Venky’s & Waggott Out Protest Ideas

[chaddyrovers]

1 minute ago, ... said:

I say the stay aways are more damaging. Why not fill it (as much as possible) and make your voice heard there

Or show a potential new owner that the fanbase is there? 

[martonrover]

17 minutes ago, ... said:

I say the stay aways are more damaging. Why not fill it (as much as possible) and make your voice heard there

I don't see how your reply relates to my post.

I made no reference to people staying away, just the general mentality of most of those who do still attend.

You won't get people coming back simply to protest, unless they throw the gates open and make it free, (no chance).

Many of those people will never return, whilst others may do so if the ownership finally changes hands.

I still attend at the moment, but I'm getting close to the end of my tether with it all.

It's like a toxic habit that I can't give up.

Edited March 9 by martonrover

[Upside Down]

25 minutes ago, ... said:

I say the stay aways are more damaging. Why not fill it (as much as possible) and make your voice heard there

GeTbEhiiindTh3Lª4z FFS!

 

I'll return when venkys are gone.

I've got too much self respect to have the piss constantly taken out of me by a bunch of chicken farmers.

Edited March 9 by Upside Down

[Wheelton Blue]

22 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

How many fans protested? Plus why about the Glazers out when its Ratcliffe running the club? 

'Thousands in a mile long march' according to the report on the BBC.

[den]

Rovers fans aren’t the most dissenting group of fans.

All that will happen is that ST’s will fall to their lowest possible level along with the gates. All the local kids will become ManU or Liverpool fans. Just as it happened after the 1960 FA cup final tickets affair.

In other words, Venkys will take us from being a successful Premier League club back to where we were at our lowest point. If they don’t F off, that’s what will happen. 

[Upside Down]

5 minutes ago, den said:

Rovers fans aren’t the most dissenting group of fans.

All that will happen is that ST’s will fall to their lowest possible level along with the gates. All the local kids will become ManU or Liverpool fans. Just as it happened after the 1960 FA cup final tickets affair.

In other words, Venkys will take us from being a successful Premier League club back to where we were at our lowest point. If they don’t F off, that’s what will happen. 

I think they'll take us lower than that.

[Leonard Venkhater]

52 minutes ago, den said:

Rovers fans aren’t the most dissenting group of fans.

All that will happen is that ST’s will fall to their lowest possible level along with the gates. All the local kids will become ManU or Liverpool fans. Just as it happened after the 1960 FA cup final tickets affair.

In other words, Venkys will take us from being a successful Premier League club back to where we were at our lowest point. If they don’t F off, that’s what will happen. 

The awful thought that haunts me is that this is exactly their agenda...

"Don't blame us. The attendances were too low to survive!"

[Kernow Rover]

I'm sure this has been suggested (and protest against this ownership in any form is welcomed), but Venkys are impervious given the geographical distance/bunker mentality. What I do think would hurt them is a targeted campaign in India: billboards/advertising in Pune, banners at IPL games, asking Liam Livingstone to speak out in India (not sure how RCB Challengers would feel about that one).

And any attention, a simple message from the fanbase: 1. Steve Waggott goes 2. Suhail goes 3. Venkys fund the club, or sell at the first available opportunity. 

Clearly they don't care about their reputation in the UK, but I'd be certain they will there. A big ask and would take time, planning and significant resources, but if someone like WATR were to crowdfund for a campaign like that, there'd be no shortage of Rovers fans (I for one) who'd want to be involved. 

[chaddyrovers]

no way is Liam Livingstone going to speak out about Venkys in IPL

[Leonard Venkhater]

4 hours ago, Kernow Rover said:

I'm sure this has been suggested (and protest against this ownership in any form is welcomed), but Venkys are impervious given the geographical distance/bunker mentality. What I do think would hurt them is a targeted campaign in India: billboards/advertising in Pune, banners at IPL games, asking Liam Livingstone to speak out in India (not sure how RCB Challengers would feel about that one).

