Blackburn manager Michael Appleton was delighted with his side’s 1-0 win that knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup.   "I have said it for a while but it is about hard work, organisation and team effort. I thought the lads were fantastic,” he told Sky Sports.
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Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal enter every game in every cup competition treating it as it were the final.   The Gunners were humbled by League Two side Bradford City last December as Arsene Wenger’s hopes of ending the club’s eight year trophy drought were dashed by the Bantams.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made a bold statement by claiming his side will emerge as a leading contender for Champions League glory this season if his team can come through their last-16 tie against German giants and current Bundesliga-leaders, Bayern Munich.
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Jack Wilshere is a doubt for Arsenal’s FA Cup fifth round clash with Blackburn Rovers this Saturday, Arsene Wenger has revealed.
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Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has told his team mates to focus on the FA Cup progression and not the midweek clash with Bayern Munich ahead of their clash with Blackburn on Saturday.
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West Ham are on the verge of completing a deal for Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson.   The 33-year-old former England international has fallen out of favour at Ewood Park in recent months and Sam Allardyce is ready to snap him up.
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  Sportsvibe got the opportunity to catch up with ex-Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers & Southampton man Graeme Le Saux to discuss the fortunes of his old clubs, in addition to the prospect of Stamford Bridge hosting the Women's Champions League final later in the year.
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Blackburn Rovers have made their first signing of the January transfer window, signing  Manchester United’s Joshua King on a permanent basis.
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  Phil Jones has announced that he would like to play regularly in central defence for Manchester United in the future. The 20-year-old England international joined United from Blackburn in summer 2011 having impressed at the former Premier League club.
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Alan Shearer, who won the Premiership with Blackburn in 1994-95 has said that he would speak to the club if they wanted him to take up a managerial position.   Speaking on Football Focus, Shearer was quick to dismiss the idea that an exchange between himself and the club had already taken place.
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Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has distanced himself from reports linking him with the vacant managerial role at Blackburn Rovers.   Following the resignation of Steve Kean last week, reports had suggested that the Molde manager had expressed an interest in the Ewood Park post.
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Steve Kean has been forced to resign from Championship side Blackburn Rovers.   Kean has left with immediate effect, saying his position had become "untenable", leaving assistant boss Eric Black to take charge of the team according to BBC Sport. [http://www. bbc. co.
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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder David Bentley, has joined Russian side FC Rostov on loan for the rest of the year. Since joining Spurs, Bentley, has had loan spells at Birmingham City and West Ham United, where he only made five appearances.
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Arsenal misfit Marouane Chamakh is reportedly being eyed up by Blackburn Rovers, who are looking to bolster their front line with the Morroccan striker.   As reported by the Lancashire Telegraph[http://www. lancashiretelegraph. co. uk/sport/9872122. Rovers_look_to_Arsenal_striker_Marouane_Chamakh/], Chamakh is a target for Rovers, after boss Steve Kean was warned off pursuing long-time transfer target Jordan Rhodes.
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QPR have continued their spending spree this summer and signed Junior Hoilett from Blackburn Rovers on a four-year contract.   Hoilett becomes Mark Hughes's seventh signing of the pre-season, following deals for Rob Green, Ryan Nelsen, Fabio Da Silva, Ji-Sung Park, Samba Diakite and Andy Johnson.
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Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew believes that he will know whether Junior Hoilett will be joining the club within the next couple of days.     The Candian-born winger was one of the stand-out performers in a Blackburn side that struggled throughout the season and were eventually relegated to the Championship.
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Newcastle United forward Leon Best is set to leave the club after revealing that he has been made an offer that is too good to turn down by Blackburn Rovers.
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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is reportedly lining up a bid for Blackburn Rovers goal machine Yakubu, as the Hammers prepare for life back in the Premier League.
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Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin and Blackburn defender Christopher Samba have both sealed movers away from the Premier League on the final day of the Russian transfer window.     Arshavin has joined on Zenit St Petersburg on loan until July and has revealed on his official website how pleased he is at returning to Russia.
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Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has rubbished suggestions that the club have held secret meetings with Arsenal over the potential summer signing of Robin Van Persie.
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