The Independent are reporting that Terry Burton, who is the current assistant manager at Sheffield Wednesday, looks set to take over as Arsenal’s reserve team manager following the promotion of Neil Banfield to Arsène Wenger’s first-team coaching staff. Of particular interest is that Burton had a brief spell as a player at Arsenal, captaining the 1971 FA Cup-winning youth team, and was also a reserve coach at the club during the 1980s under Don Howe and George Graham. He was responsible for bringing the likes of Tony Adams through the Arsenal academy.
Most of Arsenal’s youth-team players will be returning to the club within the next week or two for pre-season training, so Arsenal will want to get a new reserve manager installed as soon as possible. However, Sheffield Wednesday’s chairman, Milan Mandaric, has spoken...

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