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[JHRover]

Not many non-PL clubs will ever have a commercial opportunity like Brereton-Mania drop into their lap unexpectedly with minimal input.

An amazing turn of events that very few would have dreamt of but it happened and all of sudden we have a Chilean International in our ranks with millions around the world taking an interest, following the club and the story.

What have Rovers done to capitalise on this unexpected bonus? Anything at all? Idiots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mattyblue]

Nowt they could do. Haven’t you heard from the forum’s logistics expert? It’s not possible to get anything delivered from China to BB2 postcodes…

[tomphil]

12 hours ago, JHRover said:

Not many non-PL clubs will ever have a commercial opportunity like Brereton-Mania drop into their lap unexpectedly with minimal input.

An amazing turn of events that very few would have dreamt of but it happened and all of sudden we have a Chilean International in our ranks with millions around the world taking an interest, following the club and the story.

What have Rovers done to capitalise on this unexpected bonus? Anything at all? Idiots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listening to Waggot at the time you can only draw the conclusion again that they couldn't be bothered.  Not millions to be made so can't be arsed really looking into it, nobody to franchise it to and get a lump sum down payment so can't be arsed.

 

[Wheelton Blue]

5 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Listening to Waggot at the time you can only draw the conclusion again that they couldn't be bothered.  Not millions to be made so can't be arsed really looking into it, nobody to franchise it to and get a lump sum down payment so can't be arsed.

 

That aptly describes the entirity of the club's off-field operation.

Waste of space, the lot of them.

[tomphil]

2 minutes ago, Wheelton Blue said:

That aptly describes the entirity of the club's off-field operation.

Waste of space, the lot of them.

The old saying 'where there's a will there's a way' doesn't apply down there it's just where there's a wage there's a suit.

[J*B]

42 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Listening to Waggot at the time you can only draw the conclusion again that they couldn't be bothered.  Not millions to be made so can't be arsed really looking into it, nobody to franchise it to and get a lump sum down payment so can't be arsed.

 

Here’s one I can actually be ITK at! When (most) football clubs sign a big name player or someone with lots of sponsorship opportunities, they send out a media pack to local sports production companies (like me) explaining who the player has affiliations with, their media schedules, who to contact at the club about filming on site and an estimation of fees for hiring the stadium/training ground/media facilities. It’s mostly so that when - as an example - Liverpool sign Gakpo, production companies find it easy to shoot with Gakpo at Anfield for Heineken rather than dealing with the player management and taking the player off site and shooting at Tranmere Rovers, let’s say. 

I’ve never received anything from Rovers about Brereton-Diaz. Look at the work he’s done on social media:

Not shot at Rovers:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CftUfL4p4D8/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_DvhlORfO/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CfxB7FCt6h7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5khrkOGBV/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Shot at Rovers:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgfRdoOjzc5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
 

[Mattyblue]

The club needs root and branch change on the commercial side. 

Same people going through the motions and offering a shoddy and stale product year after year.
 

[K-Hod]

Fans Forum meeting on Monday, I’ll be there either in person, or on zoom (owing to work commitments)- fire me a PM if you’ve anything you would like me to raise in your behalf. (I’ve plenty of my own to add in the ‘first team matters’ part already!) 

Cheers.

[Mashed Potatoes]

On 07/01/2023 at 12:17, K-Hod said:

Fans Forum meeting on Monday, I’ll be there either in person, or on zoom (owing to work commitments)- fire me a PM if you’ve anything you would like me to raise in your behalf. (I’ve plenty of my own to add in the ‘first team matters’ part already!) 

Cheers.

Anything to report ?

[Hasta]

Apparantly Waggot said we were bringing in ex-Fenerbache Commercial Director Don Alweçan .

Edited January 10, 2023 by Hasta

[K-Hod]

7 hours ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

Anything to report ?

Minutes will be released in the next few days, they’ll tell you more than I can!

[Mashed Potatoes]

1 minute ago, K-Hod said:

Minutes will be released in the next few days, they’ll tell you more than I can!

Thanks. Look forward to that.

[Upside Down]

I'll summarise, 

We're doing all we can.

We'll look into it. 

[only2garners]

18 hours ago, K-Hod said:

Minutes will be released in the next few days, they’ll tell you more than I can!

They should be on the website tomorrow.

[only2garners]

I understand that the minutes are up now.

[Mattyblue]

Just about scraped over 9,000 STs (with half STs included) and he’s crowing about the revenue. Forget about trying to grow the fanbase, just keep rinsing that core.

Small time ‘leader’ overseeing a small time operation.

Edited January 12, 2023 by Mattyblue

[tomphil]

That just sums Waggots mentality up.

[arbitro]

Waggott has essentially confirmed what many have been saying about season ticket sales and his reluctance to offer cheaper deals. He said he has to meet the budgets set by the owners and stated that although Preston sold more season tickets than us he wasn't sure if they brought in as much money as us. In other words he is screwing and abusing the loyalty of our hard core of support and can't be arsed trying to sell more using different initiatives. He also pretty much said the Dingles would get a full allocation for the game in March.

The sooner this bloke leaves our club the better.

[roversfan99]

No real conversation about the woeful service and queues on the concourse but at least Savio got to ask about player postcards again.

[Mattyblue]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2023/january/12/lead-the-lads-out-in-the-emirates-fa-cup-at-ewood-park-/

You used to get a kit as part of the mascot package (£300), and still do at other clubs, now we have so little stock/so skint you can’t even apply if your kid hasn’t already got one of his own.

There’s that small time operation again.

 

[damo100]

Did anybody ask Swag when he's retiring so our club can move forward. 

 

Sick of the same lame responses.

[Sweaty Gussets]

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Just about scraped over 9,000 STs (with half STs included) and he’s crowing about the revenue. Forget about trying to grow the fanbase, just keep rinsing that core.

Small time ‘leader’ overseeing a small time operation.

LT reporting - 'The club sold just under 9,300 tickets, and an additional 409 half season tickets'

 Blackburn Rovers' season ticket revenue 'highest since Premier League' | Lancashire Telegraph

Most ticket revenue since relegation from the Prem, so doubt there will be much reduction on next seasons prices. 

[Sweaty Gussets]

Swag will be vindicated because he's brought in the most ticket revenue since the Prem days. 

This bit was illuminating:

Responding to questions about Preston North End’s season ticket sales figure being their highest in 50 years, Waggott stated that wouldn’t necessarily equate to a higher overall revenue.

He said he ‘was tasked by the club’s owners to hit certain financial targets in order to meet budgets and be able to provide the funds for a competitive first-team squad’.

 

he's just a money-man, supporter 'experience' and a better atmosphere don't matter to him. Not his remit essentially. 

Edited January 12, 2023 by Sweaty Gussets

[Mattyblue]

5 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

LT reporting - 'The club sold just under 9,300 tickets, and an additional 409 half season tickets'

 Blackburn Rovers' season ticket revenue 'highest since Premier League' | Lancashire Telegraph

Most ticket revenue since relegation from the Prem, so doubt there will be much reduction on next seasons prices. 

The LT have got that wrong. The minutes are stating just under 9,300 in total including the 400 half STs.

Nothing will change until he fecks off, alas this long signposted retirement never seems to come to fruition…

[only2garners]

I’m pretty sure I’ve got it right and the LET are wrong - just under 9,300 including half STs.