WATR (The Rovers Trust)

[RoversClitheroe]

Bravo.

[Upside Down]

4 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Doing nothing? I will continue to support the club and be STH and enjoying going Ewood Park, buying club merchandise, etc. Showing any potential new owner that there is a fan base here if the current owners ever sell it. 

What I won't do like you do regular is slagged off our supporters. Maybe that the problem with you 

 

So you'll continue to subsidise the current ownership and do nothing else. Got it.

[chaddyrovers]

53 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

So you'll continue to subsidise the current ownership and do nothing else. Got it.

I will continue to back my club. 

You will continue to carry on slagging off the Rovers supporters from the other side of the world. 

what are exactly doing? very little 

[47er]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I will continue to back my club. 

Until there is no club left to back?

[Upside Down]

38 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I will continue to back my club. 

You will continue to carry on slagging off the Rovers supporters from the other side of the world. 

what are exactly doing? very little 

And yet I've still done more than you ever have or will.

[chaddyrovers]

18 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

And yet I've still done more than you ever have or will.

And you still slagged off of Rovers supporters who continue to support their club through good and bad times by spending their hard earned money on their club they support? Whilst you are on the other side of the world slagging them off! 🤔

 

[Upside Down]

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

And you still slagged off of Rovers supporters who continue to support their club through good and bad times by spending their hard earned money on their club they support? Whilst you are on the other side of the world slagging them off! 🤔

 

You've already said this about 50 times.

What's the point you're trying to make?

I'm entitled to voice my opinion on the embarrassing lack of action from the match going fans in the face of everything that's happened in just the last three seasons alone, nevermind the last 15 years.

What have you done to push back against the situatation? Just turning up and remaining silent makes you complicit if anything.

[chaddyrovers]

5 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

You've already said this about 50 times.

What's the point you're trying to make?

I think my opinion is quite clear don't you!

5 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

I'm entitled to voice my opinion on the embarrassing lack of action from the match going fans in the face of everything that's happened in just the last three seasons alone, nevermind the last 15 years.

What have you done to push back against the situatation? Just turning up and remaining silent makes you complicit if anything.

I've already explained what I do. Do I need post it again?

The only thing I'm complicit in is supporting my team, being a proud Rover and my love for my club. 

 

[Upside Down]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I think my opinion is quite clear don't you!

I've already explained what I do. Do I need post it again?

The only thing I'm complicit in is supporting my team, being a proud Rover and my love for my club. 

 

So like I said, nothing.

End of.

[Upside Down]

14 hours ago, Crimpshrine said:

I can safely say this is not the case. I'm not sure where your information came from. 

In the past WATR have offered season ticket ideas that they believe would be of benefit to fans. In no way was it aimed at increasing club revenue. Those ideas have been in the public domain for a long time.

Apart from some WATR reps attending a meeting about the 150th anniversary ( a fairly general meeting with BandD council and other groups ), there has been no contact from the club since the end of January when WATR issued their statement asking the owners to sell the club.

WATR are very much on the offensive I can assure you.

Members of WATR should know what's going on.

We get enough silence and confusion from the club, we don't need that from the supporters trust as well.

So we're on the offensive, good 👍

[Ghost7]

17 hours ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Bravo.

 

Emailed

[RoversClitheroe]

We need much more from the trust. More transparency, more action.

[Forever Blue]

What our club needs right now, more than anything, is a ‘critical friend’ 

That’ll learn ‘em

[Bethnal]

Trust board members reading - I’ve rejoined, I’ve had virtually no contact other than the statement and a follow-up statement. I’ve no idea what your plan is and there is an overwhelming sense of apathy in the fanbase. There is a vacuum in the support and you’re not stepping in.

When is your next meeting with members to discuss your approach, strategy and plans? How should members communicate with you? You spoke of wanting to communicate with supporters and raise the profile of your actions. Why have you remained silent since your statements?

Let’s open up the communications, people want to engage with you and help, but you’ve given us nothing to go on.

 

[StHelensRover]

I also recently joined the Trust (when Eustace walked and the statement was put out). I also haven't had any correspondence/updates as yet.

I agree with above poster - While it might seem cynical to do so, they need to be tapping into the anger of the fanbase at the moment due to the on-pitch stuff, 'coz we know the bigger picture is the off-pitch stuff. There needs to be some updates, meetings, plans of action and also some engagement fans to try and recruit more members.

 

[Upside Down]

You need to strike while the iron is hot, and it's getting hotter by the day.

 

[G Somerset Rover]

2 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

You need to strike while the iron is hot, and it's getting hotter by the day.

 

Agreed. Two weeks before they can even try to get lucky with a freak result at Pompey. Don’t give them an inch.

[Scotty1991]

Did the trust ever get a response to the letter they wrote to the board after the January circus?

[TheRoversGRL]

[Forever Blue]

16 minutes ago, TheRoversGRL said:

Whoopee

[StHelensRover]

Glad someone has shared this or otherwise I wouldn't know.

I got rid of Facebook and Twitter a few months back for different reasons.  WATR would do well to send emails about this stuff and not just rely on people who have paid to be involved seeing tweets about it. Or maybe find a way to send notifications via WhatsApp like Rovers are able to do.

[Upside Down]

3 hours ago, TheRoversGRL said:

If this can be posted on twitter then it can just as easily be sent in an email to the paying membership.

Not having a go, just pointing out that many of us don't have social media accounts.

 

[RoversClitheroe]

4 hours ago, TheRoversGRL said:

With the aim to be what? 

It's not a great statement 

 

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6 hours ago, StHelensRover said:

Glad someone has shared this or otherwise I wouldn't know.

I got rid of Facebook and Twitter a few months back for different reasons.  WATR would do well to send emails about this stuff and not just rely on people who have paid to be involved seeing tweets about it. Or maybe find a way to send notifications via WhatsApp like Rovers are able to do.

Would anyone be willing to make a WhatsApp group?

[StHelensRover]

I meant a WhatsApp channel rather than a group, I think a large group chat would be too chaotic and cumbersome. WhatsApp channels are things you can subscribe to that just send you updates via notifications, you can't reply to them. Pretty handy.