Tony Mowbray: Blackburn manager says owners want to ‘help’ improve squad

Tony Mowbray said Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s “want to help” as he seeks to sign a player who could add “magic dust” to his squad.

The 62-year-old was appointed manager this summer at Ewood Park for the second time and says the owners, who have had a turbulent relationship with supporters during their 16-year tenure, have given him positive signs.

The Championship side have brought in midfielder Moussa Baradji, after a successful loan spell, and winger Jayden Fevrier but in a meeting with the owners Mowbray stressed the need for more money to be spent.

“I told them I think we need a little bit of help,” he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

“I suggested to the owners that teams [which] Rovers should be in and around are spending £10 million on this player and £10 million on that player.

“My job is to drive the team to perform at a high level, but football is a game where the fine margins sometimes make a difference and the guys who make a difference, score the goals that turn a 0-0 draw into a 1-0 win.

“We need to see if we can find them and they don’t come cheap, generally.”

Asked what response that got from the owners, Mowbray replied: “I think they want to help. I just said to them that I want them to enjoy the weekend, to enjoy when their team is playing and they’re watching in India.”