John Williams appointed two managers during 2008

Blackburn Rovers chairman John Williams says the club will make significant cuts to wages in time for next season.

Williams told BBC Radio Lancashire: "A number of players are leaving and are not essential to replace, so that will go a long way to doing it.

"We've not got a bottomless pot of money and to make sense of the numbers it [wage bill] will have to be reduced.

"We budgeted for a wage rise this year but that wasn't enough when you change manager and buy players in January."

He continued: "The total extent of the wage bill was higher than we thought and coupled with the lower league position it was difficult for us financially".

Following the arrival of South African midfielder Elrio van Heerden and the imminent signing of French defender Gael Givet, Williams has warned Blackburn supporters not to expect a summer filled with new signings.

"Sam (Allardyce) understands the financial position and a lot depends on whether Roque (Santa Cruz) goes.

"We have already spent a substantial amount of money going forward by converting the option we negotiated with Gael Givet."

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