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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dressing room unrest joined Blackburn Rovers' list of problems on Tuesday with the struggling Premier League club turning down captain Chris Samba's transfer request.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 27-year-old Congolese defender had issued a statement on Monday saying he wanted to leave the club in the January transfer window but his request has fallen on deaf ears.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"Blackburn Rovers reiterate that team captain Christopher Samba is not for sale,\" the club, who are above the relegation zone on goal difference, said on their website (www.rovers.co.uk).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"The player signed a new contract with the club less than a year ago which runs to June 2015.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Samba's desire to leave comes during a season that has been dogged by fan protests against manager Steve Kean and the club's Indian owners Venky's as well as poor performances on the pitch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On-field troubles had eased slightly of late with the club lifting themselves off the bottom of the table thanks to a surprise 3-2 victory over champions Manchester United and a 3-1 win over Fulham.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fan disgruntlement has, however, continued and Kean has said he avoids going out in the north-west English town because of the supporters' animosity.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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