Transfer Talk: Blackburn's 2008/9 prospects

telegraph.co.uk     30-Jun-2008            

By Steve Wilson Blackburn's season is one of uncertainty after Mark Hughes, the architect of a recent upturn in the club's fortunes, was lured away to Manchester City and Paul Ince appointed as his replacement, with question marks over the future of David Bentley also prompting unease. Ince is viewed as one of the most promising English managers around at the moment though, despite success with Macclesfield and latterly MK Dons, the leap from the bottom to the top division in English football means he is largely untested. Come and get me: Louis Saha may travel in the opposite direction to Roque Santa Cruise Last season Blackburn were a solid unit who were difficult to beat and were in the running for a European place until the tail end of the campaign. Low crowds and a small playing squad mean that Blackburn's current... [read full story]                    


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