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FULL TIME: Blackburn Rovers 1 Middlesbrough 2
9:52pm Friday 21st September 2012 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
BLACKBURN Rovers' unbeaten start to the Championship season came to an abrupt end as they were beaten 2-1 by Middlesbrough.
A goal in each half from Lukas Jutkiewicz gave the visitors a deserved 2-0 lead and, despite Grant Hanley's late header, Rovers were unable to claw it back.
The visitors dominated the midfield battle throughout, while Marvin Emnes gave Rovers' defence trouble throughout.
A loud chorus of jeers and 'Kean out' chants met the final whistle as the pressure continues on the Rovers boss.
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Comments (140)
9:55pm Fri 21 Sep 12
burnleyglentoran says...
NO NAAAAAY NEVER
9:58pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Irish knowledge says...
Kean has to go because anytime we start losing the players just hang the heads as Kean is going to get the abuse off the fans. We need a new manager and then there is no excuses, for the fans and for the players. So everyone is trying together as a unit to succeed.
Why was Rochina not brought on, the man who has dragged us back into games.
10:01pm Fri 21 Sep 12
carlmc1 says...
To be perfectly honest I think we have been very lucky to have got the results we have so far and on the balance of play in all games, 8-9 points would have been more than what we have deserved.
If Shebby really has any influence at the club, he MUST report back to the owners that Kean has no idea how to manage a team, is tactically clueless and will not get us promoted. It will only get worse from here unless the decision is made to part company. So please do the job all fans want and I think we will then have a real chance.
10:02pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Lancs - pensioner says...
Kean just babbled through the interview.
Got to say we should have had a penalty but that would have been a disgrace though we did not deserve a point.
P!ss poor
10:02pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Rovers75 says...
Anyway, why did I come on here again? Oh yeah, KEAN OUT! PUSH THE BUTTON SHIBBY, SHAGGY, SHABBY whatever your name is and sack that idiot.
10:02pm Fri 21 Sep 12
MrBrightside87 says...
10:04pm Fri 21 Sep 12
AnIdiotAbroad? says...
Wipe your chin you're dribbling something.
10:06pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
I'll tell them who it WASN'T........It wasn't the boycotters.
10:06pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
Only in the make-believe world of Agnew were there 13,500 on there. It looked closer to 10,000.
KEAN, HENDRY & AGNEW OUT.
10:07pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Nuttall Street says...
10:07pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Deadwoodchamps says...
10:08pm Fri 21 Sep 12
77'sss says...
Pace, vision and play way too deep, tthey played in rovers 1/3 most of the time, and that just puts pressure on the defence, hence the big boot from robbo, to try and ease the pressure
10:08pm Fri 21 Sep 12
dangerous dave says...
One of the worst displays of football I have ever seen and the defence all over the place!!!
Orr, Dann and Murphy completely out played so god knows what Hendry is doing as defensive coach - a complete waste of time and money - yes I pity those who paid to watch such an abysmal display to the point were chants of Kean out became more and more audible!!
For those who choose to pay and watch such 'crap' I feel sorry and for those like me who choose not to visit Ewood whilst this clown Kean is in charge I take no credit - just sorry for all concerned.
OUT WITH KEAN HENDRY SINGH AGNEW VENKYS IN WITH THOUSANDS OF FANS WIN OR LOOSE.
10:10pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Scottburn81 says...
10:10pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Whittle Rover says...
10:10pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Venkytrash says...
I take it the burnley who has commented has no mother and sister at home to keep his tiny mind occupied??
10:11pm Fri 21 Sep 12
kevin keen says...
So called Blackburn fans are without doubt the worst in the country.
Why dont you go fishing???
10:11pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Is Eckersley playing? says...
10:11pm Fri 21 Sep 12
earwego says...
10:12pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:13pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Rovers75 says...
10:14pm Fri 21 Sep 12
earwego says...
10:16pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Rovers75 says...
10:16pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:17pm Fri 21 Sep 12
champs95 says...
10:18pm Fri 21 Sep 12
BRFCBrabant says...
10:19pm Fri 21 Sep 12
moh says...
10:19pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Deadwoodchamps says...
10:20pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:22pm Fri 21 Sep 12
forever blue and white says...
What you and the rest of the idiots that keep coming on here slating the fans that are going to the matches are missing is that we all agree Kean should go!!!
The fans that are going just want to support the team as in my opinion every fan should want to do.
If you had been at Barnsley on Tuesday you would have heard Rovers fans chanting Kean out.
Unfortunately you were being a true fan and sitting on your settee!
Whilst on your settee tonight you would have heard 12,000 fans chanting Kean out again
Everyone wants Kean out EVERYONE!!!
