Blackburn Rovers board’s New Year resolution they must make
A new year, a new me, etc. Avoiding the mistakes of previous Januarys will be the finest resolution for the Blackburn Rovers board in 2025.
Ewood Park has seen yet another hectic 12 months. Another January signing fails, the head coach is replaced, and two Blackburn Rovers talismans worth a combined £30 million are fondly bid farewell.
The disaster that was Blackburn Rovers eleven months ago is so easy to forget. The rebellion and internal strife that were evident in Jon Dahl Tomasson’s last game. John Eustace is solely responsible for that.
I don’t think I will cover a more surreal two-week period in my career, to be honest. It will have to be some event to top a second successive failed January transfer, an explosive final press conference and a messy divorce, resulting in a change of guard.
The reality was that Blackburn Rovers were hurtling towards League One and, potentially, financial Armageddon. Eustace did not care what the fans, media or anyone thought of him. He wasn’t there to pander or impress; his sole focus was to retain Rovers’ Championship status.
At times, that looked dicey. Back-to-back draws with Millwall and Plymouth Argyle left fans greatly concerned. The defeats had stopped but draws were not becoming wins whilst rivals around them were picking up the three-point hauls.
Six clean sheets in the last 10 games would prove to be a springboard for what was to come. It was attritional but Blackburn Rovers got over the line. Just. Had it not been for miraculous wins at Leeds United and Leicester City, this story would be very different.
When Eustace entered the King Power Stadium media room, a coworker made the quip, “Never in doubt, John.” With a deadpan tone, he answered, “It might have been for some of you but never for me.”
The head coach continues to say that it was worth celebrating to stay up with 53 points. However, that speaks more to the condition of what he inherited than it does to anything else. His early week’s too optimistic messaging wasn’t necessarily the private thinking. However, the group needed to develop a mentality because they were fragile.
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