Simon Jordan

SIMON JORDAN: It was a tad unedifying and frankly unnecessary for the normally reticent Mohamed Salah to suddenly start dropping a few bombshell quotes about his Liverpool future.

SIMON JORDAN: For a variety of reasons, Sir Jim Ratcliffe's newly appointed Man United executives have so far looked to me like a case of the blind leading the deaf.

SIMON JORDAN: Tyson was arguably the most destructive heavyweight fighter there's ever been and as magnetic and enigmatic in his pomp as the greatest Ali, but for different reasons.

SIMON JORDAN: Gary Lineker is a clever man. He has plenty else going on to ensure he'll do well without Match of the Day. But will the BBC 's flagship football show survive without him as presenter?

SIMON JORDAN: I want to see that charismatic manager who once upon a time occupied so much attention for the right reasons. The Mourinho who creates noise out of controversy, I don't enjoy.

SIMON JORDAN: As a powerful Greek shipping magnate, Marinakis has a lot of money and put it where his mouth is for Forest's benefit. He is a successful and powerful leader.

SIMON JORDAN: Arne Slot is just the latest arrival in the land of riches who is already onto his soapbox, complaining about how maligned he and his poor charges are.

SIMON JORDAN: Tuchel's appointment is a roll of the dice and surprisingly bold and assertive for an organisation that has allowed the Premier League to run riot for 32 years.

SIMON JORDAN: It would look different had they already got that perfect replacement lined up, but where are you going to find that world-class manager with the season already under way?

SIMON JORDAN: I found it a tad perplexing to sit in Wembley stadium on Saturday and listen to the national anthem of Saudi Arabia. This doesn't make me a Little Englander, there was no reason for it.