Championship

ROVERS ON THE UP, SAYS ISMAEL

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The LeaguePaper Team
4 May 2025

HEAD coach Valerien Ismael insists the future is bright for Blackburn Rovers despite the club missing out on the play-offs following their draw at Sheffield United.
Rovers needed a win at Bramall Lane and for other results to go their way to snatch a play-off place, and for a brief spell in the second half of this game they were actually sitting in sixth place. A 13-point haul from their previous five matches had catapulted them back into contention, and although they finished two points adrift of their target, Ismael was upbeat afterwards.
“It was an outstanding performance,&...

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