2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Blackburn Rovers' 123rd season as a professional football club. The 2010–11 season was also Blackburn Rovers' 17th season in the Premier League, and their 10th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Blackburn Rovers

2010–11 season
Chairman	John Williams
Manager	Sam Allardyce (until 13 December) Steve Kean
Ground	Ewood Park (capacity 31,154)
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Jason Roberts (5) All: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Mame Biram Diouf (6)
Highest home attendance	29,867 (vs. Manchester United, 14 May)
Lowest home attendance	9,235 (vs. Norwich City, 24 August)
Average home league attendance	24,999 (Premier League) 23,548 (Overall)
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

In November 2010, the Indian company V H Group bought Blackburn Rovers under the name of Venky's London Limited for £23 million.^[1] A few weeks later the new owners sacked manager Sam Allardyce and replaced him with first-team coach Steve Kean, initially on a temporary basis, but by January 2011 he had been awarded a full-time contract until June 2013.^[2][3] Kean's appointment was shrouded in a great deal of controversy since his agent Jerome Anderson had earlier played a major role in advising Venky's during the takeover of the club in the preceding months.^[4][5][6]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Paul Robinson 2 MF  USA Jermaine Jones (on loan from Schalke 04) 3 DF  SWE Martin Olsson 4 DF  CGO Christopher Samba (captain) 5 DF  FRA Gaël Givet 6 DF  NZL Ryan Nelsen (vice-captain) 7 MF  AUS Brett Emerton 8 MF  ENG David Dunn 9 FW  CRO Nikola Kalinić 10 MF  ARG Mauro Formica 11 MF  AUS Vince Grella 12 MF  NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen 13 GK  ENG Mark Bunn 15 MF  FRA Steven Nzonzi

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  IRL Keith Andrews 18 FW  PAR Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Manchester City) 20 FW  ESP Rubén Rochina 21 FW  ZIM Benjani 23 FW  CAN David Hoilett 26 MF  FRA Hérold Goulon 27 DF  ESP Míchel Salgado 28 DF  ENG Phil Jones 30 FW  GRN Jason Roberts 31 DF  SCO Grant Hanley 33 DF  ENG Josh Morris 36 MF  ENG Michael Potts 41 FW  SEN Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United)

Club

Technical staff Position Staff Head coach Steve Kean Assistant manager John Jensen Assistant coaches Iain Brunskill Bobby Mimms Goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms Last updated: December 2010 Source:

Medical staff Position Staff Doctor Dr. Phil Batty Physiotherapists Dave Fevre Paul Kelly Mark Palmer Last updated: December 2010 Source:

Results

Pre-season

Sturm Graz v Blackburn Rovers

10 July 2010 17:00	Sturm Graz	0 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Graz
		[ Report]		Stadium: UPC-Arena Attendance: 3,515

Vauxhall Motors v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

10 July 2010 15:00	Vauxhall Motors	0 – 3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Ellesmere Port
		[ Report]	Aley 9' Rodrigo Branco 56' Blackman 61'	Stadium: Rivacre Park

Kendal Town v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

14 July 2010	Kendal Town	2 – 3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Kendal
	Keiran Walmsley	[ Report]	Matthew Pearson 15' Blackman 17', 55'	Stadium: Lakeland Radio Stadium Attendance: 337

Fleetwood Town v Blackburn Rovers

17 July 2010 15:00	Fleetwood Town	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Fleetwood
		[ Report]	Roberts 7' Nzonzi 84'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,570

Southport v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

17 July 2010 15:00	Southport	0 – 3	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Southport
		[ Report]	Chimbonda 18' Rigters 23' Dunn 82'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 469

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers

20 July 2010 19:45	Preston North End	3 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Preston
	Hayes 19', 45' Chris Brown 59' (pen.)	[ Report]		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,067

Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers

21 July 2010 19:45	Huddersfield Town	1 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Huddersfield
	Guðjónsson 17'	[ Report]		Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 6,651

Rhyl v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

24 July 2010 15:00	Rhyl	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Rhyl
		[ Report]	Blackman 60', 90'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 428

Rangers v Blackburn Rovers

25 July 2010 15:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010	Rangers	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Sydney
	Edu Miller	[ Report]	Dunn	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 14,153

