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Home > The Damien Duff transfer saga


Duff ... off the mark
Duffer opens Chelsea account
Date: August 6, 2003
Damien Duff opened his account for Chelsea with the final goal in a pre-season romp against Watford at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night.

Ranieri aims for complete Duff
Date: August 2, 2003
Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri has stressed that, although he believes £17m Irish record signing Damien Duff is already a world-class player, he will attempt to improve the weak areas of his game during his time at Stamford Bridge.

New boot deal for Duffer
Date: August 2, 2003
Chelsea’s record signing Damien Duff has moved to consolidate his financial position at his new club by signing a lucrative new boots and clothing sponsorship deal with adidas.

I’d like to end up at Blackburn – Duff
Date: July 31, 2003
Damien Duff has suggested he may return to Ewood Park to finish his career at Blackburn Rovers ... less than two weeks after he completed a multi-million pound move to Chelsea!

PREVIOUS DUFFER NEWS:
July 30, 2003:   Reid’s no Duffer - Souness
July 26, 2003:   Ranieri praise for Duff
July 25, 2003:   Immediate impact for Duffer
July 25, 2003:   Duffer makes substitute appearance
July 25, 2003:   Zenden steals Duff thunder
July 25, 2003:   Duffer set for Chelsea debut
July 22, 2003:   Reid move to be financed by Duff deal
July 22, 2003:   Hardest decision of my life – Duffer
July 22, 2003:   Devlin: Transfer never in any real doubt
July 22, 2003:   Duff completes Chelsea switch
July 21, 2003:   Duff move edges closer
July 21, 2003:   United distance themselves from Duff
July 21, 2003:   Duff meets Chelsea boss
July 19, 2003:   Devlin moves to play down United speculation
July 19, 2003:   Devlin hints at United involvement
July 19, 2003:   Souness hopeful Duffer opts out of “phenomenal” deal
July 18, 2003:   Duff awaiting Man U intervention – report
July 18, 2003:   Seven hours of talks for Duffer
July 17, 2003:   Devlin urges Duff caution
July 17, 2003:   The price is "stupid" - Duffer
July 17, 2003:   Souness still hopeful of Duff return
July 17, 2003:   Zahavi role dictates against United Duff interest
July 17, 2003:   Duffer set for 70k offer
July 16, 2003:   Rovers accept fourth Duff offer
July 16, 2003:   Duff jets out to States
July 16, 2003:   Easy does it for Duff
July 15, 2003:   Rovers snub increased Duff offer
July 15, 2003:   Chelsea increase Duff bid
July 14, 2003:   Defender pleas with Duff to stay
July 13, 2003:   United may hijack Duff move
July 12, 2003:   Blackburn to demand £20m for Duff
July 12, 2003:   Cunningham believes Duff can be the new Zola
July 11, 2003:   Rovers turn down two Duff offers
July 11, 2003:   Chelsea bid for Duffer
June 30, 2003:   Liverpool turn backs on Duff move
June 29, 2003:   Duffer linked with Real approach




  

quote of the day
"I’ll fight for the survival of this club and I’ll go ask the judge myself if I have to. I never take ‘no’ for an answer. It’s easy for the examiner sitting to ask for €500,000 plus but I’ll wheel and deal to save this club. I don’t accept the figure of €554,000. I hope to negotiate a lot less." - Drogheda United chairman Vincent Hoey on the club’s fight for survival.


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