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- Fri, 17 Jan 2020 11:59:31 +0000: Tosin Adarabioyo: ‘In five years I’d like to be Man City captain. It can happen’ - Blackburn Rovers | The Guardian
Manchester City’s defender, on loan at Blackburn, discusses his future, how racism is getting worse and being spotted aged fiveTosin Adarabioyo may be on loan again from Manchester City but the 22-year-old remains focused on the boyhood dream. “In five years’ time I’d like to be captain of Man City and have won the Premier League and the Champions League. Definitely it can happen,” he says.
Here high ambition is married to a recognition of the hard yards required to reach the top. Sitting in plush seats at The Mere hotel in Cheshire, Adarabioyo can point to the decision to sign for a season at Blackburn Rovers after spending the previous campaign on loan at West Bromwich Albion.
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Continue reading... - Sun, 05 Jan 2020 07:00:54 +0000: St Andrew’s empty stands a sign of FA Cup’s fading, but not forgotten, magic | Jonathan Liew - Blackburn Rovers | The Guardian
Even at third-round tie between Birmingham and Blackburn few wanted to watch, it was still possible to find a little joyMost match days, you can barely squeeze into the bar of the Royal George Hotel at the north-eastern corner of St Andrew’s. An hour before Birmingham play Blackburn, however, there are still plenty of chairs and tables available. A short distance away, in front of the Tilton Road Stand, a lone steward stands solemn guard in front of a bank of silent turnstiles. The magic of the FA Cup is still very much in evidence, it seems – but these days it tends to be more of a vanishing act.
It’s a similar story inside the stadium, where only one of the four stands – the Kop – is fully open, along with a sliver of away fans in the Gil Merrick. This despite Blackburn bringing a healthy away contingent and tickets being attractively priced at £12. Birmingham’s Twitter account was still trying to flog them early on Saturday morning.
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Continue reading... - Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:17:36 +0000: Football League: Championship promotion hopefuls suffer shocks - Blackburn Rovers | The Guardian
- Nottingham Forest and Bristol City beaten at home
- Wycombe move seven points clear in League One
It was a day of relative shocks in the second tier; Jordan Rhodes ended a 11-month wait a goal by scoring a hat-trick in Sheffield Wednesday’s 4-0 away to Nottingham Forest. It was a perfect treble, with a left-foot finish and overhead kick sandwiching a header, with all three coming before the break. Steven Fletcher completed the scoring in first-half injury-time to ensure there was no way back for the hosts.
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Birmingham 2-3 West Brom, Barnsley 5-3 QPR, Brentford 1-0 Fulham, Bristol City 0-2 Blackburn, Derby 0-1 Millwall, Leeds 3-3 Cardiff, Nottingham Forest 0-4 Sheff Wed, Preston North End 2-1 Luton, Stoke 0-0 Reading, Swansea 3-1 Middlesbrough, Wigan 1-1 Huddersfield
Accrington 4-1 Portsmouth, Fleetwood 1-1 Gillingham, Ipswich 1-2 Bristol Rovers, Lincoln 1-0 Tranmere, MK Dons 1-0 Oxford United, Peterborough 1-0 Bolton, Shrewsbury 2-1 Coventry, Southend 2-2 Rotherham, Sunderland 1-1 Blackpool, Wimbledon 2-1 Doncaster, Wycombe 2-0 Burton Albion
Carlisle 0-0 Grimsby, Cheltenham 1-1 Cambridge, Crawley 0-0 Port Vale, Crewe 1-1 Mansfield, Leyton Orient 0-0 Bradford City, Newport 1-1 Stevenage, Northampton 1-0 Forest Green, Plymouth 3-0 Morecambe, Salford City 0-1 Exeter, Scunthorpe 2-2 Colchester, Swindon 2-0 Oldham, Walsall 1-1 Macclesfield
Continue reading... - Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:35:16 +0000: Championship: Wigan hold West Brom, Swansea's Cooper rages at referee - Blackburn Rovers | The Guardian
• Austin rescues point but Albion miss chance to retake top spot
• Steve Cooper hits out at referee after 1-1 draw with BlackburnWest Brom missed a chance to return to the top of the Championship when they could only draw at struggling Wigan. Sam Johnstone’s own goal five minutes into the second half put the home side ahead but Albion equalised when Charlie Austin struck from close range following an indirect free-kick. The 1-1 draw means Leeds stay top on goal difference, although both teams boast an 11-point lead over Fulham in third.