Barrow v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

27 July 2010 19:45	Barrow	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Barrow-in-Furness
		[ Report]	Nick Blackman	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: Unknown

AEK Athens v Blackburn Rovers

28 July 2010 18:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010	AEK Athens	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Sydney
	Scocco 21' Liberopoulos 24'	[ Report]	Jones 81'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,483

Sydney FC v Blackburn Rovers

31 July 2010 19:15 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010	Sydney FC	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Sydney
	Brosque 81'	[ Report]	Emerton 37' Pedersen 67'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 15,237

Burscough v Blackburn Rovers Reserves

7 August 2010 15:00	Burscough	0 – 2	Blackburn Rovers Reserves	Burscough
		[ report]	Rodrigo Branco	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 163

Hearts v Blackburn Rovers

7 August 2010 15:00	Hearts	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Edinburgh
	Santana 25'	[ Report]	M. Diouf 60'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 6,333

Celtic v Blackburn Rovers

8 August 2010	Celtic	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Glasgow
	Fortuné 16'	[ Report]	Dunn 11' Judge 72'	Stadium: Celtic Park

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Stoke City	38	13	7	18	46	48	−2	46	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
14	Bolton Wanderers	38	12	10	16	52	56	−4	46
15	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	10	17	46	59	−13	43
16	Wigan Athletic	38	9	15	14	40	61	−21	42
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	11	7	20	46	66	−20	40

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Stoke City qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League as FA Cup runners-up to Champions League-qualified Manchester City.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	10	17	46	59	−13	43	7	7	5	22	16	+6	4	3	12	24	43	−19

Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11

Results per matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	W
Position	5	9	12	14	14	8	12	14	17	17	15	13	14	11	13	8	13	13	13	9	11	9	11	7	9	11	11	13	14	13	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	15

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

August

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

14 August 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Everton	Blackburn
	Kalinić 14'	[Report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,869

Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers

21 August 2010 15:00	Birmingham City	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Gardner 57', 71'	[ Report]	Nzonzi 54'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 21,394

Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal

28 August 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Arsenal	Blackburn
	M. Diouf 27'	[ Report]	Walcott 20' Arshavin 51'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,059

September

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

11 September 2010 15:00	Manchester City	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Vieira 55'	[ Report]	Kalinić 25'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,246

Blackburn Rovers v Fulham

18 September 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Fulham	Blackburn
	Samba 30'	[ Report]	Dempsey 56'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,729

Blackpool v Blackburn Rovers

25 September 2010 15:00	Blackpool	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Blackpool
	Phillips 85'	[ Report]	Adam 20' (o.g.) Emerton 90'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 15,908

October

Stoke City v Blackburn Rovers

2 October 2010 15:00	Stoke City	1 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke-on-Trent
	Walters 48'	[ Report]		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 25,515

Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland

18 October 2010 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 0	Sunderland	Blackburn
		[ Report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,894

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

24 October 2010 15:00	Liverpool	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Kyrgiakos 48' Torres 53' Rodríguez  67' Meireles  82'	[ Report]	Olsson  28' Givet  28' Carragher 51' (o.g.) Grella  90+4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,328

Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

30 October 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 2	Chelsea	Blackburn
	Benjani 21'	[ Report]	Anelka 39' Ivanović 84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,836

November

Blackburn Rovers v Wigan Athletic

6 November 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn
	Pedersen 58' Roberts 67'	[ Report]	N'Zogbia 74'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,413

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

10 November 2010 19:45	Newcastle United	1 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Carroll 47'	[ Report]	Pedersen 3' Roberts 82'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 41,053

Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers

13 November 2010 15:00	Tottenham Hotspur	4 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Bale 16', 75' Pavlyuchenko 42' Crouch 69'	[ Report]	Dunn 80' Givet 90'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,700

Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa

21 November 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 0	Aston Villa	Blackburn
	Pedersen 46', 66'	[ Report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,848

Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers

27 November 2010 15:00	Manchester United	7 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Manchester
	Berbatov 2', 27', 47', 62', 70' Park 23' Nani 48'	[ report]	Samba 83'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,850

