After Blackburn Rovers pulled out of their trip to India,the club's owners Venky's said that the visit would now take place in the first week of October. Blackburn's fixture list,with a gap of 14 days between their English Premier League matches on October 1 (Manchester City,home) and October 15 (Queen's Park Rangers,away),allows the club a window in which they can schedule their trip. "It is very unfortunate that the Blackburn Rovers team had to postpone their India tour owing to the non-clearance of security issues by Scotland Yard and the British administration," said a statement issued by Venky's managing director B Balaji Rao. "The advisory issued against travel to India has also forced the Premier League to advise the club to postpone its trip till further notice. However,this is only a postponement. Venky's Group is committed to bring Blackburn Rovers to its second home in India and is building a strong relationship with the football-loving youth of this country. The Club is planning a tour of the country in the first week of October,the dates for which will be announced shortly." said the statement.
