. I'm not going to go too much into it, but envy and pettiness are a horrid concoction.

This has gone on longer than expected... Until next time my invisible friends.