Blackburn Rovers Manager Steve Kean Secretly Filmed Branding Former Manager Sam Allardyce A 'Crook' (VIDEO)

WATCH: Rovers Boss Kean Filmed Calling Allardyce A 'Crook'

Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean has been secretly filmed branding his predecessor Sam Allardyce a "f*****g crook".

The footage, released on YouTube on Monday, shows a drunk Kean in Hong Kong on Rovers' 2011 pre-season tour holding court with supporters.

In it, Kean claims to have discovered former Rovers academy graduate Phil Jones, before drawing his ire onto Allardyce for not agreeing the now Manchester United defender was better than Chelsea captain John Terry.

He goes on to promise fans a top ten finish and a League Cup win for the Ewood Park club.

After Rovers' final home match of the 2010/11 season against United, Kean was charged by police with drink driving.

In August 2011 the 44-year-old was convicted at Macclesfield Magistrates' Court. The Court rejected his defence that his drinks had been spiked following the game and he was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £1,800.

Rovers were relegated last week after a 1-0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic, ending their 11-season stay in the Premier League.

Supporters have protested against Kean and the club's owners the Venky's throughout the campaign, angered by perceived mismanagement at boardroom and team level.

Vitriol towards the Scot has risen to such a degree he has had to be accompanied by a bodyguard in Blackburn town.

Last week a letter was leaked written by the club's deputy chief executive Paul Hunt. Penned in December, Hunt outlined a 10-point plan imploring owner Mrs Desai to dismiss Kean and make an effort to build bridges with disenchanted supporters.

Shortly after the letter was made public, Hunt was sacked from his role while Kean remains in charge of the 1995 Premiership champions.

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