Brown joins Rovers, Kallio moves to Blades

Brown joins Rovers, Kallio moves to Blades

Published Feb. 1, 2010 9:10 a.m. ET

Brown, 21, had a loan spell with Finnish side Turun Palloseura last season and will hope to get more first-team experience under his belt at the Memorial Stadium. The Fulham academy graduate goes straight into Paul Trollope's squad for the Pirates' match against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on Tuesday night. Sheffield United have signed Fulham defender Kallio on loan until the end of the season. Finland international Kallio made two appearances for the Blades during an initial loan spell in December, but Blades manager Kevin Blackwell was then foiled in his bid to extend the 31-year-old's stay at Bramall Lane. Blackwell said: "We got him agreed on Christmas Eve, but then he was recalled straight away because Fulham had injuries and a lot of games coming up in January. "But Roy Hodgson promised he would look at it again and, true to his word, he has. Toni did very well for us and I'm glad that this move is done and we have him until the end of the season. "He has played in the Premier League recently, ticks all the boxes and, importantly, knows our place and players so he doesn't have to start to get to know the place."

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