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MORGAN’S POOL SPELL SHOWS VALUE OF LOANS

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The LeaguePaper Team
4 October 2026

WATCHING Morgan Rogers star in the No.10 role for England this week, it’s easy to forget that he was once a targetman for Mick McCarthy.
Long before he became England’s most expensive player and a trusted footsoldier of Thomas Tuchel’s, the 24-year-old was sent on loan to Blackpool by Manchester City.
The idea was that he’d learn his trade under Michael Appleton, a manager with similar ideas to Pep Guardiola.
Unfortunately, Rogers had played just 84 minutes for Blackpool when Appleton was binned in favour of Big Mick, who took one look at the midfielder&#...

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