2010–11 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers 2010–11 football season
Blackburn Rovers
2010–11 season
ChairmanJohn Williams
ManagerSam Allardyce (until 13 December)
Steve Kean
GroundEwood Park (capacity 31,154)
Premier League15th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Jason Roberts (5)
All: Nikola Kalinić, David Hoilett and Mame Biram Diouf (6)
Highest home attendance29,867 (vs. Manchester United, 14 May)
Lowest home attendance9,235 (vs. Norwich City, 24 August)
Average home league attendance24,999 (Premier League)
23,548 (Overall)
Home colours
Away colours

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.

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 England ENG Paul Robinson
2 MF United States USA Jermaine Jones (on loan from Schalke 04)
3 DF Sweden SWE Martin Olsson
4 DF Republic of the Congo CGO Christopher Samba
5 DF France FRA Gaël Givet
6 DF New Zealand NZL Ryan Nelsen (team captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Brett Emerton
8 MF England ENG David Dunn
9 FW Croatia CRO Nikola Kalinić
10 MF Argentina ARG Mauro Formica
11 MF Australia AUS Vince Grella
12 MF Norway NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen
13 GK England ENG Mark Bunn
15 MF France FRA Steven Nzonzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Andrews
18 FW Paraguay PAR Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Manchester City)
20 FW Spain ESP Rubén Rochina
21 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Benjani
23 FW Canada CAN David Hoilett
26 MF France FRA Hérold Goulon
27 DF Spain ESP Míchel Salgado
28 DF England ENG Phil Jones
30 FW Grenada GRN Jason Roberts
31 DF Scotland SCO Grant Hanley
33 DF England ENG Josh Morris
36 MF England ENG Michael Potts
41 FW Senegal SEN Mame Biram Diouf (on loan from Manchester United)

Club

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Scotland Steve Kean
Assistant manager Denmark John Jensen
Assistant coaches England Iain Brunskill
England Bobby Mimms
Goalkeeping coach England Bobby Mimms

Last updated: December 2010
Source: [1]

Medical staff

Position Staff
Doctor England Dr. Phil Batty
Physiotherapists England Dave Fevre
England Paul Kelly
England Mark Palmer

Last updated: December 2010
Source: [2]

Results

Pre-season

Austria Sturm Graz v Blackburn Rovers
10 July 2010 17:00 Austria Sturm Graz 0 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Austria 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
Wales Rhyl v Blackburn Rovers Reserves
24 July 2010 15:00 Wales Rhyl 0 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Reserves Wales Rhyl
[ Report] Blackman 60', 90' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 428
Scotland Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
25 July 2010 15:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Scotland Rangers 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Australia 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
Greece AEK Athens v Blackburn Rovers
28 July 2010 18:00 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Greece AEK Athens 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Australia Sydney
Scocco 21'
Liberopoulos 24'		 [ Report] Jones 81' Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,483
Australia Sydney FC v Blackburn Rovers
31 July 2010 19:15 – Sydney Festival of Football 2010 Australia Sydney FC 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Australia 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
Scotland Hearts v Blackburn Rovers
7 August 2010 15:00 Scotland Hearts 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Scotland Edinburgh
Santana 25' [ Report] M. Diouf 60' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 6,333
Scotland Celtic v Blackburn Rovers
8 August 2010 Scotland Celtic 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Scotland Glasgow
Fortuné 16' [ Report] Dunn 11'
Judge 72'		 Stadium: Celtic Park

Premier League

League table

Pos Team
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  • 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[a]
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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLLDDWLDLLWWLWLWLDLWLWLWLLDLLDDDLLWDDW
Position59121414812141717151314111381313139119117911111314131414161615151515
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 Yellow card 67'
Meireles Yellow card 82'		 [ Report] Olsson Yellow card 28'
Givet Yellow card 28'
Carragher 51' (o.g.)
Grella Yellow card 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 Senegal 41 Mame Biram Diouf 3 3 0 6
1 FW Croatia 9 Nikola Kalinić 5 0 1 6
1 FW Canada 23 David Hoilett 5 0 1 6
4 FW Grenada 30 Jason Roberts 5 0 0 5
5 MF Norway 12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 4 0 0 4
5 DF Republic of the Congo 4 Christopher Samba 4 0 0 4
5 MF Australia 7 Brett Emerton 4 0 0 4
8 MF England 8 David Dunn 3 0 0 3
8 FW Zimbabwe 21 Benjani 3 0 0 3
10 DF France 5 Gaël Givet 1 1 0 2
10 DF New Zealand 6 Ryan Nelsen 2 0 0 2
10 DF Sweden 3 Martin Olsson 2 0 0 2
13 MF France 15 Steven Nzonzi 1 0 0 1
13 DF Scotland 31 Grant Hanley 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 43 4 2 49

Transfers

In

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

Total spending: Decrease Undisclosed (est. £3,872,000+)

Loan in

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

Out

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

Total income: Increase Undisclosed (nominal)

Loan out

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

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