Here we pro, Avram

Israelis jet in to rubber-stamp Grant's new licence

HERE WE PRO, AVRAM

EXCLUSIVE by ROB SHEPHERD

AVRAM GRANT will rubber stamp his own qualification as a fully licensed Premier League manager.

The Chelsea boss has been forced to fly back and forth to Tel Aviv since taking over from Jose Mourinho to study for his UEFA Pro Licence under the Israeli FA.

But instead of disrupting Chelsea's Champions League build-up over the next fortnight, a contingent from Israel will travel to England for the final stages of the course.

They will study how Grant prepares his team to meet Fenerbahce in the return leg at Stamford Bridge. Student Grant will even give a lecture to the group as part of the course.

Villa turn down £2m

Midlands giants give away shirt sponsorship to charity

VILLA TURN DOWN £2m

EXCLUSIVE By DAVID HARRISON

ASTON VILLA are to announce a unique shirt sponsorship which will see them forfeit up to £2million so they can support a children's charity.

The Midlands club are putting the finishing touches to a deal that will see them carry the name of Acorns, a children's hospice charity, on their shirts next season.

Villa, who could have expected £2m from a shirt sponsorship deal, will not receive a penny.

It is part of the commitment to the community by Randy Lerner (right), the American owner.

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I'll be new Scholes

Spurs superkid O'Hara vows to copy boyhood hero

I'LL BE NEW SCHOLES

By GEOFF SWEET

TOTTENHAM'S Jamie O'Hara has vowed to become the new Paul Scholes.

O'Hara, 21, (below) has modelled himself on the Manchester United midfield player who won 65 England caps.

Jonathan Woodgate on Spurs v Newcastle

He made his international Under-21 debut against Poland in midweek and is in line to face Newcastle this afternoon.

Ramos sweat camp

Spurs boss plans nightmare pre-season regime

RAMOS SWEAT CAMP

By ANDY DUNN

JUANDE RAMOS is planning a pre-season ‘sweat-camp' for his hard-driven Spurs stars — in place of a lucrative summer tour.

The Tottenham squad has been subjected to a rigorous training and dietary regime since the Spaniard took over at White Hart Lane.

Jonathan Woodgate on Spurs v Newcastle

But they are in for a further shock in the summer when Ramos intends to put his team through a punishing fitness course rather than play them in money-spinning exhibition matches.

Keegan's £6.5m Bridge

Kevin to launch summer bid for Chelsea's forgotten full-back

KEEGAN'S £6.5m BRIDGE

By GARY WARD

KEVIN KEEGAN will table a £6.5million summer bid for Chelsea's forgotten man Wayne Bridge.

The Newcastle boss is confident a contract worth £50,000-a-week will lure Bridge to St James' Park.

Jonathan Woodgate on Spurs v Newcastle

Bridge, 27, who joined Chelsea from Southampton for £7m in 2003, has made just eight Premier League appearances this season.

Avram will do Mour

Avram title charge can top Jose's success, says Joe Cole

GRANT CAN DO MOUR

By ANDY DUNN

JOE COLE believes winning the Premier League this season would TOP the back-to-back titles under Jose Mourinho.

The England midfielder — instrumental in Chelsea's surge into Premier League contention — is convinced Avram Grant will have performed a more miraculous feat if his team can overhaul Manchester United in a dramatic domestic run-in.

And that is because Cole reckons this season's campaign has been the first real test of Chelsea's ability to stay strong during troubled times.

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Warrington 6, Harlequins 8

Warrington 6, Harlequins 8

CULLEN FURY

By DAVE PARKER

WARRINGTON coach Paul Cullen was seething after watching his side lose their unbeaten home record.

The second-placed Wolves lost ground on Super League champions Leeds, after going down in a mudbath at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Prop Gareth Haggerty scored his first try for Harlequins to help them into an 8-0 interval lead, and Paul Johnson’s try for the Wolves came too late to salvage the points.

Fergie's blueprint

Alex Ferguson plots 20-year plan for successs

FERGIE'S BLUEPRINT

By DAVID HARRISON

ALEX FERGUSON is drawing up plans to leave behind a legacy that will ensure 20 years of further success after he quits Manchester United.

The Fergie ‘dynasty' will be based around the offer of coaching roles to Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes as they wind down their playing careers over the next couple of seasons.

Sir Alex's blueprint is similar to the boot room philosophy introduced by Bill Shankly at Liverpool in the Sixties which enabled the manager's job to pass smoothly onto a member of his chosen inner circle of backroom staff.