Source: Team_Talk
Allardyce hails Rovers return
Rovers were in the bottom three when Allardyce succeeded Paul Ince at the helm last season but an improvement in results saw them eventually secure their Premier League status with a 15th-place finish.[LNB]The team made a shaky start to this campaign, but have generally managed to avoid being sucked into a relegation dog-fight and last night's 2-1 home victory over Birmingham moved Blackburn up to 11th in the table, 14 points clear of the drop zone with seven games to play.[LNB]Rovers - who have lost only three times in the league at Ewood Park under Allardyce - could yet steal a place in the top 10 this season and the manager was keen to praise the collective effort behind the team's steady rise.[LNB]"While we are mathematically not safe yet, I think that (the points tally) is enough for us to look up and think how well can we finish in the Premier League now," said Allardyce.[LNB]"It has been a massive effort from all the players and the staff behind the scenes to turn a team around as quickly as we have done since we came here just over a year ago.[LNB]"There has been a massive contribution from a lot of the younger players as well as the older ones, and we have had home form that is unbelievably good.[LNB]"The downside is that our away results have stopped us having a really, really good season, but the home form has been outstanding and of course everyone has played their part.[LNB]"Again we had a great crowd all around the ground (against Birmingham) singing away and cheering us on in what was a scrappy game."[LNB][LNB]
