Waddle debut for Bradford at Blues

Friday 11 October 1996 18:02 EDT
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Bradford have signed Chris Waddle on loan and will pitch him straight into today's First Division match at Birmingham.

Chris Kamara, their manager, has taken the 35-year-old initially for a month but with a view to extending the arrangement for the rest of the season. Waddle, who won 62 England caps, was released by Sheffield Wednesday earlier this season. He then surprised everyone by agreeing to join Falkirk in the Scottish First Division for a month.

That arrangement ended earlier this week. Waddle, whom Spurs sold to Marseille for pounds 4.25m in 1989, said: "Falkirk have been absolutely marvellous with me - and for me - and they wanted me to stay. They knew right from the start that I wanted to play at a higher level once the month was up."

Kamara, who earlier this week completed the signing of Sergio Pinto, brother of the Portuguese international Joao, on a free transfer from Boavista, said of Waddle: "There is no better player in the role behind the front two."

The Barnet coach, Terry Bullivant, has left the club - who are top of the Third Division - because of his frustration at being in charge of team affairs without being given the manager's job vacated by Ray Clemence. Terry Gibson, the former Tottenham and Wimbledon striker, has been installed as caretaker manager for today's game at Cardiff.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signings of two midfielders, taking the Derby County captain Robin van der Laan on loan with a view to an pounds 800,000 deal and paying Hamburg pounds 200,000 to borrow Jens Dowe until next summer. Van der Laan will make his debut at Southend tomorrow.

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