Big Sam targets a new striker now Blackburn's safety is (almost) assured

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has started planning for life in the Premier League next season, with a striker his top priority.Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Birmingham means Rovers are 14 points clear of the relegation zone, and in a relative position of safety.It would now take a season-ending catastrophe for Blackburn to be sucked into the bottom three, leaving Allardyce free to turn his eye towards the next transfer window, knowing he needs another forward. David's delight: Dunn's double against Birmingham looks to have secured safetyAllardyce attempted but failed to sign Aruna Dindane and Benjani at the end of the January window after allowing Benni McCarthy to move to West Ham for around £2.5million. Samba vows to pile relegation pressure on local rivals BurnleyBurnley v BLACKBURN: Ryan Nelsen among those returning for East Lancashire derbyBLACKBURN ROVERS FC

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