Relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers managed to keep hold of star players Christopher Samba and Junior Hoilett as the January transfer window came to a close, but Venky’s decision to price their prized assets out of the market could well come back to haunt them. While interest in the creative Canadian midfielder Hoilett was not as high as expected, he is still likely to leave Ewood Park on a free transfer this summer. It is the skippe...More

When energetic defensive midfielder Jermaine Jones’ brief loan spell at Blackburn Rovers came to an end last summer, much-maligned manager Steve Kean was left to fill a gaping hole in the middle of the park. Tough-tackling Jones had become an integral part of Rovers’ spirited side as they battled to secure Premier League safety, but the Lancashire outfit were unable to make the United States international’s move permanent. Kean eventual...More

Jason Roberts’s five-and-a-half-year spell with Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers came to an end on Thursday as the veteran Grenadian striker joined Championship side Reading for an undisclosed fee. Roberts, who turned 34 on Wednesday, had fallen out of favour at Ewood Park following a well-documented contractual issue. His last appearance for Steve Kean’s side came during Rovers’ 2-1 loss to West Brom back in mid-December, where t...More

Despite the absence of influential, want-away skipper Chris Samba at Goodison Park on Saturday, Blackburn Rovers put in a spirited performance to claim a well-deserved 1-1 draw against David Moyes’ Everton side. Samba, who handed in an official transfer request last week to try and force a move to either Queens Park Rangers or Tottenham Hotspur, was left out of the squad altogether by manager Steve Kean for the important clash. However,...More

When Blackburn Rovers’ influential skipper Chris Samba handed in an official transfer request earlier this week, Steve Kean could have been forgiven for feeling sorry for himself. The optimistic Scot has faced a number of problems since he became manager of the Lancashire outfit about 12 months ago and Samba’s public desire to leave is just the latest issue that the Rovers boss will have to deal with. It seems that Kean is fighting a l...More

Blackburn are set to complete a loan deal for 23-year-old Bordeaux striker Anthony Modeste. Rovers are looking to improve their fire-power, with only Yakubu (12 goals) netting more than three league goals this season so far, and the young French forward Modeste has impressed Blackburn manager Steve Kean while scoring three goals in four starts for Bordeaux in Ligue 1 this term. The deal on offer would appear to be a simple loan deal, ...More