Blackburn Rovers captain Ryan Nelsen has told the Premier League club’s Indian owners to reveal their plan to find a successor to sacked boss Sam Allardyce.

Venky’s, the Indian poultry firm who completed their takeover of Rovers in November, surprisingly axed Allardyce last week even though the unfashionable team were in a commendable mid-table position in the Premier League.

First-team coach Steve Kean has been installed as caretaker boss, with Venky’s chairwoman, Anuradha Desai, saying they are prepared to take up to two months to find Allardyce’s permanent successor.

New Zealand defender Nelsen, who scored Blackburn’s goal on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham United, has been left bemused by the situation.

“The new owners want to do it their way, I’ve no problem with that,” Nelsen said.

“Good for them. But we’re fighting hard and the Premier is not easy. It’s as tough as it gets in any sport.

“It would be nice when you’re down in the trenches fighting to get a bit of communication – so that’s what I’d say to them.

“Listen, I have no problem with any owners doing anything, it’s their club. But the thing is when you make a monumental decision like that – and it’s the biggest decision any club can make – you like to think there’s a back-up plan.

“We as players know nothing, the staff know nothing. Nobody knows anything about what’s going on.”

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