Alan Shearer season. Speculation of a transfer to Liverpool, who finished the season as FA Cup winners, also came to nothing. During the middle of 1992, Southampton's manager, Ian Branfoot, became "the most popular manager in English football", as he took telephone calls from clubs "trying to bargain with players they don't want plus cash". Although Branfoot accepted that a sale was inevitable, he claimed that "whatever happens, we are in the driving seat". In July 1992, Shearer was sold to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £3.6 million, with David Speedie reluctantly moving to The Dell as part of the deal.
2014–15 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season League club Stoke City managed by ex-Rover Mark Hughes. Blackburn Rovers 2014–15 Sky Bet Championship season opener with Cardiff City moved a day forward to Friday 8 August for live TV coverage. The first round draw of the 2014-15 Football League Cup took place on Tuesday 17 June at 10:00am. Rovers hosted Scunthorpe United in the first round. Rovers entered the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper which commenced on Saturday 3 January 2015. 2014–15 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season The 2014–15 season is Blackburn Rovers 127th season as a professional football club and its third playing in the Football