Paper Talk

• Former referees chief Keith Hackett feels Martin Atkinson should 'spend seven days at a holiday camp' after his recent controversial decision not to send Ashley Barnes off in Burnley's clash with Chelsea.
• Juan Mata believes March will be a pivotal month in Manchester United's season.
• Tony Mowbray is poised to be named as Coventry City's new manager.
• Watford loan pair Gianni Munari and Daniel Toszer will not be affected by the financial crisis at their Serie A employers Parma.

• Chelsea could look to 44-year-old Brad Friedel as a replacement for Petr Cech if the goalkeeper decides to leave.

• Inter Milan have ruled out the sale of Mauro Icardi amid interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea.
• Manchester City will look to Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti if they decide to ditch under-fire manager Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season.
• John Terry has hinted he might quit football completely if he does not get a new contract at Chelsea.
• Swansea boss Garry Monk wants to see the best of Gylfi Sigurdsson now he is over a hamstring injury and free of suspension.
• Wolves are considering a loan move for Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater.
• David Beckham's son Brooklyn could be set to join Manchester United once he is released by Arsenal in the summer.

• Manuel Pellegrini is fighting to save his Manchester City job and the club is already drawing up a list of possible replacements.

• Liverpool are prepared to sell Mario Balotelli to Sampdoria and sign Luciano Vietto from Villarreal for £12m.
• Middlesbrough will take no action against Grant Leadbitter and Jose Semedo after they had to be separated during the 2-0 defeat by Sheffield Wednesday.

• Jordan Henderson feels Liverpool need 10 more wins to catch Manchester City and claim another second placed finish in the Premier League.
• New information has forced the FA to delay their verdict on Malky Mackay and Iain Moody's exchange of abusive text messages.
• Francis Coquelin could be fit to face QPR on Wednesdat despite breaking his nose against Everton in a collision with team-mate Olivier Giroud.

• The FA is planning to enter men's and women's teams in football at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
• Greg Dyke is plotting to have Premier League 'B' teams play in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy after receiving support from League One and Two teams.

• Howard Webb has defended the competence and professionalism of Premier League referees after a series of high-profile incidents were missed.

• Dave King could take over Rangers within 48 hours with remaining directors Derek Llambias and Barry Leach set to quit the Ibrox club.
• Stuart McCall believes Celtic new-boys Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong should be in Scotland's squad for the double-header against Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.