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Tony Spearings best buys....

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Does anyone have any knowledge of players that he has bought to his previous clubs - Reading, Blackburn and West Brom? Has he got a decent record?

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[quote user="Just Dan"]Does anyone have any knowledge of players that he has bought to his previous clubs - Reading, Blackburn and West Brom? Has he got a decent record?[/quote]

Made a couple of good signings for Kings Lynn while there!!!

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Hi... obviously can''t be sure whether these are his recommendations/decisions but these are some interesting players brought in while he was there...

BLACKBURN (2005-2008)

Bellamy, Bentley & Olsson

Samba (for a bargain 450k)

Santa Cruz

WBA (2008-2015)

Dorrans & Mulumbu

Scott Carson

Odemwingie

Shane Long

Yacob

Ben Foster

Ideye Brown

Anichebe

Sessegnon

READING (2015-2016)

Kermorgant

Al Hasbsi

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Tony Spearing was part of Dan Ashworth''s team at WBA.

Ashworth picked up a huge amount of praise and credibility for the success of their scouting and training at WBA at the time, leading to him being poached by the FA. The FA came in for Ashworth on Hodgson''s recommendation, after he worked with him at Albion.

I wouldn''t be surprised if Norwich have gone for Spearing partly on advice from Hodgson - Delia is good friends with Roy and he recommended David McNally to them after they worked together at Fulham.

Delia, MWJ and McNally all went out to watch Hodgson''s first England game against Norway as his guests. In that game a certain Alex Tettey stood out at defensive midfield. A few months later, Norwich signed Tettey.

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[quote user="im spartacus"]Is his brother still an antique dealer ?[/quote]

I hope not, otherwise we''ll probably sign Eidur Gudjonsen and Shay Given...

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