By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 30 January 2012 Blackburn Rovers’ Indian owners have made a ‘goodwill’ payment believed to be around £2m to their bankers Barclays, Sportingintelligence has learned. This money was in response to a demand from the bank that Venky’s pay £10m by 31 December 2011 to ease […]

By Sportingintelligence 22 January 2012 The ongoing crisis surrounding the ownership of Blackburn Rovers by the Indian poultry conglomerate Venky’s is the focus today (22 January) of a huge four-page feature in the Sunday edition of the Economic Times of India – the most respected title in its field. The paper’s editor has deemed it […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 16 January 2012 While no evidence has yet been found of FA rule-breaking at Blackburn Rovers, Sportingingelligence has learned that the Football Association have had a ‘watching brief’ on the club since January 2011 and have taken a particular interest in the activities of agents. […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 15 January 2012 AN extraordinary letter written by senior figures at Blackburn Rovers to the club’s co-owner, Anuradha Desai, proves they felt helpless at the direction the club was taking as early as January last year, just a few months after the takeover by Venky’s. […]

* By Sportingintelligence 15 January 2012 . The full story explaining the context in which the letter below was sent in January 2011 is elsewhere on this website today. This letter was sent by senior figures at Blackburn Rovers to the club’s co-owner and main decision maker, Anuradha Desai. Read the full story. .     […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 2 January 2012  BLACKBURN Rovers are planning to make net player sales in the January transfer window – with their Canadian winger Junior Hoilett almost certain to go soon – but the sell-off may not be as drastic as envisaged even a few days ago, […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 20 December 2011 A meeting between Blackburn’s board and fans’ representatives, scheduled for this week with the intention of letting supporters know what is happening at the club, has been indefinitely postponed, Sportingintelligence can reveal. The meeting, promised in exchange for a ‘truce’ on protests […]

By Sportingintelligence 15 December 2011 Blackburn Rovers fans opposed to the ownership of the club by Venky’s and to the ongoing management of the club by Steve Kean have called a temporary ‘truce’ in public protests against the regime for the next two home games. Rovers play relegation rivals West Brom this weekend and Bolton […]

By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 11 December 2011 Blackburn Rovers’ owners have been asked by their bankers Barclays to make a £10m deposit into the club bank account by 31 December or else risk that they will burst their overdraft limit in the near future. One possible outcome in this […]

By Brian Sears 10 December 2011 The form book would seem to favour Martin O’Neill as his new club, Sunderland, have their first fixture under him against Blackburn on Sunday. Not only are Blackburn one of three clubs awaiting their first away win of this season but Sunderland haven’t been defeated by Blackburn in the last three seasons. […]