Diouf set for Blackburn transfer

Dmac · 01-30-2009, 08:53 AM

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Diouf set for Blackburn transfer

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El-Hadji Diouf is set to sign for Blackburn Rovers after passing a medical at Ewood Park on Thursday.

The deal will reunite Sunderland forward Diouf with Sam Allardyce, his former boss at Bolton Wanderers.

The 28-year-old from Senegal should complete his move on Friday and will go straight into the squad for Saturday's Premier League clash at Middlesbrough.

Meanwhile Sunderland defender Danny Collins has agreed a new two-and-a-half year contract at the Stadium of Light.

"We're in the process of trying to sign El-Hadji Diouf at the moment," confirmed Allardyce.

His arrival coincides with Matt Derbyshire's departure to Olympiakos on loan until the end of the season.

I kinda don't get this, he has only just joined Sunderland...

Mikk · 01-30-2009, 09:43 AM

I don't get it either, Ricky is not doing right by me at the moment and i'm not happy with people like Diouf being allowed to leave and we are still yet to bring anyone in.

Dmac · 01-30-2009, 10:01 AM

Well I thought you may know about maybe a falling out but if even you don't know it's a mystery to the rest of us.

Tommy Platinum · 01-31-2009, 10:50 AM

Sunderland signed all these players and now they're leaving 6 months later lol.

Dmac · 01-31-2009, 10:52 AM

Roy Keane signed them and Ricky Sbragia is letting them go...

Mikk · 01-31-2009, 11:26 AM

Well after reading the reason for the Diouf departure, good, i hope he breaks his legs.

Dmac · 01-31-2009, 11:29 AM

Are you just going to leave us in suspence or enlighten us?

PeaceSells · 01-31-2009, 11:32 AM

He threatened to knife Anton Ferdinand in an argument according to The Sun today.

Dmac · 01-31-2009, 11:34 AM

Did Anton nut him?

I beleive it would be worth suspension.

Mikk · 01-31-2009, 11:41 AM

Here is the full story from the sun:

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<roottag> EL-HADJI DIOUF threatened to stab Anton Ferdinand in a vicious fight.

The bust-up took place at a post-match meal after Sunderland’s 1-0 midweek win against Fulham.
A senior player said: “It was worse than anything I have ever seen and when they were pulled apart El-Hadji shouted that he would stick Anton with a knife.”
No knife was brandished but the severity of the fight has left the Sunderland squad shocked.
The bust-up continued the next day in training and boss Ricky Sbragia sold the Senegal striker, 28, to Blackburn for £2million just 24 hours later.
England Under-21 star Ferdinand was the innocent victim in the feud which began during Tuesday’s match. The pair accused each other of a lack of effort and the tear-up continued after the game in the dressing room.
Our source added: “It started during the game but El-Hadji clearly felt it wasn’t finished. It all kicked off. But the fight escalated extremely quickly and became very violent.
“At first we thought it was best to let them get it out of their system.
“But it became so vicious we feared that Anton could end up with serious injuries and El-Hadji was pulled off him.
“The squad was left stunned by what we had witnessed. Nobody spoke. None of us were surprised when we heard El-Hadji had been sold to Blackburn.”
Diouf — bought by previous boss Roy Keane for £2.6million from Bolton last July — has a controversial past.
But Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is convinced he can win over the fans at Ewood Park. The pair spent three years together at Bolton and Big Sam insisted: “He is a talented player.
“He can be a little wayward but hopefully I’ll be able to control him, as I did at Bolton.”
Anton’s brother Rio has been a long-term campaigner against knife crime.
In 2006 the Manchester United and England defender launched an anti-weapons initiative for kids called ‘Respect your life, not a knife.’
He was also a founder of the Damilola Taylor Trust, set up in 2000 after the murder of the 10-year-old in Peckham, where the Ferdinands grew up.
And last year he joined Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and other England stars in the ‘It doesn’t have to happen’ anti-knife campaign.

And apparently this isn't the first time either, Andy Reid apparently had a few words with him and Cisse which turned into a fight too.

Good to see him go after that, don't need players like that at Sunderland.

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