David Dein selling out can spoil Arsenal's season
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/ Top Dog / 31 August 2007 / Leave a comment
Betfair's Top Dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales
Top Dog
Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales.
• Cruft's champion - Top stories that can dominate the news agenda
• Pedigree chum - Insights that tell you something you don't know
• Dog's dinner - Speculation, guesswork, or ideas that just don't come off.
Top Dog says:
The Champions League draw and David Dein's decision to sell his Arsenal shares to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov dominate the newspapers even though it's transfer deadline day. Trouble behind the scenes is bound to affect performances on the pitch at The Emirates, yet you can still lay the Gunners for a top four finish at 1.43.
Cruft's:
Daily Star - Lennon's Euro booster - while all the other papers concentrate on David Beckham's injury the Star's veteran Brian Woolnough has the news that Aaron Lennon could be fit to play in the crucial Euro 2008 double headers. England are 1.65 to qualify but 12 to win the tournament.
Pedigree Chum:
Daily Express - Bale learns to wing it with style - Former People reporter Frank Wiechula has just joined the Express and has used his Tottenham contacts to get a sneak preview of a Gareth Bale interview in the club magazine. A good read and a reminder that despite their poor start Tottenham's squad is strong. They are 6.4 a top four finish.
The Sun/Daily Express - Portsmouth sign Johnson - Expect Andy Dillon in the Sun to be ahead of the game on Portsmouth stories - he ghosts Harry Redknapp's weekly betting column! Peter White of the Express has also got the story that Pompey will sign Glen Johnson today. Pompey a big 8.6 to win at Arsenal on Sunday.
Daily Star - You can Nick Shorey for £6m - Steve Coppell might have angrily turned down West Ham's first bid for England's new left back but he's left the door wide open for a deal to get done today. Shorey is a West Ham fan and if he goes it would have a big effect on Reading's dressing room. They are 9.2 for relegation.
Dog' s dinner:
Daily Mail - Riquelme talks to Everton - The Mail says Argentina's great playmaker is due at Goodison for talks today with an offer of a one-year loan deal. IF they really thought he would sign the story would be much bigger than a couple of columns on page 99.
Today's other stories:
Daily Mail - Arsenal at war - Champions League draw - Beckham's England dream could be over - Ferguson on Keane
The Sun - Comrade Wenger - United back to hell in Euro draw - Kenwyne Jones on joining Sunderland
Daily Express - Dein's revenge - Big guns fight Platini plan - Davies calls for stricter heart test monitoring
Daily Star - Gunners £75m civil war-ski - Rio Ferdinand on Champions League draw - Owen says bank on me for goals - Emile Heskey interview
Daily Mirror - Riot police on red alert for Roma - Has Beckham played his last game - Ferguson on Keane - Bentley's England reminder - Gravesen in shock return to Goodison.
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