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Blackburn ready to make Ince their Guv'nor as Dons prepare to name their price

18-Jun-2008
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Blackburn are ready to make Paul Ince the first black Briton to manage a Premier League club after asking MK Dons to name their price for the highly rated young boss. They will fight for the right to appoint Ince, 40, as Mark Hughes’s successor because he does not hold the coaching qualifications required in the top flight. Blackburn have also formally asked MK Dons for permission to speak to Ince, known as the Guv’nor, who was at Aberystwyth University yesterday observing an ‘A’ licence course being run by the FA of Wales. Scroll down for more Rover: Paul Ince is heading to Blackburn Rovers are confident they can overcome his lack of coaching badges and do not expect the League Managers’ Association to object to the appointment. Chairman John Williams can point to the dispensation previously afforded Gareth Southgate at... [read full story]                    

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Premier League clears way for Ince at Blackburn

guardian.co.uk 21-Jun-2008
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Blackburn Rovers may face Ince fight

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk 17-Jun-2008
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