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tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 01/28/2010
After victory over Wigan Athletic, Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce confirmed the capture of Stuttgart midfielder Yildiray Basturk. The Turk has signed a short-term contract until the end of the season. Basturk, though, has barely played in the last 18 months for former club Stuttgart and, while that is a worry, Allardyce is hoping he has unearthed another hidden gem. "If he can reproduce...
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tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 01/19/2010
Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle has hinted he's interested in Real Madrid veteran Guti. If he were to move to the Reebok Stadium, the 33-year-old Spaniard would be following in the footsteps of veteran stars like Ivan Campo and Fernando Hierro that Sam Allardyce brought to the club from Madrid, but Coyle said he had not made any approach for the player. "Guti has always been a fantastic player,...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/14/2010
It might be beyond even Big Sam to get a club with limited resources to exceed expectations for a second time Twenty-two minutes into a tie scheduled to be played out over two legs and three hours, the thousands who had crammed into Ewood Park's away stand, the Darwen End, were singing the old song about going to Wembley. And it was a chant the other three sides of the stadium, whose empty seats were...
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tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 01/12/2010
Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce says the days of landing a Youri Djorkaeff or Jay-Jay Okocha are over. Big Sam was a well-known wheeler dealer in his days at Bolton , bringing world stars to the Reebok on the cheap. He lamented: "A few years ago there were players in the market that could be gotten for affordable prices. "You could bring them in and gel them into a very good team. "Jay-Jay,...
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tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 01/01/2010
Bolton Wanderers hero Ivan Campo wants to see Gary Speed installed as new manager. Speed was Sammy Lee’s No 2 last season before quitting and is Kevin Blackwell’s assistant at Sheffield United. “I’m not surprised that Gary Megson has been sacked,” the former Real Madrid star, who was axed by Megson, told the Mirror . “I thought he would have been let go much earlier....
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
• Salgado moves to Ewood Park on two-year deal • Former Spain star won four league titles at Real Madrid The versatile Spanish full-back Míchel Salgado has joined Blackburn on a two-year deal after passing a medical. Capped 53 times, Salgado had his Real Madrid contract cancelled by mutual consent earlier this month after a decade of service. West Ham were also understood to have...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
• Former Real Madrid defender to sign two-year deal • Allardyce convinces the board to back his judgment Sam Allardyce hopes to complete the free transfer of the former Real Madrid defender Míchel Salgado on Wednesday after convincing the Blackburn Rovers' board to offer the 33-year-old a two-year contract. The former Spain international, who was released by Real this summer after...
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SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The long time Bolton midfielder who joined Ipswich Town in 2008 was released by Roy Keane. Ipswich ended its season on a high note winning the last two games since Keane's takeover....
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footy247 (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
FORMER Wanderers star Ivan Campo looks destined to quit English football.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
Giovani dos Santos to Stamford Bridge | Darren Ambrose to Ipswich | Ivan Campo to Charlton | Les Ferdinand to Spurs (again)
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Evening Star 24 (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
NO bull, it took Iván Campo just 15 minutes to decide his next club after Real Madrid and Bolton would be Ipswich Town and not join David Beckham in America.
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