Bertrand opts to stay at club he joined as a 15-year-old from Gillingham in hope of being Cole's successor

Rafael Benitez and Roberto Di Matteo are among the favourites to succeed the Welshman

Two men have been arrested after separate attacks on mosques following the terrorist incident in Woolwich.

Sir Alex Ferguson was named the LMA's Premier League manager of the year.

The Liverpool striker was among the nominees despite biting the arm of Branislav Ivanovic

The incident occurred during last night's match with Gillingham

Joint coach Mark Robson has left the League Two club

Betting advice from Michael Holden of Best of the Bets

Ian Herbert northern Football correspondent

Lennie Lawrence and Curtis Fleming continued their caretaker duties as Crystal Palace beat Leicester to move within a point of the automatic promotion places, despite speculation linking the pair with a move to Bolton. Palace co-chairman Steve Parish expects assistant manager Lawrence and first-team coach Fleming to join former manager Dougie Freedman at the Reebok following his appointment this week.

The favourites are getting heavy in League Two, presenting us with a weekend when the preferred course of action is to dabble on a couple of speculative long shots in the absence of a single solid wager. Naturally, the caveat is that the league table offers little encouragement.

An Oldham player who is alleged to have used racist abuse towards a ball boy during the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane has received the backing of his club.

League or Union?

Vale could be fresher and play with greater focus after Bantams' cup exploits in midweek.