The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle
Boardroom1 Oct 2029
Carlos Bianchi takes the Blackburn Rovers job
“I have watched this squad. There is more in it than the table says.” First press conference, first promise — Carlos Bianchi made the one every new manager makes, and now comes the part where it gets checked.
Squad1 Oct 2029
Sondre Tronstad damages knee ligaments — 43 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 43 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market1 Oct 2029
Jayden Fevrier hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Blackburn Rovers can pretend not to have heard.
Squad1 Oct 2029
Alexander Morgan out for 19 days
The medical room confirms 19 days on the sidelines for Alexander Morgan, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad1 Oct 2029
A falling-out at Blackburn Rovers
Andri Guðjohnsen and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings1 Oct 2029
Jayden Fevrier has a hand in both — 7.89
One scored and one made, which is a different afternoon from scoring twice and an easier one to overlook. Marked 7.89, and involved in 2 of his side's goals.
Squad1 Oct 2029
Rodrigo Fernández wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Blackburn Rovers know it.
The dugout1 Oct 2029
No hiding place for Balázs Tóth
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Balázs Tóth, and the manager let it.
Match29 Sep 2029
Blackburn Rovers refuse to lose to Ipswich Town
A point taken on 93 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Oladapo Afolayan
- Match Honours even between Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town
- The dugout A fresh start for Andri Guðjohnsen under the new man