Right. Just when you think that things truly can’t get any weirder, you read stuff like this:
BLACKBURN Rovers have become the first Premiership club to install a prayer room where supporters can worship. The sound-proofed match day facility will replace a toilet block and contains prayer mats and religious texts. Club chiefs hope the room, in the Blackburn End stand, will attract more fans from different faiths and backgrounds.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I don’t mind people praying to...Read Full Story
Have a look at these two photographs from the official Blackburn Rovers profile page. Anything seem dodgy?
Well spotted - Carlos Villanueva’s head has been superimposed on Roque Santa Cruz’s body in a rather crude example of poor Photoshop skills. I feel sorry for his sponsors, to have their name against this tacky pic in the programme doesn’t exactly give the right impression one would think.
But why? Is King Carlos not real? He was also missing from the official team photo, and there was...Read Full Story
LONDON (AFP) - Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has admitted that he would consider leaving the Premier League outfit if "a bigger club came in for me" during the January transfer window.
New Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has insisted he wants the 27-year-old Paraguay forward to stay at Ewood Park, but speculation is growing linking him with cash-rich Manchester City, the club of his former boss Mark Hughes.
"Everybody knows my opinion (regarding a possible transfer), I am happy at Blackburn...Read Full Story
Cosmetic surgery 'nearly killed' ex - Premiership footballer's wife
The wife of former Blackburn Rovers footballer Colin Hendry has won a six - figure settlement after botched cosmetic surgery at a Lancashire hospital nearly killed herRead more..
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Just as Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins famously addressed his Royal Irish troops on the eve of their entry into battle (see below - it’s a fantastic speech), in an altogether different way I feel dread, anticipation and an air of inevitably that we are today entering an unknown future for Blackburn Rovers.
Never mind the recent ‘performances’.
Never mind if we like/dislike Paul Ince, wanted him to fail/do well, of if we have shifted our views of Sam Allardyce to suit the dramatic...Read Full Story
Countdown to the Premier League: The odd couple - Premier League, Football - The Independent
By picking Archie Knox as his No 2, the new Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince opted for someone very different from himself. Ian Herbert explains why the partnership might just work
Paul Ince and Archie Knox would have had some notes to compare on the less glamourous aspects of management when the Scotsman, who has been appointed to help guide the new Blackburn Rovers manager through the challenges...Read Full Story
Meanwhile midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen has pledged to see out the remainder of his contract at Ewood Park despite the club's relegation from the Premier League. The 30-year-old Norway international is halfway through the four-year deal he signed in May ...
Yakubu Aiyegbeni has indicated he could leave Blackburn following their relegation from the Premier League. Blackburn are bracing themselves for bids for a number of their top stars following their drop into the Championship and top scorer ...
STEVE Kean’s Blackburn Rovers future remained a closely guarded secret last night – although he is expected to remain in an influential role at the Ewood Park outfit. The under-fire Rovers boss has been the subject of mass speculation following two ...
Steve Kean, the man said to be unsackable when appointed Blackburn’s manager in January 2011, looks to have paid for Rovers’ relegation from the Premier League, according to sources in Pune and at Ewood Park. The club’s Indian owners, the ...
This would tie in with Australian cricketer Brett Lee tweeting yesterday that Kean had been removed as manager, after having lunch with Venkatesh Rao, but the tweet was quickly taken down. Rovers directors, players and Ewood Park staff are as confused as ...
Wigan just about deserved the goal that ensured survival after an uneventful 87 minutes
Match Report
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Blackburn Rovers 0 Wigan 1. Blackburn's 11-year stay in the Premier League is over after a late goal from Antolin Alcaraz condemned them to the Championship next season. Angry Blackburn fans invaded the Ewood Park pitch after the result – described by the Lancashire...
Sam Allardyce is suing Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean over comments the Scot made about his predecessor at Ewood Park. A video emerged on Monday night showing a drunk Kean label Allardyce a "f*****g crook" on Rovers' 2011 Far East tour, and Allardyce ...