YOU’VE seen the player, now get ready for Mario the musical.

Blackburn have insisted Chris Samba is not for sale despite the club captain handing in a transfer request.

Blackburn captain Chris Samba has handed in a transfer request, his management company have confirmed.

Blackburn manager Steve Kean has reiterated his stance that Chris Samba is not for sale and he hopes the defender will be available for selection next weekend.

Mark Hughes stands on the brink of becoming the next manager of QPR after today arriving at Loftus Road to discuss the vacancy.

HATEM BEN ARFA: Is he a special talent who must be embraced by Newcastle United or a maverick who will never adapt to the unique demands of the Premier League? Discuss.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has delivered a frosty response to speculation over striker Demba Ba’s future on Tyneside.

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“ONE game too far,” was how one interviewer described this stunning loss to the Premier League’s bottom-placed club, and it was an assessment that Alex Ferguson, with all his 70 years’ experience, was forced to agree with.

With the transfer window about to open again Andy Hampson looks at who will be buying and who will be selling over January

BELEAGUERED Blackburn boss Steve Kean yesterday intimated he would not feel safe meeting with fans of the club following treatment he described as “vicious” during Tuesday night’s defeat to Bolton.

BLACKBURN boss Steve Kean has at times this season appeared to be living in a world of his own, putting the gloss on another defeat and talking his team up when many have doubted their ability.

MARTIN O’NEILL confessed he’d ran through dozens of scenarios in his mind as to how his first game as Sunderland manager would pan out.

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BLACKBURN boss Steve Kean watched four-goal Yakubu sink Swansea in the first of four “cup finals” he believes will make or break his side’s season — and possibly his own future.

BLACKBURN manager Steve Kean regularly uses statistics to shield himself from growing criticism of his record but the Scot knows the important numbers are not adding up for his side this season.

Chris Samba and Martin Olsson are both likely to miss Blackburn’s visit to Stoke with hamstring injuries.

Chris Samba is touch and go for Blackburn’s visit to Wigan tomorrow.

IT is so often the case in football we have to look to the opposite to see the true context.

Blackburn 4 Newcastle 3 (AET)

TOTTENHAM may have been able to recover from a grim start but it seems there will be no way back for Steve Kean.

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BLACKBURN captain Chris Samba wants to make life a “living hell” for Arsenal at Ewood Park today.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean has sent a stark warning to the club’s Indian owners that they will have to splash the cash in order to avoid a bleak Barclays Premier League season at Ewood Park.

VALENCIA winger Juan Mata has distanced himself from a move to the Premier League or anywhere else this summer, reiterating that he is happy to remain at Mestalla.

Everton are determined to hang on to centre-back Phil Jagielka in the face of a bid from Arsenal.

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Chris Samba, Junior Hoilett and Jermaine Jones have all shaken off injury niggles to give Blackburn a boost ahead of their relegation showdown at Wolves.

West Ham manager Avram Grant insists he remains confident of Barclays Premier League survival after the 1-1 draw at home to Blackburn.

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Everton 2 Blackburn 0

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Midfielder David Dunn returns to Blackburn’s squad for the trip to Arsenal having missed the last three matches with a hip injury.

Phil Jones has become the latest Blackburn player to commit his future to the club after signing a one-year contract extension.

PETER CROUCH’S fourth-minute goal was enough to keep Tottenham in sight of a Champions League place with a victory against Blackburn — but Harry Redknapp believes his side have little chance of overtaking Chelsea.

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GERRY MARSDEN did his best to lift Liverpool’s flagging spirits when the former Gerry and the Pacemakers singer took to the pitch before kick-off to lead the Anfield crowd in a rousing rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

Liverpool v Blackburn

UNTIL recently, all that Jon Walters had in common with Robbie Keane was the vast number of clubs he has played for, although the Tottenham man’s curriculum vitae of Liverpool and Inter Milan is a little more impressive than Chester, Wrexham and Scunthorpe.

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway fears he could be in disciplinary trouble for railing at referee Mike Dean after his side’s last-gasp loss to Blackburn.

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HOW many managers must have chuckled to hear Roberto Mancini lamenting his injury problems and pleading for time after seeing his Manchester City side’s title prospects exposed for what they are?