At least that's what ESPN and other league sources are saying. The media reported on Wednesday that Al Davis is planning on removing the interim tag from head coach Tom Cable's job description. Raiders' senior executive John Herrera denied the imminent hiring of cable and told reporters that "no decision has been made yet". Cable's current contract expired January 13th and the Raiders have yet to renew it, but he still remains working at the team's facility.

Cable is considered to be the leading candidate for the Raiders' head coaching position. Coupled with the fact that he was recruiting staff members at the Senior Bowl and has not interviewed with any other teams, it appears certain that he and Davis are close to an agreement. In addition to Cable, Davis interviewed New York Giants' offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride and Green Bay assistant coach Winston Moss for the head coaching position. It was also reported that one of the other candidates for the job was informed that Cable had been hired. Again, no official stament has been made by the Raiders.

RaiderMystique.com is currently hard at work preparing for the launch of our Raiders Fan Shop. The shop will feature a wide variety of Raiders merchandise for you to purchase online. The shop will showcase items both new and used. Merchandise will range from Raiders costume jewelry all the way to vintage collectibles sure to please even the most die hard of Raider fans.

Some of the items you will find in our store include:

• Banners and Flags
• Bobbleheads
• Caps and Hats
• Car Accessories
• Cups, Mugs and Glasses
• Helmets
• Jackets
• Jerseys
• Jewelry and Watches
• Keychains
• Pennants
• Photos and Prints
• Pins and Buttons
• Posters
• Shirts
• Signs
• Stickers and Decals

The shop will offer huge savings over retail store prices, so don't bother heading over to your local mega sports outlet for your Raiders gear. Purchase it at huge savings from our online store.

The RaiderMystique.com Raiders Shop is expected to launch sometime near the end of January 2009.