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Last updated : 25 March 2010 By Brian Cartlidge

The Independent

Dunn at the double as he makes up for lost years

The tune for "Bring on The Dingles", the favourite chant of Blackburn Rovers' fans when taunting hated neighbours Burnley, is identical to their other overused lyric: "Dunny For England."

Ewood Park chose to sing just the Burnley version last night as they face the Clarets at Turf Moor this weekend but David Dunn can feel put out that they did not give the other version a blast after his two finishes helped defeat Birmingham City.

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The Guardian

David Dunn's double takes Blackburn Rovers past Birmingham City

There was a time when assorted pundits predicted that England's 2010 World Cup campaign would be constructed around David Dunn's vision and creativity. Those days are long gone and such opinions quietly forgotten. Should the Blackburn midfielder journey to South Africa this summer, it will be as a tourist rather than a member of Fabio Capello's squad but Birmingham swiftly discovered Dunn is far from a spent force.

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The Telegraph

Blackburn Rovers 2 Birmingham City 1

David Dunn's spell at Birmingham City is best remembered for an attempt at an extravagant flick that caused him to fall on his backside but he showed his former side what he is capable of on Wednesday night with two contrasting goals to continue Blackburn's fine home form.

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The Times

David Dunn banishes painful memories of St Andrew’s

Sam Allardyce raised a few people’s eyebrows when he withdrew David Dunn after his playmaker felt a calf twinge with Blackburn Rovers a goal down to Chelsea on Sunday. It was a gamble that paid off then, as his team fought back to earn a point, and they continued to reap the rewards of the manager’s decision last night.

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