John Williams Leaves Blackburn

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Today is a sad day for Blackburn Rovers.

Chairman John Williams has today resigned from his duties at Ewood Park after 14 years which has seen the club win promotion, the League Cup and secure top flight status.

Perhaps the most successful aspect was him being behind the side during ten consecutive Premier League seasons, despite seeing numerous managerial changes over that time.

John Williams will be remembered for working on a limited budget after the Jack Walker era at Ewood Park but was said to be disappointed to be forced to sack his friend, and the club's manager, Sam Allardyce, in December.





Williams was left shocked by Venky's decision to sack Sam Allardyce, who he had appointed for Premier League stability.

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The Lancashire Evening Telegraph reportedly understood that Williams knew as early as Wednesday, before the Tottenham game, that he had to leave.

The website reads: ''Talks took place as new owners Anurandha, Balaji and Venkatesh Desai travelled to the UK this week to attend the Spurs game.

The outgoing chairman could not be contacted for comment last night but this morning issued a statement through the club confirming his departure.

The Rao family, who are understood to be travelling back to India, were also unavailable for comment.

While the exact details of what led to his departure are not known, it is understood that Mr Williams had been uncomfortable with the sacking of Sam Allardyce, with whom he enjoyed a good working relationship.

There were also concerns over the role of sports agency SEM/Kentaro, which has been working with the owners on transfer policy.''

It is interesting to see that former players and the current manager have paid tribute to the outgoing chairman as times continue to change at Ewood Park.

There has been a lot of unrest between the fans today who are disappointed to see so many changes so quickly since Venky's took over the club in November.




Venky's have made several changes behind the scenes at Ewood.


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The situation at Blackburn is certainly interesting and much different to any takeover the Premier League has seen before, even George Gillette and Tom Hicks at Liverpool, but the news that Christopher Samba signed a new 5 year deal before the midweek game was a massive boost to the squad heading into a crucial period if they are to mount a European challenge.

How will Blackburn do this season? Do you agree with John Williams' decision to leave? Please discuss below.