STEPHEN DOBBIE never did make it back to Blackpool.

But he is about to experience another ride on the rollercoaster. The 28-year-old former Rangers, Hibernian and Queen of the South striker could have been sampling the highs and lows of the Barclays Premier League relegation race right now, had Ian Holloway not been rebuffed in three attempts to sign him after a successful loan spell in the seaside town which culminated in a riotous play-off final win last May.

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