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Allardyce admits to striker shortage at Blackburn Rovers
9:48am Wednesday 21st July 2010 in Sport
SAM Allardyce has revealed his frustrations over Blackburn Rovers’ search for a striker after watching his side lose 3-0 to Preston last night.
The Rovers boss revealed his bid to boost Rovers’ fire power was becoming more of a headache.
With Jason Roberts and Nikola Kalinic both injured for last night’s match, Allardyce was forced to field Junior Hoilett as a lone striker, emphasising his need for reinforcements.
He said: “The search is not going great at the moment unfortunately.
"It is getting ever more difficult but we will just have to keep on plugging away and see what turns up either tomorrow or before the transfer window shuts.
“I am not going to settle for what I have got. If I can’t get a striker then I will go elsewhere and get a midfield player.
"But we would like to have a midfield player and a striker.
"I have to find the striker first and then see.
“There aren’t as many live targets as good as there were a few weeks ago.
"The targets we identified have come and gone but there is nothing we could hang our hat on just yet.
“Like everything else it is a very difficult market now.
"The World Cup has shown you that. The world stage of football hasn’t produced much in terms of great footballers for me.
“That means there is a dearth of them and that is why they are getting ever more expensive.
"Most of them are in the Premier League already. We have to look all over Europe and try and get one as quickly as possible.”
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28th march 2010, turf moor
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10:37am Wed 21 Jul 10
gosportdunc
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10:49am Wed 21 Jul 10
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watch this video we have not got a pot to **** in and big sam aint happy
gosportdunc
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10:52am Wed 21 Jul 10
28th march 2010, turf moor
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10:55am Wed 21 Jul 10
Woody Riversider
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10:59am Wed 21 Jul 10
Riechter(spelt incorrectly) certainly as that turn of speed but, runs into walls. Although he did have a couple of good shots on target. He will do well to trouble any Prem defence !!
Poor, poor marking for 1 & 2 goals but, hey this is pre-season & just the sort of game to give SA & staff food for thought.
I expected a low turn out for the game but, the fans turned out in numbers & in good voice for the season ahead.
Does any-one know if no 14 was the trialist ? He was Di-Santo in disguise !!
T'up Rovers :)
Arte et labore
Hmmm - Sec-Word: VERY RICH !! I think not :(
Woody Riversider
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11:13am Wed 21 Jul 10
Oops my apologies it wasn't who I stated above but, Hoillet up front alone !! Hope he can trouble Prem defence's this season !!
My eyes are ain't what they used to be. That said I thought Chimbonda was a new signing with his 'hair bear bunch' hairstyle !!
Yikes !! :)
NickH1982
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11:21am Wed 21 Jul 10
Woody Riversider wrote:whos Riechter?
Have to agree with SA's assessment of last eve at Preston. Preston deserved the win with some good slick football. That said BRFC played some good stuff in parts & not, apart from Robbo who was playing keep ball with his opposite number, lumping the ball !! Riechter(spelt incorrectly) certainly as that turn of speed but, runs into walls. Although he did have a couple of good shots on target. He will do well to trouble any Prem defence !! Poor, poor marking for 1 & 2 goals but, hey this is pre-season & just the sort of game to give SA & staff food for thought. I expected a low turn out for the game but, the fans turned out in numbers & in good voice for the season ahead. Does any-one know if no 14 was the trialist ? He was Di-Santo in disguise !! T'up Rovers :) Arte et labore Hmmm - Sec-Word: VERY RICH !! I think not :(
the guy i thnk your on about, did he comeo n near the end, with pink boots? if so he was the young brazilian trialist we have he looked lively shame he didnt get longer, it was rodrigo branco, he must be young as there is nothing on the net about him at all
SouthernRover
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11:34am Wed 21 Jul 10
Bee.Are.Eff.See
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11:50am Wed 21 Jul 10
28th march 2010, turf moor
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12:00pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Alex_Hill
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12:02pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Bee.Are.Eff.See wrote:Sam's been trying to sign players since the tale end of last season you fool?!.. Do you not think that if he could have signed the players he wanted then they would have by now?
Maybe you should have thought about signing a striker and midfielder before you swanned off on your summer holiday and not left it last minute SA!!!
How can he sign anyone half decent when we have no money!.. It's not the managers fault, it's the owners fault and a lack of investment.
Alex_Hill
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12:07pm Wed 21 Jul 10
28th march 2010, turf moor wrote:Yeah and he would cost like 12-15 million!... So no chance... The board need to borrow money from the bank to invest in a new striker, then once he's been signed recuperate the money by selling the likes of Grella, Brown and Judge.
