Overview
- Forest Green boss Robbie Savage called the Blackburn links "pure speculation" and said he intends to see his current project through.
- Bookmaker prices moved on Friday with Bradford City manager Graham Alexander cut to around 5/2 for the role, level with Gary Rowett at one firm, according to Football Insider.
- Further market moves this week included Mark Hughes shortened to 10/1 for a potential return, while Chris Coleman, Slaven Bilic and David Wagner remain prominently mentioned.
- talkSPORT reports Reading manager Leam Richardson is on Blackburn’s shortlist as the club assesses multiple candidates.
- Blackburn parted company with Valérien Ismaël earlier in the week and a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday under interim staff lifted them out of the bottom three, with the club also confirming legal action from kit supplier Macron over a contractual dispute.