Blackburn boss Steve Kean has stated that he expects to stay on as the side’s manager, despite the Lancashire club being beaten 2-1 by relegation rivals Bolton on Tuesday night.
First half goals from Mark Davies and Nigel Reo-Coker gave The Trotters a half time 2-0 lead; Yakubu managed to pull one back but Rovers still suffered defeat.
The loss means that Bolton leapfrog the Ewood Park club in the standings, with Rovers now bottom; despite this Kean would be shocked if he was sacked.
“I expect to be here on Boxing Day,” the Scottish coach told Sky Sports.
“I would be completely shocked if they (the owners) decide to replace me, yes.”
Kean denied that he had an ultimatum meeting in the offing, and blamed defensive issues for the side’s current state of affairs.
“That’s a report that’s not correct. I’ve not got a date when I’m going to meet the owners. I spoke to the owners before the game started.
“When I speak to the owners we will speak about the transfer window and give them an update on when I expect people to be fit.
“I’m very confident. I’ve spoken very extensively with the owners about the positions we need. We need to strengthen and we have got to address that.
“I have said it many times, we need to get a back four.
“We just don’t have a defence at the moment and it’s costing us. But when you miss Ryan Nelsen, Scott Dann and Gael Givet, these are big players for us.
“We always score, but we are the only team at the moment who can’t keep a clean sheet,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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