How Blackburn Rovers can secure a play-off spot in the 22/23 season in just 3 steps

Blackburn Rovers ultimately fell frustratingly short in their attempts to claim a Championship play-off place this season.

The Ewood Park club eventually finished eighth in the final second-tier standings, six points adrift of thoe top six spots.

However, things could have been so different was it not for a run of just four wins from the final 18 games of their season that saw Tony Mowbray’s side go from automatic promotion contenders to play-off also rans.

That of course, is something that Rovers will be desperate to improve on next season, to at least secure a play-off place to give them a shot at promotion to the Premier League in 2022/23.

So with that in mind, we’ve taken a look at three things Blackburn will have to do in order to claim a Championship play-off place during the coming campaign.

Make the right managerial appointment

There is set to be a big change in the dugout at Ewood Park this season, with Tony Mowbray on his way out of the club.

After more than five years in charge, the 58-year-old has confirmed that he will leave Blackburn in the summer, when his current contract with the club expires.

Having taken Blackburn so close to the play-offs on several occasions, only for those late season collapses to take them out of the running, Mowbray does seem to have laid the foundations for a run to the play-offs at Rovers, who must now find the right manager to take them that one step further.

Sign a striker

It was something of a surprise that Blackburn did not sign a striker at any point during this campaign, following the sale of last season’s top scorer Adam Armstrong to Southampton in the summer.

Ultimately, the 22 goals of Ben Brereton-Diaz meant that is not something that overly punished Rovers, but it is