Newcastle look to Venables for help
Ex-England manager Terry Venables is expected to decide today whether to take over as interim Newcastle boss. According to a report on the BBC Newcastle hope to make an announcement before the weekend regarding the appointment.
Newcastle’s Carling Cup exit on Wednesday was their third straight loss since Kevin Keegan’s resignation. They were defeated 2-1 by fellow strugglers Tottenham, and urgently need someone to bring stability to a club its owner, Mike Ashley, wants to sell following fan protests over Kevin Keegan’s departure as manager on 4 September.
The 64-year-old Venables has been out of work for nearly a year after he was sacked as assistant to former England coach Steve McClaren in November 2007. He is a close friend of Newcastle director of football Dennis Wise.
Since Keegan left the club over a dispute regarding control of player transfers, Newcastle have been in free-fall.
They face Blackburn in the Premier League on Saturday. You can view BetUK’s range of markets on this game here.
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