Cairney appointed Lead First Team Scout by Blackburn

Dundee United Head of Recruitment Michael Cairney has joined Blackburn Rovers as Lead First Team Scout.

Cairney had worked at Tannadice for a year and prior to that worked for Sport Republic, the owners of Southampton. He has also been Head of Scouting at Doncaster and Head of Recruitment at Barnet. 

Former Manchester United Central European Scout Piotr Sadowski recently joined Rovers as a Senior Scout.

The Championship club have been without a Head of Recruitment since John Park left the club in November 2024.