Amidst the inconsistent displays and campaigns that Blackburn Rovers might have had, one player has consistently stood out – Bradley Dack.
The talented midfielder has been a beacon for Rovers in often darkened times.
His time at Rovers, since arriving in 2017 from Gillingham, has seen him go on to make 131 appearances for the club, scoring 49 goals and providing 24 assists.
Three of those goals have come since a December 2020 return from a cruciate ligament injury. However, he could be set for another lengthy spell on the sidelines after an injury last night.
‘Doesn’t look good’ – Mowbray on Dack injury
Dack collided with Brentford stopper David Raya late in last night’s 1-0 loss against the Bees.
It was a challenge that left Dack in agony and one that meant that he had to be stretchered from the field.
It left Tony Mowbray to comment after the game with the Rovers boss giving a bad prognosis.
In words carried by the club website (link above), Mopwbray said of Dack’s injury:
“It doesn’t look good, our medical staff seem to think it’s a bad one and he’s on gas in the dressing room at the moment.
“I’m not a medic, but the doctor is telling me that he thinks it’s a cruciate knee ligament injury.”
That could mean that the cultured attacking midfielder is out for another year or so as he looks to recover.
Injury news sees Blackburn fans rally around Dack
As with an injury to any player, fans of a club are quick to rally around and offer messages of support. That is no different in this case.
Here is a selection of comments from Blackburn Rovers fans – starting with replies to the club’s tweet from Friday night:
Gutted💙
— Luke (@LukeFielding95) March 12, 2021
Absolutely gutted for you Dacky 😭
— *All Hope Is Gone* (@StoneSourBRFC) March 12, 2021
i’m devastated for him
— Tom Astley 🇨🇱🇺🇦 (@brfc_tomm) March 12, 2021
It’ll be a dark night for Bradley. Sending best wishes.
— Karl Turner (@usefulkarl) March 12, 2021
absolutely devastated, what a sad night for us fans and the club💔 https://t.co/6ng7itbnyf
— Grace (@gracelomax_) March 12, 2021
Awful news Hope dack recovers well,
— Matthew stevens (@matt3490) March 12, 2021
Away from the club tweet, here are views from other Rovers fans:
Now at the point of thinking about next season as I fear for a drastically weakened #Rovers w/ Bradley Dack's Injury, Players out of contract and likely Player Sales, do we trust TM with getting the best at what's left @Rovers? As he struggled with one of the better recent squad
— Stephen P. Campbell (@Ste_Cammy) March 13, 2021
Gutted for Bradley dack 💔
— Will Hall (@WillHall8) March 13, 2021
Bradley Dack is the best link up man since watching Scott Sellars in the 80’s! Wish him all the best and his beautiful fiancé Olivia. (Don’t tell Holly)🙈🤣💙
— Frank William Alexander Jervis🇺🇦 (@JervisFrank) March 13, 2021
Hope it's nothing too serious. Went to primary school with Bradley and even though he was a fair few years older, he always played Football with us at break time. Good lad and great player! #bradleydack https://t.co/Ww4nA5Ts1P
— Jordan Hollands (@jayhollands99) March 12, 2021
Devastated for dack, he was destined for the Premier league with or without blackburn aswell 😔 if the team don't pull their socks up and don't perform for him then they can all get out of the club ✋
— Kristian Brennan (@brennan956) March 13, 2021