Tuesday 29th April was a very sad day for football in England. Forget Manchester United beating Barcelona in the epic encounter at Old Trafford. I'm talking about the alleged woeful, terrible and despicable decision of Manchester City owner, Thaksin Shinawatra, to relieve Sven Goran Eriksson of his duties at the end of this season.

This is a decision that defies logic and belief and should rightly send shock waves around the world of Premier League football. I believe that there must be a backlash against this ridiculous demand for immediate success. Manchester City will finish ninth at worst at the end of the season. They have completed the double over Manchester United and have improved considerably on last season.

Sven Goran Eriksson has done an excellent job at the City of Manchester Stadium and deserves a pay rise, not the sack!

It is easy for me as a non Manchester City fan to say this, but I really hope that City supporters get together to demand a rethink from the owner or take drastic action such as boycotting games if he doesn't.

The Premier League is being taken further and further away from the fan on the street and this decision is just a decision too far. It must be reversed and we must regain control over our national game from the money men who simply don't understand football.

I don't remember ever being quite so disgusted on hearing the ridiculous actions taken by an owner of a club. The man quite obviously doesn't have a clue. I was no major Sven fan when he was in charge of England but his club record is second to none and he has been doing a fine job of sorting things out at City.

We are always hearing about 'Player power'. It would be nice to see that used by the City players in support of their manager.

Come on footy fans, let's do what we can to bring the game back to reality.