[Archived] Protest Ideas...

[Leonard Venkhater]

Can some please design a car sticker saying:

VENKY'S OUT - WE WANT OUR ROVERS BACK!

and the PM me for an email address.

Ta very mucho!

Great idea. One of my son's mates designs stuff like this...I will pass the message on...

[Amo]

Mass boycott. It's the only thing left.

[Gav]

Members of BRAG and Rovers Trust should be asking questions of these groups in my opinion.

I'm a member of neither, not for any particular reason other than the Mrs forgot to post the forms!

What's the point of being a member of an action group that has ceased taking action? They do some fantastic work for charity and run away travel but they came about to take action on what they saw as injustices taking place at Ewood.

The club finds itself in a dire situation year upon year, why aren't the groups taking action?

[AggyBlue]

The club finds itself in a dire situation year upon year, why aren't the groups taking action?

Step up, leader

[Gav]

Step up, leader

To have any credibility its needs to come from an organised group Aggy, you need to get the membership to agree the way forward, maybe they already have done and to do nothing is the will of the membership, who knows, be good to get some feedback.

[Stuart]

The club finds itself in a dire situation year upon year, why aren't the groups taking action?

A large, vocal contingent of Rovers fans don't want them to, and would shout them down is one thing.

Who or what would the take action against though, Cheston? And about what specifically? Lack of communication? Lack of trust?

The club seems to do 'just' enough to keep giving ammunition and excuses to those who will support anything with a Rovers badge regardless of whether they are good for the club.

[Proudtobeblue&white]

I'm not going, so my voice will not be heard?

[Gav]

A large, vocal contingent of Rovers fans don't want them to, and would shout them down is one thing.

Who or what would the take action against though, Cheston? And about what specifically? Lack of communication? Lack of trust?

The club seems to do 'just' enough to keep giving ammunition and excuses to those who will support anything with a Rovers badge regardless of whether they are good for the club.

I think it needs to be a bit more clever than protesting on a match day alone Stuart because if its a clever protest that would take a certain section of the 'support the side at all costs' out of the equation.

Look at what was achieved by J*B and his #venktsout campaign, Kamy has emailed Venkys business partners and we have an Indian journalist about to publish a damning piece of the Venkys time at Ewood.

So its fans groups that are needed on board with ideas from the membership to take this forward, i'd be interested to know if the Trust and Brag feel its worth the effort, or worth asking the membership?

I know the Trust became vocal on here that we don't want to upset Venkys during the Seneca bid, so how do they feel now?

[AndyNeil]

I've ordered 100 VENKYS OUT scarfs - blue background with VENKYS OUT in white across the middle on both sides with white tassels. They will be £5 each and available for collection from the Ewood area, or with postage added if you'd rather they be posted out. Any profits made will be ploughed back into ordering more scarves if the first 100 sell-out - I WONT BE MAKING 1p FROM THIS. Inbox me if you'd like to order one (or more) and if you'd prefer to collect or it be posted. If you could keep the orders to inbox and then it will be easier for me to manage this...

[Leonard Venkhater]

I've ordered 100 VENKYS OUT scarfs - blue background with VENKYS OUT in white across the middle on both sides with white tassels. They will be £5 each and available for collection from the Ewood area, or with postage added if you'd rather they be posted out. Any profits made will be ploughed back into ordering more scarves if the first 100 sell-out - I WONT BE MAKING 1p FROM THIS. Inbox me if you'd like to order one (or more) and if you'd prefer to collect or it be posted. If you could keep the orders to inbox and then it will be easier for me to manage this...

I will have a scarf. Message me where to pick up...

[Jock]

I've ordered 100 VENKYS OUT scarfs - blue background with VENKYS OUT in white across the middle on both sides with white tassels. They will be £5 each and available for collection from the Ewood area, or with postage added if you'd rather they be posted out. Any profits made will be ploughed back into ordering more scarves if the first 100 sell-out - I WONT BE MAKING 1p FROM THIS. Inbox me if you'd like to order one (or more) and if you'd prefer to collect or it be posted. If you could keep the orders to inbox and then it will be easier for me to manage this...

Thank you for your effort.

[Leonard Venkhater]

A large, vocal contingent of Rovers fans don't want them to, and would shout them down is one thing.

