Rovers will support Ince over Bentley

12 April 2012

Blackburn chairman John Williams has promised to back new manager Paul Ince in his fight to keep David Bentley at Ewood Park.

Ince used his first media conference after taking over as manager following Mark Hughes' departure as a platform to state he wanted the promising England winger to stay on board.

And Williams said: "He will want to sit down with David, I am sure. What he will get is the same support from me in that arena that Mark did."

He added: "There is only one player who has publicly stated he would like to leave. Mark Hughes had said before, with my support, 'no you can't' to David Bentley.

"We will have to see where Paul is. It is a new regime, a new man.

Bentley stunned the club when former boss Hughes joined Manchester City by stating he wanted to leave as well.

Ince will meet the player and the rest of the squad for the first time when they return for pre-season training on July 7.

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