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Blackburn owners plan 'big discussion' with Kean

ESPNsoccernet staff
October 4, 2011
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Blackburn owners Venky's have revealed they will conduct a "very big discussion" with manager Steve Kean over the club's poor start to the Premier League season.

Blackburn are in the relegation zone after managing just one win from their opening seven matches, with their 4-0 loss to Manchester City last weekend further increasing the pressure on Kean, who took over at Rovers in December 2010.

A number of fans held up 'Kean Out' banners at Ewood Park on Saturday, and now Venkatesh Rao, who co-owns the club with his brother Balaji Rao and sister Anuradha Desai via Venky's, intends to speak with the Rovers boss.

Venkatesh Rao told Sky Sports News: "I have spoken with Steve and we are working on our weak points. We are going to sit this weekend and we are going to have a very big discussion over this.

"I'm sure we are going into the depth of it and believe me, myself, my sister and my brother - all of us are going to sit and have a long, long chat and come out with some plan of action."

Rao stressed the importance of the Blackburn supporters making their opinions known about the club's plight. He said: "It is like a family and we should know totally what the fans feel about it.

"It is an open interaction so that we know exactly where we are going wrong, where we are doing good and where we can improve ourselves. We treat the club as a family and work as a family.

"We want to see this club running successfully at any cost - whether the value is by time, money, expressions or feelings. I think we are going to be here for a long time and we are going to see the club be very successful with the help of the entire team. We are there to stay and serve the fans.

"The responsibility is not just on the club - it is ours also and we are equally disappointed, not with the players or anybody but with ourselves.

"We promise the fans that we will deliver results by hook or by crook. I would ask to kindly bear with us for some time, because the conclusion will be good."

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