The only difference between you and the fans that are going is that you choose to sit on your arse and complain all the time.
The fans that are going are still supporting the team (as you would have been able to hear tonight on the tv) and also voicing their anger and frustrations at Kean (again as you could probably hear on the tv)
Nobody is happy with the fact Kean is the manager.
Whats the point in kicking your fellow fans when everyone wants the same thing????
10:22pm Fri 21 Sep 12
captain ian says...
10:22pm Fri 21 Sep 12
merlinrabbit says...
10:23pm Fri 21 Sep 12
hassy rvr says...
10:23pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
Oh, and if you want Kean out, why don't YOU do something about it.
10:24pm Fri 21 Sep 12
angryandy says...
10:24pm Fri 21 Sep 12
jogalot says...
10:25pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:25pm Fri 21 Sep 12
champs95 says...
10:27pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
10:27pm Fri 21 Sep 12
forever-a-blue-jean says...
10:27pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Ryanb74 says...
10:29pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
10:29pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:30pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Navy-Rover says...
10:31pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
The spartans, as you put it, don't support Kean they are supporting the club. The would like nothing better than to see Kean go and be replaced, but who ever owns or is manager of the club is irrelevant. They support the club through thick and thin, rain and shine, promotion and demotion.
Please try and keep up it's really not that difficult
10:31pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Nuttall Street says...
10:31pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
If you want rid of Kean as you say, why don't you do something about it like the boycotters are trying to do?
10:31pm Fri 21 Sep 12
champs95 says...
10:32pm Fri 21 Sep 12
passingfootball says...
10:33pm Fri 21 Sep 12
forever blue and white says...
The point is the fans at the ground got very much behind the team and you must have been able to hear that on the tv.
Whilst at the same time I would have thought you would be able to hear that Kean got the usual if not more amount of stick
I know as a rule football players are not the brightest but I am sure they will be able to tell if it is them getting stick or the manager
It was pretty obvious tonight
10:33pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:35pm Fri 21 Sep 12
nil bye mouth says...
10:35pm Fri 21 Sep 12
A Darener says...
10:36pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
10:38pm Fri 21 Sep 12
earwego says...
10:41pm Fri 21 Sep 12
1875 Rovers says...
No leadership, no direction, no organisation, no tactics, no idea.
Kean's voice was shaking tonight after the match, as he coughed up more deluded drivel. He knows it can't go on.
Can't be long now ....
10:41pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
If so can you pass it on to Shebby over the next 12 hours.
10:41pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Nuttall Street says...
10:42pm Fri 21 Sep 12
True_Blue says...
"We're disappointed to lose the unbeaten run, but we're still top."
At least he has a sense if humor... guess no one informed him that we are the onlywho played tonight....utter pr1ck!!!
10:43pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
10:43pm Fri 21 Sep 12
earwego says...
10:45pm Fri 21 Sep 12
burnleyglentoran says...
He's probably feeling a little horse right now.
Like the rest of B********n!!!!!!
10:45pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Rovers75 says...
10:46pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
10:46pm Fri 21 Sep 12
poo banger says...
no outside protests either please, just simply do something else on matchdays and encourage others to do so as well.
we need as the least amount of fans in the stadium as possible then the club will be making a huge loss in turn will have no option but to sack steve kean. what the hell don't folk understand about that?
I despair and hang my head in shame over that sorry performance tonight the way the club is going it stinks of disaster.
please please boycott !!!!!!!
10:46pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
We have not been punching above our weight
If you had not noticed we had a supremely well run club in the hands of genuine people who knew what they were doing.
A massive difference if you know anything about running a football club.
10:50pm Fri 21 Sep 12
passingfootball says...
10:52pm Fri 21 Sep 12
champs95 says...
Kean out.
10:53pm Fri 21 Sep 12
French Rover says...
But then neither does the booing of our players during the game. That was as disgraceful as some of the players performances and may have been partially responsible for some of their weak efforts. How can you boo your own players during a game? I thought that was done with when Andrews went....to hear it again tonight was terrible and embarrassing.
If Kean has not gone by Monday then it will be obvious that the stay-aways tactics are NOT working - what then for the club? What else is there still to do?
So still top of the table tonight but the problems are running deeper than ever. He has to go.
10:53pm Fri 21 Sep 12
daver72BRFC says...
10:54pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Navy-Rover says...
Arte et Labore!
10:56pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
You have just answered why I despise you lot.
Do you really not get it????
In fact the results are only a minute reason why Kean should not be allowed to grace our beloved club so what are you talking about.
10:56pm Fri 21 Sep 12
ponyton says...
10:58pm Fri 21 Sep 12
passingfootball says...
11:02pm Fri 21 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
Priceless comment from the brain dead sofa hugger.
