With Manchester United and Chelsea finishing as the top two in the Premier League for the third season in a row and the two teams preparing to face each other in the Champions League final in Moscow next week the other teams in the Premier League have reason to be scared.

Yesterday, both clubs made their intention to improve further and maintain their dominance very clear. Chelsea announced the signing of Porto right-back Jose Bosingwa on a three-year contract for £16.2m. That will not be their only big signing in the summer, be sure of that.

Meanwhile, up in Manchester, United's chief executive David Gill was telling the assembled press that Sir Alex Ferguson would be given what funds he wants in the summer to add to his squad.

So the two teams who are clearly the best in England and apparently the best in Europe as well, are going to spend big and bring in the best players from around the world again. What chance does this give the others? I'm going to make a risky prediction right now. They'll be the top two in the Premiership next season as well. Anyone want to bet me a couple of quid that they won't be?

Look at what they are doing against what Arsenal and Liverpool are likely to do. Arsenal are struggling to keep their best players, let alone adding to their squad. Liverpool are going all out to sign Gareth Barry. He's a fine player, but will he turn Liverpool into champions? Is he so much better than Alonso?

Then take a look at the likes of West Brom, Stoke and Watford. (OK, I know it probably won't be Watford but we've all got to dream!) If they spend a lot of money to strengthen their squads to face the Premiership challenge, how much exactly will they spend? I would guess that it won't be much more than Chelsea have just paid out for a right back. Don't forget that Chelsea already have two international right backs at the club. That shows the difference that exists between these type of clubs and explains why the new boys will never be able to compete.

Obviously success breeds success and the rich get richer. They are both phrases that prove to be true time and time again. However, unless another club can take an almighty gamble or the rules of engagement are somehow changed, these two clubs could dominate English and European football for the next ten years. That would be great for them, but not great for the game.

There is a danger that Kevin Keegan's prediction that the game will become 'boring' could well come true.

I don't think I have ever seen a man appear quite so 'under-whelmed' as Roy Hodgson seemed to be after master minding Fulham's great escape yesterday afternoon. In interview he was quick to sympathise with Birmingham's Alex McCleish and Reading's Steve Coppell who went down as a result of Fulham's remarkable performance.

Five games ago Fulham were dead and buried and doomed to Championship football. With just four wins in thirty-three games, nobody could reasonably argue with their almost certain fate. Then, remarkably, they manage to win four out of their last five games and complete an incredible survival act.

I wrote a piece back in February saying that I thought Fulham would survive. Just. I'm not being big-headed about my prediction but...OK, I am!

For a team who had won only one away game in a season and a half to finish the season with three away wins in a row is almost beyond belief. The players and Roy Hodgson deserve all the credit and praise that will be lavished upon them over the coming days.

I was so pleased for Jimmy Bullard who has come back from a career threatening injury with the same enthusiasm, good humour and ability that he has always shown before. I was also pleased for Danny Murphy, who scored the decisive goal. Murphy has been one of the most cultured midfield players in England over the last few years but has never quite managed to be a star man.

It was all so exciting and such a wonderful performance that I think that when on his own, in a quiet moment, with nobody watching, even Roy Hodgson might even have just about managed to allow himself a little smile.

Why did Kevin Keegan say what he said after Newcastle's 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea on Sunday? My reaction, as I wrote on this site, was that he was simply telling things how they actually are. Others disagree and feel that it was an attempt to get Mike Ashley to dig deeper into his pockets in the summer.

Whatever the reason behind Keegan saying it was, it is no surprise that Mike Ashley has summoned Keegan to London today to discuss the issues. It is widely reported that the relationship between the two men has broken down and Keegan himself said that their relationship was fine because they 'never speak'.

Whilst Keegan's comments were probably accurate in relation to his sides chances of breaking in to the top four, they cannot have failed to have angered Ashley. Can you imagine David Moyes, Martin O'Neill, Juande Ramos or Mark Hughes saying what King Kev said? No you can't. They would all talk about how hard it would be to do, but they would never say it couldn't be done.

There is an old adage that there is no point in taking part if you don't think you've got a chance of winning. Maybe Keegan should have thought about that before he spoke.

You have to take Kevin Keegan for what he is. He has a long history of saying what he thinks, even when with hindsight it may have been better to keep his thoughts to himself. If Mike Ashley didn't want a man who would be honest and who always wears his heart on his sleeve, then he should never have appointed Keegan.

I hope the talk of a breakdown in the relationship is only media talk. I truly hope that they can sort out their differences because I think their ongoing partnership has the potential to become one of the most entertaining sideshows in the Premier League.

I had decided not to write about the ridiculous sacking of Sven Goran Eriksson any more. I have ranted about it enough already.

