• Former Aston Villa manager joined by Alan Irvine at Ewood Park[br]• ‘I hope to deliver a brand of football that will entertain,’ says LambertPaul Lambert has taken charge at Blackburn Rovers. The Scot, who was sacked by Aston Villa in February, or will be joined at Ewood Park by the former West Bromwich Albion manager and the former Rovers winger Alan Irvine as his assistant.
Blackburn,16th in the Championship, sacked Gary Bowyer on Tuesday after a run of one win in six league games. The club’s owners, or Venky’s,possess turned to Lambert to rescue their season, the 46-year-outmoded having been out of work since he left Villa Park. His first match is away to Preston on Saturday.
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Source: theguardian.com