Hayden Carter harm and extra

Blackburn Rovers are shifting away from the relegation zone underneath new boss Michael O’Neill.

Blackburn Rovers appointed Michal O’Neill as supervisor till the top of the season in February, and it’s proved to be a masterstroke with Rovers discovering type at simply the precise time.

From eight video games in cost, O’Neill’s Blackburn Rovers have taken 11 factors. They now sit in nineteenth place of the Championship desk, albeit with simply 4 factors between themselves and the drop zone.

After one other hectic week at Ewood Park, we spherical up all the most recent Blackburn Rovers information headlines…

Blackburn Rovers eye summer time transfer for Jon McCracken

Studies final week reveled how Blackburn Rovers are chasing Jon McCracken. The Dundee FC goalkeeper is out of contract this summer time and he’s drawing curiosity from England, particularly from the Championship.

Together with Blackburn Rovers, it’s understood that Sheffield Wednesday and QPR are additionally a deal for the 25-year-old McCracken who got here by means of the ranks at Norwich Metropolis earlier than shifting to Dundee FC in 2024.

Reward for Blackburn Rovers academy graduate

Northern Irishman Tom Atcheson began final day trip as Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough at Ewood Park. It was solely the 19-year-old’s seventh Championship look this season, and solely his second underneath O’Neill.

However the Northern Eire boss shared his reward for Atcheson after the match in opposition to Middlesbrough. O’Neill stated about Atcheson’s efficiency: “He’s very composed and he’s blessed with the pure attributes you need in a centre-back. He has dimension, but in addition velocity and he’s a very good person of the ball as effectively. I assumed he performed with nice composure and dealt with the specter of the opposition extraordinarily effectively.”

Hayden Carter harm blow

In a bout of dangerous information for O’Neill and Blackburn Rovers, it’s been revealed that Hayden Carter will miss the rest of the season by means of harm.

The 26-year-old has featured solely 10 instances within the league this season owing to a string of accidents and now he’s dealing with one other stint of as much as six weeks out on the sidelines, says O’Neill, with Carter set to overlook the rest of the season at the least.

Michael O’Neill feedback on Blackburn Rovers future

O’Neill and his Northern Eire tackle Italy in a World Cup qualifier semi-final on Thursday this week. It’s an enormous recreation for O’Neill and for Northern Eire, but in addition for Blackburn Rovers too.

Lose and O’Neill’s focus will likely be on ending the season with Blackburn Rovers, and it could even incline O’Neill to take the full-time job at Ewood Park. Win, and his thoughts will likely be on the World Cup quite than on doable summer time permeations at Blackburn Rovers.

Talking final week, O’Neill was requested about his Blackburn Rovers future. He stated: “For me to not be Northern Eire supervisor, there must be an settlement between Blackburn and the IFA, I must wish to do this, and at this minute in time, my focus is on the World Cup play-off and the remaining video games for Blackburn Rovers.

“It’s the identical reply I gave you again 4 weeks in the past…that’s the state of affairs and it hasn’t modified since then.”

Blackburn Rovers return to motion in opposition to Birmingham Metropolis in April.