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Blackburn commit millions to keep funding academy

Blackburn Rovers

Getty Images | Blackburn Rovers’ chief executive, Steve Waggott, and academy chief, Stuart Jones, have both confirmed the club will be aiming to maintain their current status as a Category One academy.

Rovers have made a commitment to keep their Category One academy facilities going.

The club spend around £2 million a year on the academy. The next round of audits regarding the academy’s status begins in September.

9 May 2019 - 10:55 AM

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