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THAT WAS THE WEEKEND THAT WAS: Watch out for...

Jon Culley
Sunday 13 October 1996 23:02 BST
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James Beattie (Blackburn Rovers)

The search for a new Alan Shearer at Ewood Park has so far led Ray Harford along only false trails, but Blackburn may have one for the future in the 18-year-old Lancaster-born James Beattie, whose tally of 50-plus goals in less than two years at youth-team level earned him a place in the senior side against Arsenal.

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