Inside the plight of Blackburn Rovers: this is a call for football to do better | Rachel Dugdale

Decision to follow Reading in self-relegation came as a gut-punch – it’s time for proper investment and care in the sportLast year, I was advised to protect myself and not speak out when Reading’s owners made the decision to self-relegate us from the Championship. I followed that advice. But after the confirmation that Blackburn Rovers are taking the same path, I believe it’s time to speak out.As players we were blindsided by the decision of the club to withdraw us from the Championship. We had felt positive throughout the season, we knew we had by far the lowest budget in the league but we felt like the underdogs going into every game, and so there was no pressure on us. It was a miracle we avoided relegation. Continue reading...

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