Rovers chief wanted Kean out

Relegated Blackburn Rovers yesterday refused to comment on reports that its deputy chief executive had been sacked, amid claims that he wrote to the club's Indian owners calling for the dismissal of manager Steve Kean in December.

The BBC and Sky News both reported that Paul Hunt had been sacked for telling poultry giants Venky’s that Kean should go to help stave off the threat of relegation.u00a0

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