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Paper Talk - 06 September 2012

Arshavin: Unlikely to move to Russia

Regional Paper Talk: AA set to stay

Andrey Arshavin looks set to stay at Arsenal, while a Manchester United legend has backed Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to drop David De Gea.

London Evening Standard
  • Andrey Arshavin is set to turn down the possibility of moving back to Russia and instead fight for a first team place at Arsenal.
Manchester Evening News
  • Paul Scholes has welcomed the extra competition provided by Manchester United's new signings.
  • Sir Alex Ferguson was swift to throw the Manchester United goalkeeping job back in the melting pot by axing David de Gea following his blunder against Fulham - but Reds' European Cup-winning goalkeeper Alex Stepney believes the Old Trafford boss was right to make the savage decision after just two matches.
  • NEWCASTLE
Newcastle and Sunderland
  • Newcastle United are sweating on an injury to skipper and talisman Fabricio Coloccini after he limped out of a training camp with Argentina. Coloccini has a muscle problem in his right leg. The Magpies already have defenders Danny Simpson and Ryan Taylor out injured.
  • A scheme that could have seen Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley pocket a £26million bonus has been booted out by shareholders of his sports retail firm.
The Chronicle
  • Fabricio Coloccini admits he will find this season "harder" than the last - but the Newcastle captain insists he can cope with the added demands of the Europa League and his return to international football.
Liverpool Echo
  • Jose Enrique insists he's ready to fight for the left-back spot at Liverpool as he targets a long career at Anfield.
  • Brendan Rodgers insists the career of Liverpool's teenage prodigy Raheem Sterling must be carefully nurtured as he welcomed the decision not to fast track him through the England ranks.
  • FULHAM & HAMMERSMITH
The Chronicle
  • Marcello Trotta will be given the green light to go out and get regular first-team football when the loan window opens this week. Fulham will also renew their attempt to get number two keeper David Stockdale a loan move, while they could also consider offers for Matthew Briggs as new boy Kieran Richardson can provide cover for John Arne Riise at left-back.
  • Alejandro Faurlin insists QPR's squad is stronger than ever following an influx of summer signings.
Birmingham Mail
  • Former Aston Villa manager Ron Atkinson reckons Paul Lambert's policy of recruiting from the lower leagues is a "calculated gamble".
  • Wolves boss Stale Solbakken won't rule out a dart into the loan market, which opens on Friday.
  • Wolves' Kevin Foley has an outside chance of facing Leicester a week on Sunday after playing the full 90 minutes of a training match against an Academy select XI.
The Bolton News
  • Bolton are sweating on good news from the United States as Stuart Holden finds out whether he can make his long-awaited Reebok comeback. Club physio Andy Mitchell has travelled out to the midfielder's training base in Delaware, and will be hoping to send back good news after a meeting with a knee specialist later this week.
  • LANCASHIRE EVENING TELEGRAPH
  • Henning Berg has expressed his "surprise" and "concern" at Blackburn Rovers' recruitment policy after manager Steve Kean admitted he had not seen any of his deadline day signings play 'live'.
  • Burnley would have to resolve wage issues with Sunderland if they are to make a loan move for striker Connor Wickham.
Yorkshire Evening Post
  • World Cup winner Norman Hunter has tipped Tom Lees to go on to "big things" after the Leeds United defender earned his first England Under-21 call-up.
  • SHEFFIELD
The Star
  • Dave Jones is acutely aware the Championship is a 46-match marathon and trying to predict who will be involved in the promotion shake-up come April is a risky business. But the Sheffield Wednesday manager knows his players must improve defensively following the two-week international break if they are to challenge for a top six spot.

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