Summary: As we head towards winter football two very important areas of the world will gather much of the focus as both the Premier League and the 2015 Asian Cup will step front and center as many of the top domestic leagues with either settle upon a champion while others will step aside to begin their annual break as the weather conditions dictate as a rite of passage. We begin this episode with none other than Gary White, the national team manager for the island nation of Guam, who is deeply embedded in the Asian game from inside the stronghold of the AFC where the East Asian powers are all gathered to take a look at a ten year plan that has remarkably reached its target by placing Guam at the doorstep of regional recognition. We review his success at the recent EAFF second qualifying tournament, discuss the Asian Cup in terms of favorites and players to watch, as well his ongoing association with the EAFF Technical Support Group to determine the importance of this 2015 tournament in the region and its host nation significance as AFC football grows each and every four years on the heels of improving standards, programs with vision and new coaches who bring top ideas to the region. We also discuss his boyhood club Southampton and its rise to the Premier League through philosophy over personnel and what other clubs inside England can learn from its example as well as his career ambitions. In part two football correspondent Graham Ruthven helps us break down a key weekend in which the additional fixtures this week take extra significance as many of the top sides were in desperate need of points. Some clubs responded, others not so much, but underlining a rather difficult season for some big managers Arsene Wenger continues to ride his critics, questions persist about Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool, and Manuel Pelligrini remain in sure focus as key objectives must be met, specifically in the realm of assuring a top four finish and getting out of the Champions League group stage. We also take a look at the volatile situation at Rangers FC in Scotland where Craig Whyte returned to Scotland to answer for questions regarding his financial irregularities while Rangers continues in freefall with respect to finances and a future that is once again uncertain.
