TEAM NEWS: Rovers close to full strength for Sunderland test

Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean has a near fully fit squad ahead of tomorrow's Premier League visit of Sunderland.

Australian midfielder Vince Grella is the only absentee as he continues to struggle with a calf injury but Bradley Orr returns to the squad.

Sunderland will be without Lee Cattermole and Stephane Sessegnon.

Kean said: "We are very positive going into this game."

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Comments(27)

born n bred blue says...
10:30am Mon 19 Mar 12

it's been a good wknd without even playing, win against sunderland can see some light at the end of the tunnel plus can see a draw against bolton. if we stay up i just hope and pray that somebody show's some backbone and sort the club out and invest

carlmc says...
10:43am Mon 19 Mar 12

I think the next two results will determine the outcome of the season. Remain umbeaten and we have a very good chance of survival, especially after the Wigan and Wolves results over the weekend.

phia012 says...
10:52am Mon 19 Mar 12

I am actually amazed that Vince Grella still has a contract at our club. Surely it would have been cheaper to just pay him off - at least then we wouldn't have all the medical bills!

Steve BB2 says...
10:53am Mon 19 Mar 12

Lets just hope SK can put out the right team with most being available.

Would like to see Roshina back in the team and would prefer Lowe at RB instead of Orr.

Start with the Ollsen twins too !

We need to get the team fighting for every ball and hassling the opposition when they are in possession.

This is one we can win with everyone committing to getting the club safe. This includes players and fans, who need to get behind their team. For 90 mins forget everything else and concentrate of getting 3 points.

Frisson says...
11:08am Mon 19 Mar 12

I have us drawing against Sunderland, beating Bolton, Wigan & Norwich to stake our place in the PL next season.

east belfast rover says...
11:09am Mon 19 Mar 12

3 points is a must,please don't play bradley orr he is a turkey

did you smash it? says...
11:11am Mon 19 Mar 12

KEAN IN
.
VENKYS IN
.
ANDERSON IN
.
A sterling job by all concerned

Bazzer says...
11:37am Mon 19 Mar 12

Support your team!!!!

forever blue and white says...
12:03pm Mon 19 Mar 12

Bazzer wrote:
Support your team!!!!
Careful Bazzer there are people on here that think getting behind the team is not important.
There more interested in various rumours on how the club is or isnt being run and then forming an opinion against that rumour.
Getting behind the team is the best thing any SUPPORTER can do at the minute.
We can all worry about the other stuff once we are safe.

unclejacklegend says...
12:07pm Mon 19 Mar 12

ye, full squad to select from with the exception of salgado, rochina and vuckevic. What's the secret kean?

philmoulden says...
12:15pm Mon 19 Mar 12

did you smash it? wrote:
KEAN IN
.
VENKYS IN
.
ANDERSON IN
.
A sterling job by all concerned
who knows ,by end of season they just might pull it off ,,cry in your claret .

dangerous dave says...
12:35pm Mon 19 Mar 12

For ever Blue and White has a bigger set of 'blinkers' than a cart horse!!!!
I'm always behind the team irrespective of many poor signings/team selection by the idiot Kean but this does not take away the fact that Kean/Venkys have caused irreparable damage to a once proud and famous club and sadly set supporter against supporter.
OUT WITH THE IDIOT KEAN AND MONEY GRABBING VENKYS

forever blue and white says...
1:36pm Mon 19 Mar 12

dangerous dave wrote:
For ever Blue and White has a bigger set of 'blinkers' than a cart horse!!!!
I'm always behind the team irrespective of many poor signings/team selection by the idiot Kean but this does not take away the fact that Kean/Venkys have caused irreparable damage to a once proud and famous club and sadly set supporter against supporter.
OUT WITH THE IDIOT KEAN AND MONEY GRABBING VENKYS
Why does supporting the team make me have a set of 'blinkers'?
I am all for having a go at the owners but only when we are safe.
All the demonstrations/prote
sts havent achieved anything so far so we may as well get behind the team now and then try to get answers off Venkys later.
I really cant see what the problem is with that.

