Don't Worry About Me, You Have to Live with Yourself

Some of the papers try to make a different story out of our trip to Indonesia being cancelled due to the recent bombings. The (mainly unwritten) suggestion that money was put above safety. Take this from The Mail:

Manchester United knew of the high risk of terrorist attacks in Indonesia when they agreed to incorporate Jakarta in their Asia tour schedule, it emerged on Friday night. ... The Barclays Premier League champions were forced to confront some difficult questions about their decision to include Jakarta on their itinerary. When tour details were finalised earlier this year, advice on the Foreign Office website was categoric, stating that Jakarta was considered 'high risk' for British visitors and public places such as Western hotels were described as particularly vulnerable.

The main point seems to be that when the trip was agreed the "terror level" was "high." This from The Telegraph adds something to this though (the only report that I saw that does):

United agreed to the Indonesia trip, worth around £2 million, after talks with the Foreign Office, who downgraded Indonesia’s terror level from high to general last month, their own security team and authorities in Jakarta.

So they all make a big deal of what the level was when the trip was organized because when the trip the was being made the threat was "general" - and that doesn't make for a story to criticise us with.
This story from The Daily Star has the straightest telling and the best round up of quotes:

[David] Gill said: “We were aware of the situation (Foreign Office warnings) and had discussed it carefully, taking the appropriate advice.

“We discussed it with the relevant authorities and it was the right decision at the time. We didn’t just take the decision ourselves. We discussed it with the experts and felt that it was a safe place to go.

“It was our first visit, everyone had worked extremely hard and it is an important market for us because we have a lot of fans there.

“Balancing everything up, we felt it was the correct decision, but I think we have made the correct decision today, regrettable as it is.”

The United squad, who were due to stay at the Jakarta Ritz-Carlton, heard the news of the bomb attacks as they stepped off their flight from Manchester.

Manager Ferguson said: “We are obviously shocked. We had never been to Indonesia before and the organisers had worked hard to get us over there.

“It is a terrible disappointment for them, but there was no other way we could have looked at the situation with regard to the safety of our players, staff and fans.

“We wouldn’t have been comfortable going there and I believe we have made the right decision.”

Other stories - We sign a new player and The Sun dress it up as getting one over Arsene Wenger, and their telling is quite funny, on Sir Alex announcing it:

Arsenal boss Wenger was hoping to land Mame Biram Diouf from Norwegians Molde but United moved quickly to sign him up.

The 21-year-old ace will be in Manchester next week for a medical but then loaned back to Molde before returning to England permanently in January.

Old Trafford manager Fergie revealed the signing at a Press conference in Kuala Lumpur before being stopped in his tracks by chief executive David Gill, who was sat next to him.

Gill mumbled that the deal had not officially been completed only for the club to then announce an hour later that it had!

Ferguson admitted: "We weren't intending on signing anyone else after Gabriel Obertan last week - we feel we have a full squad - but the situation accelerated to a point where other clubs started to make bids, so we had a decision to make.

"We decided to act now and he'll be the last person we sign this summer."

Diouf has scored 38 goals in 73 games for Molde, the same club from whom United landed a then unknown called Ole Solskjaer in 1996.

I like the fact that days after he said we'd be signing no one else he signs someone else and says that this will be the last... This Daily Star link has a video of Diouf scoring some goals.
Going out of the club, Manucho leaving for Real Valladolid:

the 26-year-old forward has been lured by the promise of first team football with the Spanish giants and is due in Valladolid in the next few days to undergo a medical and sign a contract.

And on the comeback trail, Owen Hargreaves is looking to be back for September, according to Sir Alex:

I think we are looking at the end of September depending on how he reacts,' said Ferguson.

'We are happy with his rehabilitation so far and while he won't be ready to play in Munich, he will be able to train.'