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Alan Shearer to Blackburn – Legends Should Stay Legends
How many all-time great footballers become successful managers, especially for team’s they’ve played for? Alan Shearer is the best player to ever wear the Blackburn jersey, delivering a historic title in 1995 and an incredible four year run. He shouldn’t tarnish that memory by taking over the manager position from Steve Kean.
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Longest Title Droughts in English Football
Sergio Aguero’s goal three minutes into stoppage time gave Manchester City their third league title and first in 44 years. While being a very very long time to wait between titles, it’s still not the longest fans had to endure before witnessing glory once again.
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Yakubu, Drama and Own Goals (Blackburn vs Arsenal)
Aiyegbini Yakubu scored twice and Blackburn enjoyed two more own goals from Arsenal defenders as they grabbed their first win of the season, pouring on the woes and hurt for Wenger’s team with a 4-3 huge come from behind match at Ewood Park.
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Steven Gerrard Needs to Retire Before There’s a “New Him”
Steven Gerrard might be planning to make his 2011-2012 debut for Liverpool this weekend, but Blackburn manager Steve Kean already thinks he has a 16 year old Steven Gerrard growing up in his struggling team.
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Manchester United Easily Handle Blackburn, Win 2-0
Manchester United beat Blackburn 2-0 (Rooney, Berbatov), staying at second place, two points behind Chelsea, a week before their meeting.
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Arsenal Thrash Blackburn 6-2, Fabregas Produces Sublime Performance
Arsenal comeback twice and enjoy a superb Cesc Fabregas performance (1 goal, 3 assists), thrashing Blackburn 6-2.