Venky’s v Indian Government (a) - 13/1/2025 - Re-Arranged Challenge Match

[roverblue]

Every time they do these statements it just raises more questions than gives answers.

We were told the funding covered the period up to December last time out. So presumably we can’t pay January or February bills until this court case in March? Yet they seem to make out like they have the money?!?

[Mattyblue]

5 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

That statement seems to have done the job on Facebook. The happy clappers are unbearable "clearly some of our fans don't know how FFP works" 

But what I would say is there are *a lot* of other replies telling them to sell up, that they’ve ruined the club etc - I’d wager you wouldn’t have seen much of that a year or so ago.

The tide is turning (but let’s be honest some folk are that dense they’ll never get it).

Edited January 27 by Mattyblue

[Paul Mellelieu]

Can we add fanbase to the list?  What's wrong with fans?

[wilsdenrover]

3 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

But what I would say is there are *a lot* of other replies telling them to sell up, that they’ve ruined the club etc - I’d wager you wouldn’t have seen much of that a year or so ago.

The tide is turning (but let’s be honest some folk are that dense they’ll never get it).

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

[wilsdenrover]

In all the hullabaloo we’ve forgotten the most important thing…

@J*B was right 😁

[booth]

I’ve just had to block someone on Facebook. I was going to comment then quickly realised there was nothing separating them from the average Burnley fan. He’s replied several times to exasperated fans and he’s still going on. He calls it a decaying club then says pray they stay. 

 

[jim mk2]

The most revealing phrase in the statement perhaps is

"with a further tranche of funds set to be received in due course"

Set to be received from the sale of Wharton presumably and confirming his sale will be used for running costs?

Edited January 27 by jim mk2

[wilsdenrover]

5 minutes ago, booth said:

I’ve just had to block someone on Facebook. I was going to comment then quickly realised there was nothing separating them from the average Burnley fan. He’s replied several times to exasperated fans and he’s still going on. He calls it a decaying club then says pray they stay. 

 

How can he say all that and fail to mention Bury?

Ridiculous.

 

Edited January 27 by wilsdenrover

[Paul Mellelieu]

4 minutes ago, booth said:

I’ve just had to block someone on Facebook. I was going to comment then quickly realised there was nothing separating them from the average Burnley fan. He’s replied several times to exasperated fans and he’s still going on. He calls it a decaying club then says pray they stay. 

 

I think that if you are going to win over fans who think this, then you need to set out some answers.

[wilsdenrover]

Just now, Paul Mellelieu said:

I think that if you are going to win over fans who think this, then you need to set out some answers.

I’m not sure someone like that can be won over.

[Mattyblue]

Amazing that some of these clowns think that a club that has only spent seven seasons in its history outside the top 2 divisions, with a famous name, founder members of both the Football and Premier League, one of only a handful to ever win the PL, with a good stadium, with a Cat 1 Academy couldn’t possibly, ever, find a new owner.

It’s literally some conglomerate who has to pay the bills via the Indian High Court or death. 

Edited January 27 by Mattyblue

[simongarnerisgod]

17 minutes ago, booth said:

I’ve just had to block someone on Facebook. I was going to comment then quickly realised there was nothing separating them from the average Burnley fan. He’s replied several times to exasperated fans and he’s still going on. He calls it a decaying club then says pray they stay. 

 

anyone watched the film "the purge" one night every year you are allowed to go out and kill someone,sometimes i wish they`de actually introduce it

[B16Rover]

Top comment on Instagram thanking the Venkys for funding us, god forbid we end up like Bolton

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, RoversClitheroe said:

I've had confirmation there are potential investors interested.

Im sure if this club was put up for sale, there would be interest. But how could you possibly have "had confirmation" on that?!

[booth]

16 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

I think that if you are going to win over fans who think this, then you need to set out some answers.

I did but then he replied to someone else, and after reading it I realised he was a lost cause. So I deleted my reply.

There are others with similar views but without the antagonism who I’d happily debate it with. Especially younger fans who may not know or remember when the club was ran properly.

It seems to be the older fans who are defending Venkys.

[roversfan99]

The statement says little. As ever, the replies are the more interesting part. Lots of especially the younger and more naive fans singing their praises. But there is a bit more in the way of people seeing through this.

[booth]

24 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

How can he say all that and fail to mention Bury?

Ridiculous.

 

And say it’s a decaying club, but pray they stay.

It got even more ridiculous and before I’d finished my reply I was doubting he was even a Rovers fan.

[Mattyblue]

League 1, Bolton and Bury, it spooked a load of folk into submission, it’s as simple as that.

You rarely heard any of this tripe pre L1 relegation.

Edited January 27 by Mattyblue

[JHRover]

I've just bit on Facebook and responded to one moron who wanted to lecture me on FFP rules after I criticised the lack of communication from the club on this and the Brockhall scheme.

Apparently we 'had' to try and put houses on Brockhall because of Covid.

I agree though that the numbers of Venky sympathisers aren't as great as they once were. Suspect having to go to court every few months to head off winding up petitions might have brought one or two minds into focus.

[Waggy76]

The Owners have given assurance to the Board and Executive of BRFC that they will continue to fully support the club, as they have done since they acquired the club in 2010.

Very worrying , just do us all favour and 'Sod Off' !

[davulsukur]

Cheers for the pointless statement Waggott. We know you wrote it.

[RoversClitheroe]

31 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Im sure if this club was put up for sale, there would be interest. But how could you possibly have "had confirmation" on that?!

Have had direct comms with the Rovers Trust.

[Mike E]

33 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Im sure if this club was put up for sale, there would be interest. But how could you possibly have "had confirmation" on that?!

In my time with RT (around 7 years) I knew concretely of 5 interested parties at various points. I knew of around 20 speculated interested parties.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

57 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Top comment on Instagram thanking the Venkys for funding us, god forbid we end up like Bolton

Yeah God forbid eh...a Club on the up with Owners who give a damn and a town right behind them.

Open your Eyes FFS!

[J*B]

Unfortunately as things stand, following this football club provides me with no happiness or excitement. These owners and their board have taken all the joy out of what used to be my favourite thing to do. 

Nowadays, for me personally, following Blackburn Rovers means trying to make sense of Indian court documents, arguing with fellow fans on Twitter who support this nonsense and trying to piece together all of the clues to work out what happens next. 

Some of the comments from our fanbase make me want to scream in frustration. But the more I think about it, maybe I’m in the wrong. There’s a majority of fans that it feels like are either too naive to read into it any further than surface level, or not intelligent enough to see this for what it is. Perhaps they deserve this and the misery that comes with it? But again… maybe there is no misery if your head is in the sand.

Frankly, at this point, I’m extremely close to giving it all up and trying to find some solace in just going to down to Ewood occasionally and only thinking about Rovers for those couple of hours.