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Absolutely pathetic.

Imagine the club having the brass neck to post this: ’the club considers inconsistent with the standards of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect’.

Bad move from the club. Can't see many, even the happy clappers, seeing this as a smart or positive move

The Lancashire Telegraph side of the story. Absolutely pathetic from the club Blackburn Rovers Football Club has banned the Lancashire Telegraph from its property due to alleged unfair reporting. The ban has come after the club expressed unhappiness at Rovers correspondent Elliott Jackson’s coverage, including around transfers, which the Lancashire Telegraph argues is simply Elliott doing his job as a professional, diligent journalist. Elliott and the rest of the Lancashire Telegraph’s staff have now been banned from setting foot on Rovers' property, and the club has also tried to coerce other EFL Championship clubs into blocking Elliott's access at away matches, including this weekend’s game at Charlton Athletic. The club says it has tried to foster a positive relationship and takes issue with stories critical of the club; the Lancashire Telegraph argues it is not a mouthpiece for the club, and it must accept the rough with the smooth, just as all major organisations the newspaper covers do. The issue, the club says, stems from a post by Elliott on X.com that it claims was false and that contained quotes that were wrongly attributed, and also Elliott’s coverage of the departure of the club captain Lewis Travis. It has also taken issue with so-called negative reporting about the club. First team coach Valerien Ismael said in a press conference that Travis wanted to leave, and Elliott argues he did his job, working his contacts to pursue the story and get the full picture for the fans. The Lancashire Telegraph’s position is that this is simply diligent, tenacious reporting, which is commonplace in all forms of journalism, particularly so during the football transfer window that the club is fully aware of. If the team is playing badly or not appearing to be active in the transfer window, Elliott is well within his rights to be critical, we say. A spokesperson for the Lancashire Telegraph said: “To be surprised or upset by this strikes us as either incredibly naïve or engineered as an excuse to try to stifle negative coverage. “While we appreciate the opportunities made available to the newspaper, including access to players and transport during pre-season, this should not be used to try to stop us from reporting the facts when the club deserves criticism.” They added: "We're disappointed in the action taken by Blackburn Rovers and remain committed to finding an amicable solution and a way forward. “Ultimately, the club and the Lancashire Telegraph are here to serve the fans. “Readers can rest assured we will continue to provide exemplary coverage of the club, telling the stories that matter about the club they love." Elliott has defended his X post, which has since been deleted, as accurate, and the Lancashire Telegraph has seen messages which corroborate this. The English Football League has said access to stadia sits with the home club, and while visiting clubs can make requests, the home team is under no obligation to meet these requests. It said the EFL’s preference is for all access to be granted to provide supporters with the best coverage of their clubs possible. Blackburn Rovers FC was contacted for comment.

What was the social media post that caused this tantrum, out of curiosity?

“Blackburn Rovers can confirm that media access for the Lancashire Telegraph has been withdrawn with immediate effect. This decision has not been taken lightly. It follows a series of ongoing issues that the club considers inconsistent with the standards of professionalism, integrity and mutual respect expected in our relationship with media partners. In recent months, Blackburn Rovers made considerable efforts to strengthen ties with the Lancashire Telegraph and its designated Rovers reporter. These included exclusive access to training sessions, players and our Head Coach during the summer training camp in Spain, as well as a personal invitation to travel with the team on a private charter flight for the pre-season fixture against NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands. While in Spain, senior club executives also met directly with representatives of the Lancashire Telegraph to discuss concerns, open dialogue and lay the foundations for improved cooperation ahead of the 2025-26 season. These steps were taken in good faith, with the clear expectation of fair, constructive coverage and a positive working relationship going forward. Regrettably, despite these efforts, the club has continued to encounter repeated issues with the newspaper’s conduct and reporting. This culminated in a recent social media post in which matters became personal – a line the club will not tolerate under any circumstances. Such actions directly undermine the assurances and commitments made during the meeting in Spain. Following further refusals from the Lancashire Telegraph to cooperate until an ‘amicable resolution’ could be reached on their terms, the club has been left with no alternative but to withdraw all media access with immediate effect. This suspension applies to all Blackburn Rovers fixtures, press conferences and club premises until further notice. Blackburn Rovers remains committed to engaging openly and respectfully with all sections of the media. However, we will always act firmly to protect the values of the club, its staff and our supporters.”

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This weekends games for our loanees 12:30 Saturday - live on Sky Sports + Olson & O'Grady-Macken - score/update 3pm Saturday O'Riordan - score/update Barrett - score/update Pratt - score/update Edmondson - score/update - I believe he has returned to Rovers for treatment on an injury, although his loan is still active for when he recovers 3:30am Sunday (UK time) Duru - score/update

Makes the decision to sell Hyam even worse now than 4 weeks ago

Injured in training and will be out “a while” per V. Who ever could have seen this coming when we sold Hyam in the last hour of deadline day.

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They will probably offer 10% off the price of the rearranged match price. But they will make it an A class game.

What happens to walk ups tickets after paying full price surely a discount is in order

What a complete prat McKenna is. I've never liked him but I hope we stuff the Ipswich team and Manager when they eventually return

Yep, ridiculous decision, and even more scandalous that 3 members of the panel were allowed to abstain. I hope we appeal on a point of principle, it might not make any difference to the actual outcome but the situation is completely untenable. As for any replay as Sir Alf said at the end of 90 mins in 1966 "You've beaten them once, just go out and do it again."

the silly old ***** at efl towers have now made a rule that is destined to be abused a crucial match is going on and the home side are losing narrowly,it`s coming up to 70/80 minutes played option 1 the floodlights go off and the club electrician has disapeared option 2 there is a fire alarm option 3 club stooge fakes illness and collapses option 4 home fans decide they want to stop the game and start a pitch invasion option 5 the pitch sprinklers suddenly spring to life and unsurprisely can`t be switched off now the silly old duffers have made an example of us,they`ll have to do the same for everyone,football behind the scenes is devious,if a club facing relegtion or looking like getting promoted can manipulate the event,they will

There you go trying to defend the indefensible again. Surely we should be judging our infrastructure against sides at a comparable level not bloody Fylde and Southport?

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Come on Rovers let's turn out for this one and stick it up em! COYB

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That's true of the top 4 divisions but there were two local games in the National league North abandoned, at AFC Fylde and Southport. Curiously on their websites, to date, Southport have said that their game will be replayed and there is no decision from Fylde yet as far as I can see. A replay for Fylde would be particularly harsh as they were 4-0 up although the game was abandoned when a pass across the penalty area stopped in the water and allowed a tap in.

I believe they sent him to see a specialist as he felt something in training and they want to get to the bottom of it.

What? The pressure has been piled back on - that's 3 points we've lost.