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Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales

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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:

Martin Jol is finally gone. If Tottenham had been as smart and on the ball as the Fleet Street newsdesks last night all season he wouldn't have had a problem. The news was breaking in the second half of Spurs' UEFA Cup defeat to Getafe, and wasn't confirmed on telly until 15 minutes from the end. The papers, with first edition deadlines at around 10 o'clock, all found space to analyse why Jol's out and what will happen next. Juande Ramos was always stitched on to replace him. But Gus Poyet coming as the number two is significant bad news for Leeds. It will only take the slightest disruption to make those 15 points a massive penalty again. You can lay them for promotion at 1.75.

Cruft's:

The Sun - Ramos is Arsene, Jose and Fergie rolled into one - European football expert Antony Kastrinakis gives a glowing reference for Juande Ramos. If the Seville boss is half as good as Kastrinakis says then you can put your mortgage on Spurs winning everything next season!! Interesting reading and well prepared piece bearing in mind how late the Jol news broke.

Pedigree Chum:

Daily Star - Fergie fears KO for Scho - Eight pages of soccer under the 'Seriously Football' banner gives the Star the space to chase up the story that Paul Scholes broke down in training in Kiev on Monday. Manchester man Bill Thornton warns he could be out for weeks and that's serious news for Fergie. The midfield maestro has been ever present and making things tick for United's superstars. United are 2.36 Premier League favourite, 2.38 to lay.

Daily Mail - Cool Grant has Eriksson touch says happy Joe - more signs that Avram Grant could become the year's most unlikely managerial superstar. Joe Cole talks about the calm qualities of the new Chelsea boss who has now put four wins on the trot together. Blues are still on offer at 6 for the Premier League.

Daily Mail - The Premier League live in California - Ivan Speck asks the real question set by the NFL's arrival at Wembley on Sunday. Will the Premier League ever export a regular fixture to the States or China? Thought provoking stuff.

Dog' s dinner:

The Sun/Daily Express - Sven eyes SWP - Sven Goran Eriksson says he'd like to take Shaun Wright-Phillips back to Manchester City. He would have to heal a few wounds with Shaun's Dad over the World Cup first! If the England winger is let go by Chelsea he's more likely to end up at Spurs or Aston Villa.

Today's other stories:

The Sun - Jol axed, Ramos in - 4-0 win that started the rot - Time's up, Jol - Megson Jailson rocker - Cahill strike fells Greeks - Lampard wants Drogba to stay - Jose Reina on Liverpool flop - Foxes hunt down Dowie

Daily Express - Jol put out of his misery - Megson isn't a popular choice - Benitez is told to justify spending - Rafa's Houl lot of worry - Lampard puts Didier in front - Cahill return lifts Everton - Eriksson aims to Thai up deal for SWP - Bruce can't be Yeung offender

Daily Star - Jol's a goner - Hicks turns up heat on Rafa - Carra: We need spirit of 2005 - Cesc: You ain't seen nothing yet - Frank tells Grant don't flog Drog - Meg goes to El and back - Tim is wizard of Os - Sad Jol left down n out - Sven wants Shaun

Daily Mirror - Jol sacked - Rafa deadline -Lampard: Didi is the Drog's - Bolton fans give Megson the bird - Cahill's return a master class - Liverpool need a miracle - Big Sam blast at Taylor

Daily Mail - Time's up - Rafa told he must win trophies - Megson fights his corner but the fans let rip - Cahill is back with a bang - Can Rafa survive? - Andy Townsend's Euro files

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