"I took that opportunity away myself, " said Savage, who also played with Bellamy at Blackburn Rovers.
Blackburn Rovers were relegated from the Premier League in May after finishing second bottom.
McDonald, 45, spent one season in charge of Carlisle and was assistant to Sam Allardyce at Blackburn Rovers.
Nick Blackman tapped home his first goal since joining the Steelmen on loan from Blackburn Rovers on 37 minutes.
Police are investigating allegations that a Blackburn Rovers footballer made homophobic gestures to Brighton fans during Tuesday's Championship match.
Blackburn Rovers have also been affected, with a spate of illnesses in October.
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Ince joined Blackburn Rovers a year ago, but was sacked in December after winning just three out of 17 games.
Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers boosted their hopes of English Premier League survival with a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Ewood Park.
Topscorer Marc Richards spent a short time on-loan at Gresty Road in 2002 when he was a Blackburn Rovers trainee.
He has also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, as well as a loan spell with Coventry City.
The 22-year-old Blackburn Rovers full-back has decided to switch allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to the country of his birth.
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Elsewhere, England forward Darren Bent scored twice as Sunderland drew 2-2 away to Blackburn Rovers while Everton beat 10-man Burnley 2-0.
Blackburn Rovers Action Group (BRAG) presented a 400-page document detailing the findings of their inquiry into the running of the club.
Before moving to Blackburn Rovers, the South African striker saw bids from West Ham, Everton and Blackburn all turned down by the Portuguese outfit.
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Thistle manager Ian McCall thought that Harkins, who spent two years at Firhill after leaving Blackburn Rovers, would eventually play at a higher level.
Blackburn Rovers and Doncaster Belles have also significantly strengthened their squads and should be good enough to challenge in the top half of the 12-team table.
After he left United in 1998, McClair had a spell back in Scotland with Motherwell and then became a coach with Brian Kidd at Blackburn Rovers.
Only this week, police launched an investigation into allegations that a Blackburn Rovers footballer made homophobic gestures towards Brighton fans during an English second division match.
Other career highlights include managing Italian side Inter Milan to the Uefa Cup final in 1997 while also guiding Blackburn Rovers into the competition a season later.
As well as spells at Inter Milan, Blackburn Rovers, Grasshoppers, FC Copenhagen, Fulham and Liverpool, Hodgson has coached the national sides of Switzerland, Finland and United Arab Emirates.
He has made seven appearances in league and cup for the Black Cats this season, including two recent starts in Premier League games at Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea.
But he is best known for his spells with Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers, as well as his performances for Northern Ireland with whom he was a definite fans' favourite.
Meanwhile, Smith will take the squad to Australia on 20 July for the inaugural Sydney Festival of Football to play pre-season matches against Sydney FC, Blackburn Rovers and AEK Athens.
The two other quarterfinals will be played on Sunday and see Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford while Championship sides' Blackburn Rovers and Millwall square up at the Den.
The former Blackburn Rovers trainee, who played in the Football League for Rochdale and Cheltenham, made 43 Welsh Premier League starts for The New Saints in his 18 months at the club.
Indeed, with Celtic holding signing talks with Steven Reid, who has been freed by Blackburn Rovers, he is likely to face increased competition for a place on the right of midfield next season.
Manchester City, the current champion, only recently established itself among the elite, and former winner Blackburn Rovers was relegated last season, so the dreaded drop is a realistic possibility for much of the league.
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Meanwhile Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 6-4 in a thrilling English League Cup semifinal second leg tie to go through 7-4 on aggregate and secure a Wembley final against either Manchester United or Manchester City.
It was under this premise that Big Sam was hired to manage Blackburn Rovers in 2009, as Blackburn were facing the need to get more out of a declining wage and transfer spend (see graph TTV below).
In 1992 Gerald left the full time staff and continued to broadcast as a freelance while teaching Media at Blackburn College, working at Blackburn Rovers on match days (he still does) and reporting each week for BBC Five Live.
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