I wasn't going to until the story took yet another twist today when it was revealed that Thaksin Shinawatra, or his people, have allegedly already offered the job to Portugal manager Luis Felipe Scolari. This just adds insult to the already substantial injury that Mr Shinawatra has already inflicted on Sven.

I very much admire Scolari as a manager and I have no doubt that he would be able to continue the fine work already undertaken by Sven at Eastlands. Equally of course, I have no doubt that Sven would be able to as well. This matter is not about Scolari, although the alleged offer of £3.2 million per year is another discussion in it's own right, it is about common human decency.

Sven Goran Eriksson has not breached his contract. He has achieved everything he has promised and delivered everything that was asked of him. I know he gets paid handsomely for what he does and he will no doubt receive a fortune as a pay-off. But surely employment law is such that it removes the ability of a boss to sack a trusted, hard-working and effective employee merely on a whim.

It is very dangerous for rich investors with no knowledge or understanding of English football at all to get involved in our game. Mr Shinawatra should listen carefully to what Kevin Keegan had to say the other day about the difficulty, or indeed impossibility, of breaking into the top four. Expectations must be realistic. Ambition is good, but ridiculous ambition is destructive and dangerous.

Sven Goran Eriksson is probably a victim of his own success by achieving so much so early in the season, but anyone with an ounce of knowledge about the English game will know that a ninth placed finish for Manchester City is a wonderful achievement.

If I was Mr Scolari, I would think very carefully about this offer before turning it down and citing press intrusion and family matters as the reason. The expectation on him next season would be at least a European qualification place and that is simply not likely.

Nani made some big mistakes on Saturday and he spent all day yesterday apologising for them. In relation to his ridiculous behaviour when deciding to head-butt Lucas Neil he apologised profusely:

"I recognise that my action was a thoughtless one but I also have to say I was provoked and attacked. I know it serves as no excuse but that's exactly what happened. I regret having done what I did and I have to be thankful for the fact that my team-mates secured a win, which was extremely important to us. I want to publicly ask for forgiveness, firstly of my team-mates, who were forced into a greater effort during more than 60 minutes, then secondly of my manager and coaches and thirdly of the United fans, who have given me so much affection."

In relation to his ridiculous behaviour when deciding to leave the ground after his sending-off rather than to stick around to give his support and make his apologies, he apologised profusely:

"Believe me, it was difficult," he stated. "At that moment I only wanted to disappear. That was what I did. I also ask forgiveness of the fans and the club for that. On Tuesday, I'll be in the changing room to redeem myself for my mistake."

I don't think I have heard a player grovel quite this much before. Of course, he now misses the crucial Premiership decider at Wigan this weekend and although he is not banned from the Champions League final, he may well have seriously damaged his chances of making an appearance in that game.

Sir Alex is not in the habit of forgiving players that he feels have let him down. Make no mistake about it, he feels very let down by Nani at the moment.

The question is whether Nani's apologetic ramblings yesterday have repaired the damage he has done. I suspect they might not have done. The one thing he should most definitely have apologised for was the one thing he failed to mention.

Football fans all over the country deserve an unreserved apology for the pathetic fall to floor he took, clutching his head, when he realised what he had done and what was going to happen to him. Even Didier Drogba would have apologised for that one!

After losing 2-0 at home to Chelsea yesterday, Kevin Keegan gave a very honest assessment of what he can achieve with Newcastle United next season and in the immediate future. "I thought, 'What can I do next year to get near them' and the truth is there's nothing I can do at all," he said.

"Maybe the owner thinks we can bridge that gap - but we can't. This league is in danger of becoming one of the most boring but great leagues in the world. The top four next year will be the same top four as this year. What I can say to the Newcastle fans is that we will be trying to get fifth and we will be trying to win the other league that's going on within the Premier League. I haven't got enough money and I wouldn't be able to get the players anyway so I will soldier on with what I've got and maybe add one or two, maybe three depending what's available. I was looking around thinking, 'who can I bring on' and I'm seeing Shevchenko and Lampard coming on and Joe Cole thinking about coming on."

Whilst this shows great honesty and is only putting in to words what most people in the game really think, deep down, I would guess it wasn't exactly what Mike Ashley or the Toon Army were hoping to hear.

There is a problem with attracting players to the North East club as the fact that Luka Modric has followed Jonathan Woodgate in preferring to go to Tottenham has proved.

Newcastle are a big club and they should be trying to break into that big four, along with the likes of Everton, Villa and Tottenham. It is an almost impossible task because of the money the big four have available and the ability they have to attract the best players in the world to their clubs. However, the fact is that it is 'almost' impossible, not totally impossible. There has to be a dream and if the manager of the club can't see that dream then whilst he might be a realist, he is also admitting defeat.

Although I sympathise with Keegan and fear that he might be right, I do not think that he should have expressed that opinion. Football fans rely on hopes and dreams to keep them coming back for more. If the manager doesn't share those hopes and dreams then what is the point of it all?