DEREK Shaw says he wants to continue trying to turn Blackburn Rovers’ finances around after insisting he was only responsible for ‘not checking other people’s work’ during the Henning Berg contract wrangle.

Shaw admits Rovers are currently losing substantial amounts of money and that they must cut their sizeable wage bill this summer.

And the managing director, speaking to the Lancashire Telegraph, said that he is determined to remain at Ewood and oversee that process, despite his own position coming under scrutiny during the court case into Berg’s compensation claim against Rovers.

Reports have suggested Rovers are currently losing around £2m a month.

Asked if that figure was correct, Shaw said: “I personally don’t think it’s right to talk about finance because that’s done at the AGM, but we are losing a lot of money.

“We’re one of the cheapest matchday entries in the country and the gates are not big.

“The owners have supported that loss but it’s not just a matter of having owners supporting the losses, there’s now a rule, and you’ve got to bring your house more in order.

“That’s not easy because of contracts.

“Some of them from the Premier League from a few years ago and some contracts that were done a year ago. We have to try to tidy that up.

“The owners are not looking to sell the better players, but we would not be telling the truth to say we are not trying to move certain players on.”

The likes of Danny Murphy and Nuno Gomes could potentially be surplus to requirements, although Rovers know they may find it difficult to find buyers for such high wage earners. Shaw’s own position at the club was the subject of debate among fans after the Berg court case.

Rovers’ own lawyers stated in court last month that Shaw had acted without the authority of the owners when handing over the contract to Berg, suggesting that Venky’s had wanted only a one-year notice period in the deal.

Rovers lost the court case and had to pay up Berg’s contract in full, which came to a total of £2.25m.

But Shaw has since travelled to India to meet Venky’s and returned to carry on his job at Ewood Park.

He insists his conversations with the owners have been ‘amicable’, and he remains in contact with them almost daily.

Shaw had been reluctant to talk to the media following the Berg court case, and still remains reticent about discussing the details.

But he said: “I think the main thing I was responsible for was not checking other people’s work to a thorough extent.

“I think there was a lot said about that and I felt it was right not to start a saga about he said this and they said that.

“That’s why I kept myself to myself.

“But I would have thought when we went to India if the owners wanted rid of myself or Paul (Agnew) or whatever, that would have happened.

“We’re into the summer months now, we’re signing players and we’ve just taken a new manager on.

“If they (Venky’s) are changing stuff around then I’m sure we have a right to know and the supporters have a right to know.

“But everything is just going on as normal.”

Rovers’ plan to confirm season ticket prices has been delayed slightly by the need to finalise a credit card bond connected to the offer, but the club still hope the announcement will be imminent.