Sadly last night John passed away , I will miss him greatly a true gentleman and real character . John will be remembered by many supporters as Chicken Head , the guy with the mask which became quite iconic during the protest movement . He was always on hand to offer support and I'm totally devastated for his family Sleep tight big man , you will be truly missed by many whose lives you have touched

Really sad news , my thoughts are with his family at this difficult time RIP

Interesting he had some dough of Howard Walker

Can't see how this is an odd place to put this thread? Jack and Fred when they owned walkers steel were putting money into rovers long before jack bought it, it included the walker steel stand being built and players like ardiles a d Archibald being signed, Walker steel was built by both brothers and the success of that company and the ultimate sale which gave jack a personal fortune was down to both of them not just jack. Many cogs build empires and Fred's input in walker steel, lead to rovers being on the footing it was prior to the sale.

Deeply shocked, a very sad day

My name is in my user name, I'm now 33 born in Queens Park Hospital, Blackburn, Been going on Rovers since around 1983 although 1987 is around the year I have my first memories and the full members cup final. I divorced and re-married this year to Laura (22) who has also now become a Rovers fan over the last four years after being an ex wigan season ticket holder when she was a kid. I have three Daughters, Georgia 9 Jessica 5, to my ex-wife and Isabelle 2 to my current wife (Laura) I moved to WIgan in 2000 after I met my first wife, in truth I thought it was by the seaside as it had a Pier, Unfortunately when I got here It was a case of "What the canal is going here" My user name represents the number shirt I wear when playing football as my brother who used to play centre forward with me sadly died in 1998 after suffering an asthma attack in his sleep. I have the number 9 tattoo'd on my back and won't wear number 10 when I play amateur football. Rovers, my wife and children is what completes me, and without any i'm nothing as they are the best bits of me. I'm a qualified Welder Fabricator and also have a Business Management Degree I like writing my thoughts on my blog Rovers Revisited and I'm an active twitter user glen9mullan, I'm also one of the admin team for fellow Rovers site Vital Blackburn.

LET, Reporting Paul Clement to succeed Jensen as Rovers assistant http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburn_rovers/news/9279959.Clement_in_Rovers_frame/

I don't know for sure, and won't claim to, but Gary McCallistairs name did crop up in a conversation I has over the summer, and it would not surprise me if he was very high up on the list due to his Managerial experience too

Perhaps another Scottish Number 2, With both Managerial experience and assistant experience, but more importantly Prem experience.

It will be the Pre-Match Presser which is done weekly, be interesting the line of questioning (What questions are allowed to be asked) ,

I have a feeling the announcement maybe Director related, I did have talks with the club yesterday, but those talks have not yet concluded, so any annoucement will not involve what was dicussed yesterday

Very strange scenario, 1.If we bring in new asistant he will want guarantee's that the golden boy aint going out the door shortly, or it will be a short lived appointment. 2. They may promote within, but again that may fall in line with point 1. 3. Director of football comes in? Not see this work at any club in England yet, and with Kean's ego, he will not like that, 4.Kean goes to number 2, and new Manager comes in? Again Kean's ego will surely not allow him to be demoted Only sensible scenario is Kean goes, because a new Manager will want his own staff, no point appointing someone as assistant if it only last weeks. However if Kean goes, who is going to run things in the meantime? A complete mess, and more evidence that they don't know what they are doing. Not sure what has happened, Kamy say's its a definate sacking which massively surprises me as sackings usually leak out, and this has caught everyone by surprise. Be interesting what official word comes out if any