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‘Extremely disappointed’ – John Eustace activates shock contract clause to hold talks with Blackburn’s EFL rivals
BLACKBURN have said they are “extremely disappointed” with manager John Eustace.
It comes after he activated a shock release clause in his contract to hold talks with an EFL rival.


Eustace, 45, has been in charge of Rovers for a year, with the stunning news coming to light one year and one day following his original appointment.
The clause in his deal has allowed him to open negotiations over a possible move to Derby, where he played for two years.
A damning statement from the Championship promotion hopefuls said: “Blackburn Rovers can confirm that head coach John Eustace has requested permission to speak with another Championship club, following the activation of a clause in his contract.
“The club is extremely disappointed by John Eustace’s request to hold discussions with another club at such a crucial stage of the season, but this has now been reluctantly granted.
“With significant investment being made during the January transfer window, with six new additions, several of whom impressed during yesterday’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Wolves, the board and ownership feel the club are in a good position to challenge for one of the play-off places this season.
“With the squad bolstered, key players returning from injury and Rovers currently in a strong position in the Championship, the club and players remain focused on achieving the best possible outcome this season.
“The club will make no further comment at this time.”
According to talkSPORT, Eustace has felt a lack of support from the Ewood Park outfit’s owners, prompting him to seek out a move away.
This has led him to Pride Park, where Eustace is reported to have already accepted the Derby job, although the Championship side is not named in the club statement.
The release clause in his contract is said to be valued between £500,000 and £700,000.
A win for Derby – who sacked Paul Warne on Friday – in their next match against Oxford United is likely to take them out of the relegation zone.
Eustace had insisted he was “happy” at Blackburn, but admitted he would need to speak to the owners if an official approach had been made.
He said: “I’ve heard rumours that there’s been an official approach, so that’s something I will have to discuss with the owners.
“I’ve been linked with other teams throughout the season so we’ll have to wait and see.”
Blackburn sit in sixth place in the Championship with a two-point cushion to dropping out of the play-offs.
A run of one win in their last five has threatened to derail their season.
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Asda shoppers clear shelves of Coca-Cola drink scanning for just 12p a can
ASDA is flogging cans of Fanta for just 12p a can.
The Supermarket is selling 24 crates of the limited edition fizz for just £3.

One eagle-eyed shopper flagged the saving on a bargain lovers Facebook page.
“I thought I was reading it wrong but a 24 crate of Fanta for £3 in Asda this afternoon – a great bargain!” they wrote, sharing a photo of the drinks.
The striped ‘Beetlejuice’ cans first hit shelves ahead of Halloween 2024, with Michael Keaton’s face printed on the front.
The Fanta is ‘Haunted Apple’ flavour and is bright green.
Despite the hype, not everyone was sold on the drink – with some calling it ‘shocking’.
“It’s supposedly apple flavour. Though the person who taste tested it and brought it to market clearly either hadn’t tasted an apple in their life, or lost all sense of taste during the multiple rounds of testing,” wrote one.
“It’s not nice at all,” added a second.
But it was a hit with other shoppers, with one writing: “I like it!”
“Well worth a try at that price,” agreed a second.
A third said it was her daughter’s favourite drink.
This comes as Coca-Cola revealed it has made a huge change to Fanta’s recipe.
The fizzy drinks giant used to sweeten its sugar-free Fanta Orange alternative with just two ingredients – acesulfame K and aspartame.
However, the brand’s “new and improved” Fanta Zero Sugar soft drink now contains several different sweeteners which are likely to explain the changing flavour.
The new recipe drink is sweetened with cyclamates, acesulfame-K, sucralose, steviol glycosides and neohesperidine DC and no longer contains aspartame.
However, fans of the drink have been left fuming over the change.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) one Fanta Fan said: “No idea what Coca Cola are up to but the new Fanta Zero is horrible.
“Phenomenal downgrade on the old one.”
Another said: “Coca Cola what have you done to the zero sugar Fanta in the UK?
“I used to love it, the new so called ‘improved’ version tastes like chemicals!”
“The new Fanta Zero is diabolical and is not fit for human consumption.
“Change back immediately,” said a third Fanta fan.
Shoppers can spot the new from the old, where bottles have a “new irresistible taste” splashed on the front.
‘Makes zero sense’ Fans raging as Doncaster vs Crystal Palace NOT on TV as viewers tune in to BBC to find Eastenders on
FOOTBALL fans have been left raging after finding Doncaster Rovers clash against Crystal Palace was not on TV.
The League Two outfit host the Premier League side in the fourth round of the FA Cup tonight.

Many fans were keen to tuned in to the fixture but were left stunned at the BBC.
After flicking on the channel they discovered the football was not on show and instead soap Eastenders was on instead.
They took to social media to vent their frustration at the broadcaster.
One posted: “How is Doncaster vs Palace not on tv?”
A second commented: “Palace ain’t on BBC it’s Eastenders.”
A third wrote: “Moving the Palace vs Doncaster game to Monday just to not show the game on live tv makes zero sense.”
A fourth said: “Monday nights without football are awful.”
Despite complaints, the match was not shown on terrestrial television.
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But it could be watched by those who had access to BBC iPlayer with the game accessible via the red button.
The fourth-round fixture was moved to the Monday night in order to feature on television.
FA Cup fifth round draw in full

Here are all the games from the next round in the FA Cup...
- Preston North End vs Burnley
- Aston Villa vs Cardiff City
- Doncaster/Crystal Palace vs Millwall
- Manchester United vs Fulham
- Newcastle vs Brighton and Hove Albion
- Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Manchester City vs Plymouth
- Exeter City/Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich Town
The draw for the FA Cup fifth round has already taken place with fans claiming it was ‘rigged’.
This was down to Manchester City drawing Plymouth Argyle at home in the next stage.
There is still one more game to come in the fourth round as Nottingham Forest face Exeter City tomorrow night.
More to follow…
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