ROY Hodgson has told want-away Graeme Le Saux: 'Get on with your job'.

The England full back has not changed his mind about wanting to leave Blackburn Rovers.

But the Rovers boss is taking a tough stance after more discussions about the reservations Le Saux expressed over his Ewood future.

Hodgson said: "There's not much to speak about as far as I am concerned.

"He's under contract with Blackburn and will continue to play for Blackburn.

"He keeps making statements that he doesn't want to play for Blackburn. "But what else is there to speak about? There's no point talking on parallel lines.

"At the moment, as far as I know, he has a two-year contract. We are paying him to play and I expect him to play for Blackburn Rovers.

"If he can persuade the club to sell him and persuade the chairman that he has got to go then that's how it will be."

But how does Hodgson himself see the situation? "He came in and made it clear his attitude had not changed and the conversation we had two months ago still holds - that he wants to play somewhere else," he said. "We talked a lot about it then and I tried to persuade him that it is going to be different.

"He said 'I just want you to know that nothing has changed from my point of view - I want to leave the club'."

Meanwhile, Rovers face a warm welcome in Norrkoping tonight when they play two mini-games against the hosts and Dundee United in a three-cornered tournament with temperatures getting hotter by the day.

That will involv most of the players Hodgson has taken with him and we can expect to see two different teams on view once again as Rovers concentrate on getting the squad match-fit for the new season.

Rovers have to decide if players such as Lars Bohinen, George Donis and Henning Berg, who were all absent with injury on Saturday, are fit enough to take part tonight.

Hodgson was certainly hopeful about at least a couple of them. Kevin Gallacher also took a knock in a block tackle against IFK Gothenburg on Saturday and may need checking.

The manager was happy with the way the opening game against IFK went on Saturday.

"I thought it was a good work-out for both teams and for the people in the audience who could appreciate the quality of the performances and the quality of the tactical side of the game," he said.

"But, of course, I am sure more people would have preferred to have seen more goal chances and a more open game of football."

The manager's main concern is that, with only a couple of days to recover, a few players will feel the effects from Saturday's "very high intensity" clash.

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