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Mon 11 Nov 2009Blackburn give Allardyce the perfect tonic
Bolton W 0 Blackburn 2:SAM ALLARDYCE was barred on doctor’s orders from returning to his old stamping ground of Bolton while he awaits a minor heart operation, but if he allowed himself a peek on the telly, it would have provided just the tonic.
In his absence, Blackburn Rovers did him proud, deservedly winning this Lancashire derby with a first-half goal from the irrepressible David Dunn, back to his best, and one of the most comical own goals of the season by the Bolton defender Sam Ricketts. It is Bolton’s manager, Gary Megson, his side stuck in the bottom three, who had most cause to check his blood pressure.
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