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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.

Cruft's:

Daily Mail - Jewell says no to Wigan comeback - Top Dog warned yesterday against backing Paul Jewell to be the next Wigan boss, and Ian Ladyman reports that last night he ruled himself out. Joe Royle is the new favourite at (2.86), but chairman Dave Whelan doesn't appear to know where to go next.

Pedigree Chum:

Daily Star - Gabby's the new Stan the man - Martin O'Neill reckons Aston Villa's home grown local derby hero Gabby Agbonlahor could be another Stan Collymore - but without the demons that dogged Stan's career. With five goals so far he's (4.1) to be the top English goalscorer, but (19.5) to lay. Might be worth putting up (10) and see if somebody matches it.

Daily Mail/Daily Mirror - Carson gets his big chance - The Mail's young London reporter Simon Cass says Scott Carson will play in Austria on Friday night with the chance to take Paul Robinson's shirt against Croatia. Trust this one - Simon's dad is veteran Mail on Sunday man Bob Cass who is close to Steve McClaren. The Mirror's Martin Lipton has also got the story. England (1.75) to win in Vienna on Friday night.

The Sun - Ferguson&on&on - Looks like somebody thought of the headline and then got Manchester man Neil Custis to write a piece around it. But why not? It's a good headline, after all!

The Sun - Cole-d hearted - Joe Cole talks to Andrew Dillon about his new mean streak, and how he's shrugged off the departure of Jose Mourinho. "Players come and go and so did Mourinho - there's no room for sentiment". Honest stuff.

Dog' s dinner:

Daily Express - Ronaldo's plotting world domination - Odd headline and an odder piece on Cristiano Ronaldo's dream of being the world's best player. It's all really just a plug for the Manchester United star's new DVD!

Daily Mirror - The Feud - The Mirror tries hard to stand up a story that Joey Barton and Dickson Etuhu's Tyneside derby clash was a result of a feud that goes back to when they were both at Manchester City, but produces no evidence to back it up at all.

Today's other stories:

The Sun - You've Vlad it Mac - Barton escape - Brum fear Yeung kover 'n clout - Cesc: I'll stay for life - Wayne who? - Wenger dumps Lehmann even on his birthday - 28 page Super Goals - Ramos don't go plea to Berba

Daily Express - Top marks for Flamini - FA helpless to act on Barton - Coventry's TV row - David James and Phil Neville back McClaren - Alan Curbishley column says Lampard must play - Petrov has finally shut up boo boys - Hart won't miss a beat for Sven

Daily Star - Three 'n easy for Wenger - United offer scared fans refund - Cowie is miffed as Baggies storm it - Gerro: Don't knife Mac - Micah set to take on Rio's role - You're safe with me says Gibson to Southgate

Daily Mirror - Ain't life grand - Stupid Sud hands it to Baggies - Best of the best - Pepe Reina on Rafa Benitez - Can McClaren survive? - Curbs and Sven chase Djibril Cisse.

Daily Mail - We're top Guns -The reclusive Mr Ashley has a lot more front - Gibson job boost for Southgate - Italian League facing shutdown - Postcard from Chris Coleman - European bonus for third place finishers