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      I’ve had two multi-million pound transfers to Premier League clubs – but am yet to play in top-flight and am out on loan

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      TWO Premier League clubs forked out a total of £5.5million to sign  Josh Bowler — and yet he is still waiting to play a first-team game in the top flight.But the 24-year-old winger believes he is finding the confidence and consistency he needs to reach his goal of playing in the big time during his latest loan spell at Cardiff.
      Josh Bowler (centre) is on loan at yet another club – this time, CardiffCredit: Getty
      Bowler joined Everton for £1.5m in 2017Credit: Getty – Contributor
      The forward’s current parent club is Nottingham Forest, who paid £4m for himCredit: Getty
      It is the fourth occasion in his career that Bowler has been sent out by his parent club — the Bluebirds being his latest short-term home after stints at Hull, Blackpool and Olympiakos.
      A wonderkid in his teenage years at QPR, he was sold to Everton in 2017 for £1.5m. 
      Only 18 at the time, he played for the under-21 side but then got sent out on loan to Hull.
      Four years on, he joined Blackpool on a free without making a first-team appearance for the Toffees.
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      Nottingham Forest were next to splash the cash, paying £4m in September 2022 then immediately sending him to their sister club in Greece for five months.
      He came back to Blackpool for another temporary stint before starting a season-long loan under boss Erol Bulut at Cardiff in the summer.
      Ahead of Saturday’s trip to Preston, Bowler said: “The type of player I am it is always going to be hit and miss. I try stuff that’s difficult, and I’m never going to back down from that.
      “Some games it won’t come off  and that’s why I need to improve on my consistency.
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      “I think that is coming with age and more knowledge of the game.
      “Every night I dream about making my Premier League debut and I don’t think my time is over.  It’s important I don’t give up on myself, however tough it is, and .
      “I feel I’m flourishing here at Cardiff and the manager has given me real self-belief and confidence. Confidence is the biggest drug in football — with it you can go out and be ten times the player.
      “I moved away from my family at 18 and since then living I’ve be on my own. It’s been a bit lonely, but there are people in worse situations.”
      His ball of fluff, Pomeranian dog Esaias keeps him company on his travels, with his Liverpool-based partner and family visiting him for matches.
      Bowler said: “I’ve been on my own for a while now, so I’m used to that, and my little dog is massive for me and keeps me company.
      It was a surreal moment for me to sign for such a massive club as Everton as a teenager… it was an offer I couldn’t turn down.Josh Bowler
      “It was a surreal moment for me to sign for such a massive club as Everton as a teenager. It was an offer I couldn’t turn down.
      “There have been a lot of ups and downs in my career with moves to Everton and Forest, but that’s just like many other players. Finally, I feel I’ve got a bit of stability.
      “But the experience at Everton was great for me, but it just didn’t click. I was quite shy, and it helped me to grow as a person and a player.
      “The key is to never stop believing in yourself and to keep working hard.
      “Because I’ve been close a few times to reaching my dream, it makes me even more hungry for it. 
      “I can taste it, but I haven’t had the full bite yet… and I really want it.” More

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      Troy Deeney: Ramsdale’s dad has absolutely KILLED him with Arsenal comments – it could backfire badly

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      UP until this week, I thought Aaron Ramsdale would be OK against Brentford.I was confident he would have a strong game and put himself in contention again.
      Aaron Ramsdale is set to start for Arsenal against Brentford on SaturdayCredit: PA
      It will be the goalkeeper’s first Premier League start since SeptemberCredit: Reuters
      But that was before I heard his dad speak. 
      It has made the situation ten times worse.
      This was going to be a free hit for Aaron, and as a father, if you want to then speak after that game when your son has played well, that’s fine by me. 
      Apply the pressure to Mikel Arteta.
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      Yet he has now put his lad under the microscope even further with his comments criticising Mikel for his decision making.
      Now Ramsdale is starting for Arsenal against Brentford as David Raya is ineligible to play against his parent club.
      And Aaron will have to have the perfect game, be good with his feet, take crosses and make two or three good saves.
      If I am Brentford, I am putting the first couple of crosses right under the bar and saying to Aaron: ‘Let’s have a go’.
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      Those comments from his dad have absolutely killed him.
      I hope it doesn’t backfire badly. More

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      Abbey Clancy reveals sexy way she seduced Peter Crouch – with footballer saying it worked very well

