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Rovers ace Spurr hails Ewood new boy

9:00am Tuesday 29th July 2014

TOMMY Spurr has backed former Doncaster Rovers team-mate Chris Brown to provide real competition up front at Blackburn Rovers this season.

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Illness may force Rovers striker out of Africa

9:00am Monday 28th July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers will assess Rudy Gestede before deciding whether the striker is well enough to make a 10,000-mile round trip to Malawi just days before the start of the new season.

FULL TIME: Bradford City 0 Blackburn Rovers 0

4:48pm Saturday 26th July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers played out a goalless draw at Bradford City in a pre-season friendly this afternoon.

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Rochina pondering Blackburn Rovers stay

10:20am Saturday 26th July 2014

RUBEN Rochina is contemplating staying at Blackburn Rovers for the final year of his contract despite interest from clubs in Spain.

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Blackburn Rovers boss eyes new strike pairing

1:50pm Friday 25th July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer will be out to prove that bigger is better when his side visit Bradford City in pre-season friendly action tomorrow afternoon.

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Rovers striker Rhodes has belief in promotion push

9:01am Friday 25th July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes is hoping to repay the club’s faith in him by spearheading a charge to the Premier League this season.

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Rovers pair Brown and Spurr to play at Bradford

6:04pm Thursday 24th July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers fans should get their first glimpse of new striker Chris Brown in Saturday’s friendly at Bradford City.

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Paul Wheelock column: Blackburn Rovers will hope Gestede is out of Africa

1:30pm Thursday 24th July 2014

IT is testament to how important a player Rudy Gestede has grown to become that you cannot imagine Gary Bowyer shedding a tear if the big striker fails to make it all the way to the Africa Cup of Nations.

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FULL-TIME: Accrington Stanley 2 Blackburn Rovers 2

9:20am Thursday 24th July 2014

DEFENSIVE disasters spared Rovers defeat to their lower-division neighbours at a sun-kissed Store First Stadium last night.

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Accrington Stanley draw was a good workout for Blackburn Rovers, says boss Gary Bowyer

9:44am Thursday 24th July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer labelled last night's friendly at a sun-kissed Store First Stadium as a ‘good workout’ after his side twice came from behind to earn a draw with lower-league neighbours Accrington Stanley.

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TEAM NEWS: Accrington Stanley v Blackburn Rovers

7:21pm Wednesday 23rd July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers have named a strong side for tonight’s friendly at neighbours Accrington Stanley.

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Kevin Gallacher column: Midfield decisions key for Blackburn Rovers

3:40pm Wednesday 23rd July 2014

THE backbone of any side is your goalkeeper, your two central defenders, at least one midfielder and your main striker.

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Gary Bowyer expecting Blackburn Rovers to look 'leggy' in pre-season Accrington Stanley clash

1:50pm Wednesday 23rd July 2014

IF BLACKBURN Rovers look leggy in tonight’s pre-season friendly at neighbours Accrington Stanley (7.45pm) then you will not find Gary Bowyer complaining.

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Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer confident Rudy Gestede will be flying for start of season

9:12am Wednesday 23rd July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer insists Rudy Gestede will be fit and firing for the opening game of the campaign against his former club Cardiff City – despite the fact the striker is set to miss another week of pre-season.

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Dean Rittenberg the super sub as Blackburn Rovers U21s beat AFC Darwen

10:11am Wednesday 23rd July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers U21s made it back-to-back pre-season victories with a 1-0 win at neighbours AFC Darwen last night.

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Garry Flitcroft: Blackburn Rovers will have to grind it out if they are to win promotion

5:33pm Tuesday 22nd July 2014

THE story goes that after the Blackburn Rovers players finally made their way back to the away dressing room at Deepdale after sealing their place back in the Premiership with a 1-0 win at Preston North End on that memorable midweek May night in 2001, a physically drained Garry Flitcroft told his team-mates they had just gone through their hardest season of their life.

Darwen ready for return of Blackburn Rovers

2:11pm Tuesday 22nd July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers will renew an historic rivalry with neighbours AFC Darwen tonight when they send a team to the WEC Anchor Ground for a pre-season friendly (7.45pm).

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Squad now boasts the flexibility we need, says Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer

9:38am Tuesday 22nd July 2014

BLACKBURN Rovers boss Gary Bowyer believes winger Ben Marshall is the perfect example of the flexibility his squad now boasts.

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Garry Flitcroft believes top-flight return would be fitting for Blackburn Rovers star David Dunn

9:00am Monday 21st July 2014

GARRY Flitcroft believes there would be no better way for David Dunn to round off his Blackburn Rovers career than by leading his hometown club back into the Premier League.

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