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Football: Kanu's back in the old routine; BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP: WEST BROMWICH ALBION v MI LESBROUGH.(Sport)
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The Birmingham Post (England)
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February 25, 2006
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Byline: By Hyder Jawad
Not much has changed in the six weeks since Nwankwo Kanu sustained a fracture to the side of his head.
West Bromwich Albion are still fighting relegation, Nigeria are still underachieving, and the player himself is still an imposing figure.
It would take more than a head injury to knock this man out of his stride. However, in his five-match absence, Albion have continued to baffle the nation, and Kanu thinks it is about time that the club fulfil their potential.
The most obvious example of the team's schizophrenic nature came this month ...
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