Chris Dunlavy - A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

If Everton and Fulham believed Blackburn could be hustled into a cut-price deal for Ben Brereton Diaz, they evidently miscalculated.
Both sides offered £12m, eight short of a valuation that Blackburn’s owners - the Venky’s - had no intention of lowering, despite the forward’s contract expiring next summer.

And why would they? Yes, it was the club’s last big chance to cash in on their prize asset. But don’t be fooled by Blackburn’s lofty position in the Championship.

As manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has repeatedly warned, his squad is perilously shallo...