Blackburn Rovers director of football Gregg Broughton has taken responsibility for the failure to get Lewis O'Brien's loan move from Nottingham Forest over the line.
O'Brien was set to join Rovers on deadline day after a loan deal with a £10m option to buy the player upon a potential promotion was agreed between the two clubs. But the transfer deadline day saga has ended in a nightmare for Rovers, who thought they had beaten Sheffield United and West Brom to the signing of the Forest ace.
In order for a deal to go through, the relevant paperwork must be submitted by the 11pm deadline, which the EFL did not approve. Speaking to Rovers' media channel, Broughton laid out a detailed timeline of the night's events, before then admitting the fault ultimately lies with him.