Bazzer says...
1:52pm Mon 19 Mar 12

forever blue and white wrote:
Bazzer wrote: Support your team!!!!
Careful Bazzer there are people on here that think getting behind the team is not important. There more interested in various rumours on how the club is or isnt being run and then forming an opinion against that rumour. Getting behind the team is the best thing any SUPPORTER can do at the minute. We can all worry about the other stuff once we are safe.
I will second that. Too many folks coming up with reasons not to go to Ewood. If it was not Big Sams style of play, it was the price of the tickets. The Venkys ownership is very poor, but the team needs to play with confidence, and if we can recreate the support at Molineux it will go a long way to keeping us up.

Hovis1945 says...
2:49pm Mon 19 Mar 12

Can't quite see how Grella can be an absentee - he is never here enough to qualify as absent!

RobbyRover says...
3:17pm Mon 19 Mar 12

At least with Cattermole out we should have no new injury concerns after the game as well!

maggie-T says...
6:47pm Mon 19 Mar 12

Katie price has said she can count the number of men she has slept with on one hand, I didnt know she was from Blackburn !!

Lowerdarwenrover says...
7:02pm Mon 19 Mar 12

We haven't been close to full strength since Kean & Venkys took over!

Lowerdarwenrover says...
7:04pm Mon 19 Mar 12

forever blue and white wrote:
Bazzer wrote:
Support your team!!!!
Careful Bazzer there are people on here that think getting behind the team is not important.
There more interested in various rumours on how the club is or isnt being run and then forming an opinion against that rumour.
Getting behind the team is the best thing any SUPPORTER can do at the minute.
We can all worry about the other stuff once we are safe.
Great plan, luckily you lot weren't around in 1939 or we would all be speaking German now. Kean appeasers out!

burner says...
7:23pm Mon 19 Mar 12

I said on here some weeks ago that Samba would find it tough in Dagestan . . . full of terrorists and racism !

peely says...
11:30pm Mon 19 Mar 12

Send for vince !

Bazzer says...
11:39pm Mon 19 Mar 12

Lowerdarwenrover wrote:
forever blue and white wrote:
Bazzer wrote: Support your team!!!!
Careful Bazzer there are people on here that think getting behind the team is not important. There more interested in various rumours on how the club is or isnt being run and then forming an opinion against that rumour. Getting behind the team is the best thing any SUPPORTER can do at the minute. We can all worry about the other stuff once we are safe.
Great plan, luckily you lot weren't around in 1939 or we would all be speaking German now. Kean appeasers out!
And were you, Von Ribbentrop?

craftandgraft says...
8:28am Tue 20 Mar 12

' we will not be at full strength until the entire team are KENTARO players....including my own son ( who is sh*t )'

...... quote taken from Jeremy Anderson's business plan for Brfc.

Kenn Dodd.

Ultra International Blackburn Rovers Olympic Rescue.

wez.
sofu ltd.

MatthewCA says...
12:20pm Tue 20 Mar 12

I am happy with the team buildup, young lads on a show now................a
mazing journey by Steve Kean. I really like his positive look to improve in each games.

merlinrabbit says...
3:08pm Tue 20 Mar 12

MatthewCA wrote:
I am happy with the team buildup, young lads on a show now................a

mazing journey by Steve Kean. I really like his positive look to improve in each games.
We dont agree with you Mrs Desai.

Lowerdarwenrover says...
6:52pm Tue 20 Mar 12

Bazzer wrote:
Lowerdarwenrover wrote:
forever blue and white wrote:
Bazzer wrote: Support your team!!!!
Careful Bazzer there are people on here that think getting behind the team is not important. There more interested in various rumours on how the club is or isnt being run and then forming an opinion against that rumour. Getting behind the team is the best thing any SUPPORTER can do at the minute. We can all worry about the other stuff once we are safe.
Great plan, luckily you lot weren't around in 1939 or we would all be speaking German now. Kean appeasers out!
And were you, Von Ribbentrop?
Nein!

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