Phil Neal, perhaps best known at this stage for being Graham Taylor's chief yes-man during that painfully embarrassing Channel 4 documentry a few years' back, is tipped by the News of the World for the manager's job at Cork City. The paper claims that when asked if he would be interested in the post he responded in the affirmative, although it's not entirely clear whether the former Liverpool star is capable of any other type of reply.

Other than that it's a dull enough week on the rumour front, understandable enough given that last Friday was the British transfer deadline. Real Madrid are said to be prepared to let Arsenal have Nicolas Anelka back in return for the £13 million they still owe on the deal being forgotten about, while Graeme Souness is reported to be eyeing up an ould £5 million swoop for Celtic's Eyal Berkovic.

According to the Sunday Mirror, Niall Quinn has been told again that he must wait until the summer before discovering whether he is to be offered a new contract by Sunderland. And the campaign by big British clubs to destroy the international game is said to be on the verge of claiming another major scalp - Harry Kewell is set to quit the Socceroos according to just about everybody.