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Paper Talk - 20 February 2012

Wenger: Assured job is safe

Paper Talk: Wenger's job is safe

Arsene Wenger has reportedly been assured that his job at Arsenal is safe, while John Terry is being tipped to start for Chelsea at Napoli.

The Sun
  • Arsene Wenger has been assured his job as Arsenal boss is safe.
  • Brighton made FA Cup history on Sunday - by netting three own goals.
  • George Graham has delivered a devastating verdict on Arsene Wenger's Arsenal flops.
  • Portsmouth are still paying players 'crazy' wages of more than £30,000 a week.
  • Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas will at least get the chance to see Naples - but the dying could come quickly afterwards.
  • West Brom boss Roy Hodgson is set to take advantage of the financial uncertainty at Nottingham Forest to swoop for Garath McCleary.
  • LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane will return to the Premier League unless he can cure his homesickness.
  • Liverpool have taken Portsmouth's Under-17 captain Sam Magri on trial. They are ready to pay the cash-hit Championship club £150,000 for the defender who has yet to play in the first team.
  • Keith Curle is set to take over at Notts County after the sacking of Martin Allen.
  • Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard warned there is far more to come from Liverpool's 'Three Amigos'.
  • Stoke boss Tony Pulis could face an FA charge after blasting fourth official Lee Probert - again.
  • Harry Redknapp joked his chances of being named the next England boss took a dive after his Tottenham side failed to beat tiny Stevenage on Sunday.
  • Steve Bruce could take charge of Wolves for Saturday's clash with his beloved Newcastle.
Daily Star
  • Andre Villas-Boas will turn to Chelsea's old guard to save his skin in Italy on Tuesday night.
  • Arsene Wenger claims Arsenal's crisis will be over if they beat Spurs next Sunday.
  • Harry Redknapp has admitted he did his England hopes no favours as Tottenham struggled to a draw against Stevenage.
Daily Mirror
  • Kenny Dalglish has ofered another apology after Liverpool reached the FA Cup quarter-finals - this time for letting his heart rule his head. The Reds manager intervened late on in his side's six-goal mauling of Brighton to let Luis Suarez take a penalty.
  • Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been assured his job is safe for another two years.
  • Robbie Keane will return to the Premier League in the summer - if he cannot get over his homesickness in the United States.
  • Birmingham have extended the trial of Argentine striker Julian Cardellino.
  • Steven Gerrard led Liverpool into the FA Cup quarter-finals and set his sights on a cup double.
  • Andre Villas-Boas is preparing to take a huge Champions League fitness gamble on Chelsea skipper John Terry.
  • Villas-Boas insists he will not put Fernando Torres before the good of his Chelsea team.
Daily Express
  • Andre Villas-Boas is ready to ask Chelsea captain John Terry to defy the pain and help him rescue his job in Naples on Tuesday night.
  • Furious Arsenal fans will this week turn their anger on chief executive Ivan Gazidis, who celebrated a friend's wedding in Mexico while the club were condemned to a seventh year without a trophy.
  • Steve Bruce is now the clear front-runner for the job of Wolves manager with a second interview planned this week.
  • Tony Pulis called for a summit between managers and referees following Rory Delap's red card as last season's beaten finalists Stoke saw off the spirited challenge of the FA Cup's lowest-ranked remaining club, Crawley Town.
  • David Nugent is feeling the Wembley "buzz" once again now as his Leicester side find themselves just two games away from the FA Cup final.
  • Owen Coyle believes loan star Ryo Miyaichi can follow in the footsteps of Jack Wilshere and Daniel Sturridge by laying the foundations of his career while helping Bolton.
  • Harry Redknapp was given a potential glimpse of the future on Sunday. A big team trying to beat so-called minnows in a cramped stadium with a bobbly pitch - and struggling badly.
  • Nigel Clough is already looking to the summer sales after Derby extended their winless streak to six games.
Daily Mail
  • Arsene Wenger says he will not quit as Arsenal manager after his side were knocked out of the FA Cup and blew their last chance of a trophy for the seventh season in a row.
  • Arsenal have given Wenger their unequivocal backing and will give the beleaguered manager £55million to rebuild his ailing squad.
  • Stoke eased into the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday - but manager Tony Pulis was still furious.
  • Andre Villas-Boas is ready to take a fitness gamble on John Terry in Chelsea's make-or-break clash in Naples.
  • Roy Keane is emerging as a candidate to be Wolves' new manager. Second interviews are scheduled to take place this week and early favourite Steve Bruce is reluctant to accept the job on a short-term basis until the end of the season.
  • Tottenham and PSG want Internacional striker Leandro Damiao.
  • Porto fans making racist gestures during Manchester City's Europa League tie in Portugal included young children in executive boxes at Estadio do Dragao, it has emerged.
Daily Record
  • Rangers boss Ally McCoist is pondering an appeal over the SPL decision to block Daniel Cousin's signing.
  • Craig Gordon is back in the Scotland set-up after a year of injury and will be joined in Craig Levein's squad by Blackpool wonderkid Matt Phillips.
  • McCoist has revealed how telephone calls in the middle of the night from Walter Smith helped him through his most harrowing week in football.
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