“There are few things more likely to damn an Argentinian player than playing in Argentina. Even before the latest economic turmoil there was no money in the game and that – the wisdom of the talent doughnut has it – means any Argentinian who found himself in the Primera was either under 20, over 30 or not very good. Facundo ‘Chucky’ Ferreyra, who completed a loan deal to Newcastle United on Sunday, bypassing the need for a work-permit through his Italian heritage, did not leave till he was 22, which is indicative of the doubts that have always surrounded him.” Guardian – Jonathan Wilson