“We have to be honest enough to admit we weren’t as good tonight as we’ve been so far,” the West Brom manager, Slaven Bilic, said afterwards. “We started slowly, and we have to admit we didn’t deserve anything more than a point … but we have to take this as a blessing, because we know we can’t be like this again.”
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Continue reading... - Wed, 27 Nov 2019 23:12:16 +0000: Championship: West Brom back on top and lowly Middlesbrough get rare win - Blackburn Rovers | The Guardian
• Kieran Gibbs opens scoring for WBA in 4-1 win over Bristol City
• Jonathan Woodgate’s Boro climb out of relegation zoneWest Brom moved back to the top of the Championship with a 4-1 victory over Bristol City at the Hawthorns. Grady Diangana was the key man for Slaven Bilic’s side, setting up Kieran Gibbs to open the scoring on 10 minutes with a smart back-heel and then being brought down on the edge of the area five minutes from half-time.
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- Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:02:00 +0000: Report: Liverpool Women 8-1 Rovers Ladies - Blackburn Rovers News
Ladies
The WSL side proved too strong for Rovers in the FA Cup
Rovers bowed out of the Women’s FA Cup at the Fourth Round stage after a 8-1 defeat against Liverpool Women at Bamber Bridge.
- Sat, 25 Jan 2020 19:41:00 +0000: Ladies face Liverpool in FA Cup - Blackburn Rovers News
Ladies
Tickets are available on the gate for Rovers’ FA Cup tie against Liverpool
Rovers Ladies’ Women’s FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Liverpool Women is being played at Bamber Bridge, at the request of the home side.
- Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:14:00 +0000: Gallery: Rovers in Portugal | Day four 🇵🇹 - Blackburn Rovers News
Club News
The best images from day four of Rovers' warm weather training camp in the Algarve
- Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:54:46 +0000: A good day all round, admits Barr - Blackburn Rovers News
Club News
A comfortable victory over Crystal Palace's Under-23s made it four wins from four in the group stages of the Premier League Cup
Billy Barr was a happy man as a goal in each half ensured Rovers continued their 100% winning record in the Premier League Cup group stages with a comfortable victory over Crystal Palace's Under-23s.
- Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:10:00 +0000: PL Cup report: Rovers Under-23 2-0 Crystal Palace Under-23s - Blackburn Rovers News
Match Reports
A goal in each half sees Rovers continue their 100% winning record in Group G of the Premier League Cup
A goal in each half ensured Rovers continued their 100% winning record in the Premier League Cup group stages with a comfortable victory over Crystal Palace's Under-23s.
Newly relegated Blackburn Rovers have now resigned themselves to loosing many of their top players in the closed season due to their unsuccessful season just gone which will break the hearts of many of their supporters. One of the first players who will make an exit from Ewood Park is French midfielder Steven N`Zonzi who look set to return to the premier league as their are now a number of clubs battling for the players signature.
On a plus note the side from the north have many targets on their scope for the new season as Steve Kean looks to bolster his squad options with the first of these to be signed being the Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes. The influential striker has just signed a two year deal to take him to Ewood Park on a free transfer as he was released from his previous side Braga at the end of the season.
Another two players who have been signed by kean so far are Danny Murphy and Leon Best who have recently both signed lucrative deals to help the side retake their position in the top flight of English football. Both players arrived on free transfers which is always a bonus for clubs and bring with them a wealth of experience.
Want away winger Junior Hoilett is another player who is close to leaving the club this summer as he is on the verge of a move to German side Borussia Monchengladbach. The player is also said to have held talks with many of the premier leagues top clubs but it look for than likely that the player will look for pastures new in on of Europe’s top leagues. The twenty two year old has just been seen to fly out to Germany to seal this deal so barring a disaster you will see him in the colours of Monchengladbach next season.
Finally rover have also been involved in arranging the transfer of up and coming Ipswich goal keeper Scott Loach who has been on Keans radar for some time and are now looking to hijack an approach from Watford. The young keeper is thought to be the perfect player for Kean to rebuild from the back and it is believe that Loach is very keen on a move up north.
