Blackburn Rovers - The Next Chapter

Gary Bowyer Leaves

Former Boss Takes Charge

Positive Pre-Season for Souness

Falkirk 1 - 4 Blackburn
Mahoney 48', 58', 66' 84'

Accrington 2 - 2 Blackburn
Gestede 50',
Rhodes 69'

Barrow 0 - 4 Blackburn
Gestede 18', 30'
Conway 21'
Mahoney 89'

Blackburn 0 - 0 Augsburg

August Update - Disappointing Start for Souness

Blackburn 3 - 3 Cardiff
Rhodes 2' (pen), 28'
King 74'

This game was going brilliantly until the end. We got to the 80th minute 3 goals up. But then... Aron Gunnarsson scored in the 81st minute with a placed shot. Then in the 84th minute Peter Whittingham scored a right foot volley from about 25 yards out. It then got to the 4th minute of stoppage time and I thought we had the game all wrapped up, but it was not to be. Grant Hanley brought down Kadeem Harris in the box, the whistle went and a penalty was awarded, hanley was then shown a straight red card. Peter Whittingham converted the penalty adding to his other goal and makeing the game end 3-3.

Scunthorpe 1 - 5 Blackburn (League Cup)
Mahoney 28', 57'
Rhodes 39', 72'
Green 80'

This was a pure one sided game. I decided to go back to my trusty 4-4-2 and give some youth players a game, so I started Connor Mahoney, Devern Green and John O'Sullivan. Mahoney and Rhodes were simply magnificent and definitely showed their quality. I was especially pleased with Mahoney considering his age, I think he will definitely be a big part of my season.

Blackpool 1 - 0 Blackburn

I was really disappointed with this game, although Blackpool won, from looking at the stats we should of won. We had 63% possession compared to their 37%, we also had more than double the amount of shots they had, so yeah, we still lost!

Norwich 2 - 3 Blackburn
Spearing 50'
Rhodes 69' (pen)
Conway 90+2'

This is our only Championship win so far this season. I thought it was going to end 2-2 but in the 84th minute Norwich's Alex Tettey got sent off so I thought we might have a chance, I put the mentality on Overload. It paied off, in the second minute of stoppage time Craig Conway scored a header from a cross by Connor Mahoney.

Blackburn 0 - 2 Bournemouth

Another really disappointing result. There not much to say about this game apart from us being really poor!

Barnsley 1 - 0 Blackburn (League Cup)

We're out of the Capital One Cup, GRRRR. Yet another really disappointing result. Although I played youngsters I thought I would win but Barnsley were simply better. As Alan Hansen said "You Can't Win Anything With Kids!".

Wolves 3 - 0 Blackburn

These results are starting to get annoying now! Another poor performance from the team. Wolves were a different class to us and deserved the win!

Blackburn 1 - 1 Wigan
Rhodes 47'

This was an even game if you were going by the score or possession but if you were going by shots we would have won with our whopping 31 compared to there 3! Although the game ended in a draw I saw a lot of positives from the team and the changes I made from this game have come good, which your about to see!

Blackburn 2 - 1 Derby
Rhodes 27', 39'

This game got off to a terrible start with us conceding to Darren Bent in the fifth minute. Although we went behind early on, two goals in the later stages of the first half by Jordan Rhodes gave us the win and the three points.

Fulham 1 - 1 Blackburn
Rhodes 52'

Another really even game, if anything they should have won. Jordan Rhodes gave us the lead in the 52nd minuted and then in the 65th minute wonderkid Patrick Roberts equalized. Fulham could have won the game in the 88th minute when a penalty was awarded but McCormack failed to convert it.

Blackburn 4 - 1 Watford
Rhodes 11' (pen), 15', 68'
O'Sullivan 27'

Only 3 days after the Fulham game we face the league leaders Watford at home, and what a game it was! We got off to a flyer 11 minutes in when Jordan Rhodes made it 1-0. He then quickley added his second and doubles the scoreline within 15 minutes. Youngster John O'Sullivan, in for the injured Craig Conway, scored his first goal for Blackburn, in the 27th minute, making the scoreline 3-0. Matej Vydra got one back a minute after half time, but that would only prove to be a consolation goal as Rhodes completed the scoreline and completed his hat-trick in the 68th minute.

Rotherham 0 - 3 Blackburn
Rhodes 1', 30' (pen), 70'

Next we faced Rotherham at New York Stadium, we were unbeaten in four and our moral was high. We got off to a flyer with Jordan Rhodes getting yet another goal, this time straight from kick-off. In the 30th minute we were awarded a penalty when Fraizer Richardson did a two-footed tackle on Connor Mahoney, Richardon was then sent-off and Rhodes converted the following penalty. To cap things off Rhodes completed his hat-trick in the 70th minute to make the scoreline 3-0.

Blackburn 3 - 1 Huddersfield
Rhodes 39', 59', 86'

This was a really good game for all Blackburn supporters as we won comfortably. The main reason I think we won was because Conor Coady, of Huddersfield, slid in from behind on Rhodes in the 9th minute, resulting in him being sent off. Jordan Rhodes got his third hat-trick of the season in this game.

Ipswich 0 - 0 Blackburn

This game was the most boring game I have ever seen on Football Manager, just one highlight in the whole game despite us having 15 shots.

Blackburn 2 - 2 Birmingham
Gestede 3'
Conway 66'

I was really frustrated when this game ended, I felt we should have won. Exactly two minutes after each goal Birmingham equalized, much to my annoyance. We had 70% possession and 20 shots compared to there 4, so we definitely should have won.

Nottm Forest 1 - 1 Blackburn
Lowe 6'

This was a really eventful game, both teams attacked straight from the off and both teams had a player sent off. Forest scored straight from kick-off, through Andy Reid so I thought it was going to be one of them games when nothing goes right. In the next highlight, 6 minutes in, Jason Lowe score a tremendous long shot from about 35 yards out, I don't think the goal keeper was expecting it. In the 48th minute David Vaughan got sent off for Nottm Forest, so I thought we might have a chance. But them stupidly Tom Cairney got sent off in the 65th minute.