And any attention, a simple message from the fanbase: 1. Steve Waggott goes 2. Suhail goes 3. Venkys fund the club, or sell at the first available opportunity. 

Clearly they don't care about their reputation in the UK, but I'd be certain they will there. A big ask and would take time, planning and significant resources, but if someone like WATR were to crowdfund for a campaign like that, there'd be no shortage of Rovers fans (I for one) who'd want to be involved. 

Yep. Give them "a war at home"...

[scotchrover]

On 10/03/2025 at 13:04, Kernow Rover said:

I'm sure this has been suggested (and protest against this ownership in any form is welcomed), but Venkys are impervious given the geographical distance/bunker mentality. What I do think would hurt them is a targeted campaign in India: billboards/advertising in Pune, banners at IPL games, asking Liam Livingstone to speak out in India (not sure how RCB Challengers would feel about that one).

And any attention, a simple message from the fanbase: 1. Steve Waggott goes 2. Suhail goes 3. Venkys fund the club, or sell at the first available opportunity. 

Clearly they don't care about their reputation in the UK, but I'd be certain they will there. A big ask and would take time, planning and significant resources, but if someone like WATR were to crowdfund for a campaign like that, there'd be no shortage of Rovers fans (I for one) who'd want to be involved. 

Completely agree- see the below statement. I’ve been careful with how I’ve worded the statement to avoid anything legal coming back. 

Protesting in India is the only real option now, all whilst making Suhail’s match day experience as uncomfortable as possible.
 

I noticed though, last night, he wasn’t sat next to Waggot and Rudy (when the TV camera showed them). I wonder if he’s gone into hiding since his face became more public (on social media) over the last few weeks? I’m reliably informed he hates the spotlight. 
 

If he has gone into hiding, his face needs plastering over every social media post, both on the club’s social media pages, and around Ewood. I purchased the image below and the rights to use it, so feel free to use it. 

[J*B]

You can’t protest in India. BRAG / BRFCS were trying to do that 10 years ago. The major media (newspapers, magazines, billboards) will not take your money.

Going after Venkys in India is like going after Tom Jones in Wales. They donate significant amounts of money to charities, employ thousands of people, own significant amounts of land and spend millions on advertising. The media will *not* risk that. The journalists won’t be allowed to write about it, the media agencies won’t give you the advertising space, the billboard companies won’t take your money. 

[Kernow Rover]

14 minutes ago, J*B said:

You can’t protest in India. BRAG / BRFCS were trying to do that 10 years ago. The major media (newspapers, magazines, billboards) will not take your money.

Going after Venkys in India is like going after Tom Jones in Wales. They donate significant amounts of money to charities, employ thousands of people, own significant amounts of land and spend millions on advertising. The media will *not* risk that. The journalists won’t be allowed to write about it, the media agencies won’t give you the advertising space, the billboard companies won’t take your money. 

That may be the case (and has there been an organised effort since?), but there'd be ways to be disruptive. A Rovers protest at a cricket game in India would arguably have more impact than at a match at Ewood, which says more about Venkys than anything. 

[Leonard Venkhater]

Just now, Kernow Rover said:

That may be the case (and has there been an organised effort since?), but there'd be ways to be disruptive. A Rovers protest at a cricket game in India would arguably have more impact than at a match at Ewood, which says more about Venkys than anything. 

Yeah, JB is right about past  attempts, but I wouldn't dismiss it.

After all, it looks like the Modi government is on their (adjourned) case these days

[scotchrover]

31 minutes ago, J*B said:

You can’t protest in India. BRAG / BRFCS were trying to do that 10 years ago. The major media (newspapers, magazines, billboards) will not take your money.

Going after Venkys in India is like going after Tom Jones in Wales. They donate significant amounts of money to charities, employ thousands of people, own significant amounts of land and spend millions on advertising. The media will *not* risk that. The journalists won’t be allowed to write about it, the media agencies won’t give you the advertising space, the billboard companies won’t take your money. 

