Joe Linked to Blackburn - Ipswich Town News

Joe Royle is the latest of a number of managers linked with the vacant Blackburn Rovers job. Graeme Souness quit Ewood Park last week to take over from Sir Bobby Robson at Newcastle United.

Coventry's Peter Reid and Wigan's Paul Jewell are other Coca-Cola Championship bosses also linked, while former Blackburn striker Mark Hughes and Crystal Palace manager Ian Dowie are thought to be Blackburn's preferred options.

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