Rovers Returned
Former Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers were relegated in 1999, before regaining their place in the league two years later in 2001.
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Rovers What If...? (opens the original)
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What if Venky's had never bought Rovers? What if we'd landed Robert Lewandowski in a world where volcanic eruptions didn't disrupt summer transfer plans? What if we'd spent the parachute payments differently after relegation from the Premier League? In this episode we step away from the history books and into the realm of counterfactuals, running the numbers on three alternate timelines for Rovers. We debate Allardyce's reign without a Venky's takeover, imagine an 18-goal Lewandowski season unde
Rovers at the World Cup (opens the original)
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There isn't a single current Blackburn Rovers player at the 2026 World Cup. It wasn't always this way. In our latest episode we look back at Rovers' second spell in the Premier League (2001-12) and the players who took their Rovers form all the way to the 2002, 2006, and 2010 World Cups, notably Damien Duff, Brad Friedel, Tugay, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, Ryan Nelsen, and yes, Hakan Ünsal. We also look at players who played for Rovers before and after featuring in one of these World Cups. We ta
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