Another player to look at is hugo rodallega of wigan who would want to leave wigan if a bigger club like us comes and wigan would be powerless to stop him.
kool4katz
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12:13pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Alex_Hill wrote:totally agree,how can you sign a player if he dosnt want to come to rovers,obviously Boyd prefered middlesbourgh to us.Zac Aley looked decent last night as well
Bee.Are.Eff.See wrote: Maybe you should have thought about signing a striker and midfielder before you swanned off on your summer holiday and not left it last minute SA!!!Sam's been trying to sign players since the tale end of last season you fool?!.. Do you not think that if he could have signed the players he wanted then they would have by now? How can he sign anyone half decent when we have no money!.. It's not the managers fault, it's the owners fault and a lack of investment.
NickH1982
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12:14pm Wed 21 Jul 10
cantbeleiveyourallsostupid
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12:14pm Wed 21 Jul 10
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BS obviously wants to avoid someone over the "hill" (couldn't help myself sorry) But unless a 25 year old striker, with height, pace, good technique, a decent goal-ratio, low wage, and available for 2.5m or less materializes... expect this to go on for a few more weeks.
Marcus28
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12:17pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Well maybe if we actually bid in for them they wouldnt have gone Boyd would have joined us over Boro
28th march 2010, turf moor
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12:19pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Marcus28
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12:27pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Rover23
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12:35pm Wed 21 Jul 10
cantbeleiveyourallsostupid
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12:40pm Wed 21 Jul 10
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If it takes till the last minute of the deadline to get the best "value to quality ratio" striker out there, then so be it.
A Darener
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12:41pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Kappy
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12:52pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Marcus28
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1:04pm Wed 21 Jul 10
NickH1982
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1:10pm Wed 21 Jul 10
A Darener wrote:FREINDLY! it means nothing its just a fitness test
By all accounts after last nights performance it's a new eleven wanted not just a striker!
Roverite
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1:13pm Wed 21 Jul 10
A Darener
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1:17pm Wed 21 Jul 10
NickH1982 wrote:Unfortunately that is an attitude far to prevalent today. The object of a game is to win! The training ground is for fitness. Wins breed wins, winning is a state of mind.
A Darener wrote: By all accounts after last nights performance it's a new eleven wanted not just a striker!FREINDLY! it means nothing its just a fitness test
alphajono
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1:22pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Marcus28 wrote:It is a worry Marcus28 but there is allways the option of playing one up front again.
We do care who he gets in but the fact is their has been good players available in our budget, but we havent took them. I wouldnt care if it was now or end of August bare in mind we havent done any major transfer deals on last day for a long time so I wouldnt be optimistic come that day if we are still waiting. But the fact Sam doesnt sound that optimistic has got has got to make anybody worry
I think if it comes to near transfer deadline day then I think we will sign another midfielder.
hasslem hasslem
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1:26pm Wed 21 Jul 10
A Darener wrote:we lost every game pre-season in 94-95.....anybody remember what happened next.
NickH1982 wrote:Unfortunately that is an attitude far to prevalent today. The object of a game is to win! The training ground is for fitness. Wins breed wins, winning is a state of mind.A Darener wrote: By all accounts after last nights performance it's a new eleven wanted not just a striker!FREINDLY! it means nothing its just a fitness test
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pre-season is pre-season. says it in the title
kevin e
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1:35pm Wed 21 Jul 10
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Sam did not want to buy Boyd and I would back his judgment over any amateur on here. Ditto Benjani, Dindane, Nugent, Raul etc etc.
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The club does not have a magic wand. We can't lay out fortunes on transfer fees or salaries (Both Man U and Spurs are linked with Raul for instance).
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Why can't fans accept that the club is doing its best in a difficult market instead of perpetually moaning? Perhaps some people get some sort of perverse kick out of moaning all the time? Weird.
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We had a great season last season with the squad we have now. Any improvements would be welcome but hardly of the paramount importance that some fans would make out.
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Let's just be patient and see what Sam and the Board have up their respective sleeves.
A Darener
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1:42pm Wed 21 Jul 10
hasslem hasslem wrote:I remember well what happened next! But! if you think that is going to happen again with this squad then I'm afraid you had better change your medication, it's not working.
A Darener wrote:we lost every game pre-season in 94-95.....anybody remember what happened next. . pre-season is pre-season. says it in the titleNickH1982 wrote:Unfortunately that is an attitude far to prevalent today. The object of a game is to win! The training ground is for fitness. Wins breed wins, winning is a state of mind.A Darener wrote: By all accounts after last nights performance it's a new eleven wanted not just a striker!FREINDLY! it means nothing its just a fitness test
Marcus28
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1:52pm Wed 21 Jul 10
kevin e wrote:I think as fans we have the right to be concerned. Every club needs players in even just to keep current squad on their toes. Quote someone earlier who mentioned losing all preseason and winning the league, well also remember the season after where we only bought Matty Holmes and Adam Reed and we struggled as we didnt have the players good enough to challenge what we already have. We proved last season that we have had trouble to turn 1 point into 3 and we cant go into next season with the same.
