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Bristol City: Michael Skubala backs Lorent Tolaj and Dom Ballard
14 August 2026 Off

Bristol City: Michael Skubala backs Lorent Tolaj and Dom Ballard

By Total Football News

Bristol City manager Michael Skubala has “no doubts” new strikers Lorent Tolaj and Dom Ballard can form a strong partnership.

The pair have arrived this summer from Plymouth and Leyton Orient respectively.

Despite often playing as lone strikers, Skubala hopes they will have an impact together.

“Lorent played in a front two at times at Plymouth,” Skubala told BBC Radio Bristol.

“Dom Ballard led the line by himself but caused

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Dom Ballard: Striker joins Bristol City from Leyton Orient
6 August 2026 Off

Dom Ballard: Striker joins Bristol City from Leyton Orient

By Total Football News

Bristol City have signed Leyton Orient forward Dom Ballard on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The Robins took their tally of newcomers this summer to eight by landing the 21-year-old, who topped the League One goalscoring charts last season.

Ballard scored 23 goals in 40 league appearances for the London club, despite the fact they finished one place above the relegation zone.

New manager Michael Skubala spoke in

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Dom Hyam eyes Wrexham away improvement before Blackburn Rovers return
1 January 2026 Off

Dom Hyam eyes Wrexham away improvement before Blackburn Rovers return

By Total Football News

The 30-year-old had been a key figure at Blackburn, where he made 135 appearances across three years, before the Red Dragons lured him to Wales just before the summer transfer window closed.

As he prepares for a first return to Ewood Park, Hyam said: “I have a lot of fond memories from my previous club and I have a lot of friends there as well.

“But it’s business at the

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Dom Hyam: Blackburn Rovers activate clause in defender’s contract
5 April 2025 Off

Dom Hyam: Blackburn Rovers activate clause in defender’s contract

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers have activated a clause in defender Dom Hyam’s contract to keep him at the club until the end of next season.

The 29-year-old joined on a three-year deal from Coventry in the summer of 2022 and has been ever-present in the league this campaign.

He is the second player Rovers have tied down to an extended deal this week after defender Yuri Ribeiro signed a two-year contract

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Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: Dom Hyam scores winner
28 November 2024 Off

Middlesbrough 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: Dom Hyam scores winner

By Total Football News

For all the home side’s threat and possession, it was Rovers who created the clearer chances, twice finding the net – only for the first, Todd Cantwell’s finish on 72 minutes, to be correctly ruled offside.

Five minutes later, Rovers produced the move of the match with Cantwell and Liverpool loanee Owen Beck combining brilliantly with a one-two inside the box and Hyam sliding in to meet the former Norwich

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Football Focus: Bournemouth’s Dom Solanke on love of Anime and the art of being a striker
19 April 2024 0

Football Focus: Bournemouth’s Dom Solanke on love of Anime and the art of being a striker

By Total Football News

Bournemouth striker Dom Solanke tells Football Focus reporter Betty Glover of his love for Japanese Anime – and how being a striker is an artform all of its own.

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