December

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 December 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackburn
	Dunn 20' Emerton 43' Nelsen 55'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,314

Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

12 December 2010 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Bolton
	Muamba 65' Holden 88'	[ report]	M. Diouf 87'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,471

Blackburn Rovers v West Ham United

17 December 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	West Ham United	Blackburn
	Nelsen 51'	[ report]	Stanislas 78'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,934

Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City

26 December 2010 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 2	Stoke City	Blackburn
		[ report]	Huth 50' Wilson 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,440

West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers

28 December 2010 15:00	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	West Bromwich
	Thomas 17'	[ report]	Kalinić 3', 54' M. Diouf 63'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,440

January

Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers

1 January 2011 15:00	Sunderland	3 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
	Welbeck 11' Bent 19' Gyan 89'	[ report]		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,242

Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool

5 January 2011 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Benjani 38', 57' Olsson 32'	[ report]	Gerrard 81'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,522

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

15 January 2011 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Ivanović 57' Anelka 76'	[ report]		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,846

Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

23 January 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
	Tamaș 41' (o.g.) Hoilett 47'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,057

February

Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur

2 February 2011 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackburn
		[ report]	Crouch 3'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,253

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

5 February 2011 15:00	Wigan Athletic	4 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	Wigan
	McCarthy 35', 56' Rodallega 50' Watson 65' (pen.)	[ report]	Roberts 23' Samba 58' Dunn 81' (pen.)	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 18,567 (4,500 away)

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

12 February 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Blackburn
		[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,781

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

26 February 2011 15:00	Aston Villa	4 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Young 49', 82' Hanley 62' (o.g.) Downing 64'	[ report]	Kalinić 81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,309 (290 away)

March

Fulham v Blackburn Rovers

5 March 2011 15:00	Fulham	3 – 2	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Duff 37', 59' Zamora 89' (pen.)	[ report]	Hanley 45+1' Hoilett 65'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,687

Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool

19 March 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	2 – 2	Blackpool	Blackburn
	Samba 49' Hoilett 90+3'	report	Adam 25' (pen.), 29'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,209

April

Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers

2 April 2011 15:00	Arsenal	0 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	London
		report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,087

Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City

9 April 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Birmingham City	Blackburn
	Hoilett 45+6'	report	Bowyer 32'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,426

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

16 April 2011 15:00	Everton	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Osman 54' Baines 75' (pen.)	[ report]		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,857

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

25 April 2011 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Manchester City	Blackburn
		[ report]	Džeko 75'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,529

Blackburn Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

30 April 2011 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Blackburn
	Olsson 20'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,985

May

West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

7 May 2011 15:00	West Ham United	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	London
	Hitzlsperger 78'	[ report]	Roberts 12'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,789 (950 away)

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United

14 May 2011 12:45	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 1	Manchester United	Blackburn
	Emerton 20'	[ report]	Rooney 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,867

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

22 May 2011 16:00	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 3	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
	O'Hara 73' Hunt 87'	[ report]	Roberts 22' Emerton 38' Hoilett 45'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,009

League Cup

Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City

24 August 2010 20:00	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Norwich City	Blackburn
	M. Diouf 29', 79', 84'	[ report]	Askou 90'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,235

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

22 September 2010 20:00	Aston Villa	3 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
	Heskey 59' A. Young 75', 77'	[ report]	Givet 34'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,753

FA Cup

Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers

8 January 2011 Third round	Blackburn Rovers	1 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Blackburn
15:00	Hoilett 77'	[ report]		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,284 Referee: Peter Walton

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

29 January 2011 Fourth round	Aston Villa	3 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Birmingham
13:00	Clark 11' Pires 35' Delfouneso 42'	report	Kalinić 18'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,067 Referee: Lee Probert

Statistics

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	FW		41	Mame Biram Diouf	3	3	0	6
1	FW		9	Nikola Kalinić	5	0	1	6
1	FW		23	David Hoilett	5	0	1	6
4	FW		30	Jason Roberts	5	0	0	5
5	MF		12	Morten Gamst Pedersen	4	0	0	4
5	DF		4	Christopher Samba	4	0	0	4
5	MF		7	Brett Emerton	4	0	0	4
8	MF		8	David Dunn	3	0	0	3
8	FW		21	Benjani	3	0	0	3
10	DF		5	Gaël Givet	1	1	0	2
10	DF		6	Ryan Nelsen	2	0	0	2
10	DF		3	Martin Olsson	2	0	0	2
13	MF		15	Steven Nzonzi	1	0	0	1
13	DF		31	Grant Hanley	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	43	4	2	49

