Yakubu might only have spent one season at Ewood Park but he certainly made a big impact.
The Nigerian talisman joined Rovers in 2011 after spells at Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Everton among others.
He hit an impressive 17 goals in the Premier League that season despite Steve Kean’s side ultimately finishing in the bottom three.
The striker seemed to be loved wherever he played and the sound of ‘Feed the Yak and he will score’ was often heard ringing around grounds.
“Wherever I went, I got that love from the fans and they made me feel at home,” he told Sky Sports. “The way I played, scoring goals, giving them joy.
“It’s not all about playing on the field. The way you interact with the fans, it was special.
"Wherever I went, it made me want to give everything. I hate seeing fans booing players, I wanted to give them something.
“They spend money to buy a ticket and spend time watching us, so I wanted to give them entertainment every weekend. I’m so lucky to have been with the fans wherever I played and the love was there.”
Yakubu bagged a brace against Arsenal on his Rovers debut and never looked back. He even scored four goals in a single game against Swansea City several months later.
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With the forward in such prolific form, Kean’s instructions to the rest of the squad were rather simple.
“At Blackburn Rovers when I signed there, we were struggling for relegation,” Yakubu recalled.
“The manager, Steve Kean, he was like, ‘Just feed him and he will score, he’s in the best time of his life so feed him and he will score goals’.
“I did, it was crazy scoring 17 goals in the Premier league and we still went down, which never happens. But (my time there) was lovely.”
Yakubu played for a few clubs abroad before finishing his career at Coventry City, and it has now been nearly eight years since he decided to hang up his boots.
He remains the fifth-highest African goalscorer in Premier League history and sits at the top of the list in terms of players from Nigeria.
The ex-striker looks back on what he achieved in the English game with pride, having started out playing in the streets of his home country.
The only slight frustration is that injuries prevented him from getting the final five goals that would have taken him into the prestigious 100 club.
“It’s massive when you mention these names – Emmanuel Adebayor, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Didier Drogba - to be in that list is unbelievable,” Yakubu admitted.
“The Premier League is so difficult to score goals. You see many players struggle to score because it’s a hard league, you have to get used to it.”
He continued: “I’m very proud of scoring 95 goals in the Premier League. Seeing so many players scoring 100 goals in the Premier League, it is an honour (to be up there).
“But I didn’t have the chance to do that because I was injured for 11 months. I’m not greedy, I am happy and honoured to have scored 95 goals in one of the toughest leagues in the world.”
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