Ahsan Ali Syed, the man behind the £300m takeover of Blackburn Rovers has been forced by Bahraini authorities to close his business after having allegedly violated regulations. However, the Indian tycoon's company, Western Gulf Advisory, has emphasised that the bid managing the takeover is not affected and will continue as usual. An investigation by BBC's Five Live has attempted to paint Syed's Swiss company responsible for the takeover, Western Gulf Advisory AG, with the same brush as the company red flagged by Bahrain's central bank. Syed's WGA spokesperson Julia Thiem, denied reports that he had been forced to close his investment company: “No ...
I shall not be at Ewood Park this Saturday, in fact I will not even be able to tune in to the wireless to enjoy the game. Work commitments I’m afraid, family to feed, mortgage to pay et cetera. I have decided therefore to find the result in my 5 minute break at around 2.30pm simply by listening to Arsene’s post match comments. I anticipate the following: “That was not football, we need to protect the players, the referee was poor and God let us down with the weather” Blackburn Win or Drawn Game “They put up a fight but we had ...
Blackburn have signed 32-year-old Zimbabwean striker Benjani Mwaruwari. The striker has been training with the team for some time now and has managed to impress Big Sam enough to win a contract. Allardyce said, "He has trained with us a few days. He has shown us that we think he will be okay to play for us in the Premier League." With a goalscoring record of 63 in 243 games he might, given the right service, be the one to solve Blackburn's well documented scoring difficulties. Benjani started his professional career in 1999 with South African Jomo Cosmos and Blackburn is now his ...
Junior Hoilett has irked Canada's football fans by dragging his feet over his commitment to the national team. Canada's national coach Stephen Hart spoke to Hoilett about playing in the country's two upcoming friendlies against Peru and Honduras, but ended up not including the Rovers winger in the squad. “He’s not ready yet to commit to Canada, he’s still trying to establish himself at Blackburn,” said Hart. Hoilett has made it clear that Blackburn remains his priority, with the player yet to debut for the Canadian national team. “Right now, I’m focused on establishing myself in the first team, and establishing myself as a ...
In recent weeks Blackburn Rovers have been the subject of potential new ownership from two separate parties, both fronted by Indian businessmen. Much debate has arisen regarding what actually attracted the parties to Blackburn Rovers, but here I discuss what will attract Blackburn Rovers to Indian ownership. Now that the wheels are in motion for Ahsan Ali Syed's potential takeover after competition from fellow countryman Saurin Shah, fans have already started to dream of the possibilities under a billionaire's ownership. Future transfer budgets, targets and stadium increases have dominated discussion while little thought has been shared on how Syed could boost ...
Rovers-bound Ivelin Popov will not be the solution to Big Sam's lengthy striker search this Summer. The Bulgarian is seen by Rovers management as 'one for the future' and that a proven striker will still be top priority should he sign. Litex Lovech captain Popov has mainly played as a second striker for the Bulgarian champions and will provide more depth in the attacking central-midfield position, with Dunn and Pedersen seen as the only options for this role. Reports in Bulgaria suggest Lovech will not take part in their Europa League Play-Off second leg tonight(Thursday), to ensure he does not pick up an ...
Reports today suggest that Rovers are looking at five possible strikers, before the close of the current transfer window. The latest to join Big Sam's wish list, is IF Elfsborg's, Bosnian born striker, Denni Avdic. Avdic, 21, has played 91 games for Elfsborg and has scored 21 goals. Of those 21 goals, he's scored 17 in the last 20 games. He has played 21 games for the Swedish U21, scoring 7 goals in the process and is being touted as one of Sweden's biggest talents. The 21 year old, who is 6'2" and is rated at some £2m, can play as ...
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