Transfers

In Date Pos. Name From Fee May 2010 DF Hugo Fernández Union Deportiva Cornella Nominal fee Aug 2010 FW Benjani Free agent Free Oct 2010 MF Herold Goulon Le Mans Nominal fee Jan 2011. FW Rubén Rochina Barcelona B Undisclosed (est. £372,000 + £1,650,000 agent fee)[6] Jan 2011 MF Mauro Formica Newell's Old Boys Undisclosed (est. £3,500,000)[7] Total spending: Undisclosed (est. £3,872,000+)

Loan in From To Pos. Name Moving from 6 Aug 2010 30 Jun 2011 FW Mame Biram Diouf Manchester United 14 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2011 FW Roque Santa Cruz Manchester City 16 Jan 2011 30 Jun 2011 MF Jermaine Jones Schalke 04

Out Date Pos. Name To Fee May 2010 MF Steven Reid West Bromwich Albion Free June 2010 FW Marcus Marshall Rotherham United Free June 2010 GK Josh Swann Free agent Free June 2010 MF Yıldıray Baştürk Free agent Free June 2010 DF Michael Hall Accrington Stanley Free July 2010 MF Andy Haworth Bury Free Aug 2010 DF Johnny Flynn Ross County Free Aug 2010 DF Lars Jacobsen West Ham United Free Jan 2011 MF Alex Marrow Crystal Palace Undisclosed Dec 2010 FW Jason Banton Free agent N/A Dec 2010 FW Julio Santa Cruz Free agent N/A Jan 2011 MF Alan Judge Notts County Undisclosed Jan 2011 DF Pascal Chimbonda Free agent Released by mutual consent Total income: Undisclosed (nominal)

Loan out From To Pos. Name Moving to 13 August 2010 1 January 2011 FW Nick Blackman Motherwell 21 August 2010 3 January 2011 DF Alex Marrow Crystal Palace 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 DF Zurab Khizanishvili Reading 31 August 2010 1 January 2011 MF Alan Judge Notts County 31 August 2010 30 June 2011 FW Maceo Rigters Willem II September 2010 4 February 2011 GK Jake Kean Hartlepool United 11 September 2010 15 November 2010 GK Jason Brown Leeds United November 2010 31 January 2011 DF Gavin Gunning Bury 19 November 2010 19 December 2010 GK Jason Brown Leyton Orient 7 January 2011 14 January 2011 MF Alan Judge Notts County 13 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF Amine Linganzi Preston North End 13 January 2011 30 June 2011 FW Nick Blackman Aberdeen 25 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF Aaron Doran Inverness Caledonian Thistle 28 January 2011 30 June 2011 DF Gavin Gunning Motherwell 31 January 2011 30 June 2011 MF El Hadji Diouf Rangers 25 February 2011 30 June 2011 GK Frank Fielding Derby County 3 March 2011 3 April 2011 GK Jason Brown Cardiff City 17 March 2011 30 June 2011 FW Zac Aley Morecambe 24 March 2011 30 June 2011 MF Jason Lowe Oldham Athletic

Notes

References

1. "Rao family buy Blackburn Rovers from Jack Walker Trust". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
2. "Blackburn Rovers sack manager Sam Allardyce". BBC Sport. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
3. "Steve Kean signs new Blackburn Rovers contract". BBC. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
4. Conn, David. "How an agent came to hold so much power at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 21 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
5. Hytner, David. "Steve Kean finds value of friends in high places at Blackburn Rovers", The Guardian, 16 December 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
6. "Blackburn Rovers board's dismay at Venky's conduct revealed in letter". The Guardian. 15 January 2012.
7. "Mauro Formica reminds Blackburn Rovers of his worth in Asia friendly". The Guardian. 30 July 2011.

External links

• Blackburn Rovers F.C. official website