While it is tempting to again go on the attack against Rafael Benitez for his latest Uriah Heep-style "most humble" bemoaning of poor little Liverpool's lack of spending, I will refrain this time on account of the fact that I have read two separate translations of an interview with Spanish newspaper AS and both threw up different spins on the story. Suffice to say, I still think he could keep his trap shut.

I am more drawn to a link recently brought to my attention. It offers what could possibly be a panacea to all the squabbling that goes on in football. The Grudge Match Series, set to be launched next month, breathlessly describes itself as "a new concept in sports and reality TV" in which "former professional sports stars will be facing each other again, but this time it's different. Instead of their chosen sports, Grudge Match will see these rivals take to the boxing ring to meet one-on-one!"

We get underway in March with a London event featuring Spurs v Chelsea in which we can "See Steve Sedgley, Kerry Dixon, Clive Walker, David Speedie, Micky Hazzard and Graham Roberts in action!!!!"

When I last heard of Micky Hazzard, who incidentally played for both clubs, he was driving a London cab. The rest are often seen doing media work, with what I thought was the exception of Steve Sedgley, who a googlesearch will mistakenly reveal as a "Tottenham legend" but also that he has become a blogger.

One of his blogs asks if hard men have become a dying breed in the modern game. One wonders how Roberts, a man who also played for both clubs, would last in the game these days; his choice of autobiographical title is the accurate "Hard As Nails". Speedie meanwhile, a combustible but gifted player who rarely got on with anybody for very long, has his modern equivalent in Craig Bellamy.

It remains unclear who will be fighting who at time of writing though my feeling that it will be Roberts v Dixon (Kerry may be worried), Speedie v Hazzard (tough to call) and Sedgley v Walker (Elegant defender v skilful attacker). At £50 a throw and the fact that I'm in Manchester that night I will have to skip this event. If this proves a success then we can expect to see "Spurs vs. Arsenal, Liverpool vs. Everton, Aston Villa vs. West Brown (sic), Man Utd vs. Man City, Newcastle vs. Sunderland and of course Celtic vs. Rangers." The last of these could be quite a night.

Considering all the nonsense that goes on between modern managers these days, a fantasy "Grudge Match" between all 20 Premier League bosses looks like a fine way to settle arguments. Football does not seem to be doing enough to stop the rows:

Battle of the bosses, Wembley Stadium: In the style of WWF's "Royal Rumble", all 20 will get take to on each other. Last man standing wins.

Will it be Sir Alex "Razor Elbows" Ferguson, ten-time winner of the event? Using the street-fighting skills gained on the streets of Glasgow and when running a Govan pub in the mid-1970s, this most experienced of pugilists is still willing to take on all-comers. Expect to see him form an entente cordiale with fellow Glaswegian Davie "Blue-eyed Boy" Moyes against continental fighters Rafa "Factual" Benitez and Arsene "Le Prof" Wenger before the gloves come off later.

Benitez use a defensive-minded counter-attacking style while Wenger employs classic French techniques though has problems with his peripheral vision. Martin "Kilrea Killer" O'Neill is one of the ring's great talkers but his hyperactive approach, always in perpetual motion, hides a deep thinker.

This year's unknown quantity is new arrival Guus "Dutch" Hiddink, a heavyweight known to be able switch stances and styles whenever required. He steps in for Brazilian bruiser Luiz "Felipe" Scolari. Two men who have a grudge to settle are Steve "Cribbins" Bruce and Mark "Guess" Hughes, former gym companions but now sworn enemies. Those two will be looking for each other as soon as the bell goes.

Sadly, Joe "F" Kinnear has had to pull out of this year's event. Chris "Clipboard" Hughton will be in his place, though few will expect him to succeed. Tony "Donkey" Adams will be another absentee, having left the ring to further work on the demons which have prevented his career taking off.

Flyweight Gianfranco "Gorgon" Zola is one to watch yet may lack the power to compete while Phil "Bronzed Adonis" Brown is known to start well before fading badly. "Big" Sam Allardyce is one for the purist, a latter-day Joe Bugner who likes to frustrate the opposition. "Pretty Boy" Roy Hodgson is hugely experienced, and has fought at international level, though he rarely does well away from his west London base. Ricky "Unpronounceable" Sbragia will be there in place of Roy "The Truth" Keane, one-time Rockmount junior champ, who is a big miss from this event. Keane's chance of a title shot looks to have now gone.

Battle-hardened bruiser Gary "Ginger" Megson's fair skin has a tendency to cut easily while Tony "The Cap" Pulis is no classicist but is known to use unorthodox fighting techniques. Tony "Mow 'em down" Mowbray employs an attacking style though his face shows that his defence can be easily breached. "Gorgeous" Gareth Southgate's once-heralded defence means that his nose for a punch has gone, leaving him highly vulnerable. Harry "The Real Deal" Redknapp has been getting his excuses in early for an expected poor showing in this event.