Club Takeover
In January 2008, the Dan Williams-led consortium interested in taking the club over withdrew interest. The club are prepared to sell and other groups are still interested.
On Sunday 20 April 2008, Blackburn Rovers were yet again linked with another consortium led bid. This time from new JJB Sports owner Chris Ronnie, and an Icelandic based consortium. Whether this will lead to a formal bid being presented to the Walker Trustees, is still yet to be seen.
On Sunday 8 June 2008, Blackburn Rovers were again linked to Chris Ronnie's consortium in the National Press. In which the Sunday People reported "Chris Ronnie is closing in on his takeover of Blackburn Rovers", the article also went on to say "Ronnie has had four (4) meetings with Rothschilds, the financiers selling the club for the Jack Walker Trustees, and there has been 'significant progress."
Whether or not any takeover of the club results from this will become very clear within the next 4 weeks from 8 June to 8 July.
On 6 July, it was revealed that Chris Ronnie had pulled out of a bid to buy the club, and that Chowdery had a bid of £30 million pounds rejected.
Read more about this topic: History Of Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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