11:04pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
11:05pm Fri 21 Sep 12
forever blue and white says...
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11:08pm Fri 21 Sep 12
baldie says...
Anyone who went that night,and is now coming on here pretending that they are boycotting matches for some honourable reason,is fooling nobody but himself.
11:11pm Fri 21 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
Oh well we start again. C'mon shebby, pot the plonker.
11:13pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
11:15pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
Your best team ever!!!
Well non of the back five are good enough including Givet so that's 5 of the 11
Add money grabbing Murphy and his mate Etuhu makes 7 out of 11
Add Bruno to the list 8 out of 11 and you have your answer.
Kean you have had all end of last season plus the whole of preseason to get it right and you have failed miserably.
You are out of your depth and consequently have to go.
Don't try to fabricate anymore excuses, especially when you have stated it's your best squad.
Please go by tomorrow morning and let us get a new manager in by next weekend.
Bye bye
11:16pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
11:18pm Fri 21 Sep 12
earwego says...
ng behavior. tut,tut,
11:18pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Vikings Rover says...
Chanting 'Kean Out' when the Rovers go behind doesn't help the team and clearly affects the player's performance.
So I ask again just what actions are you taking to get 'Kean Out' ?
11:21pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
r.
11:24pm Fri 21 Sep 12
petergray says...
11:24pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Vikings Rover says...
11:28pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
11:30pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Vikings Rover says...
Time for a new approach . . . . .
11:32pm Fri 21 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
Thanks for removing all doubt, I shall stay well clear now you have confirmed the worst
11:33pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
11:38pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Vikings Rover says...
Time for a change of tactics . . . . . . . STAY AWAY !
It WILL bring about what we ALL want if we ALL commit to it . . . . .
KEAN OUT !
11:39pm Fri 21 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
11:40pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
11:41pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
11:45pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
If you had not taken the crowd up to the 10,000 ish do you think Kean would still be here.
You have all prolonged his stay and given the Venkys that justification to keep him on. Your the deluded ones
Had only 2 / 3,000 turned up to our games do you think they would not have had to say enoughs enough.
Your claims of wanting Kean out are pathetic little comments for if you TRULY hated him you would not grace him with your presence.
Bit like the miners who still will not speak to those that crossed the picket lines you lot disgust me and when I return ( which ever league that is when Kean goes) I will always be thinking who am I sitting next to!!!!!
This episode has driven a massive schism which will never ever be rectified so rather than correspond with you just take it that I will never ever respect the stance you and many like you have taken.
11:48pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
For the 100th time, Kean is still there. Your boycotting is not working
Has it sunk in yet Einstein?
11:49pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
As for Shebby, he's going to be reporting back to Mrs Death-Sigh in Pune that there aren't many fans left. No fans, no sponsors, nobody in the corporate boxes and an empty stadium = panic in Pune=Kean sacked.
You can thank the boycotters for that when it happens.
11:49pm Fri 21 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
And the above reasons is why I lead. And why you follow the welder.
11:52pm Fri 21 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
11:52pm Fri 21 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
11:54pm Fri 21 Sep 12
icannotrace says...
This is not 30 years ago Grandad. The majority of revenue doesn't come through bums on seats.
12:01am Sat 22 Sep 12
Vikings Rover says...
It's either ALL go and demonstrate our feelings throughout the game which no doubt will demoralize the players and their performance.
Or ALL stay away until such time Shebby utters the words we all want to hear "STEVE, TIME'S UP, YOU'RE FIRED !"
The first option has been tried many times without achieving the desired result. Let's ALL get together to give the second option a real chance to succeed !
12:05am Sat 22 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
Okay then, if you say you are not a premier league glory boy, prove it. Arrange for all the boycotters to come back for one game, next home game, not the Burnley match because that doesn't count. And if you can do that, I will gladly boycoptt for the rest of the season. I look forward to you bringing everyone back just to prove us attenders wrong about you. The fact that we think you are staying away because we got relgated and you are a bunch of babies. PROVE ME WRONG
12:05am Sat 22 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
You keep going on about revenue.
If the stadium is empty .... Literally no one in it bet the players would soon have something to say about it. In fact most would not even come to the club
Oh wait on a minute of course they would cos they are money grabbers.
Murphy has not earned barely a few quid of what he is paid a week and your all justifying it all. You keep gracing Kean with your presence
12:06am Sat 22 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
You just keep happy-clapping your way to Ewood and supporting the illegitimate regime of Agnew and Kean. The real fans are staying away until they're gone. You're just too simple to understand. Bless.
12:11am Sat 22 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
12:20am Sat 22 Sep 12
whappen says...
12:21am Sat 22 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
12:23am Sat 22 Sep 12
Matt Newcastle says...
