Best can see way back for Rovers

Leon Best believes Blackburn can follow the example of Newcastle and bounce back stronger from relegation.

Best swapped the prospect of Europa League football with Alan Pardew’s rejuvenated Magpies for life in the npower Championship at Rovers in a £3 million deal earlier this week.

The Ewood Park outfit ended an 11-season stay in the top flight amid turmoil on and off the pitch last time around, but Best points to the shinning example displayed on Tyneside after Newcastle finished fifth in the Premier League only two years on from their own brief sojourn in the second tier.