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Middlesbrough have signed Sean St Ledger from Preston on an initial three month loan with an option to buy the Republic of Ireland centre back in the next transfer window.
A deal reported to be worth £4.5m will be struck between the clubs in the January transfer window should the player live up to expectations. The [...]

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The Football League have launched a regular podcast that is free to download for football fans in the UK.
The podcast includes Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clarke discussing his sides flying start in League One and the input Clarke has made into modernising the clubs scouting system.
BBC Pundit Steve Claridge is in the studio discussing the [...]

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Mark Robins has been confirmed as the new manager at Barnsley after being put on ‘gardening leave’ by Rotherham after expressing an interest in talking to Barnsley about the coaching position.
Having reached a compensation deal with Rotherham, Robins starts his new job with Barnsley with immediate effect. He will take his backroom staff from Rotherham [...]

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Sheffield United goalie Paddy Kenny has been banned from football for nine months after the player admitted to the drugs charge brought against him by the Football Association.
Kenny was originally suspended by Sheffield United after a urine sample he had given after the Championship play off game against Preston in May proved positive for the [...]

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Following speculation on Friday last week, Brazilian striker Alfonso Alves has indeed joined Qatar league champions Al Sadd on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £6million or around half what Middlesbrough paid for the player in January 2008.
Alves arrived at Middlesbrough from Dutch club Heerenveen, where the Brazilian could [...]

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