Why are people knocking Sam's transfer deals and the way the club sets about bringing players in? They have been superb so far.
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Sam did not want to buy Boyd and I would back his judgment over any amateur on here. Ditto Benjani, Dindane, Nugent, Raul etc etc.
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The club does not have a magic wand. We can't lay out fortunes on transfer fees or salaries (Both Man U and Spurs are linked with Raul for instance).
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Why can't fans accept that the club is doing its best in a difficult market instead of perpetually moaning? Perhaps some people get some sort of perverse kick out of moaning all the time? Weird.
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We had a great season last season with the squad we have now. Any improvements would be welcome but hardly of the paramount importance that some fans would make out.
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Let's just be patient and see what Sam and the Board have up their respective sleeves.
Iii1111
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2:16pm Wed 21 Jul 10
kevin e wrote:Most fans on here perhaps feel they have a right too moan because more likely than not they attend games at ewood-whereas you, if your name can be believed don’t attend games and then tend to moan about the moaners on every message you post.-just an observation.
Why are people knocking Sam's transfer deals and the way the club sets about bringing players in? They have been superb so far. . Sam did not want to buy Boyd and I would back his judgment over any amateur on here. Ditto Benjani, Dindane, Nugent, Raul etc etc. . The club does not have a magic wand. We can't lay out fortunes on transfer fees or salaries (Both Man U and Spurs are linked with Raul for instance). . Why can't fans accept that the club is doing its best in a difficult market instead of perpetually moaning? Perhaps some people get some sort of perverse kick out of moaning all the time? Weird. . We had a great season last season with the squad we have now. Any improvements would be welcome but hardly of the paramount importance that some fans would make out. . Let's just be patient and see what Sam and the Board have up their respective sleeves.
hasslem hasslem
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2:35pm Wed 21 Jul 10
A Darener wrote:Darener - where did i say we were going to win the prem next season - my point is that results in pre-season friendlies are no guide to form in the league.....the games are pre-season friendlies....that is what they are called and that is what they are.
hasslem hasslem wrote:I remember well what happened next! But! if you think that is going to happen again with this squad then I'm afraid you had better change your medication, it's not working.
A Darener wrote:we lost every game pre-season in 94-95.....anybody remember what happened next. . pre-season is pre-season. says it in the titleNickH1982 wrote:Unfortunately that is an attitude far to prevalent today. The object of a game is to win! The training ground is for fitness. Wins breed wins, winning is a state of mind.A Darener wrote: By all accounts after last nights performance it's a new eleven wanted not just a striker!FREINDLY! it means nothing its just a fitness test
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the 1995 point illustrates that performances in july are no guide to performances from mid-august to early may.
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if we get beat 3-0 by preston in either the league cup, or fa cup - i think you, and the rest, will have cause to be concerned. even i may be storming the barricades.
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don't get me wrong there are some shortcomings in our team - but ask any preston fan, who they would rather be looking forward to watching next season (obvious loyalties aside) and i think we know the answer.
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i would rather see kalanic develop than treacy.
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i don't take any medication.
NickH1982
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2:46pm Wed 21 Jul 10
http://bleacherrepor
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3-how-do-blackburn-r
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A Darener
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2:46pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Can anybody honestly say they can't wait for the season to start? I am full of trepidation. After watching last years kick and rush it will be hard to force myself out of watching live games on the internet to get down to Ewood. But there again after 55 or so years of doing just that I suppose I am a glutton for punishment, along with many others, thank goodness.
See you all there in a few weeks time.
GET INTO 'EM!!!!!!!
A Darener
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3:00pm Wed 21 Jul 10
NickH1982 wrote:Every fan should read this!!!!!!!!!!!!
this makes good reading http://bleacherrepor t.com/articles/42294 3-how-do-blackburn-r overs-stay-afloat
NickH1982
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3:14pm Wed 21 Jul 10
kevin e
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4:31pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Iii1111 wrote:I make no apologies for being a Rovers fan and living abroad. I regret not being able to attend more than a handful of games per year - but that is my problem.
kevin e wrote:Most fans on here perhaps feel they have a right too moan because more likely than not they attend games at ewood-whereas you, if your name can be believed don’t attend games and then tend to moan about the moaners on every message you post.-just an observation.
