BLACKBURN Rovers were given breathing space in their race to get Ewood Park ready for the first game of the season.
Blackburn Council agreed to allow contractors McAlpine to work an extra two hours a day to complete the lower tier of the Darwen End stand before August 18.
Rovers had feared that 5,000 season ticket holders might be locked out if working restrictions at the ground were not relaxed.
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