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 Monday 1st January 2007 Shocking Albion slump at Roots Hall Tony Mowbray's men put in one of their worst performances of the season as they crash to a 3-1 defeat at bottom of the table Southend United. Shrimpers' winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce fired the home team into a 2-0 lead with goals on 11 and 28 minutes before Lewis Hunt made it 3-0 three minutes before half-time. Albion's Welsh striker John Hartson pulled a goal back from close-range on 63 minutes but Southend held on for a vital three points in front of a New Year's Day crowd of 9,907. Mowbray dismisses Duke rumours Baggies’ boss Tony Mowbray has insisted that Nathan Ellington did miss Saturday’s game against Ipswich due to a virus. His absence from the squad for the game had sparked suggestions that his long rumoured move away from The Hawthorns was imminent. Speaking about Ellington's absence, Mowbray said: "He phoned in the morning when still in his bed. "I would suggest he might do or might not be fit for Southend. "If you have a virus it invariably tends to wash you out a bit so we will have to see what his energy levels are like. We will assess it." Baggies linked with Sproule Albion boss Tony Mowbray is reportedly lining-up a raid on his former club, Hibernian, for Northern Ireland international midfielder Ivan Sproule. Mowbray signed 25-year-old Sproule for Hibs in January 2005 after a trial having brought him over from Northern Ireland. Sunday 31st December 2006 Southgate denies Gera reports Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has denied reports that he has made a move for Albion midfielder Zoltan Gera. Reports in the media had claimed the Baggies had rejected an offer from Boro for Hungarian star Gera earlier this week but Southgate has insisted that his club have made no offers for any players. "We've not made any written offers for anybody as yet," Southgate told the Sunday Sun. "You hope to do some business if you can but it's difficult to do business in three months in the summer, so doing it in one month is not going to be easy.
"If it happens then all well and good - but if not we dig in
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