Sympathy For Blackburn Fans - They KNEW The Score!

Last updated : 08 May 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

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Most of the time you can sense the trap door is going to drop, sometimes (like 2009) you hold your breath until the final whistle of the season.

But Blackburn Rovers fans KNEW a long time ago they had a manager who was going to take them on the road to hell.

Steve Kean hasn't got what it takes in the Premiership, and the more the fans wanted the Rovers owners to face up to the fact ... the more 'those in high places' dug in their heels.

Now the fans can say "we told you so!" ... but it is at a cost.

Antolin Alcaraz scored the only goal three minutes from time to relegate Blackburn from the Premier League and ensure Wigan's safety in a nervy game at Ewood Park.

Only a win would have saved Steve Kean's side from relegation, but Alcaraz's 87th-minute header condemned them to a 1-0 defeat and npower Championship football next season.

Blackburn boss Kean felt his side deserved more for their second-half performance but vowed to lead the club back to the top flight.

Kean: "We're devastated, the players are numb because we felt as though we did a very good job tonight.

"Certainly in the second half we made enough chances, and we had a very good shout for a pen with Junior Hoilett.

"The fact we didn't get a result and take it to the last game is massively disappointing, it's a great setback for the club.

"I think you could see up until the last second the lads were giving everything, they've given a big, big effort to take it to the last day as we did last season.

"You can never fault the players' effort. We've got a very young side, we've lost a lot of experience and for the future we're going to have a backbone of young academy players that'll stand the club proud.

"It's difficult for them because they've never experienced a feeling like in that dressing room now.

"We've got to keep as many players together as possible, a little like West Ham have done, and add a little more experience and then we can bounce back.

"We'll be back to fight another day."