Ince pleads for patience at Blackburn

Paul Ince is promising to establish Blackburn as a top-six club in the Premier League — if only the restless fans are more patient. "We can't seem to settle ourselves down because people want to unsettle us all the time and it's not fair and it's not right," said Ince, who replaced Mark Hughes in June. "We are trying to build something here and it's not going to happen overnight. "We just need time to do it and we will do it. I've been in the game 20-odd years and I can deal with most things." This season, he'll have to deal with the absence of England winger David Bentley, who joined Tottenham, but is still relieved he was able to retain the potent striking duo of Roque Santa Cruz and Benni McCarthy. The 40-year-old Ince is the first manager to be plucked from the fourth-tier League Two since the Premier League's inception... [read full story]