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