Kyle Bartley

Central Defender - Blackburn Rovers
2 Feb 2027
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Marked for Kyle Bartley

25 Edition

The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market18 Jan 2027

Nico Schulz puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Blackburn Rovers, and it is not being withdrawn.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

Scott Wharton shuts the door

Defensive actions: 27, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Geoffrey Kondogbia in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Blackburn Rovers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

A defender's afternoon for Moussa Baradji

Defensive actions: 22. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

A defender's afternoon for Geoffrey Kondogbia

Defensive actions: 20. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad18 Jan 2027

No hiding place for Kyle Bartley

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kyle Bartley, and the manager let it.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

Nobody could get near Yuki Ohashi

Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Loan watch18 Jan 2027

Valentin Joseph has seen enough of Liverpool

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Blackburn Rovers, and 1 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.

Match16 Jan 2027

Blackburn Rovers draw a blank against Middlesbrough

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Middlesbrough defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

In brief

Back issues
19 Edition

The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings7 Dec 2026

A defender's afternoon for Moussa Baradji

Defensive actions: 33. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Match7 Dec 2026

Blackburn Rovers up to position 3

29 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Squad7 Dec 2026

Geoffrey Kondogbia in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Blackburn Rovers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings7 Dec 2026

A defender's afternoon for Scott Wharton

Defensive actions: 20. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings7 Dec 2026

Yuki Ohashi runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match5 Dec 2026

Andri Guðjohnsen the difference as Blackburn Rovers beat Charlton Athletic

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Andri Guðjohnsen. 1‑0 against Charlton Athletic, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings7 Dec 2026

Andri Guðjohnsen in the eights

A performance of 8.37 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad7 Dec 2026

The manager makes an example of Ben Hamer

“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.

Squad7 Dec 2026

Kyle Bartley is not saying it is over

“Ask me in the summer. I will know before anybody else does.” He is 35 with 6 appearances behind him, and Blackburn Rovers have to plan for both answers.

In brief

16 Edition

The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings16 Nov 2026

Moussa Baradji shuts the door

Defensive actions: 35, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.

Squad16 Nov 2026

A one-man rearguard from Aynsley Pears

There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Market16 Nov 2026

Nico Schulz asks to leave Blackburn Rovers

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad16 Nov 2026

Nico Schulz says Blackburn Rovers went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match14 Nov 2026

8 unbeaten for Blackburn Rovers

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Blackburn Rovers did not have in the autumn.

Player ratings16 Nov 2026

Nothing got past Scott Wharton

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 24 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Squad16 Nov 2026

Tempers go at Blackburn Rovers

Geoffrey Kondogbia 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.

Player ratings16 Nov 2026

A defender's afternoon for Geoffrey Kondogbia

Defensive actions: 20. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings16 Nov 2026

Nobody could get near Yuki Ohashi

Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

11 Edition

The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings12 Oct 2026

Yuki Ohashi runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 34. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Geoffrey Kondogbia in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Blackburn Rovers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings12 Oct 2026

A defender's afternoon for Kyle Bartley

Defensive actions: 18. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings12 Oct 2026

Nothing got past Scott Wharton

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 18 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Squad12 Oct 2026

The manager makes an example of Hayden Carter

“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.

Player ratings12 Oct 2026

The afternoon belonged to Moussa Baradji

A mark of 7.69, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.

In brief

9 Edition

The Blackburn Rovers Chronicle

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match26 Sep 2026

No mercy from Blackburn Rovers

Derby County will want this one forgotten quickly: 4‑1, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Blackburn Rovers were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Geoffrey Kondogbia in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Blackburn Rovers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

One of those days for Ryoya Morishita

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.89, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad28 Sep 2026

No hiding place for Ryan Alebiosu

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ryan Alebiosu, and the manager let it.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

One of those days for Geoffrey Kondogbia

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.87, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

One of those days for Andri Guðjohnsen

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.81, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

Yuki Ohashi in the eights

A performance of 8.11 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Loan watch28 Sep 2026

Valentin Joseph counts the days

“I watch every Blackburn Rovers game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Liverpool runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Geoffrey Kondogbia is off the mark for Blackburn Rovers

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

In brief