Source: PA
Rovers job is Kean's to lose
Steve Kean has been told he could be the Blackburn manager "forever" by the club's new owners.
The Scot has been placed in temporary charge of first-team affairs following the surprise sacking of Sam Allardyce earlier this week.
Venky's, the Indian firm which recently bought Rovers, are now beginning their search for a new manager but say the job is Kean's to lose and plan to let the 43-year-old influence January's transfer policy.
The company's chairperson Anuradha Desai told Sky Sports News: "We are not making any choices now and when the time comes we will give Steve two to three months to prove his mettle.
"Suppose he turns out to be good, then he continues as the manager - it is as simple as that.
"The option is open for Steve, it is very clear. He has been given the time and if he does well and proves himself, there is no doubt in our mind he would be the manager forever, then. Then we will not look at anybody."
