Rob Parker | December 12, 2009
Coca Cola Kid could be on his way back to Blighty
Turkey international Colin Kazim Richards has been put on the transfer list by Fenerbahce over claims he organised hotel orgies with three team-mates. The former Sheffield United has been put up for sale along with Vederson, Fabio Bilica and Santos.
Coach Christoph Daum has said there [...]
Rob Parker | December 3, 2009
Rovers management team have heart-to-heart
Blackburn assistant manager Neil McDonald’s good taste deserted him after his side’s shock Carling Cup victory over Chelsea. McDonald is in charge of first-team affairs while boss Sam Allardyce recovers from heart surgery. But the stand-in is worried he is developing cardiac problems of his own.
He said: “I’ll hurry him back [...]
Rob Parker | December 3, 2009
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Rob Parker | October 28, 2009
Fans turn up wearing masks that don’t feature Eric Cantona’s face
These Peterborough fans obviously worked out that the swine flu outbreak at Blackburn, plus the official warning that spitting is spreading the virus, and the fact that they could find themselves close to El-Hadji Diouf meant that they were at substantial risk of getting sick!
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Rob Parker | October 16, 2009
Rovers’ statue given the Claret treatment
A statue of former Blackburn Rovers owner Jack Walker has been decorated in a Burnley shirt and trimmings ahead of this weekend’s Lancashire derby. Walker, who died in 2000, bankrolled Rovers’ glory years of the mid-1990s.
Rob Parker | October 13, 2009
Blackburn star parks his truck where he likes
El-Hadji Diouf enjoyed his lunch at a Manchester restaurant and also took advantage of convenient parking facilities by ditching his gold-plated gas guzzler in a loading only bay. But the Blackburn forward avoid a parking ticket (presumably because the vehicle is so inconspicuous that the traffic wardens missed [...]
Rob Parker | September 29, 2009
Away from home
A Burnley fan who lives near rivals Blackburn Rovers’ ground has been told he will have to make a 50-mile away trip to Ewood Park for Saturday’s Lancashire derby.
Jason Taylor is the victim of tight restrictions on the movement of away fans following the violence at the recent West Ham and Millwall game. [...]
