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Carry on and hope for the best then.

It was never really about numbers for me today. The longest journey begins with a single step as the saying goes. Don't be discouraged and good luck going forward.

It's those that are boycotting and who want new owners who are saying that they have a solution. Let's put it in this way... And, for some context, my gripe with the Venky's is, let's say, operational chaos, rather than anything financial. And that's historical as well as current. So, people want the Venky's gone. OK. Let's say that fan pressure somehow achieves that. For them to be gone, and for the Venky's to give up, it either means they send us into administration, or they sell us. So the other half of the solution is who then comes in to run Rovers That has to be thought about, surely. In both cases, I really say it's pot luck. I don't know what sort of owner some are imagining coming in... An owner like the ones at Wrexham or Birmingham? While they certainly have a positive vibe about them, I still have to wonder how long before they themselves get into financial doodoo. And even those owners are about as good as you could hope for. It's far more likely we'd end up with an absolute weasel. So, perhaps I am the negative bugger, Rev! I don't have an optimistic view of what could be next, largely driven by our dreadful revenue which, even with better season ticket sales, would still give us problems, I think. That's basically all I'm posing, or all I'm suggesting. I have never claimed to have a solution, or that "I'm just waiting for administration", and that "I'm happy". Please stop with that crap, because that's what kills discussion. As for today's issue, I'm really unconvinced that this is "step one". Has that just been decided today given that there were still a reasonable proportion of supporters there? Are they going to increase in number? For what reason? Do they know what new owner can come in to do things better? You may think there could be nobody worse than the Venky's, but I really think supporters like me, or anybody else, cannot bank their money on a better solution. That's not because "we must be happy with the Venky's", but rather that we're totally out of our depth to believe that we would be better off. We might not be, and that is a highly likely scenario that I wish some would just accept that people truly believe, rather than getting all petulant about it. That's what drives supporters apart. Urgh. Anyway. That's enough for one night. Enjoy the Saturday evening, folks!

Great post, my sentiments entirely.

I am bloody exhausted and glad this first step has been taken. We were never expecting an empty ground and considering the number of free tickets handed out it is a decent effort. I am more disappointed with the fans gloating and trying to call it a flop. They are the ones causing division in the fan base. Why are you reveling in the Raos continuing and attempting to ridicule those who have given up their own time and money to try and get our club back. This has really disappointed me this evening. Time to relax, recharge and go with the next phase. Just to say I have listened to the many suggestions on here and these may be part of the next action. We are going to need as much help as we can get.

There is some quite choice language within this post. It has to be said. “You can feel sorry for yourselves…” ”the elements are not there for wider sympathy” I think you are massively missing the point here. Thousands of your fellow fans have told you they cannot keep going if the Venkys own the club next year. They have decided that the way they can express that is a boycott. You agree with the end cause - that Venkys should relinquish control of this club It is therefore unclear why you seem to think it should be others feeling sorry for themselves. You should be feeling everything they feel man. You have more in common with those fans than you do Venkys, Rudy, Pasha. You should be feeling sorry that so many thousands of your fellow fans decided, today, that enough was enough. So why should the boycotters feel sorry for themselves? They stuck to their principles today. And when it comes to the season ticket renewals, they may also stick to those principles again. That will result in a drop of revenue of 25%+ (I’ll wait for the police figures to figure this out). It won’t be irrelevant then Buried within your posts has to be an acknowledgment of the reality we find ourselves in. Comparisons to Chansiri and Oystons are quite apt - we are not unlike any other non-parachute club in that we regularly make a loss. There’s nothing special about the Venkys financial commitments. However, we are unlike other clubs in that we do not provide the other necessities a club needs to survive - ambition, investment in facilities or its fans and importantly a regular and functioning operational business within the town. We are one accounting decision away from being a Chansiri. One day, they may say no to paying the losses, and then it will be too late to save us from administration. The boycotters are telling you this

Did you outline how you indend to get there? I can't hear anything....

I think the boycott has kicked more goals than we've seen from Rovers at Ewood in a long time. A very low crowd. Don't believe the clubs propaganda. The fact theyve so blatantly had to fudge the publicly announced figure is in itself a win. It won't wash with anyone who was there, nor anyone even casually paying attention from the outside. Publicly forced the club into an embarassing and somewhat tone deaf media statement Boycott reported on major media outlets and mentioned on the broadcast. Most importantly, clearly begun the process of gaining momentum within the fanbase. Don't underestimate how difficult it is to actually start something like this. Yes it would have been nice to have another few k or so stay away, but its also important to be realistic. Rome wasnt built in a day and dislodging whatever money laundering, fund skimming exercise that passes for the ownership of a beloved football club is not going to happen off a single event either. The most crucial aspect of winning a war (as distinct from a battle) is maintaining morale. Theyve always been very good at disrupting it. Chin up lads and ladettes.

Ohashi once again missing a sitter. He runs himself into the ground, making it harder to stay composed, but we really need a finisher. Would love Szmodics back on loan for the remainder of the season. Good comeback from conceding another soft goal, thought we did well and the midfield with Forshaw and Tronstad worked a lot better than it has in previous weeks. C'mon you Rovers!

I did enjoy seeing VVD, the rest of the Liverpool players and Slot complaining bitterly about a non existent foul for Bournemouth's winner as well. Entitled tossers.

Do you gain anything from going these days, bar depression and anger?

Just as an aside but has anyone else noticed our half time routine? All season, the opposition subs + trainer come out very early and go through drills/routines. Nothing on our side. Then eventually a few of our subs come out and half-heartedly knock a few balls to each other.

I do still enjoy supporting Rovers. As stated, DE, it's just my opinion. Nothing more. Nothing less. Everyone is free to do as they please, of course. 🙂

Bloody hell. Already 12k+ boycotting over the last 15 years. Sickening seeing comments like this given the clubs situation

It was an improvement in that we didnt get comfortably brushed aside. But it wasnt a good performance in general. It was drab.

Agree to disagree. I like him as a Championship player, but if I'm a PL scout I look elsewhere.

Quite so. If the view is that boycotting/ protests etc will make no difference whatsoever, then it doesn't matter in the slightest whether they happen or not does it? Not sure why it's any skin off anyone's nose.

Surely at this point everyone has stopped caring about results, right? The priority is to rid ourselves of these cockroaches.

Fair enough, what’s your plan on how we get there ?

Did you outline how you indend to get there?

I mean the dynamic — when it turns into “you’re with us or against us,” it splits people who actually want the same thing. We all want the same outcome, we just disagree on how to get there.

Lol

You working hard tricky. 🙂 We've had plenty of managers who expect things to happen.

There is a certain air of self-satisfaction that boycotting will not have the intended outcome. Shouldn't the protestors be applauded for at least trying something to effect a change? At the very least, one might be neutral about it. But it would appear that a contingent of fans are rejoicing at the thought of it not changing anything? There's something awfully sinister about that.

It is pretty much already 50%, little over 6,000 home supporters today for a Saturday 3pm kick off.