Your obviously some young twenty something always banging on about revenues / cost of pies / money
Nothing to do with justifying what has gone on at the club. nothing to do with
Blinking revenues / money
12:37am Sat 22 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
12:37am Sat 22 Sep 12
eddie the eagle says...
12:43am Sat 22 Sep 12
RUinsane says...
12:49am Sat 22 Sep 12
whappen says...
Set an impossible task using the failure of its completion as justification for an argument or point of view.
Sorry, did I say clever? I meant pointless.
12:54am Sat 22 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof says...
1:35am Sat 22 Sep 12
Rovers33 says...
1:57am Sat 22 Sep 12
janus1947 says...
2:06am Sat 22 Sep 12
maggie-T says...
7:01am Sat 22 Sep 12
S4AWX100 says...
7:46am Sat 22 Sep 12
speedie_rovers_legend says...
7:48am Sat 22 Sep 12
forever-a-blue-jean says...
Taken off BRFCS regarding tonights attendance
Spoke with match commander after game , 10600 went through turnstiles. 713 of which were boro fans . It was up by 300 from Tuesday
7:58am Sat 22 Sep 12
speedie_rovers_legend says...
8:07am Sat 22 Sep 12
speedie_rovers_legend says...
8:10am Sat 22 Sep 12
speedie_rovers_legend says...
8:44am Sat 22 Sep 12
glm1970 says...
8:54am Sat 22 Sep 12
bluearmy81 says...
THOUSANDS BACK WHEN KEAN IS SACKED
9:16am Sat 22 Sep 12
daver72BRFC says...
9:35am Sat 22 Sep 12
stick to football says...
Defensively we are poor no plyer n the park is organising as a unit - what benefit Hendryhas brought is minimal. Midfield we are outpaced I agree Murphy and Etuhu lok disinterested Nunes flashy going forward but little end product and defensively he could have sat in the stands and watched as he provided NO cover whatsoever downour left flank. Rovers need to learn to defend as ateam quickly.
Up front no service until the charge of the Alamo in the last 5 minutes - Why did it take them that long to apply some pressure? and why didnt Kean use his third substitute in the last 20 minutes when 2 down?
We are still in a decent position but Kean will never ever win the fans over -so the acrimony will continue and the club will never be united - time to be decisive Venkys but your reputation for dithering has me fearing the worst
10:43am Sat 22 Sep 12
wrigglers says...
I hope for sanitys sake that someone other than kean give mrs desai a good seeing to over the weekend and she is in jovial mood and sacks the muppet for his/ his families, my families and every blues fans sake out there.
10:50am Sat 22 Sep 12
Rovers33 says...
12:03pm Sat 22 Sep 12
Harwoodstblue says...
Venkys and Kean will love mugs like you blindly going down there swelling the coffers every week. Sing Kean out all you want it won't make any difference until you man up and do something about it.
I, like thousands of others have decided not to go until Kean has gone. We're taking the short term pain for the long term gain, but your type are only prolonging the agony. Try to see beyond the end of your nose. Be a man and do something about it.
3:25pm Sat 22 Sep 12
GameRoverMan says...
Please Shebby, do us all a favour and fire Kean's sorry @rse.
4:19pm Sat 22 Sep 12
bluenick says...
5:55pm Sat 22 Sep 12
Stone Island: says...
6:21am Sun 23 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
I feel Rochina in place of Gomes and Pedersen in place of Murphy and Dunn in place of Euthu will try in that match. Ollson was ok till he leave the ground.
We lost ball control and miss lots of passes to opposite players. They really outplayed with there pace in the game. So our young players should should act fast with first team and get a break to old legs for few matchs
7:08am Sun 23 Sep 12
MatthewCA says...
vate players and produce results.
I feel , Steve will be happy to say few words now better than he loose few more matchs with old legs. So it will be win win positional change for steve and his management.
Now all the team aganist us understood, If u want play with blackburn , get the fast runner into the team, they will win the match. What he is talking about best squad, where the players are not FIT to control passes and get tired after 10mts in the ground.
Fabio Nunes is a good player, but we need to give more playing time to build as a best winger. On traning ground he should pratice more on shoots with different angle, get ideas from the master pedersen.
David Dunn should speak about his position in the team, The bench is getting hotter after every match. why ? not even 10 mts after 7 matchs. Why u carry the bench everywhere, because I love D.Dunn game, I feel great with his passion to win the match.
12:02pm Sun 23 Sep 12
whittaker0 says...
12:40pm Sun 23 Sep 12
real betis hotpot says...
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5:18pm Sun 23 Sep 12
johnley says...
6:52pm Sun 23 Sep 12
Stone Island: says...