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Blackburn Rovers striker to get his chance (From This Is Lancashire)
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PAUL Gallagher will be offered a Blackburn Rovers lifeline this summer as Sam Allardyce challenges the striker to 'show me what you have got'.
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Several Championship clubs have been circling the Scot, after an impressive campaign with Plymouth last time out, but Gallagher could yet provide Rovers with an answer to their firepower shortage.
The 24-year-old made just one appearance for Rovers last season, a 20-minute substitute's cameo in the Carling Cup win over Grimsby, before spending the rest of the campaign with the Pilgrims.
He spent the previous season on loan at Preston and then Stoke and has not made a Premier League appearance for Rovers since May 2007, his last goal coming at Everton in January 2007.
Gallagher has been at Ewood since 2002, scoring six senior goals in total, but will get a final chance to stake his claim for a more regular role this pre-season.
With Roque Santa Cruz and Matt Derbyshire heading out of Ewood this summer, Allardyce will be desperate to land a senior striker but Gallagher will feature this pre-season and will bid to show he can be part of the solution.
Rovers though also remain keen on Chelsea's Argentinean youngster Franco Di Santo and a loan move for him could spell the end for Gallagher.
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Therwe is a reason only Preston, Plymouth and Ipswich are all believed to be interested in Gallagher.
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Therwe is a reason only Preston, Plymouth and Ipswich are all believed to be interested in Gallagher.
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To add another striker as good as Gallagher to the team would probably cost 5 million because of the inflated market
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To add another striker as good as Gallagher to the team would probably cost 5 million because of the inflated market 2008/09 Plymouth Appearances: 36(5) Goals: 13 2007/08 Preston/stoke Appearances: 17(9) Goals: 1 2006/07 Blackburn Appearances: 22(17) Goals: 2 2005/06 Stoke Appearances: 41(6) Goals: 12 As you can see this is his last 4 seasons..
He isnt exactly goal shy, but you have to look at the teams he has played in also.
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To add another striker as good as Gallagher to the team would probably cost 5 million because of the inflated market 2008/09 Plymouth Appearances: 36(5) Goals: 13 2007/08 Preston/stoke Appearances: 17(9) Goals: 1 2006/07 Blackburn Appearances: 22(17) Goals: 2 2005/06 Stoke Appearances: 41(6) Goals: 12 As you can see this is his last 4 seasons..
He isnt exactly goal shy, but you have to look at the teams he has played in also.
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To add another striker as good as Gallagher to the team would probably cost 5 million because of the inflated market 2008/09 Plymouth Appearances: 36(5) Goals: 13 2007/08 Preston/stoke Appearances: 17(9) Goals: 1 2006/07 Blackburn Appearances: 22(17) Goals: 2 2005/06 Stoke Appearances: 41(6) Goals: 12 As you can see this is his last 4 seasons..
He isnt exactly goal shy, but you have to look at the teams he has played in also.
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Gallagher was at Ewood at the start of this season, and was soon shipped out.
Think the same will happen again.
He is 24, not a kid any more, if he was to come good, brilliant.
Just don't think he will!
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Gallagher was at Ewood at the start of this season, and was soon shipped out.
Think the same will happen again.
He is 24, not a kid any more, if he was to come good, brilliant.
Just don't think he will!
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If we don't want another battle against relegation next season, then we've got to ship the likes of Gallagher out.
We need his wages and whatever transfer fee we can get to help bring in players who can actually play a part in the first team.
It's sad when a local player doesn't make it, but we don't have the money for sentiment (as was the case with Tugay).
Gally has had loads of chances and he's not shown much to suggest he belongs in the Premier League.
With Derbyshire I'm sure the money we were offered was the deciding factor in his move.
If we don't want another battle against relegation next season, then we've got to ship the likes of Gallagher out.
We need his wages and whatever transfer fee we can get to help bring in players who can actually play a part in the first team.
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I remember Paul Gallagher in Gladstones(or whatever its called now) after he had just scored the winner for Stoke against the dingles, my mate bought him a pint.
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I remember Paul Gallagher in Gladstones(or whatever its called now) after he had just scored the winner for Stoke against the dingles, my mate bought him a pint.
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LOANED OUT: Paul Gallagher was at Plymouth last season
LOANED OUT: Paul Gallagher was at Plymouth last season