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Will the deal include an option for Boro to buy Zurab with a set price when the loan expires? And if so, any indication of what amount that price would be? Cheers

What about Henchoz? He's got the experience, but is he the captain/leader-type? Tugay or Friedel seem most likely though...

I can remember Steve Bruce saying something like; "Birmingham City has an option to extend Dunn's contract with 2 (or 3?) more seasons, but at very high wages". It sounds like he'd get an increase in his wages, and with him already being one of their top-earners - it doesn't seem very likely...

Corrado Grabbi and Kevin Davies - close race; Rovers paid around 7 million for each of them and got nothing for the money. Together, they're almost the money from the Shearer sale down the drain...

According to this interview with David Dunn, Rovers did have a bid rejected for him right before the transferwindow closed...

I know Henchoz hasn't been brought in to score goals, but according to the statistics on the official site, Henchoz hasn't scored a goal in 10 years for his team...I think that's quite remarkable even for a defender...

Nice to see him back! At 32, he can still do a job - actually thought he was older. Time to focus on midfield, Sparky!

Actually, according to this page, Schalke 04 has signed this kid (who's 13 years old now) not long ago. I find it very strange that Valencia didn't keep hold of him...

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A testimonial for Simon Garner was played at Ewood Park on May 18th 2003, according to Wikipedia this was his second testimonal...