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      ABBEY Clancy has revealed she once lured Peter Crouch home from training by picking him up in a car while wearing only a Burberry mac.And the former England striker admitted her teasing tactic “worked very well”.
      Abbey Clancy spoke on her podcast about the tactic she used to seduce Peter CrouchCredit: The Mega Agency
      She revealed she once picked up the England striker while she was wearing only a Burberry macCredit: Tim Gander/PinPep
      Model Abbey, 37, recalled how she undressed to thrill during a conversation about surprises.
      Peter, 42, said on their podcast: “It’s easy to surprise me.
      “If I came home and you had no clothes on, it’d be the best surprise ever.
      “It’s so simple and I’ll be so happy.
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      “I’m just being honest.”
      But Abbey remembered: “That Burberry mac you got me — I picked him up from training with nothing underneath it, to get him home.”
      Peter said: “And it worked. Very well.”
      But the couple, who married in 2011 and have four children, did not see eye to eye in a Liverpool restaurant when Abbey surprised him with a roly-polyagram.
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      Abbey said on their Therapy Crouch podcast: “He went mad that everyone was looking.
      “She didn’t even take one sock off.”

      Peter explained: “I’m playing for Liverpool and England at the time and everyone started filming.
      “I was like, ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t do this’.
      “So I just gave her some cash and said, ‘Can you leave?’.
      “She just went, ‘OK, great’, and then left.” More

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      Man City ace Erling Haaland feasting on goals after having special food shipment jetted into UK from Norway

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      ERLING Haaland is feasting on goals again this season – after having a special shipment of salmon jetted into the UK from his native Norway.The Scandinavian country is regarded as having some of the best fish stocks in the world.
      Manchester City’s Norwegian goal machine, Erling Haaland, had a special shipment of salmon jetted into the UK from his native countryCredit: PA
      And with the striker unhappy with the quality of fish on offer in Manchester, he has persuaded officials to source the fish direct from his homeland to ensure it’s up to scratch.
      The striker, who has 13 goals this season, now tucks into the fish each week to top up on vitamin D, B12 and selenium and iodine.
      A source said: “Haaland’s been banging on about the fish. He wanted salmon, so he made the nutritionist arrange for the best fish restaurant in Norway to have their kitchen staff fly over.
      “It’s cost an absolute fortune – but it’s the best salmon.”
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      Haaland’s dedication to the game means he pays very close attention to his diet, consuming 6,000 calories a day.
      The Sun has previously told how he enjoys an unusual diet as he tries to keep himself in peak physical shape to terrorise defenders.
      He regularly downs a “magic potion” of cow’s milk smoothies laced with spinach and kale and enjoys feasting on cow hearts and liver.
      He also enjoys a pre-match lasagne cooked by his dad before a game.
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      Erling’s dad Alfie said his son tried to follow a strict diet after seeing how eating healthily had allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to become one of the best players in the world.
      He said: “He was told a story by Patrice Evra about a lunch he had with Ronaldo and Cristiano had fish, nothing else. Erling now tries to do the same things because Ronaldo is 38 and still at the top of the game.”
      Victoria Braathen, UK director of the Norwegian Seafood Council, said: “I’m happy two of Norway’s most famous treasures have found each other in the UK. Our salmon is the world’s most popular fish, globally recognised for its quality and nutritious credentials.”
      Haaland also takes ice baths to recover after games and bans gadgets from his bedroom so his sleep is not affected.
      He will not play at Euro 2024 after Norway failed to qualify. More

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      Jermain Defoe takes two different women home just days apart months after splitting from wife

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      FORMER England striker Jermain Defoe looks equally at home with two women just days apart.The retired star, 41, enjoyed a pub dinner with wedding planner Paige Mallabourn-Edmondson, 29.
      Jermain Defoe enjoyed a pub dinner date with Paige Mallabourn-Edmondson, 29Credit: Splash
      They then went back to his Essex mansion, where he lived earlier this year with wife Donna Tierney, 40, before they split.
      Paige, who met the ex-Spurs ace when he was on a coaching course in Burnley, is said to have recently moved to London to spend more time with him.
      But days after their Essex date, Defoe was pictured with influencer Alisha LeMay, 31, who he started seeing this year.
      Online snaps show the pair taking selfies at another of his homes, in Hertfordshire.
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      A source said: “Jermain likes to keep busy now he’s retired but it must be exhausting going from one mansion to another to spend time with Paige and then Alisha.
      “Maybe he’s having a hard time trying to choose which one he wants to be with.
      “Both must know about each other and seem to be very understanding towards Jermain.
      “But it’s a very unusual arrangement.”
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      In October, we told how Defoe visited Paige at a £1,200-a-night hotel in London just days before being pictured with Alisha.
      Defoe married beautician Donna in 2022.
      But we revealed a month later he pestered a nurse for sex.
      The ex-England striker posed for a selfie at his home in HertfordshireCredit: Instagram
      And influencer Alisha LeMay, 31, also posted a photo online at Defoe’s homeCredit: Instagram More

