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We asked you how you felt about Valerien Ismael’s exit from Blackburn Rovers on transfer deadline day and it seems the timing has got you puzzled.
Here is what you had to say:
Elliot: When the side rallied at the back of last season, I was willing to give him a chance into this season. But it’s never got going under him and I don’t feel the players were ever
Analysis by BBC Radio Lancashire’s Andy Bayes
To announce the departure of a head coach five hours before the transfer window closes is a little different, but the executives at Blackburn Rovers probably felt that they had no choice following an eighth home defeat of the season on Saturday.
When I spoke to Valerien Ismael after the defeat by Hull City, he couldn’t defend that record, and he didn’t particularly
Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael hopes to negotiate the “carnage” of the festive programme before adding to his squad in the January transfer window.
Rovers have four games in 10 days with an already threadbare squad, starting at Middlesbrough on Boxing Day.
Ismael told BBC Radio Lancashire: “It’s really tough this time of year. The only one I like is the Boxing Day game, it’s a really nice tradition, always special.
Rovers were ordered to replay the fixture against Ipswich – a decision that Ismael labelled “disgraceful” – with the game resulting in a 1-1 draw when it eventually took place last week.
When asked whether it was the right call for referee Ruebyn Ricardo to bring Saturday’s game with the Owls to a halt, Ismael said it was “embarrassing” that the same situation had happened again.
“I want to have
Blackburn Rovers defender George Pratt has vowed to stay grounded and work hard to stay in Valerien Ismael’s plans going forward.
The 22-year-old was recalled from a loan spell at National League North Chorley last month as Rovers lost Scott Wharton and Hayden Carter to injury.
After being named on the bench for the home defeat by Derby County, Pratt was handed his debut in the derby win at Preston
It is “stupid” to suggest Blackburn Rovers’ squad is weaker than last season, according to boss Valerien Ismael.
Rovers head into Saturday’s Championship match at home to Southampton (15:00 BST) with just one point from their past five outings and sitting second from bottom of the table, after finishing seventh last season.
“This is stupid analysis. We didn’t lose any quality (in the squad) we reduced the age, we took
Ismael’s comments echo those of his club, who said they were “extremely disappointed by the outcome” on Thursday.
“When you receive that many messages from people around the world and they are all shocked it means something is wrong,” the Frenchman, 49, added.
“You quickly need new guidelines otherwise it will always be a political case.”
As yet no new date has been scheduled for the rearranged fixture.
In their
A match can only be postponed or abandoned with the approval of the referee, authorities, or by the order of the police.
If a Premier League or EFL game is abandoned after kick-off, but before 90 minutes has been played, the fixture will either be:
Counted as a completed match, with the points awarded based on the time of the abandonment
Replayed partially or in its entirety
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Valerien Ismael hopes to avoid a summer of upheaval at Ewood Park and says stability is the key for Blackburn success next season.
Rovers endured a rollercoaster campaign, spending much of the season in the top six of the Championship but dropping to 12th in April, only to finish strong and end up seventh.
They narrowly missed out on a play-off place on the final day, courtesy of a draw
Blackburn Rovers left-back Owen Beck has been ruled out for the remainder of the season and could possibly return to his parent club Liverpool.
The 22-year-old missed seven games before returning to play just 13 minutes of Rovers’ loss to Portsmouth at the weekend.
“The way I like to play, I need the energy and intensity and I like those profiles. When you’ve got those profiles in your squad, then