Venky’s & Waggott Out Protest Ideas

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26 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

 

Education is the key. All this nonsense only ends when Venky’s sell up. They and the people they employ aren’t proper football people and/or don’t have a clue what they’re doing.

Exactly.

[lraC]

9 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

It did cross my mind maybe the reluctance to give decent new contracts at an earlier appropriate time, so they actually get signed, might be down to preventing someone somewhere getting a contractually obliged cut of the action.

Or the players and their agents prefer to eye up the so called loyalty bonus they get here instead of signing on fees. Then get a new contract, maybe bigger wages and a signing on fee elsewhere.

Whatever it is it's pathetic it keeps happening and us getting told oh that's just football. The only thing covering that policy from financial disaster is the knee jerk sale of the jewel in the crown.

The second link I posted this morning was a similar version, of what you are saying, although based on players appearances.

I know it’s a while ago, but certain players were frozen out of the team, to prevent contract extensions/ bonuses being triggered. I have my suspicions this still goes on too, but who knows?

[DuffsLeftPeg]

I’m sure there are plans afoot with the coalition but I would like to suggest an actual planned peaceful protest at Ewood on Friday 25th April afternoon - slow news day compared to the day after for the final home game of the season v Watford with there being Premier League games & an FA Cup semi-final then. 

Thoughts? We can’t just let this die after a couple decent results. Otherwise we are back to square one, rinse and repeat, same old shite behind the scenes, as the last few posts help to highlight. 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by DuffsLeftPeg

[Dreyski]

12 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

yet plenty of us think we would be able to run the club better than the current ownership and board

Anyone who can send a fax or email on time would do a better job.

 

[chaddyrovers]

19 minutes ago, ... said:

Exactly.

What do Rovers fans need educating on? 

[Tomphil2]

4 hours ago, lraC said:

Does this sound familiar to recent transfer policy?

Are these people still here, but hidden a little better?
 

https://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/01/02/blackburn’s-owners-revamp-survival-plans-in-wake-of-old-trafford-win-020101/

A good reminder of the instant mess they made of it, how the team was weakened and how agents and consultants began to bleed their money out of it.

 

[Herbie6590]

45 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

What do Rovers fans need educating on? 

That it doesn’t have to be like this…

[chaddyrovers]

6 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

That it doesn’t have to be like this…

Care to expand Ian? 

Each Rovers supporter has their own opinion based on whatever it is

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39 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Care to expand Ian? 

Each Rovers supporter has their own opinion based on whatever it is

Are you happy with how the club is being run currently? 

[USABlue]

Hoping Venkies di a season review and ask Waggot some really sticky questions. The porch light finally comes on and they can the self serving plonker.

[Mattyblue]

Why would they do that? He’s lowered costs and kept us in the division - job done and bonuses all round.

Fans are getting a big narky? They’ve never given a feck about that.

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[SIMON GARNERS 194]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Care to expand Ian? 

Each Rovers supporter has their own opinion based on whatever it is

I give up I really do.You are a proper contrarian Chaddy and no mistake.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, ... said:

Are you happy with how the club is being run currently? 

I have posted plenty over recent times over things I would like to see change some things change whether its the ST prices for next season or how the club marketing ST, getting more fans back, different commercial strategy, different food offerings in the concourse, communication with the supporters, 

[DuffsLeftPeg]

15 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

I give up I really do.You are a proper contrarian Chaddy and no mistake.

He is exactly that but I do believe he is “educated” to what’s gone on but continues to support the team at Ewood regardless. I have 2 good friends who are exactly the same, it’s infuriating at times but they support the team in their own way.

That is completely ok and we have to support individuals following the club in whatever way they choose to do so. Anything else leaves us divided which is exactly what the goons running the club would want. 

There needs to be a common goal of demanding better for the team & the club. The goal being Venky’s selling up, progression on the pitch by finally achieving a Top 6 Championship finish and ultimately, promotion to the Premier League under present and passionate owners who put the best interests of the club and community it is part of first.

Edited 12 hours ago by DuffsLeftPeg

[Mattyblue]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I have posted plenty over recent times over things I would like to see change some things change whether its the ST prices for next season or how the club marketing ST, getting more fans back, different commercial strategy, different food offerings in the concourse, communication with the supporters, 

Sounds like you want the present regime to carry on in charge but to tinker with comms and food… how about the regime sells up and fecks off as a change for BRFC?

