Mother Nature can play some vicious tricks sometimes, but Blackburn Rovers have more cause than most to say an angry fist in her way. Former Ewood Park director Sam Allardyce had asked Lech Poznan striker Robert Lewandowski to discuss terms with the Lancashire team in April 2010. The then 22-year-old was all ready to happen to be view Rovers undertake EvertonAbut was left stranded in his native state when flights were cancelled as a result of ash cloud that had billowed out of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull (BBC News). Because of this, Blackburn lost their footing in the race against Genoa and Borussia Dortmund to sign Lewandowski (ESPN). Instead, the Poland ahead joined Dortmund where his career has erupted, while Blackburn sacked Allardyce half a year later and stood on the precipice of a belong to the 3rd collection of English soccer until their midweek gain at Millwall. Basic misfortune price Blackburn and Allardyce, but poor decision-making also allowed Dortmund to obtain the advantages of signing Lewandowski at the expense of some Premier League teams. Ex-Scotland striker Steve Archibald revealed via his Twitter accountA( @SteveArchibald8) that his former membership, Tottenham, had declined the Pole when he was offered to them. Former West Brom boss Tony Mowbray attempted to sign Lewandowski in 2008 before forward decided on another time in Poland to further his career (Daily Mail). Mowbray again tried to sign the Poland global when all through his ill-fated reign at Celtic. But a price tag of A4 million was enough to place the Parkhead club off the offer. Mowbray was sacked as Celtic manager in March 2010 after significantly less than a time at the club. But the fall of Allardyce and Mowbray mirrored the incline for Lewandowski after his arrival at the Westfalenstadion this year. Lewandowski played second fiddle to Lucas Barrios in his first period with Dortmund, with the Paraguay international in beautiful form as Juergen Klopp's group ran to the Bundesliga name. Nevertheless, an accident to Barrios through the subsequent plan talented Lewandowski his chance, and he readily accepted, rating 22 times in 34 Bundesliga shows to help his team to an additional effective concept success. The striker has been in even better goalscoring form this year, despite Dortmund dropping 20 points behind Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Lewandowski has, so far, struck 35 times in 44 performances in most tournaments (Soccerbase.com). Now Lewandowski is apparently on the edge of another exchange, with Manchester United and Bayern vyingAfor his signature. Klopp remained hopeful that the striker would remain at the club following his four-goal demolition of Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinal first leg (BBC Sport), but later remarks from the player's representative,AMaik Barthel (Sport Bild, via Goal.com), indicate a big change is on the way. No matter where Lewandowski ultimately ends up next time, football supporters in one half of East Lancashire will have further reason to refuse a vacation in Reykjavik.
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