By Blackburn Rovers FC
Hi everyone, Dacky here.
Today is obviously a really sad day, but what an unbelievable journey the last six seasons have been.
Even with the injuries and all the setbacks, it has been some journey and I honestly couldn’t have enjoyed my time with the club any more than I have.
I just want to say thank you to a lot of people.
Thank you to Tony Mowbray for bringing me to the football club at the start and to all the people I met on my first day at Ewood who made me feel so welcome.
Then everyone at the training ground, from Lesley and Bev, to Carl and Schoey the kit men. To all the physios and sports science department, who have helped me through a tough few years. I wouldn’t be where I am now without them.
Thank you to Jon (Dahl Tomasson) for helping me to improve tactically and for improving my fitness. Obviously I feel like I could have played a bit more and helped the team a bit more, but it wasn’t meant to be and it was a sad way to go out at Millwall.
But the good definitely outweighs the bad in my six seasons at the club.
That League One season, to bounce back at the first time of asking, with that group of players – Charlie (Mulgrew), DG (Danny Graham), Richie (Smallwood), Corry (Evans), Benno (Elliott Bennett), Del (Derrick Williams) – just so many good guys and a great group of staff.
Honestly, what a season. To top it off with the promotion at Doncaster – what an incredible night! Seeing Charlie score the winner there was absolutely incredible. And to have 4,000 fans there, it’s probably the best night of my career, so I want to thank you for that.
I want to say thank you to all the fans for all the support you have shown me over the past six seasons. I know it’s been tough at times, but you’ve all backed me throughout and the reception I received when I came back from my second knee injury against Bristol City at home was absolutely incredible – obviously it would have been nice if I’d scored that penalty, but it wasn’t meant to be!
I wish the club all the best in the future. Hopefully the club gets back to the Premier League, where it belongs. I would love to have stayed for another season, but that couldn’t happen. I’ll go on and hopefully we’ll see each other soon and hopefully I’ll see you in the Premier League!
Thank you again from me. I’m thoroughly grateful to everyone who’s been involved during my time at the club. It’s been an absolute pleasure and I can’t wait to see you again soon.
Dacky
