Robbie Fowler during a Blackburn friendly.
Robbie Fowler during a Blackburn friendly.
Robbie Fowler during a Blackburn friendly.
Robbie Fowler during a Blackburn friendly.

Fowler's Rovers move to end Al Ahli's chase


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Robbie Fowler is ready to agree a pay-as-you-play deal with Blackburn this week, ending any lingering hopes Al Ahli had of siging the former England striker. Fowler, 33, had been strongly linked with a move to play at the Dubai-based club next season. The former Liverpool man had previously considered a move to the Emirates - where he has several properties - but chose Cardiff City when he left Liverpool.

His signing would have been another major coup for the UAE Etisalat Pro League, already boasting by such major talents as the Brazilian striker Rafael Sobis at Al Jazira and the Chilean Jorge Valdivia at Al Ain. Fowler has been training with Rovers ever since his former Liverpool teammate Paul Ince took over as manager. Blackburn chairman John Williams said they hoped to agree a three-month deal by the end of the week.

Williams said: "We have agreed in principle a three-month pay-as-you-play deal and we hope to have it tied up by the end of the week. "If we go ahead on that basis and get it registered then if the manager wants him he would be able to be in the squad against Arsenal on Saturday." Fowler is currently a free agent after leaving Cardiff during the summer. The striker is the fourth-highest goalscorer in Premier League history having had two spells at Liverpool and also played for Leeds and Manchester City.

Fowler was also offered a pay-as-you-play contract with Cardiff for this season but turned it down after he receiving the chance to have a trial at Blackburn. He could be in the squad to face Arsenal at Ewood Park this weekend. * PA Sport

Farage on Muslim Brotherhood

Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.

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Sunday's games

All times UAE:

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace, 4pm

Manchester City v Arsenal, 6.15pm

Everton v Watford, 8.30pm

Chelsea v Manchester United, 8.30pm

Polarised public

31% in UK say BBC is biased to left-wing views

19% in UK say BBC is biased to right-wing views

19% in UK say BBC is not biased at all

Source: YouGov

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