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British Football Week : July 24th 2007
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ISSUE 1107 TUESDAY, JULY 24 --- MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007 $4.95 New Zealand: $5.95 (inc GST) Singapore: $5.50 (inc GST) Brunei: $6 Hong Kong: $HK35 THE injury curse that's plagued Newcastle for the past couple of years has struck again before a ball's even been kicked in the new campaign. High-profile signing Joey Barton is the latest Magpie to have his wings clipped, the controversial midfielder fracturing a metatarsal in his left foot during a pre-season friendly against Carlisle, an injury that looks certain to keep him out of the season opener at Bolton on August 11. The news will come as a huge blow to new manager Sam Allardyce, who spent £5.8million in making the for mer Manchester City star his first major signing back in June. Allardyce s predecessors, Glenn Roeder and Graeme Souness, were both hampered by a series of long- ter m injuries to key players during their ill-fated time at St James Park --- something Allardyce admits contributed to their downfall. However, the for mer Bolton chief is deter mined not to let injuries cost his side this season and is already setting up a backroom team designed to keep serious injuries to a minimum. MORE PAGE 3 ISSN 1445-7954 9 771445 795004 30 The Premier League to hand the Football League a £90million "solidarity package" over the next three years PLUS Argentina retain their Under-20 World Cup crown.
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