Transfer deadline day may have been and gone but there is still only one story dominating the back pages of the newspapers and that is, of course, John Terry.

Following the revelations over his private life, his alleged affair and the possibly divisive impact it could have on the England squad it seems that Terry is ready to quit (The Independent) or not (Daily Mirror) depending on what newspaper you read.

There is a bit more meat on the bones of the story in the Daily Telegraph, which claims Terry has held talks with Fabio Capello's closest adviser, Franco Baldini, to discuss whether he should resign as England captain.

And while the FA has left the final decision up to Capello, the Daily Star reports that key members of English football's governing body hope Terry will fall on his sword and save the England coach from having to sack him.

Meanwhile, The Sun, apparently conducted a poll amongst the England players and the majority were in favour of Terry staying on as skipper.

If Terry does quit, or is stripped of the captaincy, then Capello best be careful who he selects as his new skipper, writes Richard Williams in The Guardian:

"Fabio Capello had better take the trouble to discover the identities of two more Premier League players who are said to be using the law to conceal their extra-curricular activities. One of them has reportedly succeeded in obtaining two injunctions preventing publication of the details of his "one-night stands with groupies", in the words of an outraged Daily Mail reporter, while the other has threatened to use the privacy laws against a newspaper preparing to publish a story about his "tawdry 'liaisons' with three women in one week".

I have no idea who the two players in question are, or if either of them is married, or English, or a member of Capello's squad. But the manager can't be too careful."

But Williams does have one candidate for the captain’s role, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney:

"In the search for his successor, it will be almost impossible for Capello to isolate one player who satisfies the requirements of being an automatic choice for the starting line-up, possessing a leader's instincts and maintaining a personal life unlikely to attract the wrong sort of headlines. It comes as something of a shock to realise that, of the very small number of players answering those criteria, Wayne Rooney is the outstanding candidate."

Meanwhile, in The Times, Matt Dickinson asks: Do England need a permanent captain at all?

"Do we really need to regard it is a 365-days-a-year job when it matters for about 12 match days maximum? Is the England captain always on duty, a representative of the nation, of you and me, even when he is popping around to “comfort” his team-mate’s former girlfriend?

Terry impressed, as he always will do, on the pitch and in the dressing room. Capello was not to know the extent of his recklessness off it.

But he does now and when he moves on, as he surely must do by demoting Terry, one suspects that Capello would much prefer just to pass the role to the player who is most deserving on the day. It would certainly stop him being hostage to the latest kiss-and-tell saga."