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[chaddyrovers]

5 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

He is exactly that but I do believe he is “educated” to what’s gone on but continues to support the team at Ewood regardless. I have 2 good friends who are exactly the same, it’s infuriating at times but they support the team in their own way.

That is completely ok and we have to support individuals following the club in whatever way they choose to do so. Anything else leaves us divided which is exactly what the goons running the club would want. 

There needs to be a common goal of demanding better for the team & the club. The goal being Venky’s selling up, progression on the pitch by finally achieving a Top 6 Championship finish and ultimately, promotion to the Premier League under present and passionate owners who put the best interests of the club and community it is part of first.

Of course I know what has happened over the last 15 years, I have read Nick Harris articles on what happened here or what others have said or reported over the years, but no way will my support for my club waved and I will continued to supported Rovers every home game and back the team aswell as attending as many away games as possible. 

How do you force Venkys to sell up tho? 

[DuffsLeftPeg]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Of course I know what has happened over the last 15 years, I have read Nick Harris articles on what happened here or what others have said or reported over the years, but no way will my support for my club waved and I will continued to supported Rovers every home game and back the team aswell as attending as many away games as possible. 

How do you force Venkys to sell up tho? 

We can’t force anything. All we can do as fans is keep the spotlight firmly on the negative aspects of The Rao Family’s ownership of Rovers.

I firmly believe that they will sell eventually. Ultimately though they own the club and can do with it whatever they like.

As a collective, and I believe this is the message @glen9mullan’s coalition is trying to get across, we need to all get behind the common goal of progression for the club & team and the sale of the club to owners who care. 

[DuffsLeftPeg]

1 minute ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

but no way will my support for my club waved and I will continued to supported Rovers every home game and back the team aswell as attending as many away games as possible. 

If this is your way @chaddyrovers does it really matter what League we are in? Genuine question.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

We are a devided fanbase DLP make no mistake,the axis of Power at Ewood do have the fanbase were they want us.

There are fans happy for the current Status Quo to continue unabated.I find that hard to except.

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

We can’t force anything. All we can do as fans is keep the spotlight firmly on the negative aspects of The Rao Family’s ownership of Rovers.

I firmly believe that they will sell eventually. Ultimately though they own the club and can do with it whatever they like.

I agree we can't force them to sell 

1 minute ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

If this is your way @chaddyrovers does it really matter what League we are in? Genuine question.

why wouldn't it be? I am Rovers Supporter and I am STH. 

[Herbie6590]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Care to expand Ian? 

Each Rovers supporter has their own opinion based on whatever it is

I’ve waxed lyrical on a number of our podcasts & the one I did for the Roker Report in the match thread. 
See also my LT columns for the questions I regularly pose to the leadership. 

[JHRover]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I agree we can't force them to sell 

Maybe we can, maybe we can't.

Suppose that depends on how badly they need income from tickets and how willing / able they are to plug the gap with money from other sources.

I agree, probably irrelevant to them what supporters do and how many buy tickets.

My hope was and remains that the Indian legal system and authorities can force them to sell. 

[Mattyblue]

10 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

 

There are fans happy for the current Status Quo to continue unabated.I find that hard to except.

There’s plenty, have a listen to convos around Ewood, there’s still a groundswell out there that really think they are the only thing keeping us from liquidation. 

[JHRover]

On Saturday a number of people around me reacted with horror/confusion/outrage when people in the BBE started singing anti-Venky chants whilst we were 4-1 up. 

It seemed to me that the prevailing view of those people was that there was no reason or justification for such chants because the team was doing well and that it was inappropriate to be singing such things whilst we were hammering the opposition.

I struggled to understand the thought process there. I understand if you don't agree with anti-Venky chanting or noise full stop but I'm not sure why anyone would base their view on how the team is performing at any given time.

The whole point to this is that the owners need to go and that applies regardless of how the team is doing. Linking it to team performance is exactly what they want to happen so they can brush it off as anger about results and not the existential crisis they have placed the club in.

[DuffsLeftPeg]

14 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

why wouldn't it be? I am Rovers Supporter and I am STH. 

Would you take a few seasons of pain & potentially being relegated to League 2 if it led to better ownership & running of the club and all of your gripes addressed?

I’m just curious to understand the mindset? I get the feeling from friends of a similar view that they wouldn’t be happy if results took a major slide leading to relegation to League 1 and potentially further.

For me, unless there is a major cash injection from the owners and their financial issues in India suddenly disappear, that is exactly what is coming.

There are very few saleable assets left of the magnitude of Wharton & Smzodics given the lack of any serious investment in the team since the summer transfer window in 2022.