Who or what would the take action against though, Cheston? And about what specifically? Lack of communication? Lack of trust?

The club seems to do 'just' enough to keep giving ammunition and excuses to those who will support anything with a Rovers badge regardless of whether they are good for the club.

I don't think they will do anything like just enough this time...we would need a credible manager, a good few impressive signings and an infrastructure...One down LOL

[Stuart]

I don't think they will do anything like just enough this time...we would need a credible manager, a good few impressive signings and an infrastructure...One down LOL

But that's my point. We simply need a duff, ex-Bumley manager and a list of past-it crocks who were good in the same era that Koyle was.

It's like some people fell asleep in 2009 and have just woken up. What spell have Venkys placed on this club?

We'll be in for Sylvan Ebanks-Blake next!

[Dunnfc]

I've ordered 100 VENKYS OUT scarfs - blue background with VENKYS OUT in white across the middle on both sides with white tassels. They will be £5 each and available for collection from the Ewood area, or with postage added if you'd rather they be posted out. Any profits made will be ploughed back into ordering more scarves if the first 100 sell-out - I WONT BE MAKING 1p FROM THIS. Inbox me if you'd like to order one (or more) and if you'd prefer to collect or it be posted. If you could keep the orders to inbox and then it will be easier for me to manage this...

You want to put this on twitter mate.

[AndyNeil]

You want to put this on twitter mate.

check my account...

[47er]

Can some please design a car sticker saying:

VENKY'S OUT - WE WANT OUR ROVERS BACK!

and the PM me for an email address.

Ta very mucho!

If you google "car sticker to my design" or similar, scores of firms are offering them.

You wouldn't need to be a talented artist to work that through.

[Rover_Shaun]

A large, vocal contingent of Rovers fans don't want them to, and would shout them down is one thing.

Who or what would the take action against though, Cheston? And about what specifically? Lack of communication? Lack of trust?

The club seems to do 'just' enough to keep giving ammunition and excuses to those who will support anything with a Rovers badge regardless of whether they are good for the club.

Ffs Stuart. Give them a chance. Get behind Coyle and the lads*

*This will still be some fans mantra in 2025

[MCMC1875]

Members of BRAG and Rovers Trust should be asking questions of these groups in my opinion.

I'm a member of neither, not for any particular reason other than the Mrs forgot to post the forms!

What's the point of being a member of an action group that has ceased taking action? They do some fantastic work for charity and run away travel but they came about to take action on what they saw as injustices taking place at Ewood.

The club finds itself in a dire situation year upon year, why aren't the groups taking action?

FFS An Action Group that doesn't take any action but runs away travel? Time to pack up lads!

[AndyNeil]

thanks for the orders so far people - keep them coming

[pk1875]

What is the purpose of the Action Group these days? I know what the Trust and the Club Sponsored Fans Forum do, but what is BRFCAG's current remit? Is it just away travel?

The BRFCAG, does run affordable away travel as this is important to fans and gives a direct point contact with the group on a regular basis.

We still meet with the board (next meeting 30th June) and will ask questions no matter how uncomfortable these may be directly to the board, these questions can be put forward to us via email, social media, face to face on away travel or indeed at the walk in centre.

The group also continues to seek an open and transparent football club and does have on going dialogue with the Football authorities, other supporter groups, The FSF etc.

Bear in mind the the FF have a role and are endorsed by the club, Rovers Trust have remit to own or part own the club, The BRFCAG remain an independent elected supporters group, we are not we are affiliated to the FSF and members of the FSE we're not as such affiliated to the club as the FF are, and have no desire to be owners or on the board of the club as do the Trust. we don't claim to represent the whole fan base and represent our members although if none members ask for assistance in a matter or present a question we will take this on board.

With regards to boycotts I personally would feel uncomfortable asking anyone to boycott Ewood as different supporters attend or not attend for many diverse reasons.

[DE.]

The BRFCAG, does run affordable away travel as this is important to fans and gives a direct point contact with the group on a regular basis.

We still meet with the board (next meeting 30th June) and will ask questions no matter how uncomfortable these may be directly to the board, these questions can be put forward to us via email, social media, face to face on away travel or indeed at the walk in centre.

