Nature can enjoy some vicious methods at times, but Blackburn Rovers have more reason than most to wave an angry fist in her way. Former Ewood Park director Sam Allardyce had asked Lech Poznan striker Robert Lewandowski to discuss terms with the Lancashire team in April 2010. The then 22-year-old was all ready to happen to be watch Rovers undertake EvertonAbut was left stranded in his native country when flights were cancelled because of the ash cloud that had billowed out of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull (BBC News). As a result, their footing was lost by Blackburn in the battle against Genoa and Borussia Dortmund to signal Lewandowski (ESPN). As an alternative, the Poland forward joined Dortmund where his job has erupted, while Blackburn sacked Allardyce half a year later and stood on the precipice of a fall under the 3rd level of English football until their midweek win at Millwall. Simple misfortune cost Blackburn and Allardyce, but poor decision-making also allowed Dortmund to reap the advantages of signing Lewandowski at the trouble of some Premier League teams. Ex-Scotland striker Steve Archibald unmasked via his Twitter accountA( @SteveArchibald8) that his former team, Tottenham, had declined the Pole when he was offered to them. Former West Brom director Tony Mowbray experimented with sign Lewandowski in 2008 until the forward selected another period in Poland to help his career (Daily Mail). Mowbray again tried to sign the Poland international when during his ill-fated reign at Celtic. But a price tag of A4 million was enough to place the Parkhead team off the offer. Mowbray was sacked as Celtic director in March 2010 after less than a time at the club. But the fall of Allardyce and Mowbray returned the slope for Lewandowski after his arrival at the Westfalenstadion in 2010. Lewandowski played second fiddle to Lucas Barrios in his first season with Dortmund, with the Paraguay global in gorgeous kind as Juergen Klopp's team raced to the Bundesliga concept. But, an injury to Barrios through the following campaign talented Lewandowski his opportunity, and he readily accepted, scoring 22 times in 34 Bundesliga performances to simply help his staff to a second consecutive name victory. The striker has been in even better goalscoring kind this year, despite Dortmund slipping 20 points behind Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Lewandowski has, so far, hit 35 times in 44 appearances in most tournaments (Soccerbase.com). Today Lewandowski appears to be on the verge of another transfer, with Manchester United and Bayern vyingAfor his signature. Klopp remained optimistic that the striker would remain at the club following his four-goal demolition of Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinal first leg (BBC Sport), but later remarks from the player's representative,AMaik Barthel (Sport Bild, via Goal.com), indicate an alteration is on the road. No matter where Lewandowski ends up next season, football supporters in one half of East Lancashire will have further reason to reject a holiday in Reykjavik.
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