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"He was a good player available for nothing at the end of the year and we knew Leeds would take small money. But we were also told he was only heading one way.
"Bowyer's off-field problems wouldn't have stopped me signing him. It didn't stop Birmingham, Sunderland or West Ham going for him.
"But Howard (Wilkinson) couldn't change his mind. And if he couldn't, no-one could."