King follows grand tradition

FA Cup Fifth Round: Blackburn Rovers 4 Stoke City 1: Blessed with a proud striking heritage featuring the likes of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton, Blackburn supporters can now heap their adoration upon Norwegian international Josh King after an extraordinary 19-minute hat-trick.

For the time being at least.

Rovers recently announced a debt of nearly €110 million but were still able to hold onto their first-choice forwards Rudy Gestede and Jordan Rhodes in the last two transfer windows, despite bids from Crystal Palace and Hull.