Summary: In a period where there were more managerial changes, emerging favorites across two continents and huge weekend rivalries with huge ramifications in store, we have brought together four very different views in this supershow including the view of Sunderland Football Club, a growing Chinese dominance in the AFC Champions League and always a look at two of the mostly heated clashes in world football. Starting us off is former Sunderland, Celtic and Blackburn favorite Micky Gray to walk us through the stormy tenure of Gus Poyet at the Stadium of Light, what went wrong and whether Dick Advocaat is the right kind of manager to perform relegation miracle work in yet another season where Ellis Short seems to have resorted to desperation. Then it is off to the Asia where the transition from the AFC Asian Cup to new domestic seasons and Champions League football has unearthed yet more evidence that the Chinese threat is real and appears to be shifting power from both the Japanese and Korean leagues as the money and allure has become overwhelming in the CSL. Also in focus is the real impact to the J-League and K-League, whether Australia success in the Asian Cup can translate to the A-League and whether Guangzhou Evergrande has shifted its attention to the even more lucrative world of transfer business as new arrivals are no longer veteran players seeking large, final paydays. Also featured is a new segment with our friends at Football Collective as Nicholas Rigg and Sam Peoples help us dissect the biggest questions facing Real Madrid and Manchester United as two of the most important fixtures in club football kick off this weekend at the Camp Nou and Anfield with league races and Champions League football in the balance.
