The Offside Daily – Liverpool boss vow, Norwich City sack Hughton plus Arsenal and Manchester United battle for Young young ‘un

10 of the best football stories of the day:

1) Norwich City have decided to sack Chris Hughton with only five games to go in the season, replacing him with youth coach Neil Adams.

2) Despite a heavy defeat to Crystal Palace, Cardiff City skipper Steven Caulker believes his side can still remain in the Premier League.

3) Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has vowed to win a first League title for the club in 24 years; for the 96 fans who died at Hillsborough.

4) Ally McCoist does not fear the sack at Rangers after losing the Ramsdens Cup Final1-0 in extra time to Raith Rovers.

5) Sam Allardyce has called for the opening of ‘referee academies’ to develop better trained refs after the clubs 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.

6) It seems Ashley Young’s nine year old son is fulfilling his fathers dream, by signing up with Arsenal rather than Manchester United. (Daily Mail)

7) Mario Balotelli turbulent career has often attracted attention, this week he took his Ferrari out for a spin in the streets of Milan. (Daily Mail)

8) Friends and family of Tim Sherwood were duped into thinking he punched one of his players last week . (Mirror)

9) Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler enjoyed a coaching session with kids from Soweto, even if they didn’t have a clue who he was. (Premier League)

10) Forget psychic animals – David De Gea correctly predicted Juan Mata would score against Newcastle. (Give Me Sport) 

 

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