Football is littered with players whose careers have been curtailed before their time, sometimes through off field excesses, sometimes by the wear and tear of top level football, but Matt Jansen is certainly one of those players who certainly had more than a bit of bad luck push him to the periphery of the game. Click to continue reading...

It's safe to say that times are a little tough at Blackburn right now. Roque Santa Cruz has scored only twice, no one else is really scoring, and Blackburn are down in the relegation zone after losing to Sunderland at home on the weekend. Paul Ince will certainly be looking towards January to [...] Click to continue reading...

In the end, I suppose, they were robbed of the three points that their commitment and effort, if not perhaps the general flow of the game, deserved. So Celtic claw back some pride and make the away game in Denmark look like being the match that will decide if they are to play in Europe after Christmas. Click to continue reading...

Man Utd make the short trip to Blackburn today. The fans will still travel a similar distance from London as they would for a home game This sees Paul Ince a former red manage a team against Man Utd. Here is a quote from Ince ahead of the match: "This is the exciting thing about [...] Click to continue reading...

Michael Owen was able to score his 5th goal of the season against Blackburn, hitting home a second-half penalty. Paul Ince - Michael Owen still world class player That second half goal sparked a great revival from the lads, and the crowd got behind the team magnificently as they urged them forward. Click to continue reading...

Carling Cup holders Tottenham face a tough task in the fourth round of the competition after being pitted against seven-time winners Liverpool in one of three all-Premier League ties.

Spurs, who defeated Chelsea to lift the trophy last season, took a break from their league troubles to dump Newcastle out in the previous round and must beat top-flight opposition again if they are to progress. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle seemed as though the game was lost at half time, but a pep talk from new interim manager Joe Kinnear had them fighting hard during the final 45 minutes, and they were unlucky in the end not to get a point. Paul Ince - feels sorry for Newcastle players Ince had been reported as a potential [. Click to continue reading...

Blackburn manager Paul Ince may be intent on taking the club to the next level with new ideas but he still has time for some wise old heads.

Tugay, 38, and Robbie Fowler, 33, had much to do with the 1-0 victory against Everton in the Carling Cup.

Martin Olsson's 10th-minute goal was enough to secure a place in the fourth-round draw, which takes place on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

Paul Ince is still convinced that his new signing Paul Robinson is the best mean to be in goal for England and still rates him as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. Robinson had a fantastic game at the weekend and he kept a clean sheet as his side won ... Click to continue reading...

Blackburn boss Paul Ince has called on Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn to help organise his fallible defence. Winterburn, who formed one quarter of the famous Gunners back four in the late 1980's and 90's, has taken up the role of defensive coach at Ewood Park after Ince's troops shipped eight goals in their last two games. Click to continue reading...

Being in the North-West, where as Match of the Day so often points out 'we struggle' (really, we didn't last season?), we delivered an absolute tonking to Blackburn, and a humbling lesson to new Prem manager Paul Ince.

Theo, after his and England's incredible performance in Zagreb, was bursting with confidence. Click to continue reading...

Well that was a nice way to get things going again, eh?

Blackburn away is never easy, it wasn't easy yesterday, but we spanked home 4 goals meaning in the last 3 games we've scored 10 and conceded none. It's good preparation for the midweek trip to the Ukraine and we didn't suffer any kind of Interlull hangover which we are prone to now and again.

Click to continue reading...

Back in the Premiership. It'll be a three-month, performance-based contract for the 33 year old.

Blackburn coach Paul Ince thinks the former Liverpool hero has still got it.

Here's what Fowler had to say.

"I feel fine, my appetite is still big and I want to be involved in the big league.

Click to continue reading...

All eyes were on midweek international hero Theo Walcott at Ewood Park today, but it was Emmanuel Adebayor - who had a slightly less glorious international week - with the hat-trick as Arsenal beat Blackburn 4-0. Walcott semi-unexpectedly started the game and set up Arsenal's first with a great run and through ball for Robin van [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger's men will make the 222km journey to Lancashire tonight to take on Blackburn Rovers. The match today will be Paul Ince's first real test as Rovers manager. The former Liverpool, Manchester United and Inter Milan midfielder had this to say about the match: "We could have picked an easier game as we have had [. Click to continue reading...

I wish you all a happy and *boilk* free Saturday in the vain hope that the universe will reward my good wises and thoughts and render me free of the *boilk* which is *boilking* the shite out of me. Not literally though. Well, not yet, at least.

Still, at least there's football today to help me through.

Click to continue reading...

The English Premiership returns this weekend after an exciting week of World Cup qualifiers.

The top two matches on the card this weekend are two games in the North West of England.
The EPL's two richest clubs Manchester City and Chelsea meet at the "Middle Eastlands" and a draw looks like a good bet, with Brazilian Robinho making his debut for City and the home players keen to impress the new owners after the recent Sheikh-up in the boardroom. Click to continue reading...

There really doesn't seem to be too much new news relating to Newcastle United today and their search for a new manager. Paul Ince - hard to believe Paul is a target of Newcastle The Evening Chronicle are saying that Paul Ince, who has only just joined Blackburn Rovers, may be a candidate, but that to us [. Click to continue reading...

