The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle
Squad12 Oct 2026
Leo Duru is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Mathias Jørgensen
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mathias Jørgensen, and the manager let it.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
A promise honoured at Blackburn Rovers
Something was said to Yuri Ribeiro and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
Market12 Oct 2026
The Ryan Alebiosu talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Blackburn Rovers know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Roberto Riascos knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Roberto Riascos trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Terry Devlin has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Blackburn Rovers will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Sam Morsy has settled at Blackburn Rovers
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
An away day at Coventry City next for Blackburn Rovers
They sit in position 10 and they will be waiting. Away form is where a season shows its true character, and this side has a point to make about its own.
Loan watch12 Oct 2026
Jake Garrett first choice at Shrewsbury Town
8 starts and a season average of 6.65. The loan is doing exactly what it was arranged to do.
In brief
- Loan watch Tom Atcheson first choice at Oldham Athletic
- Loan watch Crawley Town cannot leave Matthew Litherland out
- Squad Good reports on Sam Morsy