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Burnley Looking To Sign 1 Or 2 Players This January

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 20 November @ 08:11 PM EST

According to Chris Flanagan at the Lancashire Telegraph, Burnley boss Owen Coyle admitted that although funds will be tight, the club hopes to sign one or two players. He said,

"We really have to weigh it up and decide what's the best way forward for us given in terms of the Premier League we don't have a great big squad in terms of numbers .

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Official: Blackburn Loans Out Reid

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 19 November @ 08:27 PM EST

UPDATE: According to Blackburn's official website, Blackburn have loaned out Steven Reid to QPR until the middle of December.

November 18th, 2009 According to the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid is prepared to join QPR on a one-month loan.

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Steven Reid Set To Be Loaned Out

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 18 November @ 02:45 PM EST

According to the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid is prepared to join QPR on a one-month loan.

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South Africa Coach Advises McCarthy To Leave Blackburn

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 16 November @ 12:43 PM EST

According to the Lancashire Telegraph, South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira admitted that he would like to see Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy leave the club in January. He said,

"I cannot speak on his behalf, but I heard him say that in the January transfer window, he will decide on a new direction in his career.

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Blackburn Striker McCarthy Rumors

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 03 November @ 09:05 PM EST

According to the Lancashire Telegraph, despite the fact that Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy wants to leave, the club will not get rid of him. It states that boss Sam Allardyce does not want to sell him as his options are going to be limited up top once Franco Di Santo returns to Chelsea when his loan deal ends.

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Aztex Complete Successful England Tour

The Aztexan 25 October @ 10:14 AM EST
The Aztex have returned from their tour of England, victorious in all 3 of their exhibitions there. They also trained at top-flight facilities, attended a couple of Premier League matches, and even left a player behind for a trial in the big league.
  • Game 1, Oct. 14 - Austin Aztex 1-0 Stoke City FC Academy
    This game was a bit of disappointment to some fans, as we had assumed that Stoke would field their first team, or at least some level of it, rather than the U18 academy squad.
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Bolton offer free tickets…in Blackburn

Dirty Tackle 09 September @ 04:00 PM EST

In these sickening economic times, finding enough fans to fill your stadium can be difficult. Which is why Bolton Wanderers have decided to expand their search for new seat fillers beyond the borders of their own city and into those of their rivals namely, and curiously, Blackburn.

From the Lancashire Telegraph:

The initiative, also being run in Manchester and Bolton, is inviting people to nominate "community champions".

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Premier League Preview – Aug. 29-30

EPL Talk 27 August @ 09:04 AM EST

Can Spurs be stopped?

Will the real Liverpool, Manchester United and Aston Villa please stand up?

When will Pompey spend some of their new found wealth?

Oh yeah, we have our first Big Four clash of the year with Arsenal visiting Old Trafford this week as well.

Perhaps this week in the EPL will get us closer to some of the answers to these and many other questions.

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Blackburn Set To Sign Salgado?

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 18 August @ 09:16 PM EST

UPDATE: According to Alan Nixon at Mirror Football, Blackburn are set to sign free-agent Miguel Salgado to two-year deal.

August 12th, 2009 According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Blackburn's "money men" told boss Sam Allardyce that he is not allowed to sign defender Miguel Salgado due to financial reasons.

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Blackburn Tell Allardyce He Can’t Sign Salgado

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 12 August @ 09:41 PM EST

UPDATE: According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, Blackburn's "money men" told boss Sam Allardyce that he is not allowed to sign defender Miguel Salgado due to financial reasons.

August 11th, 2009 According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn have begun "preliminary discussions" with free-agent defender Miguel Salgado.

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Blackburn Begin Talks With Salgado

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 11 August @ 03:40 PM EST

According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn have begun "preliminary discussions" with free-agent defender Miguel Salgado. Salgado used to play in La Liga for Real Madrid.

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Rothen Not A Priority For Blackburn

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 10 August @ 01:11 PM EST

According to the Lancashire Telegraph, PSG midfielder Jerome Rothen interests Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce but he is not a main priority. Allardyce said,

"Jerome Rothen is of an interest to us but he is a left sider and I don't feel as though we need strengthening in the wide positions.

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Gallagher On The Way Out At Blackburn

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 05 August @ 03:43 PM EST

According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher looks to be on his way out of the club after the loan signing of Franco Di Santo and the possible signing of Nikola Kalinic.

Derby County, Preston North End, Burnley, and Bristol City are all thought to be interested in him.

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Blackburn Target To Sign With Stuttgart

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 01 August @ 11:12 PM EST

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Zenit striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who has been linked with Blackburn, is set to join Stuttgart. Stuttgart sporting director Horst Heldt said,

"Apart from Sunday's medical, everything is perfect .

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Next Striker To Be Linked With Blackburn: Pogrebnyak

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 27 July @ 10:40 PM EST

According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn are interested in signing Zenit St Petersburg striker Pavel Pogrebnyak if they are unsuccesful is signing Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo on loan.

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Blackburn Considering Going After Benjani

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 11 July @ 01:49 PM EST

According to Chris Flanagan at the Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn are checking to see if Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari is available.

It is also reported that Blackburn plan on extending the trial for striker Christian Vieri.

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Khizanishvili Close To Joining Galatasaray

English Premier League Transfer Rumors & News 15 June @ 03:04 PM EST

UPDATE: According to Chris Stanton at Setanta Sports, Blackburn defender Zurab Khizanishvili is "on the verge of joining Galatasaray for €2.5 million."

June 1st, 2009 According to Andy Cryer at the Lancashire Telegraph, Zurab Khizanishvili is unsure about his future with Blackburn.

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