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Seasiders draft in trio

Image: Holloway: Busy day in the market

Blackpool have signed three new players on the final day of the January transfer window.

Trio arrive on deadline day while Bannan extends stay

Blackpool have signed three new players on the final day of the January transfer window. Midfielder Steven Husband has signed from Hearts while forward duo Stephen Dobbie and DJ Campbell have arrived as loan signings at Bloomfield Road. Husband, 19, arrives with a reputation as a hot prospect and has penned a two-and-a-half year deal with the club. The former Cowdenbeath and Livingston youngster could be in Ian Holloway's squad to face West Brom on Wednesday, should he receive international clearance. Fellow Scot Dobbie, 27, arrives on a six-month loan deal from Championship rivals Swansea after failing to flourish under manager Paulo Sousa at the Liberty Stadium.

Strike ratio

Striker DJ Campbell also arrives on loan in his second spell with the club having first joined the club this time last season in a similar deal. The 28-year-old was a hit in his previous spell, scoring 9 goals in 20 Championship appearances, and Tangerines fans will be hoping for a similar strike ratio this time around. Meanwhile, midfield youngster Barry Bannan has had his loan spell from Aston Villa extended by an extra month in a further boost to Holloway's squad. Villa were reluctant to let the 20-year-old return to Bloomfield Road for longer amid a bad spell of injuries in Martin O'Neill's squad. However, an agreement is in place for the young Scot to return to Blackpool once again after the latest stay, should the injury crisis at Villa Park improve.