Why are people knocking Sam's transfer deals and the way the club sets about bringing players in? They have been superb so far. . Sam did not want to buy Boyd and I would back his judgment over any amateur on here. Ditto Benjani, Dindane, Nugent, Raul etc etc. . The club does not have a magic wand. We can't lay out fortunes on transfer fees or salaries (Both Man U and Spurs are linked with Raul for instance). . Why can't fans accept that the club is doing its best in a difficult market instead of perpetually moaning? Perhaps some people get some sort of perverse kick out of moaning all the time? Weird. . We had a great season last season with the squad we have now. Any improvements would be welcome but hardly of the paramount importance that some fans would make out. . Let's just be patient and see what Sam and the Board have up their respective sleeves.
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Of course everybody has a right to moan. I just wonder why people choose to moan when the Club is doing its best and keeping the fans in the picture.
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Moaning is infectious and spreads discontent amongst those fans who are waverers. It is easy to jump on the bandwagon and then we end up with the sort of barracking of our own players which, personally, I think is disgraceful and which I never did during the decades I spent watching Rovers home and away at places such as Grimsby, Millwall and Carlisle.
kevin e
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4:34pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Marcus28 wrote:Fair points indeed but I choose to believe that the Club is doing its best to address the situation and that there are many clubs who would swap places and squads with us.
kevin e wrote:I think as fans we have the right to be concerned. Every club needs players in even just to keep current squad on their toes. Quote someone earlier who mentioned losing all preseason and winning the league, well also remember the season after where we only bought Matty Holmes and Adam Reed and we struggled as we didnt have the players good enough to challenge what we already have. We proved last season that we have had trouble to turn 1 point into 3 and we cant go into next season with the same.
Why are people knocking Sam's transfer deals and the way the club sets about bringing players in? They have been superb so far.
.
Sam did not want to buy Boyd and I would back his judgment over any amateur on here. Ditto Benjani, Dindane, Nugent, Raul etc etc.
.
The club does not have a magic wand. We can't lay out fortunes on transfer fees or salaries (Both Man U and Spurs are linked with Raul for instance).
.
Why can't fans accept that the club is doing its best in a difficult market instead of perpetually moaning? Perhaps some people get some sort of perverse kick out of moaning all the time? Weird.
.
We had a great season last season with the squad we have now. Any improvements would be welcome but hardly of the paramount importance that some fans would make out.
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Let's just be patient and see what Sam and the Board have up their respective sleeves.
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For me the glass is half-full and I fully expect a season at least as successful as the last one.
28th march 2010, turf moor
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4:35pm Wed 21 Jul 10
kevin e
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4:37pm Wed 21 Jul 10
28th march 2010, turf moor wrote:Debyshire was given loads of chances to prove that he could cut it in the Prem and flopped.
there was a striker in the youth team that was showing he was going to be a good player, his name was matt derbyshire and we went and sold him. why is are club so thick.
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It was his decision to clear off to the easy Greek league
28th march 2010, turf moor
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4:40pm Wed 21 Jul 10
VOLKSWAGON
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4:42pm Wed 21 Jul 10
r t.com/articles/42294 3-how-do-blackburn-r overs-stay-afloat'
A must read.
Plus several football sites are reporting that Rovers are interested in bringing Derbyshire back from Greece.
smellthecoffee
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5:34pm Wed 21 Jul 10
cantbeleiveyourallsoBoyd fitted your requirements there...unfortunatel
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I agree with you Alex, brother of Adam. But the whole problem with the transfer market at the moment is a lack of quality up for grabs + BS obviously wants to avoid someone over the "hill" (couldn't help myself sorry) But unless a 25 year old striker, with height, pace, good technique, a decent goal-ratio, low wage, and available for 2.5m or less materializes... expect this to go on for a few more weeks.
y the money outlined by our top 10 finish and sale of Benni appears to have done a disappearing act. It looks like the Walker Trust are trying to suck as much out of the club as they can before selling for a reduced fee. After all £45M is pretty cheap when you consider Ewood, Brockhall and massive Premier League money. Personally I would rather takeover business was done outside of transfer windows so as not to impact on transfers. If this Indian guy is just using the club in much the same way as the fella from Lytham (purely for publicity to assit with other business interests) then I will be fuming. ie without a pot to pi$$ in.
elma
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6:16pm Wed 21 Jul 10
cu-colin
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7:02pm Wed 21 Jul 10
Iii1111
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8:03pm Wed 21 Jul 10
eddie the eagle
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11:35pm Wed 21 Jul 10
cu-colin wrote:If he buys a season ticket he's welcome on the Blackburn end.
James Beattie is available and is a Blackburn fan. Bring him in
click2find
champs95 says...
10:13am Wed 21 Jul 10