BLACKBURN Rovers fans were celebrating reaching the Second Division promotion play-off stage.
Their club beat Derby County 4-2 to secure a place in a Wembley showdown. The win followed controversy over a lack of tickets for the crunch tie
Blackburn MP Jack Straw was tipped for promotion in the post-election re-shuffle.
Labour insiders predicted a move to Shadow Environment Secretary.
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