The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle
Squad20 Aug 2029
A knee injury of the worst kind for Šime Gržan
146 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Blackburn Rovers lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Player ratings20 Aug 2029
No sign of nerves from Igor Tyjon at 21 — 8.83
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Igor Tyjon did not need any: 8.83, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad20 Aug 2029
Ryan Hedges keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Blackburn Rovers may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad20 Aug 2029
Tempers go at Blackburn Rovers
Balázs Tóth was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad20 Aug 2029
Words at Blackburn Rovers training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marcus Edwards is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom20 Aug 2029
8 academy players handed senior numbers at Blackburn Rovers
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match18 Aug 2029
Blackburn Rovers get the job done against Rotherham United
A 2‑1 win over Rotherham United, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market20 Aug 2029
Jack Jones steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Jones has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market20 Aug 2029
Harry Harvey steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Harry Harvey has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Harry Hill steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
- Market Anthony Foster steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
- Player ratings One of those days for Rhian Brewster