Source: Daily_Mail
Venables is the talk of the Toon as Newcastle target former England boss
El of a job: VenablesNewcastle's players want Terry Venables to keep them in the Barclays Premier League.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.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. '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.' 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. 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