But Souness and Cole met this afternoon and Ewood chief executive John Williams said in a statement on the Rovers website, www.rovers.co.uk: “They sat down together over a cup of tea and chatted things through.

“I am happy to report that the situation has now been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties.

“Andy will now rejoin the squad tomorrow for training ahead of Saturday’s game at Newcastle and we are all fully focused on maintaining our good form with a strong finish to the season.”