Kean's rule at Rovers appears to be over as Venky's prepare to wield axe

PUBLISHED: 16:00 EST, 23 September 2012 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 23 September 2012

Steve Kean was clinging on to his job as Blackburn Rovers manager again on Sunday night.

Owners Venky’s held a series of talks over the weekend after Friday’s 2-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough left Kean two points short of the 16-point target they had set him from the first seven games - even though Blackburn are second in the Championship.

Under pressure: Fans protested against Kean's management once again on Friday night

On Sunday night, it seemed increasingly unlikely that Venky’s head Anuradha Desai, who spared Kean in December and again when Blackburn were relegated in May, will save him again.

She is set to hand temporary control to Kean’s assistant Eric Black and first-team coach Colin Hendry, although it is understood that talks have also taken place with former Blackburn captain Tim Sherwood. The one-time England midfielder is now on the coaching staff at Tottenham.

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think blackburn fans have been disgusting in their continued atteack on kean, i hope they all know they a third rate football team that are lucky to be in the championship. jack walker would be turning in his grave.. shame on all of you

- smurfy , bournemouth, 24/9/2012 09:47

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Keane is still alive? Blackburn fans, your bark is louder than your bite.

- common sense , Alaska, USA, 24/9/2012 08:59

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Kean and venky's have done a great job, long may their reign continue

- sup3rdup3r , burnley, 24/9/2012 08:56

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Jordan Rhodes, what have you done?

- mark , huddersfield, 24/9/2012 07:44

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Nothing to do with the manager but everything to do with lack of investment in the team, a replacement manager will not do as well as kean, you will see!

- Bigclubunited , Manchester, 24/9/2012 07:18

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It´s hard to have much sympathy for Steve Kean. His record is simply awful and I feel that a man with more dignity would have resigned long ago. The problem that football has is contracts which make managers cling on with their fingernails for the payout. Being a failed Manager these days in not such a bad thing as there is the lump sum (generally) followed by some other fools offering you a contract at a similar or slightly lower level club and it all starts again.

- BigH0147 , Whitefield, United Kingdom, 24/9/2012 07:14

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hahahahahah cotton pickers im glad you got relegated Blackburn is a dump and not a nce lace to visit hope you never come so arrogant when shearer was there look at you now finito

- gary h , sunderland, United Kingdom, 24/9/2012 05:01

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Venky's are Like FSG of Liverpool "CLUELESS" !!!!!!!!

- crazykopite , Koh Samui, Thailand, 24/9/2012 04:12

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Honestly took the Blackburn board long enough. They should have listened to their fans since the beginning of the 2011/2012 season!

- Gooner , Emirates, 24/9/2012 03:56

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Steve kean, you are getting the sack tomorrow. what a sorry state Blackburn is now.they deserve a better manager and i am not even a Blackburn fan.

- kill bill , singapore, 24/9/2012 02:40

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