 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Akatamira kuBlackburn muna Gumiguru 2001 nemari ye 2,700,000, achisaina kondirakiti yemakore mana. Akaita kutanga kwake mukurasikirwa ne 4-1 neLiverpool. Mutambo wake wakatevera waive kukunda 7-1 kurwisa West Ham United. Akaita kuoneka kwake kwechi75 kweBlackburn mumwaka wa2003-04. Zvisinei, zvichitevera kusvika kwaMark Hughes semurairidzi weBlackburn, akawana mikana yechikwata chekutanga vashoma uye vari kure. Munguva yake kuBlackburn akatanga mu2002 Football League Cup Finalumo vakarova Tottenham Hotspur 21. Akarova kaviri panguva yake paBlackburn: kamwe chete kurwisa Manchester City muLigi Cup uye kamwe chete kurwisa Barnsley muFA Cup. 