Kean won´t walk away

Blackburn boss Steve Kean has reiterated his intention to stay at the club despite increasing pressure from fans calling for his dismissal.

The Ewood Park outfit is currently second from bottom in the Premier League, with the team having narrowly avoided relegation from the division on the final day of last season.

Disgruntled Rovers fans have been vocal in recent weeks in their opposition of the man that replaced Sam Allardyce as manager, with demonstrations calling for his sacking coming prior to the side’s 4-3 win over Arsenal, as well as during and after Blackburn’s 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.

However, Kean, who is currently in India with the vast majority of his squad for an exhibition match with Pune FC, has insisted that he will not leave his post.

“I am not walking away,” said Kean during a press conference. “We will be discussing the development of young players (and) budget when the window opens again and pinpointing certain aspects that need to be spoken about.”

“I am very confident that we will be climbing the table and be in a very strong position at the end of the season.”

The former Fulham assistant manager has already met with club owners Venky’s since arriving in India, and has spoken of the special relationship that he has with the family.

“Venky’s as a family have shown great support to me as a young manager and we share a special relationship,” he said.

“They share a personal relationship with the players. That is quite unusual. They have the passion to drive the club ahead. It won’t just last overnight. We know they are in here for the long haul.”

“They will drive us to the top end of the game. In four or five years, we shall be in European football.”

“We might not be in the Champions League but maybe in the Europa League. The media in England laughed at this. But we believe.”

Kean also responded defiantly to the Rovers fans that have called for him to be sacked, and defended the club’s tour to the sub-continent, despite its timing having been roundly criticised by the Ewood Park faithful.

“Probably at every ground, there are certain fans who are unhappy,” Kean said.

“There were times last year when we got positive results (such as) at the end of the season. As soon as we can get everyone back 100 percent and the new players integrated, things will be fine.”

“I would like to make sure that whatever slight negative vibe there is pulls the team together. That’s why you can see the team spirit.”