Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray has revealed his high ambition for the club despite seeing his side only pick up two points from the last available 21. 

Rovers entertain an in-form Sheffield Wednesday side on Saturday looking to end a run of seven matches without a win.

This season is Rovers' eighth outside the Premier League and their second back in the Championship since promotion from League One in the 2017-2018 season.

Despite Rovers hovering just three points above the Championship drop zone, Tony Mowbray has clarified he has lofty ambitions for the club telling the Lancashire Telegraph it is right to raise ambition.

Speaking ahead of the Sheffield Wednesday game, Mowbray told the Lancashire Telegraph: "We have to try and get this club back to the Premier League. That has to be the ambition of the club, that’s my only ambition."

Mowbray, who has been in charge at Ewood Park since February 2017, revealed has discussed his ambition with Blackburn's over-seas owners.

"When I go to India to see the owners, that’s what I tell them. It might not happen today, or tomorrow, but we have to have the ambition and look for the incremental improvements."

Discussing whether it is the right thing to do in raising the ambition, Mowbray reiterated his stance: "Is it right to raise ambition? Of course. To be honest, I don’t want to be a manager who clogs around in the middle of the Championship, I don’t want to spend my life being mid-table every year. I love football with a passion, I love footballers, I want them to strive and get to the Premier League."

On raising his players' expectations, Mowbray said: "I want them to believe they push towards the top six of this league. If they don’t believe it then they have no chance."

By raising expectations however, Mowbray acknowledged that his side should be doing better: "By trying to raise their expectation as footballers we should beat Luton at home, we should beat Charlton at home, we should beat Sheffield Wednesday at home in my opinion."

The Verdict

Rovers fans will undoubtedly love the ambition their current manager is showing but will be hoping first and foremost for their side to stop their win-less run.

As former Premier League champions, many supporters could class Rovers as one of those sides who "should" be in England's top flight and the Ewood Park faithful will be delighted to hear someone talk of their club in this way after eight years away from the big time.

As ever in the Championship any side could come from anywhere and if Blackburn's get on a good run and stay on the right side of luck injury-wise, there's no reason they couldn't push for a play-off place this term.

If Rovers' owners back Mowbray's ambition then there could be potential for the side to return to the Premier League in the coming seasons.