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Blackburn bosses Kean to demote under-pressure manager

By Chris Wheeler for the Daily Mail Updated: 03:11 EDT, 7 March 2011

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Under pressure: Steve Kean

Blackburn's Indian owners are exploring a demotion for Steve Kean to his old coaching role to avoid the embarrassment of firing their manager.

It is less than two months since Venky's boss Anuradha Desai claimed the 43-year-old Scot was 'unsackable'.

But with Rovers two points off the Barclays Premier League relegation zone following five defeats in six games, the club's owners have been forced to re-think.

Rovers' next fixture is at home to fellow strugglers Blackpool on March 19 and Venky's must decide whether to stand by Kean or change manager for the second time in three months.

They sacked Sam Allardyce in December and promoted Kean from first-team coach to boss.

Sources close to Venky's insist Kean is safe for now, despite the 3-2 loss at Fulham.

But one option being considered is to appoint an experienced foreign manager - Martin Jol and Claudio Ranieri were being touted as contenders last night - and put Kean back on the coaching staff, thereby avoiding having to sack him.