The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle
Squad15 Nov 2027
A row about effort at Blackburn Rovers
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Leny Yoro was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market15 Nov 2027
Stephen Taylor steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stephen Taylor 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.
Market15 Nov 2027
Timothy Hughes steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timothy Hughes 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.
Market15 Nov 2027
One of our own: Liam Lawrence joins the Blackburn Rovers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Liam Lawrence is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Nov 2027
Alexander Reid steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alexander Reid 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.
Squad15 Nov 2027
A falling-out at Blackburn Rovers
Lautaro Taboada and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout15 Nov 2027
Blackburn Rovers keep their word to Ryoya Morishita
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
The dugout15 Nov 2027
Sondre Tronstad 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 Sondre Tronstad trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout15 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Kyle Fitzgerald
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Axel Henriksson's mistake
- Squad A season on the outside for Balázs Tóth
- Loan watch 5 clean sheets on loan for Nicholas Michalski