Roll On Blackburn!

It's been an excellent week for Blackburn Rovers. Yesterday 3-2 win over Middlesbrough was the perfect push for a European place for next season. In fact, Rovers have already exceeded their points total compared to their past 2 seasons and so what is the x-factor? I would put in down to the renewed team spirit. Yes, Mark Hughes has come in and stopped the slide created by Graeme Souness but it was the excellent team spirit among the core players such as Savage, Bellamy, Emerton, Pederson and co who have really made the difference.

I am actually not hoping for them to qualify for Europe as Blackburn has a terrible record in Europe (Remember losing to lowly Trelleborg in 1994). So a perfect end to the season would be to finished 6th just outside of the Uefa Cup slot. Next year, Blackburn would need to maintain their consistency as teams would be better prepared to take on Blackburn. An additional defender and tenacious midfielder would further strengthen the side.