Ince: Making enquiries
I've been making phone calls and following up various leads but there's nothing concrete.
Paul Ince
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New Blackburn manager Paul Ince is keen to make 'one or two' signings before the start of the new Premier League season.
Ince took charge at Ewood Park last week as he replaced former boss Mark Hughes, who moved to Manchester City at the beginning of June.
And Ince is now making plans to bring in fresh faces ahead of Blackburn's first game of the season, away to Everton on 16th August.
Ince is expected to hand a list of transfer targets to chairman John Williams, but he insists he will give his current squad the chance to impress before he decides upon the necessary changes.
"It's important for me to take stock of the squad when the players return for pre-season training on 7th July, and then we can go from there," Ince told the Lancashire Telegraph.
"Obviously, I'd like to bring in one or two new acquisitions because that would help to freshen things up, which I feel is important.
"I've been making plenty of phone calls and following up various leads but, at this moment in time, there's nothing concrete to report."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Bolton vs Blackburn |
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Stoke |
| Wednesday 2nd December | |
| Carling Cup | |
| 20:00 | Blackburn vs Chelsea |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Liverpool |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Blackburn |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Blackburn |
| Monday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Sunderland |
| Monday 11th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Man City vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Fulham |
| Wednesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Blackburn vs Wigan |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Blackburn |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Blackburn |
| Wednesday 10th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Blackburn vs Hull |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 3 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Tuesday 27th October | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Blackburn 5 - 2 Peterborough | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 5 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Sunday 18th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 3 - 2 Burnley | |
| Sunday 4th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 6 - 2 Blackburn | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Nottm Forest 0 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Sunday 20th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 3 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 3 - 1 Wolverhampton | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 0 West Ham | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Gillingham 1 - 3 Blackburn | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 2 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 2 Man City | |
| Wednesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Blackburn 0 - 0 Hibernian | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Sheff Wed 2 - 2 Blackburn | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Leeds 1 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Tuesday 14th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Cambridge Utd 0 - 4 Blackburn | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Everton | 11 | 15 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 14 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 13 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
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