New Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince insists he won't put off getting his coaching qualifications.

Ince vowed to repay Blackburn for buying him time to acquire the necessary coaching badges for managing in the Barclays Premier League but admitted he has other targets beyond establishing European football at Ewood Park.

"Everyone here pushed the boat out to ensure I got special dispensation over the qualifications so I could take up this challenge," he said. "I really appreciate that and fully intend not only completing the course over the next couple of years but showing this club they made the right choice.

"We've got two years or so to get it all done and it will be. In many ways it's about what you have to offer as an individual every bit as much as the certificates you've got.

"Players at this level shouldn't need much coaching. It's a case of getting them going and motivating them and I'm confident I can do that. If I couldn't get the best out of players I wouldn't have kept Macclesfield in the Football League and then taken MK Dons to Wembley and promotion."