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da betcris: Steve Kean has signed a new contract at Blackburn Rovers despite the club’s terrible start to the season, according to Mirror Football.
The Scottish coach has been the subject of Ewood Park fans’ annoyance, with large groups of supporters leading demonstrations for the Lancashire club to sack the manager.
With bookmakers shortening odds that Kean would be the first Premier League manager of the season to receive the axe, news has been leaked that his current deal has been extended.
Mirror Football indicate that Venkys, the Indian-based owners of the club, have improved Kean’s terms and extended his contract past 2013.
The move is sure to further frustrate Blackburn fans, as their side sit in 19th place in the standings, with only one win from their first 11 games of the season.
Venkys have been vocal in their support of Kean, and a new contract would buck the trend of modern day football, in which loyalty to managers comes and goes in a heartbeat.
The club’s owners dispatched of former boss Sam Allardyce in acrimonious fashion, so their unwavering support of an under-performing and inexperienced manager like Kean will come as quite a surprise to the footballing community.
Rovers fans will watch the media outlets on Thursday for confirmation or denial of the rumour.
By Gareth McKnight
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