Venky's web site - are they actually taking an interest?

[Crimpshrine]

Just surfing the net and came across this:

http://www.venkyschicken.com/

It's a bit naff but maybe they are actually taking an interest - or possibly trying to cash in on our success last season? No idea if it is new or not.

[AdamRochina]

Unofficial. I highly doubt venkys will even know it exists

[perthblue02]

Domain name creation date 25-06-2009

the company who it was registered through are based in Mumbai, India

 

There is no mention of Rovers on their official site (last time i looked since its relaunch) so doubt they would bother with their neglected child on another site . Although apart from the adverts it does have the same made on a commodore 64 circa 1999 look about it , and the big giveaway

"This website is a Unofficial Fans site of Venky's Blackburn Rovers."

 

Edited June 25, 2018 by perthblue02

[philipl]

Would love to know who created it. 

[J*B]

Just now, philipl said:

Would love to know who created it. 

Sounds like a fella called Prakash: 

He wants 25k for it: https://flippa.com/3409833-venkyschicken-com

 

 

[philipl]

I wonder when it became the fansite- probably 2010.

I guess we are looking at a chancer who spotted Venkys hadn't protected their domains.

 

[Rover_Shaun]

Domain expired 25/6/18

[47er]

55 minutes ago, philipl said:

Would love to know who created it. 

A whinger or moaner.

[tomphil]

I used to have a guy on twitter from near Pune who basically blamed everything happening to Rovers on everyone this side of the world and totally absolved them from any blame whatsoever.

His major love was also cricket and he only ever really chirped up about Rovers every time we had a good little run or changed a manager / director which he tried to defend. Rest of the time there was no mention of them when selling players, losing all the time, chopping/changing and getting relegated, twice.

He suddenly rediscovered his interest again last season, wouldn't be surprised if it's him he always sounded like one of their own ?

[Vinjay]

Last time I checked their official website it didn't seem particularly well maintained overall never mind just Rovers issues. This reminds me of the rumour it was them (hardly surprising if they are high on suspect list is it?) had venkysout.com shut down recently. I think it was around the time of the Doncaster/Oxford games which seemed like convenient timing. I'll ask Duncan Miller about it again see if he's found out exactly what happened.

Edited June 25, 2018 by Vinjay17

[JacknOry]

Cybersquatter/domain poacher springs to mind here.

25k for that shoddy Wordpress site?  I could make a better website than that within an hour.

The guy is hoping Venkies want to buy it from him.

[Crimpshrine]

the site seems to have sprung back into life.

Rovers history page has some interesting bits

[Roving Mick]

It's come back from the dead.  Bet they don't put this story on their website.

Curse of the Venkpires

[Roving Mick]

On ‎27‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 13:15, Crimpshrine said:

the site seems to have sprung back into life.

Rovers history page has some interesting bits

The significance of Rovers' first match might have been lost in translation.  The webmaster thinks we played a church team, without realising it was the old Church F.C. from down the road.

I must admit for many years I thought the West End cricket ground, where Church and Oswaldtwistle C.C. now play, was where Rovers played their first ever game.

But it turns out it wasn't the original home of Church C.C.  This was on the recreation ground owned by Captain Pickup (no relation) of the local militia, at the point where Church, Ossie and Accy all merged.

The webmaster's other historical stuff is quite amusing to read.