At the department of forgotten songs

I'm going to try and get back into a more regular posting ritual again, building up to the new season starting. Been having a lazy time of it recently but I'm back ... baby!

Today it seems increasingly likely that Carlos will be leaving to become the new Portugal manager, see this here, and here, both reports tying this in to the likelihood of Ronaldo staying, the suggestion being that the close relationship between the two will only increase Ronaldo's desire to leave if Carlos goes:

Ferguson had been hoping Queiroz would play a big role in dissuading his fellow Portuguese from trying to force through his "dream" transfer to Real Madrid, but now faces the serious risk of losing not only his most devastating player but a coach whose work has been crucial to United re-establishing themselves.

Queiroz spoke at length with Gilberto Madail, the president of the Portuguese football federation (FPF), on Tuesday and is now the only candidate to succeed Luiz Felipe Scolari. It is believed that he will accept the job if he is given a four-year contract to take him through to the next European Championship, to be held in Poland and Ukraine in 2012, rather than the two-year deal that had originally been put before him. It remains to be seen whether the FPF will accept the demand, although Madail has already signalled his determination to recruit Queiroz by bumping up the initial £750,000-a-year offer to an annual salary of £1.1m.

Ronaldo has had contact with a United official in the form of a doctor, as reported here:

"Manchester United medical staff met with the medical teams of the Portuguese FA and Cristiano Ronaldo in Lisbon on Wednesday regarding the ongoing treatment of an injury to his right ankle," United said in a statement.

"As a result, further specialist advice is being sort and an announcement will be made on any action in due course."