Blackburn woes unending: Carling Cup exit, Bottom of the League, Economic disaster
Steve Kean admits that Blackburn Rovers' loss to Cardiff City in the Carling Cup was nothing less than a forfeit on the manager’s part.
Blackburn lost to Cardiff yesterday in a match that could best be summed up as bi-polar. Blackburn seemed to have the upper hand initially and looked set to win the match easily. However, Cardiff began to expose gaping holes in Blackburn’s defence and Blackburn
had lost 2-0 to the Championship side by the end of the 90 minutes.
Kean said they had no choice but to make five changes in an already struggling team, as he had to prioritize the Rovers’ survival in the league over the possibility of a chance to win the League Cup.
"We have games against sides within touching distance of us in the league,” said Kean. "We need to treat those games as cup finals."
The manager chose not to risk http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wales-c3041, following hamstring injuries to all three.
Blackburn are already under serious pressure owing to five successive matches without a win and are currently bottom of the table with just seven points from their last 13 matches. The miserable run extends to five after yesterday.
Same time last year, Blackburn were fairing more than twice as better, with 15 points from 13 fixtures. Even the team rock-bottom this time last year, West Ham, had better points than the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385’ abysmal 7. West Ham were relegated last year, and Blackburn
seem to be headed down the same road.
Unless Kean has some major tricks up his sleeves, it seems unlikely that Rover’s will be able to survive this season, even though it’s still only November.
Blackburn fans continue to rue Steve Kean, with ‘Kean Out’ echoing around the ground following last night’s knock-out to Cardiff.
The Club is also facing distraught from the Indian owner-brothers, Balaji Rao and Venkatesh Rao, who are under pressure from Barclays Bank to reduce the club’s debts.
Rovers owe around £21 million to Barclays and were under agreement to reduce the debt when they took control over a year ago when they bought the club for £23 million.
Kean is to hold a meeting with the owners within this week, to ask for funding to buy players in the January transfer window. Given the club’s current economic status, however, the Venky’s owners are unlikely to agree to provide more funds for the team.
"We've got a list and I will get a meeting with the owners in the next three or four days," Kean said. "Hopefully we will be bringing in fresh faces and some quality in the window to compliment what we have already got."
Kean has suggested that it might be possible for him to arrange for a meeting with the club’s unsatisfied fans if it seems necessary.
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