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Bridge expects new names to follow
Manchester City's first acquisition in the January transfer window Wayne Bridge does not expect to be the new boy at the club for very long.
Big Sam relieved as Rovers go through
Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce admitted he was a relieved man after seeing his side survive a late FA Cup scare at non-league Blyth.
Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah is in the frame to become Harry Redknapp's first signing of the transfer window, after training with Tottenham.
Blyth manager Harry Dunn rued his team's late missed chances as they crashed out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 third-round defeat at the hands of Barclays Premier League Blackburn.
Swansea assistant manager Graeme Jones has insisted he wanted his side's postponed FA Cup third round tie at the Glassworld Stadium to go ahead.
Chilean midfielder Carlos Villanueva scored the only goal of the game to save Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce further misery in the north-east
Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has been ruled out for three months with a knee injury.
