League One

TROUBLED RED JON GETSNEW CHANCE

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The Football League Paper Team
11 February 2018

By Sacha Clayton
CHAMPIONSHIP
HE HAS seen his career stall this season, but after signing on a deadline day loan from Liverpool to Bolton, Jon Flanagan can now rebuild, says Trotters boss Phil Parkinson.
Flanagan, an England international, was sentenced to a 12-month community order in January for assaulting his girlfriend Rachael Wall after a night out in Liverpool.
The 25-year-old defender, who made his Anfield debut at 18, has suffered knee problems, endured an unsuccessful loan spell at Burnley last season and has slipped down the pecking order under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. He did ea...

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