Big Sam tells McCarthy to slim down to bring sweet success to Blackburn

Shaping up: AllardyceSam Allardyce has banned Blackburnplayers from snacking on sweets in a bid to slim down his side. Striker Benni McCarthy heads a posse of players dragged in by Allardyce in the past few weeks and ordered to lose body fat to shape up for the relegation fight.Rovers boss Allardyce said ahead of tonight's clash at Fulham: 'Benni could be a little better. We have talked about that privately. We need to get a little bit more body fat off him so he can be more mobile. 'It is not just Benni that has to drop body fat, though. For all the players, it is aboutcontrolling their diets. 'Most have been brought up on sugars they shouldn't have been, and those are addictive. It is not easy to wean yourself off those sort of sweets.' Fulham v BLACKBURN: Keepers Robinson and Brown a concern for RoversCahill flattered as Blackburn boss Allardyce has a dig at the Everton starBLACKBURN ROVERS FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB  

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