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Rovers set to miss out on Dunn

12:41pm Friday 12th January 2007

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By Andy Neild »

DAVID Dunn could sign for Bolton Wanderers in the next 24 hours unless Blackburn Rovers mount a last-ditch bid to hijack the deal.

Telegraph Sport understands the former Rovers star met Bolton boss Sam Allardyce for talks yesterday and also underwent a stringent medical after Birmingham accepted a bid of £1 million from Wanderers, with a further £1 million on top based on appearances.

Rovers must now decide whether to match that offer or run the risk of losing the 27-year-old to their arch north west rivals.

Dunn would prefer a move to Ewood ahead of a switch to the Reebok, but Rovers manager Mark Hughes is reluctant to meet Birmingham's demands for a player who has made just 53 starts in the last three and a half years.

Blues boss Steve Bruce said: "He has problems with his family life up north. That is genuine.

"So it might be in both our interests that I get a few quid in, spend it on someone else and then off we go again. It will be an amicable goodbye.

He added: "It's a shame Dunny has had so many injury problems here because he is a special player, someone who is part of a dying breed, and in his first few months here you saw the influence he can have on a team.

"If people like Dunny, Mikael Forssell, Muzzy Izzet and Matthew Upson had stayed fit last season, we would have been a far better team and I am convinced we would have stayed in the Premiership.

"The club has spent millions on Dunny, buying him, trying to get him right, trying to get him on the pitch.

"He is also a decent wage earner. A change of scenery might do him good."

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Alex, says...
1:14pm Fri 12 Jan 07

We have to bring him to Ewood. It will come back to bite us if we let him join Bolton, no doubt. We are currently trialing a midfielder who can't get into Feyenord's first team while Dunny is drifting away to the Wanderers - It doesn't add up to me.

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Andy W, says...
1:14pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Who says he'd rather go back to Ewood Park? I'm sure he'll want to do better than that.

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Bluenose, says...
1:16pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Good luck to whoever gets him. Never played enough for us AND we never got to see Sammy Winward at any of the games :-(

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Bluerover, says...
1:19pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Look, Brum are pushing for promotion, if they thought dunny was useful to him they'd keep him. He's obviously not so why would he be good enough for ewood. we've moved on. Big Sam is doing the same as he tried with matty Jansen, bying a crock on the cheap to reabilitate him. we have enough in sav, bentley, reidy, mort and the rest. i'd rather look forward than be an old romantic!

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Ex Ewood Resident, says...
1:22pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Why would Sammy want to go to the Midlands Wasteland!

Doesn;t sound like Hughesy will overspend on Dunny though... shame but there you go!

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blue nose pete, says...
1:38pm Fri 12 Jan 07

cosidering how much plays im just surprised anyone would pay money for him i hope he goes to bolton or blackburn

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DUNCAN EASTHAM, says...
1:59pm Fri 12 Jan 07

WHATS HAPPENED TO THE MOVE FOR DUNN WE BID 2.5 FOR HIM LAST SEASON WHICH LOOKED A GAMBLE TO EXPENSIVE.BUT IMILL LOOKS A GOOD GAMBLE BUY.DONT LET HIM GO TO BOLTON SPARKY.FOR 1 MILL EVEN IF WE CAN ONLY GET HALF ASEASON OUT OF HIM EVERY SEASONTUGAY CAN PLAY THE REST . BETWEEN THE PAIR WE HAVE A TOP PLAYER ALL SEASON. WITH REIDY COMMING BACK. BACKED UP BYSAVAGE /BENTLY AND MORTEN WHAT A MOUTHWATERING MIDFIELD AND OUR FORWORD LINE IS LOOKING BETTER EVERY WEEK .THE CAPTAIN NELSON RETURN IS LIKE A 15 MILL NEW SIGNING AS WELL..WE SOLD KUQI FOR A WOPPING 2.5 MILL .DUNN PLUSS 1.5 MILL LEFT OVER IF THAT WAS THE DEAL SPARKY WOULD SNAP THEIR HANDS OFF SO SPARKY INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT HALF BAKED FORIGN JONNEYS DO THE DEAL FOR DUNN PS LEAVE WARNOCK OUT OF YOUR PLANS HES CRAP JAYS BETTER

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JammyRover, says...
2:14pm Fri 12 Jan 07

I personally think DD is still injury prone, something Hughes has probably looked well into. I think he should hold tight on a creative midfield player until summer and concentrate on the areas that need looking into. Warnock will be good a addition if Neill heads the other way. He's young, British and mould him to support Pedersen more often. Would like to see Hughes bring a quality striker to partner McCarthy for the remainder of the season. Nonda has done well, but not well enough. Jeffers will never set the Prem alight and we'd be asking too much from the young strikers. We need to recreate the 'SAS' of the title winning team of the 90's!

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Haggis, says...
2:59pm Fri 12 Jan 07

We should step in NOW and buy Dunn. I've previously said 1 mill is worth the risk on his past injury's.
We need someone in the centre with some creative flair. Someone who can beat a man and play a killer pass. I like Reid and Savage but they can't do this.

At 27 if Dunn can put his injury's behind him, his best is yet to come.

I know he would rather join Rovers than Bolton. Come On Mark get on the Phone and get him back.

