May On 8 May Rovers announced Paul Senior has resigned from his role as Director of Football and Operations. On 16 May Rovers owners Venky's have brought in accountancy firms Deloitte and KPMG to carry out an overview of the club. On 18 May Rovers announced their retained list:
Adam Henley,
Gordon Greer,
Jason Lowe,
Hope Akpan,
Danny Guthrie,
Wes Brown,
Ramirez Howarth and Joshua Askew have not been offered further terms. The following academy scholars will not be retained: Ben Ascroft, Alex Curran,
Mason Fawns,
Callum Hendry, Matthew Makinson, Tre Pemberton, Joel Steer and
Ben Williams with non-contracted player Joshua Powell also released. The club also announced that new contract offers had been made to
Connor Mahoney and
Lewis Travis. Whilst professional contract offers have been made to youngsters Charley Doyle,
Joe Grayson,
Tyler Magloire and
Stefan Mols. On 8 June Rovers confirmed
Tony Mowbray's backroom staff after the appointment of
Mark Venus,
David Lowe will take up the role as first team coach,
David Dunn will revert to his role as assistant coach of the under 23s and Ben Benson will remain as goalkeeping coach. On 9 June Rovers announced
Tony Mowbray has committed his long-term future to the club signing a new 2-year contract with the option of a further 12 months. On 13 June Rovers announced the signing of midfielder
Peter Whittingham on a free from
Cardiff City. The 32-year-old, became manager
Tony Mowbray's first signing, putting pen-to-paper on a two-year deal at Ewood Park, which runs through to the summer of 2019. On 16 June Rovers were drawn against
Coventry City at the
Ricoh Arena in first round of the
EFL Cup,
Tony Mowbray old club. On 20 June Rovers announced the signing of midfielder
Richie Smallwood on a free from
Rotherham United, putting pen-to-paper on a two-year deal with the option of a further year. On 26 June Rovers announced that first team coach
David Lowe has pledged his commitment to the club by putting pen-to-paper on a new long-term contract. On 27 June Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder
Bradley Dack from
Gillingham for a reported £750,000 plus add-ons, on a 3-year deal.
July On 4 July
Bournemouth announced the signing of midfielder
Connor Mahoney on a 4-year deal after rejecting a new contract at Rovers, compensation to be agreed. On 18 July Rovers announced rising stars will continue to compete at the highest level of youth football after the club confirmed it will remain a Category One Academy. On 18 July
Burton Albion announced the signing of midfielder
Hope Akpan on a 1-year deal following his release from Rovers. On 22 July Rovers announced the signing of striker
Joe Nuttall following a successful trial scoring 5 goals in 2 games for the u23s, on a 12-month deal with option of a further 12 months, he was a free agent following his release from
Aberdeen. On 26 July Rovers announced
Jason Steele has joined
Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.
August On 2 August Rovers announced the signing of
Canadian International Goalkeeper
Jayson Leutwiler from
Shrewsbury Town on a 2-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 15 August
Kerala Blasters announced the signing of
Wes Brown for the upcoming
Indian Super League season, following his release from Rovers.
October On 5 October Rovers announced that striker
Daniel Butterworth had signed his first professional contract, a 2-year deal. On 5 October Rovers announced that midfielder
Elliott Bennett had signed a new 2-year contract.
November On 3 November Rovers announced that midfielder
Willem Tomlinson had signed a new and extended contract until 2019. On 13 November Rovers announced that goalkeeper
Andy Fisher had signed a new and extended contract until 2019. On 28 November Rovers announced that midfielder
Lewis Hardcastle had signed a new and extended contract until 2019.
December On 18 December Rovers announced that defender
Matthew Platt had signed a new and extended contract until 2019. ==Winter activity==