Newcastle want Blackburn boss Paul Ince to be their new manager. (Daily Mirror)

Last year Harry Redknapp this year Paul Ince. Can’t Newcastle look for a coach that doesn’t already have a job. Besides Paul Ince would be a fool to take the job at this point so soon after agreeing to coach Blackburn. It would be close to career suicide since once he is let go from Newcastle what owner is really going to trust Ince with another coaching job.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley wants a new boss installed in time for Saturday’s home game against Hull City. (The Sun)

Well he better get moving on that.

Tottenham first-team coach Gus Poyet, Zenit St Petersburg boss Dick Advocaat and Russia coach Guus Hiddink are all under consideration for the Magpies post. (Daily Telegraph)

Silly newspapers. There is no way that Guus Hiddink is going to leave Russia for Newcastle.

Liverpool’s owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are ready to sell the club but want £300m more than Sheikh Mohammed’s valuation of about £450m. (Daily Mirror)

That is not wanting to sell the club. That is the phrase everyone has a price coming into play. £750m is close to £500 more than Hicks and Gillett paid for the club.

Manchester City are spending £150,000 on a private plane to bring quartet Robinho, Elano, Jo and Pablo Zabaleta back from international duty in South America in time to face Chelsea on Saturday (The Sun).

Don’t think fuel prices are too much of a concern for the owners of Manchester City.