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Shaun Fielding, says...
4:27pm Fri 12 Jan 07

£1m is £750k too much for a glass legged, overweight, washed out quitter. Remember when he quit the club instead of proving SOuness wrong? Souey was right about him as he's proved during his embarrassing spell at that 'big club'.

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Colzi, says...
4:29pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Bluerover wrote:
Look, Brum are pushing for promotion, if they thought dunny was useful to him they'd keep him. He's obviously not so why would he be good enough for ewood. we've moved on. Big Sam is doing the same as he tried with matty Jansen, bying a crock on the cheap to reabilitate him. we have enough in sav, bentley, reidy, mort and the rest. i'd rather look forward than be an old romantic!
Well it can be both- i dont feel we NEED him but id love him back and would only add xtra for the Rovers.

1M Id take it! Sparky bid 2m a while back was it ? Whats changed- cmon Sparky at least give him a trial and a medical its not to late- he's a Rovers lad through n through and would jump at the chance.

If he does eventuly go to Bolton then good luck to the lad and Bolton.
Oh and would people forget comparing Dun with Jansen , Jansen lost his head ( in respects) Dunn is ok up top just out with a series of injurys.


Side note- Wonder how much of a slice Big Sams son is getting !!

Could this deal comeback to haunt us- well only time will tell.

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Daniel, says...
4:30pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Come on Hughes, Dunn is a much better option than this morrocan guy. 1 million pounds is easily worth the gamble. PLEASE bring David Dunn back. PLEASE dont let him go to Bolton!

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Growlycake, says...
4:37pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Whilst admitting I am one of the 'would like to see him return' brigade, I trust the judgement of the Sparky one more. If we make a last gasp bid, great, if not, having our 3 injured players returning soon will be a boost of the most monstrous nature, regardless.

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Anthony, says...
5:13pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Shaun Fielding wrote:
£1m is £750k too much for a glass legged, overweight, washed out quitter. Remember when he quit the club instead of proving SOuness wrong? Souey was right about him as he\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s proved during his embarrassing spell at that \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'big club\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'.
That's a tad harsh Shaun!!! He can't be allowed to go to Bolton on the cheap. £1m is nowt these days - bring the lad home!

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M, says...
5:31pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Er is this the very same David Dunn who wanted to leave when Blackburn were relegated? I'm glad its looking unlikely he will return, he is a muppet

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darren, says...
7:43pm Fri 12 Jan 07

i think we should forget about bringing dunn back.he's injury prone and took the easy way out when souness left him out of the squad.we need to buy some good english players not crap like this morrocan guy and mpenza.we need a striker to go with mcarthy.i think earnshaw would be a good addition to the squad

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Mogs, says...
7:58pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Sparky is spot on with this one. Let Bolton have him. If you take the emotion about coming home out of it we wouldn't even consider buying him - for any amount. He'll now carry on as he did before (if he's not injured) having 1 good game every 4. For another million we could get a young, established and proven European midfielder.

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Haggis, says...
8:41pm Fri 12 Jan 07

M wrote:
Er is this the very same David Dunn who wanted to leave when Blackburn were relegated? I\'m glad its looking unlikely he will return, he is a muppet
How wrong can you you. Dunn would never of left Rovers, but for his relationship with Souness and that has come from the horses mouth.

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JimT, says...
8:56pm Fri 12 Jan 07

The issue is not his back-it is his right arm. Can the gaffer control his consumption?

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JimT, says...
9:05pm Fri 12 Jan 07

Sorry too harsh & just reputation. I withdraw the comment

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Macca, says...
9:49pm Sat 13 Jan 07

Sparkey - this is a onceevery few years signing. The lad is class. He is Rovers. bring him back. The cut-price dingles can kiss it, just sign him; it's still a massive profit for us, and us fans will LOVE it, even if it is a 'gamble'. Just look at the video of Dunny megging Scholesy and then tell me who is the better player. Granter, our little ginger friend has the trophies, fitness and opportunity, but Dunn has oozed class since he pulled on a shirt. Don't be cautious for the sake of £1m, which these days is b*gger all for a prem team. Come on the Rovers!

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DFH, says...
12:01am Sun 14 Jan 07

JimT wrote:
The issue is not his back-it is his right arm. Can the gaffer control his consumption?
I wouldn't be too hasty to withdraw this comment I know for a fact he still models himself on Gazza in the pub. I has had no passion to play for Brum because his heart was still at rovers. I'm quite sure he would miraculously clean up his act if we were to sign him and I hope we do.. He has got to be better than 'The Axe'

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norfolkrover, says...
10:31am Mon 15 Jan 07

Bring Dunny home, for the price we are talking about it will be a bargin. He just has to prove his fitness but DONT let him join Bolton for that sort of money. Let's just take a chance.

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M, says...
3:57pm Mon 15 Jan 07

Haggis wrote:
M wrote: Er is this the very same David Dunn who wanted to leave when Blackburn were relegated? I\'m glad its looking unlikely he will return, he is a muppet
How wrong can you you. Dunn would never of left Rovers, but for his relationship with Souness and that has come from the horses mouth.
Dunn would have left rovers, he said so himself at that time. It was even reported in LET.

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