I am going to the British High Commission to renew my visa and fly by the next available plane to Manchester to organize a protest in support of the bid by Manchester United’s Argentinian star Carlos Tevez to be given a contract.

I must confess I am a great admirer of Manager Alex Ferguson and I often refer to him as Alexander “The Great” but I cannot agree with him why he is dragging his feet in giving the talented Argentinian a contract.

It is pathetic to read about Tevez openly lamenting that Sir Alex doesn’t appear to have confidence in him. But the snag is that he makes his mark any time he is put on the pitch.

Hear him “whether I come on and play well or whether I come on the pitch and just ok, I know I am going to get dropped. It has a negative impact, your mentality is affected and you get demoralized”. This is a really pathetic situation and I salute Tevez for displaying steely courage any time he is fielded. In fact his performance does not give any indication of a troubled person. I admire his tenacity of purpose. He must surely be one of the greatest introverts on a football stage.

Last week, he scored a sensational second goal against Manchester City in a local derby and did the same in the second match the following Wednesday against Wigan. In all this, Tevez realizes Ferguson is not impressed but the busy tackling Argentinian has promised to give his all to win the Premiership and the Champions league to show his love for Manchester United. This is really a strong character and I would plead on behalf of the millions of United fans that he should be given a contract.

The wonder is that Ferguson admits Tevez is a favourite of the fans but his remark that fans like a trier and Tevez is a trier needs further clarification. Is it wrong for a player to be a trier or in other words forceful on the pitch. Alex Ferguson is such a great football personality that I would find it difficult to say that his non admiration for Tevez may be personal. It is a strange world.

I sincerely hope that Alex Ferguson will have a change of mind before United are crowned champions of both England and Europe this month. At any rate, I am making preparations to lead a one man protest march in support of Tevez if I am unable to get enough backing.

If all goes well, I may be accompanied by Asante Kotoko coach Opeele Boateng who needs to revise his coaching lessons by understudying the great ones in the UK. If measures are not taken to call the young man to order, he will sink the fabulous club of Africa into a bottomless pitch, and thereby drive away from the stadiums the millions of Kotoko supporters whose massive patronage contribute to make football tick in the country.

The defending champions are now in the middle of the table having lost five matches so far .If the trend continues, it won’t be surprising if the traditional crowd pullers begin to play in empty stadiums.

The FA is already disturbed about low patronage at many centres and if the crowd pullers perform so abysmally, it would make the problems much more difficult to solve.

No matter tough the situation, you have to cheer up because the sporting world is full of excitement, so keep loving sports.