The Transfer Deadline day “Circus” approaches

Thursday sees the latest part of the conversion of the Premier League to stage show when “Transfer Deadline Day” hits us. For the last fortnight sky has been bombarding viewers with trailers for Jim White’s 6 monthly on-screen explosion of enthusiasm will excite us all about random moves.

I have to say, the build up of Transfer deadline day has been as worrying as it has been momentous over the years. As an average fan I struggle to get my head around the plain and simple question of why do clubs, players and agents leave everything to a six hour gap on the 31st August and 31st January each year. It’s no wonder prices go through the roof when everyone’s trying to sign a small amount of players via a seemingly large amount of agents and advisors. As a journalist I admit, I can very much see the appeal of it, it’s easy news and a licence to speculate randomly for weeks at a time. There’s nothing better than getting a whisper of transfer of the decade and then causing your own snowball affect on twitter and the likes of.

I don’t think there is an overall fix for the window situation, I have heard many managers the likes of Harry Redknapp, Sam Allardyce, Alan Pardew and any manager with a decent asset in their squad complain about it but what’s the alternative? I remember in my misspent youth players moving here, there and everywhere at a moments notice, I recall my Panini 86 sticker album being out of date by the end of September which isn’t good when you’re mooting for swaps at school!

Looking at what we’re likely to expect on Thursday, well apart from the usual Sky Sports news uber hype from the crack of dawn, I would envisage news of Queens Park Rangers latest twenty four signings, Harry Redknapp leaving the training ground speaking out of his car window, lots of random social media generated stories about players turning up at all sorts of random training grounds and local medical facilities, pictures of Jim White entering the Sky Sports News building on his phone seemingly getting the latest gossip and of course the classic segments of reporters outside of training grounds and stadiums with gangs of North Face clad neds on their mobiles waving to their chums because they’re ‘On the telly’.

Like it or loathe it, the day approaches and there will be some, myself included will be sat in front of the box waiting to see who’s going where. The Transfer Deadline Day circus is here to stay for the foreseeable future.

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Indonesia tak akan kekurangan pasokan buah

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Menteri Koordinator Perekonomian Hatta Rajasa menegaskan kebijakan pembatasan pintu masuk impor buah dan sayur-sayuran yang berjalan sekitar enam bulan tidak akan membuat Indonesia kekurangan pasokan.

"Indonesia tidak kekurangan buah, jangan dipikirkan itu, Indonesia tidak kekurangan buah," katanya di Kompleks Istana Kepresidenan Jakarta, Selasa.

Ia menambahkan, produsen buah lokal akan tumbuh berkembang bila masyarakat Indonesia mengonsumsi buah dari dalam negeri.

"Kalau kita rajin membeli buah nasional buah lokal itu mengalir buah lokal itu, semakin banyak rakyat kita akan menanam, memelihara buah lokal, jangan khawatir lah kekurangan pasokan, nanti juga ada pasokan," katanya.

Ia menyakini kebijakan pembatasan pintu impor tidak melanggar WTO, oleh karena itu dirinya tidak khawatir bila hal ini dilaporkan ke lembaga tersebut. "Jangan khawatir, nanti dilaporkan ini, kita hadapi, kita kan tidak melarang," katanya. 

Pemerintah telah melakukan pembatasan pintu masuk impor buah dan sayur impor sejak 19 Juni 2012 dengan menerbitkan Permentan No. 42/2012 tentang Tindakan Karantina Tumbuhan Terhadap Pemasukan Buah dan Sayuran Segar ke Indonesia dan Permentan No. 43/2012 tentang Tindakan Karantina Tumbuhan terhadap Pemasukan Sayuran Umbi Lapis Segar ke Indonesia.

Impor hortikultura yang bukan berasal dari AS, Kanada, dan Australia dilarang masuk melalui Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok (jakarta) dan hanya diperbolehkan masuk melalui Pelabuhan Tanjung Perak (Surabaya), Belawan (Medan), Soekarno Hatta (Makasar), Bandara Seokarno-Hatta (Tangerang), dan Free Trade Zone Batam, Bintan, dan Karimun.

Sementara impor dari Amerika Serikat, Kanada, dan Australia diperbolehkan masuk melalui Pelabuhan Tanjung Priok, karena ketiga negara telah diakui sistem keamanan pangan (food safety system) oleh Indonesia.