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| Blackburn Rovers: Mum creates newspaper for football-obsessed son | |
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| Debbie Allingham said Blackburn Rovers is "a fabulous club for kids" | Debbie Allingham said Blackburn Rovers is "a fabulous club for kids" |
| The mum of a young Blackburn Rovers fan has revealed the great lengths she goes to in order to make sure her son stays up-to-date with the latest club news. | The mum of a young Blackburn Rovers fan has revealed the great lengths she goes to in order to make sure her son stays up-to-date with the latest club news. |
| Debbie Allingham creates a Rovers newspaper for her nine-year-old, so he can read all about transfer news, football results and the updated league table when he wakes up in the morning. | Debbie Allingham creates a Rovers newspaper for her nine-year-old, so he can read all about transfer news, football results and the updated league table when he wakes up in the morning. |
| "On transfer day I stayed up late so it was one o'clock in the morning when I was printing all of the updates," she said. | "On transfer day I stayed up late so it was one o'clock in the morning when I was printing all of the updates," she said. |
| "It's a fabulous club for kids, they're absolutely brilliant with them." | "It's a fabulous club for kids, they're absolutely brilliant with them." |
| Debbie Allingham says her son loves to read the match reports over breakfast | Debbie Allingham says her son loves to read the match reports over breakfast |
| Ms Allingham, who used to live in Blackburn, but now lives in the north east, said she still goes to matches at Ewood Park "to cheer the boys on". | Ms Allingham, who used to live in Blackburn, but now lives in the north east, said she still goes to matches at Ewood Park "to cheer the boys on". |
| She said her son had "chosen to follow Blackburn and he absolutely loves Rovers". | She said her son had "chosen to follow Blackburn and he absolutely loves Rovers". |
| "The players are really engaging with the kids, they're so accessible to them and it's just a joy to share with him, the real love he has for the club," she said. | "The players are really engaging with the kids, they're so accessible to them and it's just a joy to share with him, the real love he has for the club," she said. |
| He has to go before the matches finish during the week but he sometimes gets to stay up before half time. | He has to go before the matches finish during the week but he sometimes gets to stay up before half time. |
| "He can quite often go to bed when it's nil-nil or we're lagging behind," she said. | "He can quite often go to bed when it's nil-nil or we're lagging behind," she said. |
| "And he's always keen to know exactly what's happened first thing in the morning. | "And he's always keen to know exactly what's happened first thing in the morning. |
| "So we print it out and he can study everything the next day, have a look at the league table, do a bit of maths over his Cheerios." | "So we print it out and he can study everything the next day, have a look at the league table, do a bit of maths over his Cheerios." |
| Ms Allingham said her son was "pretty confident we are going to make the play-offs". | Ms Allingham said her son was "pretty confident we are going to make the play-offs". |
| "I do try and coach him anything can happen in football," she said, "so let's just wait and see." | "I do try and coach him anything can happen in football," she said, "so let's just wait and see." |
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