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Paper Talk - 23 October 2012

Walcott: Gunners fear January departure

Regional Paper Talk: Gunners eye Gnabry

Arsenal will fast-track Serge Gnabry into the first-team squad if Theo Walcott leaves in January, while Blackburn want Billy McKinlay as boss.

London Evening Standard
  • Arsenal are planning to fast-track Serge Gnabry into the first-team set-up should Theo Walcott leave the club in January.
  • England manager Roy Hodgson has been criticised by the head of a European anti-discrimination group for his handling of the John Terry racism row.
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Fulham Chronicle
  • Bryan Ruiz will be assessed in training this week ahead of Saturday's trip to Reading. The Fulham forward suffered a groin injury on international duty with Costa Rica, which ruled him out of the victory against Aston Villa.
Manchester Evening News
  • Rio Ferdinand appears to have played down reports that he has been working on creating a breakaway footballers' organisation called the Federation of Black Players, in the wake of the racism case involving his brother Anton and Chelsea captain John Terry.
Liverpool Echo
  • Teenagers Raheem Sterling and Andre Wisdom are not getting carried away with their success with Liverpool's first team this season, says goalkeeper Brad Jones.
  • Sylvain believes Everton FC will benefit from how quickly Kevin Mirallas and Steven Naismith have settled in on Merseyside.
The Chronicle
  • Stephane Sessegnon says Sunderland must get over their goalscoring woes - and reliance on Steven Fletcher - if they are to start climbing the table.
  • Cheick Tiote has spoken for the first time since surviving footballing hell in Senegal during the African Cup of Nations clash with Ivory Coast and admitted: "We had to flee for our lives."
Newcastle and Sunderland
  • Troubled Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been handed a final written warning by the club.
  • Carlos Cuellar has defended Sunderland's indifferent form this season and insisted confidence remains high within the squad.
Evening Gazette
  • Tony Mowbray has questioned the logic of the Football League's fixture lists and its impact on the fans' pockets. The Boro boss spoke ahead of his side's back-to-back Riverside clashes against Hull City and Bolton.
Northern Echo
  • Former Sunderland defender Gary Bennett believes every player should have worn Kick It Out T-Shirts at the weekend, but admits society is taking backward steps in the fight to eradicate racism from football.
South Wales Evening Post
  • Pablo Hernandez hopes there is much more to come from him after his first Premier League goal helped Swansea City to victory over Wigan.
Birmingham Mail
  • Birmingham City are in talks with Paul Robinson about extending his St Andrew's contract. The defender's month-long deal runs out after tonight's match at Millwall.
  • Darren Bent admits it is difficult for him to "find a rhythm" under manager Paul Lambert's rotation system at Villa.
  • West Brom sporting and technical director Dan Ashworth has revealed the club are already looking towards next summer's transfer market -
  • and are unlikely to do too much business this winter.
  • After former Wolves winger Michael Kightly went to Stoke to become the next Jermaine Pennant, Molineux manager Stale Solbakken is considering giving Pennant the opportunity to become the new Michael Kightly.
Yorkshire Evening Post
  • Neil Warnock wants his Leeds United side to put a difficult few days for the club firmly behind them with victory against visiting Charlton Athletic.
The Pink un
  • Chris Hughton has dismissed any notion this weekend's Premier League trip to Paul Lambert's Aston Villa will be a grudge match for those players he left behind in Norfolk.
  • Paul Lambert has insisted there is 'no animosity' on his part towards Norwich City ahead of his first Premier League reunion at Villa Park this weekend.
The Daily Echo
  • Southampton have put up a wall of silence over questions regarding the future of Nigel Adkins. The under fire boss admitted after Saturday's defeat at West Ham that he was unsure as to how long he would be given to revive Saints' fortunes after six defeats in eight games back in the Premier League.
Reading Post
  • Noel Hunt has told Reading that he is ready to commit his future to the club after five great seasons.
The Sentinel
  • Stoke City star Charlie Adam denies there is any danger of complacency creeping into the camp ahead of an easier-looking set of fixtures. Their next eight Premier League games see them entertain Sunderland, QPR, Fulham and Newcastle at the Britannia, and travel to Norwich, West Ham, West Brom and Aston Villa.
The Bolton News
  • Bolton Wanderers have taken a giant stride towards appointing Dougie Freedman as their next manager.
Lancashire Telegraph
  • Shebby Singh is understood to be ready to persist in his attempts to appoint Billy McKinlay as Blackburn Rovers' new boss this week - despite being refused permission to speak to the Scot yesterday. Rovers' global advisor has identified former Rovers midfielder McKinlay, currently first-team coach at Fulham, as the man he wants to replace Steve Kean after attempts to lure Tim Sherwood and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer proved unsuccessful.
  • Burnley duo Lee Grant and Michael Duff have called for the players to avoid letting speculation about the new boss become a distraction, and instead focus on fostering a winning habit.
The Star
  • Sheffield United manager Danny Wilson has launched a charm offensive to keep Dave Kitson at Bramall Lane.
Evening Times
  • Joe Ledley has urged Celtic to show no fear as they go into battle against Barcelona in the Nou Camp cauldron.
  • Clyde boss Jim Duffy insists Rangers still shouldn't be in the Irn-Bru Third Division as he prepares to go head-to-head with Ally McCoist's side this Sunday.
The Scotsman
  • The Scottish Premier League clubs' attempts to reform the voting structure were blocked on Monday when two clubs - understood to be Celtic and Aberdeen - voted against the move.

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