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Saturday, January 27, 2007

Ex-QPR's Son/Grandson/Nephew Debuts Against Ex-QPR Manager/Coach/Scout/Player!!

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Clive Allen's Son...Les Allen's Grandson...Bradley Allen's Nephew. Oliver Allen, is supposedly scheduled to make his Barnet debut today against Ian Holloway's Plymouth. When Plymouth's on-loan striker, Kevin Gallen began his QPR career, "Uncle" Bradle was still at QPR.

Mirror -OLI ADDS TO ALLEN DYNASTY
BARNET v PLYMOUTH, TODAY, 3PM By Aidan Magee


OLIVER ALLEN has been told not to worry about trying to live up to the goalscoring exploits of his father.
The son of Spurs legend Clive makes his Barnet debut today in the FA Cup against Plymouth, days after being shown the door at Birmingham despite 13 goals in 18 reserve games.
The 20-year-old is the latest in the Allen footballing dynasty, going back to his grandfather Les, who was in Spurs' 1961 Double-winning team.
Clive played in two finals for QPR and Tottenham, scoring 49 goals in the 1986-7 season.
His younger brother Bradley enjoyed success at QPR, yet admits being compared with Clive was a burden.
However, he has backed his nephew to be a success at Underhill, where Bradley's cousin Martin Allen was boss following his playing days at QPR and West Ham.
"We're all very proud of Oliver because it continues the family line and he's had a difficult path through to turning pro," said Bradley.
"He went to Birmingham and had a competent scoring record in the reserves, but suffered as there would only be a match every two or three weeks.
"They didn't see him as a long-term prospect and I'm pleased Barnet have decided to give him a go.
All credit to Paul Fairclough for doing so.
"I've spoken to Oliver and he knows there's a lot of hard work to do from now and having such a famous dad can be difficult.
"You can't always live up to previous levels and the expectation that goes with it."
Another cousin, Paul Allen, remains the youngest player to win the FA Cup, doing so with West Ham in 1980 aged 17. Mirror

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