Timeline: Blackburn Rovers- Venkys Era

Nov 19, 2010

Venkys Buy Blackburn Rovers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/19/venkys-completes-takeover-blackburn-rovers
Venkys confirm the purchase of Premier League club Blackburn Rovers for a reported 47-53million pounds.

Dec 13, 2010

Sam Allardyce sacked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/9283395.stm
Following a 2-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers, Venkys sack manager Sam Allardyce and place first team coach Steve Kean in charge.

Dec 22, 2010

Steve Kean appointed manager

Steve Kean appointed manager until the end of season.

Jan 20, 2011

Kean handed 3 year contract

Venky's chairwomen Anuradha Desai hands Steve Kean a 3 year contract with Blackburn struggling in the Premier League.

May 22, 2011

Blackburn Survive

An emphatic 3-2 win away at Wolves on the last day of the season guarentees safety for Blackburn Rovers for at least another season.

Sep 17, 2011

Fans Stage Protest

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9249822.Blackburn_Rovers_fans_set_to_protest_before_Gunners_clash/
Fans first protest staged against Kean after poor start to season against Arsenal at home. Rovers go onto win the game 4-3.

Oct 1, 2011

Further protests happening

After a 4-0 home defeat to Manchester City, yet again a group of around 800 Blackburn Fans protest against manager Steve Kean.

Oct 3, 2011

Rovers off to India

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Blackburn-Rovers-owners-Venky-s-to-fly-fans-to-India-to-discuss-running-the-club-article801483.html
Blackburn travel to controversial tour of India and fly fans out to discuss matters with the club owners Venky's.

Oct 7, 2011

Blackburn win in Pune

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburn_rovers/news/1/
Blackburn defeat Indian outfit Pune FC 3-0 in a friendly.

Oct 23, 2011

Yet more protests

After another home defeat this time losing to high flyers Tottenham, yet more protests happen after the game however numbers did decrease due to a good performance on the pitch.

Nov 5, 2011

Banners are BAND!

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/880811-steve-kean-out-plane-helps-blackburn-fans-foil-ewood-park-ban-on-banners
Venky’s take action and ban the banners into the ground. This leads to a fans revolt and plane flies over the ground with a Steve Kean out banner.

Nov 9, 2011

Contract Extension

Rumours escalate throughout the media that manager Steve Kean is reported to have signed a 2 year contract extension.

Nov 12, 2011

New Owners?

http://www.clicklancashire.com/sport/blackburn-rovers-fc/1210850-qatari-oil-company-planning-blackburn-rovers-takeover.html
Rumours escalate that there could be a chance a takeover bid could be launch from oil giants Qatar Petroleum.

Nov 14, 2011

Week of Mourning

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburn_rovers/news/9365931.Our_protest_is_against_Venky_ssays_Blackburn_Rovers_protest_organiser/
Blackburn fans announcing a week of mourning as a new form of protest this time aimed at the club owners Venky's.

Nov 15, 2011

Takeover Rumours Quashed

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/7310555/Venky-s-No-Rovers-sale
Venky's who rarely make interactions with the media made sure that all new that there had been no contact with oil giants Qatar Petroleum and the club is not for sale.

Nov 18, 2011

Contract is on hold

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/7315060/
Steve Kean comes out to the media and states that his contract talks are on hold and that at the current moments results are his priority.

Nov 25, 2011

New Deal for Kean

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/7333081/Venky-s-backing-pleases-Kean
Steve Kean signs new deal with Blackburn Rovers, however there has been no extension in terms of the length of the contract however new clauses have been added.

Nov 26, 2011

Yet another loss for Blackburn

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/7335932/Kean-aims-to-win-over-fans
Blackburn lose 3-1 away to Stoke City heaping more misery on Steve Kean with again fans protesting and him to be sacked. Kean later comes out and states he is determined to win over the fans.

Nov 28, 2011

Kean prepared to talk with fans

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/7339179/Kean-prepared-to-meet-fans
Steve Kean has come out to the media and said that he is willing to meet fans regarding footballing matters. He also states that he will be meeting with the owners to discuss January transfer targets.

Nov 29, 2011

Carling Cup Exit

Blackburn suffer yet another defeat this time losing 2-0 away at Championship club Cardiff City in the Quarter Final stages of the Carling Cup.

Nov 30, 2011

Bank turns up the heat on Venky's

[. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/8924269/Blackburn-Rovers-owners-Venkys-under-the-microscope-as-Barclays-Bank-demands-reduction-in-clubs-debt.html](. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/blackburn-rovers/8924269/Blackburn-Rovers-owners-Venkys-under-the-microscope-as-Barclays-Bank-demands-reduction-in-clubs-debt.html)Barclays bank demand that Venky's reduce the clubs 21million pound debt which they promised they would have done when they first purchased the club.

Nov 30, 2011

Council next in line to criticise Venky's

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Blackburn-owners-Venky-s-under-pressure-from-local-council-and-Barclays-bank-article836706.html
Blackburn Council criticise Venky’s and want a meeting with chairwomen Anuradha Desai as the council become concerned with the day to day running of the club.

Nov 30, 2011

Its a fix ?

Steve Kean claims Blackburn forfeited the game against Cardiff with one on eye on the huge Premier League tie against Swansea.

Nov 30, 2011

We want a refund

. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Blackburn-fans-demand-refund-after-Kean-admits-to-forfeiting-Cardiff-game-article836750.html
Blackburn fans who travelled to Cardiff demand a refund reacting to the managers comments of forfeiting the game.

Dec 1, 2011

We didn't throw the game

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11676/7344515/Kean-clears-up-forfeit-remarks
Steve Keans claims his comments where misinterpretted and that Blackburn did not forfeit the game against Cardiff.

Dec 3, 2011