Venables is the talk of the Toon as Newcastle target former England boss

24 March 2009 11:23
El of a job: Venables[LNB]Newcastle's players want Terry Venables to keep them in the Barclays Premier League.[LNB]Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood have been in charge of team affairs while Joe Kinnear recovers from heart surgery but the Magpies want an emergency boss - and have placed Venables at the top of their list.[LNB]Third-bottom Newcastle are two points adrift of safety with eight games to go and a club insider told The Sun: 'The players have all been talking about how they need someone of real authority to sort it out. [LNB]'There is no leader since Joe Kinnear took ill. It is not that they don't respect Hughton as a coach because they do, but he is no manager.'[LNB] Ex-England boss Venables was asked to take temporary charge when Kevin Keegan left in September but turned it down because owner Mike Ashley was trying to sell the club. [LNB] Toon troubles piling up as Steven Taylor faces long lay-offGazza: My huge regrets over snubbing Fergie's United and leaving TottenhamNolan plays it cool despite Newcastle heading for the relegation trap-doorNEWCASTLE UNITED FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB]  

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