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Another
red card for Lucas Neill sees Rovers go down to ten men AGAIN! And
Rovers go out of the Carling Cup to holders Liverpool at Ewood Park.
On the positive side Dwight Yorke scored twice and there was a maiden
goal fro Barry Ferguson (29th Oct 03) FULL Story BBCi Sport and rovers.co.uk |
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SOUTHAMPTON
v BLACKBURN Ex Rover James Beattie scores after 58 ... Andy Cole sees red for 'violent' conduct following a 'fight' - from which Southampton are NOT penalised - Leandre Griffit seals it on 86 .. another bad day for the Rovers.(25th Oct 03) FULL story see BBCi Sport and rovers.co.uk |
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Blackburn
could be without defender Lorenzo Amoruso for up to three months following
a knee operation. The former Rangers captain had surgery to correct
the problem after an exploratory examination. (22nd Oct 03) FULL
Story BBCi Spor ALSO See LORENZO Amoruso is unlikely to play again before the New Year. (22nd Oct 03) FULL Story rovers.co.uk |
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Another
changed side - but still no joy - Rovers go down 0-1 at home to Charlton
after a 'battling' performance with no joy At times Charlton rode their luck with Dean Kiely making a number of important saves, but Alan Curbishley's side ground out the win thanks to their solid defence and the endeavours of Scott Parker and Matt Holland in midfield. (20th Oct 03) FULL Story BBCi Sport PLUS: SOUEY- “FRUSTRATED” ROVERS BOSS Graeme Souness was “angry, frustrated and feeling sorry for himself” after Rovers slumped to their third consecutive FA Barclaycard Premiership defeat with a 1-0 loss at home to Charlton (20th Oct 03) FULL Story rovers.co.uk. ALSO - Goals & Table & Tally |
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Blackburn
Rovers boss Graeme Souness insists he has not been offered the opportunity
to succeed Glenn Hoddle at Spurs. Souness said: "I have not had any contact with Tottenham and I categorically deny I have accepted the job. "I've not been offered the Spurs job and all I'm concerned about is trying to get three points from an important match against Charlton on Monday." (18th October 2003) FULL Story BBCi Sport |
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ANDY
Cole back in the 19 man squad named for Charlton Game (17th October
2003)
FULL story rovers.co.uk PLUS Andy Todd keeps his place for Charlton (17th October 2003) FULL Story rovers.co.uk ALSO see BBCi Sport |
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Blackburn
Rovers v Genclerbirligi UEFA Cup Rovers go out of Europe 4-2 on aggregate - despite a bright home performance and a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park. A much changed Rovers side could have been 2 up in the first ten minutes - but the woodwork was the winner and it just wasn't to be their night. (15th October 2003) FULL Story BBCi Sport and rovers.co.uk See GOALS pages for all match stats |
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Lucas
Neill has been ruled out of the side's Uefa Cup tie against Genclerbirligi
on Wednesday. Neill is recovering well from pneumonia-type symptoms
after being admitted to hospital at the start of last week before
being discharged on Thursday..
(13th October 2003) FULL Story BBCi Sport ALSO SEE:- Lucas Neill has been admitted to hospital with suspected pneumonia. The Australian stopper, was taken ill last week and went in for tests after complaining of being unwell, a problem that resulted in him missing training. (12th October 2003) FULL Story SKY SPORTS |
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Rovers
are interested in Qu Bo and have taken Chinese striker on trial. The
22-year-old has already spent several weeks on trial at Spurs as he
attempts to carve out a Premiership career Any deal would be done
on purely footballing grounds - although signing Qu Bo would open
up lucrative commercial possibilities in the Far East. (10th October
2003) FULL Story BBCi Sport |
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The
Lancashire Evening Telegraph Report ... Former Ewood favourite Henning Berg has added further fuel to the fire (Re: "UNDER-FIRE defender Lorenzo Amoruso") by suggesting that Souness was wrong to release him in the summer. "I felt I did well last season for Blackburn and helped them finish sixth in the Premiership," said Berg, who is now with Rangers. (7th Oct 03) FULL Story thisislancashire.co.uk |
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Leeds
United could have been 2 up in the first two minutes and scored their
opener from Seth Johnson after 10 and a second on 27. Rovers came
back into the game later in the half and made changes in the second.
Dino Baggio scored his first Rovers goal with just 5 minutes to go
but it wasn't enough. Rovers loose 2-1. (4th Oct 03) FULL Details click here MORE details see BBCi Sport and rovers.co.uk |
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John
Williams (Cheif Exec) rtebufs latest rumours of Spurs interest in
Graeme Souness (1st Oct 03) FULL Story rovers.co.uk  HEAR
what Grame told BBC Sports when rumours first circulated,Blackburn have dismissed fresh speculation linking Graeme Souness to the vacant manager's job at Tottenham. (2nd Oct 03) FULL Story BBCi Sports |
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Andy
Todd on his way back to Ewood Rovers defender Andy Todd will return from his loan spell at Burnley to aid his club's defensive crisis. (30thSeptember 2003) MUCH MORE FROM SEPTEMBER FULL Story BBCi Sport |
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