10/10 for another demonstration of why you are part of the problem. Yes, exactly millions are suffering badly both mentally and physically which is why we all have to act as one to overcome this virus. Let me remind you how in autumn 2020 you were telling everyone how the vaccines would save us, we would be back in the ground by Christmas etc. Got that right didn't you!? You truly are blind to what is going on outside of chaddy world.

People like you make me absolutely furious. You really have no understanding whatsoever. Self-centered. Self-absorbed. Couldn't give a damn about society.

Under the current legislation 20% or more will be spot checked. The local public health authority makes the decision on the actual percentage.

I don't feel it has anything to do with town size etc. These are very old rivalries which simply don't truly exist for the vast majority of modern supporters. I couldn't give two hoots about whose town is bigger, better or whatever. We live almost equidistant between Ewood, Deepdale and the Reebok. PNE is a bit further and certainly more difficult to get to. I know people who support all three clubs so I imagine each club has a similar number of fans traveling from outside the local area. It's a very difficult question for fans to answer but observation suggests many supporters no longer live in their team's town. The DE car park was almost full on Saturday.

Your point about a large portion of the fan base living outside of Blackburn has been the case for 25+ years. I don't think it's a new feature. Prior to Jack's involvement I'd leave home at 2.30/35 to get to the ground for KO to travel 5 miles to Ewood. In the heady days of the '90s/00s we had to leave at 2.00. It wasn't unknown to be in a jam from the Houghton roundabout and even to divert on to the Bolton road and get in via Tockholes. Saturday we left at 2.35, didn't see a fan walking down LBR until we passed the Brown Cow, in the ground just before 3.00. Walking out of the DE car park all we could hear was Swansea fans singing. I feared a terrible home crowd. Given everything which is/has happened I was pleasantly surprised by the numbers on Saturday. It only took 10 seconds for the emotion of being back at Ewood to hit me. Prior to that I'd no idea how I would feel. It would have been too easy just to pack it all in.

My STs have got lost in the fog of lockdown. No idea where they are. I popped in to the TO a week ago and was given paper tickets which worked well The guy who served me said all ST holders would be receiving new cards before the WBA game.

My experience indicates this is incorrect. We hold two STs linked to the same email address. On June 18th we received two emails, individually addressed to the ST holder by first name, giving full details for the 2021/22 season. It seems surprising either the vast majority on here do not have an email address registered with the club or they have all been missed/excluded from a mass marketing email - logistically a very difficult task. Nothing in the post but then I think the club abandoned the ST pack years ago. Whether that is a good thing or not it isn't a sudden recent change. We've received a postal reminder car park STs are now available.

My son and I both received an email inviting us to renew on June 18th. We have renewed.

Steady. I didn't say there were or are ego problems within the trust. I do believe though the Trust should have expanded its interests but I don't think not doing so was anything to do with ego. Overall I feel there just wasn't the desire to look at any other aspect of fan representation. A real shame.

I'm good thanks Stuart. We've kept ourselves safe, sound and a touch bored. Hope your family are all safe as well. Lost opportunities? For me the big one was The Rovers Trust. There was a point when membership was higher than the Arsenal Trust. From memory I think 1200+ had signed up. A supporters trust can and should be involved in many things but Rovers Trust was always a single issue organisation. Had the Trust expanded its interest and ideas, looked to work in other areas of fan representation it might well have maintained the membership numbers and become a real voice for the fans. Sadly it focused only on being ready should the club ever be for sale. When a new board was elected I understood there was going to be a new impetus. As far as I can gather from a couple of emails a year not much is happening.

Yes, I have. I have no idea what our merchandising revenue is but prior to Covid-19 I imagine it wasn't significant. If ST sales fall to the level some are predicting, personally I think 4-5000*, then merchandise sales to these numbers will be very low. I rarely see anyone around me with a bag of goodies from the Roverstore on match day. I'm surrounded by ST holders. * I say 4-5000 because after close to 18 months away I think many will simply disappear. From the little I've read we could be on 2-4000 attendances due to Covid-19 restrictions. Possibly I should be better informed but realistically we can only wait and see what government permits. I don't think a merchandise boycott will have any impact. Yes it will cause some questions to be asked but when you have to fund the club with £20m per season it's petty cash. What would make a difference? To be honest I have no idea. I became exhausted with the whole thing. I realised the negative impact on my life and decided to avoid the stress. Nothing which is being discussed or hinted at is new. There's no reason to believe a second time around will be successful. If someone comes up with something truly new I would back it. There was too much self-interest and real opportunities were lost. I know I sound negative and as though I've given up. I would argue this is not the case but that I am a realist.

Yes, we are both very well thanks Simon. I wouldn't criticise anyone for their individual choice on anything. I might argue the point but not criticise which I view as two different things. What I object to is supporters who still insist on telling those who chose to renew we are "part of the problem." For me the difficulty is we have supporters who divide the fan base with these and other similar remarks. While such views exist those divisions will not heal. It only takes five minutes on here to know this is still happening. As for a QEGS group I've only very, very vaguely heard of this and have no idea what is involved. I have though read the language expressed and approach used towards others. This immediately puts me off as I don't believe speaking to others in such a fashion is acceptable.

Yes, I feel it is the owners who need outing. If there was new ownership they would presumably have their own ideas on CEO and manager. I will renew. It's never in question and is a decision, as I expect you know, I don't have to make. I won't deny my son the chance to watch Rovers when he has no possibility of understanding why I might choose not to take him. If I had to make the choice for me alone? Difficult but I would probably renew. Why? Being a supporter is about watching a season of dross interspersed with a few wonderful moments. It was ever thus.

It's just more of the usual nonsense from people who like others to think they're doing something......... while others actually get on and do it.

Interesting to read there are still fans blaming, at least in part, those who still attend or intend to for our current situation. While this continues, what is it now ten years?, the fan base will never unite to oust the owners.