Social media though…
 

That’s a complete different cattle of fish. 

[simongarnerisgod]

the protests will all come together when the team starts plummeting down the league,nothing like being threatened with relegation to make a fan unhappy,thats coming next season,it`s so obvious we will be fighting relegation next season,even the most enthusiastic happy clapper can see it

[Upside Down]

43 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

the protests will all come together when the team starts plummeting down the league,nothing like being threatened with relegation to make a fan unhappy,thats coming next season,it`s so obvious we will be fighting relegation next season,even the most enthusiastic happy clapper can see it

Chaddyrovers has entered the chat....

[DuffsLeftPeg]

On 08/03/2025 at 20:02, Upside Down said:

No it won't.

There won't be any reaction.

Pathetic fanbase.

You’re right, there will be little to no reaction. There was vs Plymouth but back to normal against Norwich with not a whimper about Venkys. 

But what exactly is it you’re looking to do by slagging off our fanbase, that you are a part of?

Aside from that, I’m rapidly losing interest in Rovers. It’s Groundhog Day again, this time under the worst coach we’ve had for a while - his quick changes and awful formation change have left the players confused. They simply aren’t good enough to play his expansive pressing style of football. 
 

Distinct parralels with Amorim at Utd with his rigid 3-4-3 without the players to play it. Exactly the same with us. 4-2-3-1 has worked all season, why change it? Madness.

 

[Upside Down]

14 hours ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

You’re right, there will be little to no reaction. There was vs Plymouth but back to normal against Norwich with not a whimper about Venkys. 

But what exactly is it you’re looking to do by slagging off our fanbase, that you are a part of?

Aside from that, I’m rapidly losing interest in Rovers. It’s Groundhog Day again, this time under the worst coach we’ve had for a while - his quick changes and awful formation change have left the players confused. They simply aren’t good enough to play his expansive pressing style of football. 
 

Distinct parralels with Amorim at Utd with his rigid 3-4-3 without the players to play it. Exactly the same with us. 4-2-3-1 has worked all season, why change it? Madness.

 

I've lost interest in it now.

I don't know why people are getting so bent out of shape by me pointing out that a complete lack of any kind of reaction to what's happening here os totally unacceptable and completely pathetic.

Folk want to go and support the team that's fine. But to not have any kind of dissenting atmosphere towards the owners and the lapdogs they employ is a complete joke.

Just my honest observation of things. If people don't want to get called out for doing nothing then they should fucking do something.

[davulsukur]

On 13/03/2025 at 21:26, simongarnerisgod said:

the protests will all come together when the team starts plummeting down the league,nothing like being threatened with relegation to make a fan unhappy,thats coming next season,it`s so obvious we will be fighting relegation next season,even the most enthusiastic happy clapper can see it

I only really use twitter as social media, so it's a narrow field but the fans on there turned when JE walked, some were conned by the club/Nixon's bullshit but since Ismael's appointment there aren't many happy fans on there.

He was an unpopular appointment and the shocking performances haven't helped at all. There aren't many positive Rovers comments on there these days.

You're right, a season of struggle next season would probably be enough to tip the fanbase over the edge. Bearing in mind, there will be a lot of players leaving and no investment into the playing squad, no new contracts for key players either.

[Mattyblue]

We go round in circles with this.

You only get organic dissent in the ground of any strength when the team is towards the bottom of the league, simple as that.

Most fans purely focus on results/league position, they’ve not the foggiest clue about off field stuff (though maybe if they joined the dots they’d work out *why* the team is crap)

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

GET OUT OF OUR CLUB FFS!!!!

[BigHoz]

Rather get fans in the ground, and disrupt every single home game. Make them unplayable. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

If the last home game against Watford is nothing to play for then that game HAS to be targeted for mass fan protest.

BIG TIME.

[Waggy76]

53 minutes ago, BigHoz said:

Rather get fans in the ground, and disrupt every single home game. Make them unplayable. 

Or fans milling around outside the ground , refusing to enter it..