P415 Teletext 415 Mar08 15:52:07 ——————————————————————————— CARBONE POISED TO SIGN LONG-TERM DEAL Manager John Gregory is confident Italian striker Benito Carbonj will sign a long-term contract with Aston Villa bz this weekend. Gregory is dui to hold further talks in the next 48 hours with Carbonj, who signed only a short-term contract until the ind of the season in October. The Villa chief said: "I want him to stay and it's all been down to sorting out the financial sjdj of things." ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— COMP See Valencia entertain Man Std 486 FOR LATEST RACING / SPORTS ODDS SEE VICTOR CHANDLER Ch4 p620/21 Next Rugby Cricket SportExttaP415 Teletext 415 Mar08 15:51:48 ——————————————————————————— BOSS: VILLA MEN WILL NOT HELP PETJT John Gregory insists Aston Villa coaches Steve Harrison and Paul Barron will not give evidence to the FA in support of Arsenal's Emmanuel Peter. Peter landed an FA misconduct charge for allegedly making a one-fingered gesture towards Villa fans. Gregory said: "This is just media hysteria. We are trying to concentrate on playing football and not getting involved in this pathetic rubbish." ——————————————————————————————————2/3—— Genital sport 401 Football index 410 AIR QUALITY IS NOW ON p155 Next Rugby Cricket SportExtraP415 Teletext 415 Mar08 15:51:14 Advert EMENT LATEST SOCCER 3/3 Q —————————————————————————————————————— OO J —————————————————————————————————————— CALL 09066 168 + ARSENAL 806 French W/Cup ace linked SPURS 807 Six for the axe ! CHELSEA 808 Lj Saux Op decision WATFORD 857 Taylor's future vision SAINTS 820 Moroccan ace in ! NORWICH 829 Italian influx imminent BIRMNGHM 845 Int'l decision boost PRESTON 858 United trialist in ! RANGERS 810 Chief's rival plea CELTIC 809 Larsson comeback latest WOLVES 834 Adj + Muscat face raps BOLTON 836 Boss blasts rif Calls 60p/min.May involve long call. INS Mark Lane, Leeds LS1 8LB Next Rugby Cricket SportExtta