Trap dismisses Blackburn speculation

Giovanni Trapattoni moved quickly last night dismiss speculation linking him to the vacant manager’s job at Blackburn Rovers.

With the Championship club’s owners said to be working through a lengthy list of candidates to identify the successor to Steve Kean, rumours suddenly swept the internet that the Ireland manager had actually applied for the position, with one betting website even installing him as a 20-1 third favourite for the job.

However, Trapattoni himself denied there was any truth in the story.