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    Morst The 88th Min Heartbreaker of Dingles! wrote:
    Outside of us all donating to hire a sniper at the next home games what sensible ideas can fans come up with agaianst Swansea that will unite the majority and not alienate fans to get rid of Kean?
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    Talk of shirts and scarves or leaving the ground etc immediately dilutes any protest because many won't fork out or leave. It needs to be "in the ground" and from all sides to have any real impact.
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    Are all Rovers fans now ready to join in a "KEAN OUT" chant from all 4 sides of Ewood and perhaps the waving of white hankies in disgust (do young people stilkl carry hankies?) like the Italians do as an insult?
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    33rd.......
    the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. kean will not be sacked by Venkys due to fan pressure. That has been proved. Why not try something different - try forgetting the manager for the next home game, which is arguably one of the most important games in recent history. Try getting behind the team no matter how dreadful they are and being the 12th man. Just like the stoke fans today who famously make the Britannia a difficult away stadium due to their unrelenting support.

    I predict that Kean will be gone before January, but it won't be due to fan protests. The owners simply can't give into protestors otherwise a precedent is set whereby the next time the fans don't like something, they think let's just start some protests and get rid. Thats just not goin to happen.

    I want Kean out as much as the next man, but I strongly believe the survival of Rovers in the Premier League takes priority over in game protests."
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FULL TIME: Stoke City 3 Blackburn Rovers 1

2:40pm Saturday 26th November 2011 in Blackburn Rovers match reports Photograph of the Author By Andy Cryer , Blackburn Rovers reporter

CLEAR UP Rovers scorer Ruben Rochina picks up the bin liners which floated across the Britannia Stadium pitch CLEAR UP Rovers scorer Ruben Rochina picks up the bin liners which floated across the Britannia Stadium pitch

Blackburn Rovers looked every inch the Premier League strugglers they are as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat at out of form Stoke City.

A clueless Rovers performance never threatened to trouble Stoke at any stage as their relegation woes deepened. By the time Ruben Rochina struck in the 86th minute, Rovers were already dead and buried after barely putting up a fight against Stoke.

The hosts started quickly as expected and almost took the lead in the opening minutes when Peter Crouch headed wide with goalkeeper Paul Robinson in no man's land.

That was about it though for the next 25 minutes as neither side were able to take control of the game.

The ball spent most of the time in the air with both sides looking as bad as each other and neither goalkeeper being tested.

That changed on 28 minutes though when Stoke took the lead after some abysmal Blackburn Rovers defending.

After Steven Nzonzi had fouled Peter Crouch 30 yards out from goal, Jermaine Pennant's delivery was simply headed in at the near post by Rory Delap, after he lost the stationary Gael Givet.

Scott Dann did have a looping header cleared off the line towards the end of the half and Rochina shot straight at Sorensen but, in truth, there were nothing encouraging for Rovers fans to take from the first 45 minutes of action.

Rovers should have been level on 47 minutes after a moment of individual brilliance from Ruben Rochina.

The Spaniard twisted his way past three Stoke defender and deep into the hosts' box but, after he back heeled the ball across the face of goal, Mauro Formica somehow missed the ball from just yards out.

Stoke should have doubled their lead on 54 as Robert Huth headed wide from yards out after Matthew Etherington's deep cross had picked him out unmarked.

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The hosts did make it 2-0 on 58 minutes though as Rovers' stationary midfielders allowed the runners to run off them.

Etherington raced down the left wing, cut the ball back for Jon Walter and his lay off was rifled into the net by Glenn Whelan, via a Scott Dann deflection.

It got worse for a clueless Rovers as Peter Crouch raced on to a speculative clearance from Thomas Sorensen, after Grant Hanley had missed his header, and slotted the ball past Robinson on 72 minutes.

Rochina grabbed a consolation on 86 minutes with a fierce 20-yard strike but it was all far too late.

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