Rovers currently find themselves in the bottom three on goal difference, ahead of Tuesday's clash with Liverpool, but Kean remains confident they can get themselves out of trouble.

Kean has turned to youth this season in a bid to turn around Blackburn's fortunes and he believes if he can add a bit of experience to the side next term he can build a successful team at Ewood Park.

"It has been a real strange year for us," Kean told Sky Sports1HD. "What we have attempted to do is bring a lot of young players through and take the wage bill down.

"A lot of experience left the club if you think about Ryan Nelsen, Jason Roberts and Keith Andrews and Chris Samba and Brett Emerton to name but a few with a huge amount of Premier League experience

"It has been a great progression for young players coming through, Junior Hoilett, Martin Olsson, Grant Hanley who's been exceptional and Jason Lowe all young players coming into the team.

"Football fans all over the world want to see their team winning, but I think they can see we are trying to build a new younger team. With an average age of 22 it's the youngest in the Premier League.

"If we can get through this season, I think we will because I believe we have enough ability, determination and togetherness in the squad to get us through these last remaining six games.

"If we get the points and get them early then I think it's a bright future, financially we are in a very stable position as a club and I think the assets in the team, the value of the younger players, will go sky high and if we can add quality and some Premier League experience next year I think we can build a really successful team for years to come."

Fans

Kean also believes the fans have eased up on their criticism of him, realising it was having a negative reaction on the team at Ewood Park

"Every player I now have at the club wants to be there and I knew we would come through it and I still believe we will get the points required," he added.

"We all want the same thing and I have always said that I want fans to go home happy, I don't want them to go home and have a bad weekend.

"I think they can understand now that we have young players and the atmosphere the fans create at Ewood is much easier for the young guys to play in if it's a positive atmosphere.

"We feel we have got enough where we can squeeze out points and get ourselves in a position where we are going to have Premiership football next year."

You can see the full interview with Steve Kean before Tuesday's clash with Liverpool on Sky Sports HD1 from 7.30pm