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      Premier League must hit every team with same harsh penalties after Everton ignored financial rules

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      THE Premier League has finally shown it has the teeth to deal with clubs ignoring financial rules.But having handed Everton the harshest penalty in the competition’s history, League chiefs must now demonstrate that the same bar is there for EVERYONE.
      Everton were found to have deliberately lost £19.5m more than allowed over three yearsCredit: Reuters
      Everton have been pushed into the relegation zone, but fans will be looking to see if the likes of Chelsea and Man City are treated as harshly if found to have breached rulesCredit: Getty
      Yesterday’s ten-point deduction, plunging Everton into the relegation zone, could imperil the club’s very future.
      Everton were found to have deliberately lost £19.5m more than allowed over three years and then attempted to mislead the League over their finances.
      Their punishment is tough but fitting.
      Yet Everton fans — and those of other clubs — will now expect even tougher sanctions if giants Man City and Chelsea are also proven to have ridden roughshod over the rules.
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      City were hit with 115 charges, for alleged offences in seven seasons, in February, just weeks before Everton were next in the Prem’s bad books.
      And while the Treble winners are contesting the allegations, there are plenty who do not believe you can have that much smoke without some fire.
      Chelsea actually flagged up breaches that allegedly saw millions syphoned illicitly out of the club, pinning the blame on Roman Abramovich’s old regime.
      Yet fans of many clubs, not just Everton, will demand City and Chelsea are held to the same standards. And if that means relegation for two of the Prem’s shining symbols, so be it. If they are guilty, they MUST be hurt.
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      Tyson Fury’s dream £4million mansion plans knocked out again after bats drama

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      WORLD boxing champ Tyson Fury’s £4million mansion plans have been floored again — this time by birds.The heavyweight king has been told that featherweight flappers flocking to ponds or fruit trees on his land may be a hazard to nearby jets.
      World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury’s plans to expand his home have been dealt a blowCredit: Getty
      He has already given up on hopes of demolishing a house on the site after bats were found roosting in a loft.
      Instead, he hoped to extend the existing eight-bedroom home and install a basement music room, games area, breakfast and garden rooms and a cinema.
      But the safeguarding authority at nearby Manchester airport has told him birds could be attracted to the Cheshire site if planned cherry trees are planted or if there is any open water — including swimming pools.
      Only sterile or rarely-fruiting trees must be used, it said.
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      In its planning consultation response, the authority gives its reasons as “flight safety” and “bird strike avoidance”.
      Birds being sucked into jets or hitting aircraft windscreens can cause major accidents.
      The experts said: “Robust measures are to be taken to prevent species of birds hazardous to aircraft being attracted to the site.”
      The WBC champ also cannot use exterior uplighting in case it distracts pilots.
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      The home needs a big overhaul. Aerial images show it looking like a dumping ground for used cars and strewn with litter.
      Fury and Paris currently live with their six children in a £1.7million home in ­Morecambe, Lancs.
      His move will take him closer to boxer brother Tommy and Love Island girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague, both 23, who have a £3.5million mansion nearby.
      Tyson and wife Paris plan to renovate the basement, add on two side extensions and an eight-metre rear extension More

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      Man Utd star Diogo Dalot becomes dad for first time after fiancee gives birth to baby girl

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      MANCHESTER United’s Diogo Dalot and his fiancée have welcomed a baby daughter.The Portugal defender, 24, had withdrawn from this week’s Euro qualifiers for personal reasons.
      Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot and his fiancée have welcomed a baby daughterCredit: Alamy
      The defender posted a picture of the couple clasping the tot’s hand on InstagramCredit: Instagram/@diogodalot
      Players were quick to congratulate the new family online
      He told boss Roberto Martinez that partner Claudia Pinto was due to give birth imminently.
      On Wednesday the defender posted: “Welcome to the world Clara. 15.11.2023” — with a picture of the couple clasping the tot’s hand.
      United’s official Instagram and players Sergio Reguilon and Sofyan Amrabat congratulated the new family — as did ex-Red Devils David de Gea and Juan Mata, plus Portugal and Man City defender Ruben Dias.
      Dalot and Pinto started dating in 2020 and got engaged in March.
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      They announced they were expecting in July.
      Dalot was widely expected to start both Euro 2024 qualifiers off the back of a strong start to the season at club level, having played 16 times in all competitions to date.
      But after quitting his country’s training camp, a Portugal statement said: “Joao Mario will make his debut in a national team call-up after being called up this afternoon to replace Diogo Dalot.
      “The Manchester United defender was released from the national team’s work for personal reasons and after communication with national coach Roberto Martinez.”
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      Dalot withdrew from this week’s Euro qualifiers More