The group also continues to seek an open and transparent football club and does have on going dialogue with the Football authorities, other supporter groups, The FSF etc.

Bear in mind the the FF have a role and are endorsed by the club, Rovers Trust have remit to own or part own the club, The BRFCAG remain an independent elected supporters group, we are not we are affiliated to the FSF and members of the FSE we're not as such affiliated to the club as the FF are, and have no desire to be owners or on the board of the club as do the Trust. we don't claim to represent the whole fan base and represent our members although if none members ask for assistance in a matter or present a question we will take this on board.

With regards to boycotts I personally would feel uncomfortable asking anyone to boycott Ewood as different supporters attend or not attend for many diverse reasons.

After recent events it's hard to have much faith in the Fans Forum, and the Trust exists for a specific purpose which doesn't necessarily include boycotts or going after the club aggressively.

BRFCAG just seems to have faded away in recent times. I remember the group being very active during the Kean era, but other than the recent spat with Glen I haven't heard much since. Might just be because I'm not around the area, though. It's good to know the Action Group is still active, but I'm not sure how visible the group is outside of those who know about it.

[Gav]

The BRFCAG, does run affordable away travel as this is important to fans and gives a direct point contact with the group on a regular basis.

We still meet with the board (next meeting 30th June) and will ask questions no matter how uncomfortable these may be directly to the board, these questions can be put forward to us via email, social media, face to face on away travel or indeed at the walk in centre.

The group also continues to seek an open and transparent football club and does have on going dialogue with the Football authorities, other supporter groups, The FSF etc.

Bear in mind the the FF have a role and are endorsed by the club, Rovers Trust have remit to own or part own the club, The BRFCAG remain an independent elected supporters group, we are not we are affiliated to the FSF and members of the FSE we're not as such affiliated to the club as the FF are, and have no desire to be owners or on the board of the club as do the Trust. we don't claim to represent the whole fan base and represent our members although if none members ask for assistance in a matter or present a question we will take this on board.

With regards to boycotts I personally would feel uncomfortable asking anyone to boycott Ewood as different supporters attend or not attend for many diverse reasons.

The Fans forum deal with matters not usually concerned with the footballing side of the business, they're not elected and people don't pay to join, they do what they do to try and make the fan experience better in their own time.

BRAG was formed during the protests against king rat and his mates, it was originally designed to protest, a membership built from protest, has nobody thought about balloting the membership on whether or not they're happy with the current goings on and if they want to act? and that doesn't mean boycotting, it could be a media campaign or something similar.

I'm not having a go at any group, I'm just trying to understand if anything is being done by any either the Trust or BRAG.

[Jock]

How about a ' non action group'. Oh hang on a minute, we've already got one.

Judean Peoples Front? ' Fu_k off. We're the People's Front of Judea'

[Gav]

BRAG? pk1875? Anyone?

As an organisation are you considering balloting the membership to ask about possible action against the owners?

[pk1875]

BRAG? pk1875? Anyone?

As an organisation are you considering balloting the membership to ask about possible action against the owners?

An actual formal ballot is not planned at this moment in time, we monitor membership views daily through various sources. Truth be known there appeared to be a hope that Venkys had at long last learned from previous mistakes when Lambert was appointed, with optimism and talk of investment in the summer. This then changed again when Lambert announced he was to walk away which saw a return to spontaneous protests against Venkys at the last few games although these were relatively small it was an indication that feelings had once again turned against the owners and their awful running of the club.

If there was a swell of opinion in favour of organised action from the group members then this would be discussed again.

What does amaze me is that outside of BRFCC on social media especially in facebook groups and LT forum there is a split between apathy and general acceptance of the situation even some actually appear grateful to Venkys for staying around. Many have given up already whilst others suffer on seemingly grateful to have a lower championship club with virtually no boardroom, no plan and no structure.

Any protest or action plan needs numbers as we saw last time, a few hundred protesting is simply spun as a majority are happy, the twitter #VenkysOut campaign gathered massive momentum, which shows that people will at least do something if it can be done at home online,

Sadly when the strength of feeling appeared at its hight with Kean mocking us all on a daily basis, the vast majority chose to do nothing.

Do I think there should be protests? YES and I did last season and will continue to do so.