Blackburn Rovers trip to India postponed

English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers have postponed their planned trip to India. The club from Lancashire were supposed to be in India later this week, but due to last Wednesday's triple blasts in Mumbai the club and their Indian owners took this decision.

The club and their owners after consultations and on advise by security advisor's/agencies have decided to postpone their trip. It is also been said that some players were against the trip after the deaths in Mumbai last week.

The board and the owners have agreed to reschedule the trip until such time as further risk assessments and appraisals have been undertaken. The trip could be held sometime in autumn likely during a FIFA international match date in September or October.

During the trip Blackburn Rovers where supposed to play Pune FC on Friday, July 22 at the Balewadi Sports Complex, while also being involved in some promotional work and youth development.


A joint statement from the club and the owners reads

Safety is always our top priority and after detailed discussions with our security and legal advisors we have been left with no option other than to postpone. While everyone is obviously disappointed, we all accept the circumstances and the reasoning. We are now looking forward to the trip to India in a few weeks time.