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Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales.

Top Dog

Betfairs top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales.

Crufts champion Top stories that can dominate the news agenda
Pedigree chum Insights that tell you something you don't know
Dogs dinner Speculation, guesswork, or ideas that just don't come off.

Top Dog says:

Two points from three games and Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United are already off the pace to retain their title. All the papers lead on Fergie's fears after defeat at Eastlands, but it is time to grab odds of 4.2 for Fergie to sort things out and still come cruising through? They are only five points behind Chelsea with 35 games to go!

Crufts:

The Sun/Daily Mail/Daily Mirror/Daily Star/ Daily Express - Angry Gerrard After match quotes from Liverpool's skipper underline how badly ref Rob Styles got it wrong to give Chelsea a penalty. Gerrard reckons the Reds proved they are serious contenders and title odds are now just 4.9 against a pre-season high of more than 8.

Pedigree Chum:

Daily Mail Graham Poll comments - Rob Styles controversial penalty decision gives the Mail a perfect chance to show off their new star columnist and as Graham Poll says: Styles will have had a long drive home.

Daily Star Curtis is blocked The Star says Martin ONeill has called off his attempt to buy West Broms Curtis Davies after being given quotes of £15million.
ONeill says he'll still have players in by the deadline, but with eight out and only two in so far and a big lack of numbers, you can still lay them at 5.4 for a top six finish.

Dog s dinner:

Daily Express football's heart is pumping fast. Football Correspondent Mick Dennis turns his back on the big games to cover Tring's win over Ruislip at the start of FA Cup qualifying. An old idea but one that didn't work this weekend.

Daily Mail United want new Tevez probe - will Sheffield United just get over it and move on? Chairman Kevin McCabe wants yet another probe into the Carlos Tevez affair. If they keep focusing on the past it could destroy their future they are already out to 14 to win the Championship title and sliding after one point in two games.

The Sun - New Roed for Glenn The Sun claims Leicester's volatile chairman Milan Mandaric is already plotting to ditch Martin Allen and give the job to Glenn Roeder. Don't believe a word of it even though Leicester are already 18.5 to win the Championship after a rocky start.

Todays other stories:

Daily Mail You robbed us, say Liverpool. FA keen to explore goalline
technology, pages of match reports.

The Sun football pull-out is 28 pages long with details reports and statistics Andy Van der Meyde pleading for a last chance at Everton. Becks says he can play twice in two days.

Daily Express - Fergies title fears, Sir Bobby Robsons fears over
Beckham, start of the FA Cup trail, Premiership match reports

Daily Star - Owen Hargreaves out for England, 20 page football pull-out

Daily Mirror - Big Four match action. Crocks wreck Macs planning. Becks:
Ill be fit. Jol wants clear the air talks. 20 page football pull-out

Tags: Alex Ferguson, Betfair's Top Dog, Gerrard anger