P304 CEEFAX 304 Tue 30 May 19:12/31 1/2 FOOTBALL: STUBBS ISSUES RIOCH PLEA Bolton captain Alan Stubbs has issued a plea to manager Bruce Rioch to stay with the club in th Premiership next season. $hj centre-half, who signed a new contract earlier this 3jason, said: "I probably would not have signed that deal had it not been for Bruce "If you ask an pla th y will say they want him to stay. He is a great manager and has got the best out of the players here." Rjoch, who refuses to bj drawn on his future, has been linked with jobs at Arsenal and Manchester City Nevin Fixtures Man City Round-upP304 CEEFAX 304 Tue 30 May 19:17/45 2/2 FOOTBALL: ARSENAL RULE OUT RIOCH RUSH Arsenal have distanced thjm3el6e from rumours linking Bolton manager Bruce Rioch to the managerial post at Highbury. After Monday's play-off victory, Rioch cited his family connjctigns in the south as the reason for so far refusing to commit himself to the Burnden Park club. But Gunners' managing director Ken Friar sbid: "It's not fair to say Rioch is on our shortlist." "No board meeting is planned and as for an announcement, it won't bj for some time, "he continued. Nevin Fixtures Man City Round-upP304 CJJFB 304 )uj 30 May 19:14/01 s )|*4*l4JJF 2 uj 0 9:12/2 FOOTBALL: aRSdNAL RULE L 2 OUT RJOCH RUSH Arsenal have distanced thjmsel6e3 from rumours linking Bol5on manager $5 Bruce Rioch to the managjti l post at Highbzry. 4 After Monday+u pla9-off victory, 2 "5 Rioch cited his family connjcti ns in the south as the reason fgu sg far refu3ing to commi5 himsklf tg the Burnden Park club. p $5 But Gunners' managing director Ken $5 Friar said: "It's not fair to say 5ioch is on our shortlist." "No board meeting is planned 1nd as for an announcement, it won+t bu for some time, "hj conthn5eh. Ne6im Fi(t5rju Man Cht8 Ro5nd-up