Blackburn boss Steve Kean insists he is focused on the visit of Chelsea rather than fan protests.
Blackburn manager welcomes banner ban at Ewood Park
Beleaguered Blackburn boss Steve Kean insists fan protests will take a back seat as his side prepare to face a wounded Chelsea on Saturday.
Kean has backed the club's decision to prohibit defamatory banners from Ewood Park believing the minority are being ignored as the team look to rescue their Premier League season.
A 4-3 win over Newcastle in the Carling Cup last week gave them a much-needed boost before being denied victory over Norwich after conceding a late penalty in a 3-3 draw.
The manager insists the team have not been distracted by calls for his dismissal despite Rovers claiming just six points from their opening 10 games, which finds them in 18th place.
Rumbling
"We've got a good group of players and they can put these type of things to the back of their minds," Kean said.
"They're professional players and the directors have taken a stance.
"That's great because we believe it's the majority of fans we should hear, and the majority of fans are supporting the side and myself - so the minority, the fact that they can't bring any banners is great.
"It's been rumbling on for a few games so I'm letting everyone at the stadium, the directors and people behind the scenes, deal with that.
"We're focusing on performances. All that stuff we've put out of our minds to be honest."
Kean is braced to face an under pressure Chelsea side who followed up a 5-3 home defeat by Arsenal by drawing 1-1 with Genk in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
"You've always got to be wary of a backlash," added Kean.
"We'll just be worried about what we do as a side and how we impose ourselves on top of Chelsea.
"I think we'll go into this game full of confidence after what we think should have been back-to-back wins.
"We've only lost one in four and we've scored eight goals in the last three games. We now need to continue and get that clean sheet.
"I don't think they will look forward to coming to Ewood because we're playing well and I think it will be a very tough game for them."
