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Evans back for Blackburn

Blackburn coach Tony Mowbray has stated that Corry Evans will be back with the team for the pre-season training.


Corry Evans has been plagued with injuries last season, and he is expected to be back in training for the pre-season.

Indeed he has only managed to play one time for Blackburn Rovers last season, and he would be expected that things change for the best this season.

Tony Mowbray said that Corry Evans has been working hard during the close season in order to get back to full fitness and he hopes that he will be ready for the start of the new season. He said that Corry Evans is an important member of the team and that he is glad that he is back on the pitch. Read more »

Owen Coyle Hails Resilience of Blackburn after Brentford Victory

Blackburn Rovers manager Owen Coyle hailed the resilience of his team after they managed a 3-2 win over Brentford to rise up to one place away from safety.


There was a danger of Blackburn being cut off from the rest of the Championship at one point. However, recent victories have helped the team gave hope about avoiding relegation, and none more so than the result against Brentford. Despite conceding after just 30 seconds on the clock through a goal from Scott Hogan, Blackburn did not lose faith and they were soon level through Danny Graham in the 15th minute.

The English striker soon helped the home team go ahead in front through a penalty in the 20th minute. It was a great turnaround, but Blackburn were not able to keep the advantage for long after Hogan equalised for Brentford. Coyle says that it would have been easy for his players to give up after the setback. Read more »

Evans enjoyed his time at Hull

Former Hull City midfielder Corry Evans said that he does not have any regrets for leaving the club.


He said that he had enjoyed his time at Hull City, and it was more the desire to play regular football that convinces him to leave the club.

He said that at that time he was quite young and that he wanted to have regular games to as to help his development. Indeed at that time, Corry Evans was only 22 years old, and he felt that playing regularly could help him progress, and this is why he left the club.

At that time Blackburn Rovers was interested in him, and he felt that he had a better chance of playing week in and week out if he made the move there. He admitted that the Hull City manager came to him at that time but only offered to play him as a substitute. He was not guaranteed any first team football and the club was willing to bring in some new players. Evans believed that it would become even more difficult for him to get a place in the team with the new players and this is what tempted him to seek a move away from the club. Read more »

CORRY EVANS TO JOIN TEAM MATES IN IRELAND PRE EURO TRAINING

Corry Evans is set to join his team mates as he is called up by Northern Ireland for pre Euro 2016 training camp. The first of two Northern Ireland training camps ahead of their historic participation at Euro 2016. The 25-year-old will join up with his international team-mates for four days in Manchester from Monday.


Northern Ireland, who became the first country to win their European Championship qualifying group after being drawn from pot five, will then base themselves in Dublin for five days. Michael O’Neill’s men will then head home to Belfast for a friendly against Belarus at Windsor Park on May 27 before travelling to Trnava for a friendly with Slovakia on June 4. Northern Ireland get their Euro 2016 campaign under way on June 12 when they take on Poland in Nice.

This is the first ever appearance at a European Championship and their first in a major finals since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The Northern Ireland International made his first appearance in five weeks in the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest and had undergone a successful operation on a niggling groin injury. Evans should now be in top shape for his country’s historic participation at Euro 2016 in the summer. Read more »

CORRY EVANS COULD START AGAIN FOR ROVERS AGAINST BRISTOL

Former Manchester United and Hull City central midfielder, Corry Evans currently playing at English Championship side, BlackBurn Rovers, after starting in the last match against Nottingham Forest this week, could return in the encounter against Bristol City.

BlackBurn Rovers hosts Bristol City this weekend as they hope for a victory that has eluded them in the last five matches. The poor run has left the team in 17th position in the English Championship, especially after several key players were out due to injury.

Hope Akpan had hip injury while Corry Evans was out due to groin injury. Jason Lowe with issues on his foot only recent made his first start since August. The team also hope Danny Graham can shake off completely his hamstring problem.

Corry Evans’s first appearance in over a month, due to the injury, saw him play well even as he picked up another yellow card against Nottingham Forest. The game which ended in a 1 – 1 draw favoured the visitors. Lambert is hopeful for the encounter against Brsitol City while full-back Tommy Spurr with Achilles problems can feature before the season finishes. Read more »

New ownership is on the horizon for West Bromwich Albion

The owner of West Bromwich Albion is believed to be interested in selling the Premier League club and reports are claiming that a Chinese Investment group has already decided to offload £150million in order to take around 88% of the English outfit.

West Bromwich Albion has already confirmed that they have been establishing meetings and reached a phase where an agreement has actually been done and the new owners are expected to take full control of the club before the start of the next season.

These new owners are ambitious and might guide West Bromwich Albion to more signings which would help the club in progressing further.

Jeremy Peace bought West Bromwich Albion back in 2003 and ever since then has helped them in staying at the Premier League and even when the new owners take full control of the team, the current manager Tony Pulis is expected to remain in charge of the squad as his job is believed to not be affect by these changes. Read more »

Corry Evans Create History For Northern Island

The return of Corry Evans to Blackburn Rovers creates history. The team of Northern Ireland had the midfielder in their team.

All over the Europe shockwaves were sent all over. The team had beaten Greece at their own backyard in Piraeus.

Men of Michael O’Neil have created three wins on the trot. Northern Ireland has kicked off their campaign of the quarters with a hat trick. Northern Ireland is 57 places lower than Greece. The Northern Ireland are in top place now for the qualifying table of Euro 2016. Evans believes that Northern Ireland have the full potential to make it to the finals of European Championship. What he believes is that Northern Ireland have full chance to do it right. Despite, no big names in the group the nations are good but in no match to France, Spain and Germany.

The times are changing and from the group two are sure to come into the top. All the group members have the incentive to perform well. It will be a big thing to be at the Euros. Rowers Championship clash is going to take place at Ipswich Town. Tickets have been sold for the big match and more people are joining in before the tickets get sold out completely.

Tickets are allotted to Rovers for Brighton. Contributions of Corry Evans do not go waste. The team members and managers both realize their importance. Evans has great responsibility on his shoulders which he has to fulfill. At Fulham the responsibility by Evans was shared. Evans showcased brilliant performance by 1-0 win. The talent in the group is aggressive and it becomes difficult to choose amongst the group members. The 24 year old has to take up the role of defencer when the situation and circumstances demand.

Corry Evans claims he would have no problem walking away from Manchester United in the summer. – Read more… http://tumblr.com/xmu1mlax7g

Corry Evans claims he would have no difficulty walking absent from Manchester United in the summer. – Read far more… http://tumblr.com/xmu1mlax7g – by sportsyour (Jhon Mark)

Thanks to @Cameron8491, Corry Evans, James Chester & Tom Heaton for interviews @ Hull v Cardiff yesterday. Feature on #MUTV soon.

Many thanks to @Cameron8491, Corry Evans, James Chester &amp Tom Heaton for interviews @ Hull v Cardiff yesterday. Characteristic on #MUTV soon. – by marksullitv (Mark Sullivan)