BLACKBURN defender Lucas Neill believes he can save Rovers a fortune by providing the answer to Graeme Souness's problems at left-back.

Ewood chief Souness has spent the last six months looking for extra cover for Stig Inge Bjornebye after failing in bids to land Liverpool's Djimi Traore and West Brom's Neil Clement.

However, Aussie international Neill has successfully stepped into the breach in the last couple of weeks while Bjornebye recovers from a niggling calf strain.

And the former Millwall star is happy to continue in that role for the foreseeable future -- which could see Souness call off his search for reinforcements.

"I've said all along you only get one chance to play professional football and as long as I'm playing then I really don't care what position I'm playing in," said Neill.

"If the gaffer asks you to do something then you do it and you try your best.

"And I think it has worked out well so far.

"I'm not bad on the old left foot, probably better than some people.

"So I'm comfortable there even if I prefer to play on the right rather than on the left."

Neill has been a revelation since he joined Rovers in a cut-price £600,000 move from Millwall earlier in the season, so much so that he won a recall to the Australian national side at the start of last month.

But he always believed he had the ability to step up into the Premiership and prove himself at the highest level.

"I'm thoroughly enjoying my time here but then I felt I've throroughly deserved this chance for a long time," said Neill.

"I've been given the opportunity by the gaffer to prove myself at a higher level and I'm not going to let him down, the team, or myself.

"I'm working with a great bunch of lads and they've made it very easy for me to fit in. And we also play the kind of football I enjoy so anything I can offer on top of that is a bonus."

Despite Neill's successful switch to left-back, however, Rovers have still lost their last three Premiership games.

But the 23-year-old is confident they can bounce back over the festive period with a couple of wins.

"All of a sudden we've gone from top half to bottom half after a couple of bad results," said Neill.

"So the quicker we can get some wins on the board, the better because we could be looking at pushing for Europe rather than fighting to stay in the Premier."