Blackburn Rovers to pay tribute to dead fan before Hull City game

by Will Swanson. Published Wed 10 Feb 2010 13:00, Last updated: 2010-02-10
Blackburn Rovers to pay tribute to dead fan before Hull City game
Blackburn Rovers to pay tribute to dead fan before Hull City game

Blackburn Rovers have confirmed they will mark the death of supporter John Steven Taylor at the game with Hull City tonight.

The Rovers season-ticket holder died of a head wound suffered while attending Saturday's game.

There will be a minute's silence before the Hull match, with players wearing black armbands.

Rovers boss Sam Allardyce said: "It is a great tragedy that has happened.

"I have never heard anything like this in my entire life. It is a great shame.

"Our sympathies go out to his family and we will doing our utmost in terms of respect for him."





Comments about Blackburn Rovers to pay tribute to dead fan before Hull City game

There are no comments yet on Blackburn Rovers to pay tribute to dead fan before Hull City game. Be the first to leave one, enter your thoughts below.

Post a comment






Alert me of replies

You have characters left


 
















Powered by Click Creative
© All Rights Reserved.