Jermaine Pennant is set to extend his contract with Liverpool, although questions remain over his future at the club.

According to The Times, the Reds will take up their option to add a fourth year to Pennant's current deal, which will expire at the end of the season.

However, there are still doubts over the 25-year-old's long-term prospects at Anfield, especially as he is yet to feature at all for the club this season. Click to continue reading...

This tackle, or lack thereof, is very topical. Ferguson's victim is none other than Blackburn's new gaffer, Paul Ince. Paul Ince, is a legend, but was unceremoniously dumped on his arse by both Fergie here, and by West Ham this weekend as they blew the doors off the Rover wagon in extra time. Poor guy gets no respect. Click to continue reading...

Ecco i trasferimenti effettuati dai club inglesi nell'ultimo giorno di mercato.

Grande colpo a sorpresa del Manchester City che, dopo essere stato rilevato da un gruppo arabo, ha strappato per 40 milioni di euro al Chelsea l'attaccante brasiliano del Real Madrid, Robinho.

Click to continue reading...

So tomorrow marks the return of Paul Ince, the most hated man in modern West Ham history - for the kids out there who can't remember us Hammers dislike Mr Ince because once upon a time, not so long ago, he played for us. That is until one day Man U came along and stole [...] Click to continue reading...

As in the first two weekends of the Premier League season, there's another two incidents that have come under the spotlight of the Right Result. West Ham United and Blackburn Rovers had featured in the first fortnight's judgments and their meeting at Upton Park alerted the RR panel. Especially to the frustration of Rovers manager Paul Ince, [. Click to continue reading...

Pies rounds up the weekend action 1. Paul Ince must feel like he has been robbed. How did West Ham end up beating Blackburn 4-1? A disallowed goal, a missed penalty, and some good chances, plus conceding twice in injury time led to a very misleading scoreline. Click to continue reading...

1. The rules don't apply if you're a billionaire. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was spotted downing a pint at the Emirates while his team lost 3-0 to Arsenal. Slight problem: it's illegal to drink within sight of the pitch in the Premier League. Ashley might think that drinking in the stands makes him more like one [. Click to continue reading...

Rovers are not averse to signing antipodeans, with Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton and Ryan Nelsen having all arrived at Ewood Park in previous seasons. It appears as though Paul Ince has just landed another Australian, and it's nice for the fans to see someone fairly decent coming into the club, ... Click to continue reading...

It appeared as though Paul Ince had persuaded this forward to commit himself to Blackburn Rovers, although it's come to light that no contract has yet been signed at Ewood Park. Will progress be made in the next few days, thus ensuring that 'The Guv'nor' has a full set of ... Click to continue reading...

West Ham striker Calrton Cole will miss Wednesday's Carling Cup match with Macclesfield due to injury. Cole strained his back early on in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. The Hammers will hope Cole will however be fit for the clash with Paul Ince's Blackburn this weekend. His injury adds to the long list of [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are to offload midfielder Jermaine Pennant for as much as £6 million. The former Arsenal youth player has struggled to nail down a first team place at Anfield since his arrival at the club two years ago from Birmingham. (The Guardian)

Pennant, 25, has been linked with a move to Paul Ince's Blackburn aswell as Tony Pulis' Stoke City but as yet nothing has been agreed. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool full-back Steve Finnan is being linked with a move to Blackburn Rovers as Paul Ince is thought to be looking for a specialist right-back.

The former Ireland international, who was linked with Aston Villa in the deal that would bring Gareth Barry to Anfield earlier in the summer only for the move to fall through as both clubs failed to agree on Barry fee, had recently admitted that his Reds career is ‘in limbo. Click to continue reading...

Football Gossip: Pennant winging his way to Blackburn?
Football gossip has it that Blackburn have been told by Liverpool to bid six million pounds for Jermaine Pennant, or forget it.

Paul Ince obviously is looking for a replacement for David Bentley and Pennant obviously fits the bill. Click to continue reading...

BLACKBURN have tied down striker Roque Santa Cruz to a new contract.The Paraguayan was wanted by ex-Rovers boss Mark Hughes at Manchester City.But the ex-Bayern Munich ace has committed his future to the Ewood Park club by signing a four-year deal.It is a huge boost for Rovers boss Paul Ince, who has already lost England star David Bentley to Tottenham this summer. Click to continue reading...

Another great article from former Republic of Ireland forward Tony Cascarino, where Tony questions the recent signings that Keane has made including Pascal Chimbonda, El Hadji Diouf, and Djibril Cisse. I disagree with Tony on his views though as I think Roy is doing the best he can within his resources to bring in players that can help make Sunderland a respectable team within the Premier League and keep them out of a relegation battle. Click to continue reading...

England are wasting Steven Gerrard. They are ruining an outstanding talent. I've heard the word 'timid' being whispered as a reason for him not being a contender to take the captain's armband. Timid? You've got to be joking.

Here are some better words for him: Powerful. Explosive. Dynamic. Click to continue reading...

After three weeks of searching for a replacement for David Bentley, Paul Ince looks to have identified his target, and plans to submit a cheeky £9.5m bid for a Spanish winger. Valencia winger Joaquin is reportedly the player that Paul Ince wants to bring to Ewood Park to help fill the ... Click to continue reading...