The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle
Squad21 Aug 2028
A fracture rules Leroy Abanda out for 67 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Blackburn Rovers will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Aynsley Pears 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Blackburn Rovers turn down Derby County for George Pratt
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market21 Aug 2028
Only the photograph left for Josh Robinson
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Josh Robinson will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Blackburn Rovers the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Blackburn Rovers
Andri Guðjohnsen 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.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Josh Robinson is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 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.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Graduation day at Blackburn Rovers
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Daniel Carter joins the Blackburn Rovers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Carter is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Aug 2028
Jonathan Matthews steps up from the Blackburn Rovers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Matthews 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
- Boardroom Blackburn Rovers board go back on their word
- Loan watch Brandon Powell counts the days
- Player ratings Lewis Cook stands above it all