Linesmen reportedly axed, gym fixes it for QPR, while Johnson link is denied

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The Daily Mirror report that linesmen Dave Bryan and Ceri Richards, who made mistakes in recent Chelsea and QPR matches, are being axed for the rest of the season.

Bryan was the assistant who missed two offside goals in Chelsea’s win over Wigan, while Richards failed to spot that Ashley Young was offside prior to Manchester United’s controversial first goal against Rangers.

Manager Hughes has made changes at Harlington.

The Mirror say the Premier League heirarchy have suspended the duo for the remaining games as they react to intense criticism of some recent key blunders by officials.

Meanwhile, the Mirror and The Sun both run with comments by QPR manager Mark Hughes regarding improvements made at the club’s Harlington training ground – formerly used by Chelsea – since his appointment.

The Mirror have the headline ‘Gym has fixed it for Hoops, claims Hughes’ while The Sun opt for ‘It’s gym beam for Sparky’ and the Daily Star ‘Gym’s a tonic for Hughes’.

The Sun also report West Brom boss Roy Hodgson’s angry response to claims he is looking to offload Peter Odemwingie and sign Andy Johnson from Fulham, as do the Daily Mail.

Former Whites manager Hodgson said: “I presume the link with Andy Johnson is based on the fact we worked together at Fulham and it is a player I admire as a footballer.

“He did a great job for me but, to be fair, he is not a player we’ve actually discussed in terms of next season.”

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