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    Allardyce backing Kalinic to shine for Blackburn

    Tuesday, August 25, 2009

    Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is backing new striker Nikola Kalinic to score goals at the highest level and the Croatian will be given a chance to impress at Gillingham. The Carling Cup second round tie had originally been the match the Rovers boss had targeted to give the 21-year-old his debut but he was used as a substitute in Saturday's defeat to Sunderland. In that game he missed three good chances but despite that Allardyce is confident the former Hajduk Split striker will soon be scori ...

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