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Support the boycott? Fancy being part of a video montage? Send in a clip of yourself saying 'i am boycotting the Watford match' or something similar to iamboycotting@hotmail.com

Let’s hope so, personally I’d just see them using it as an excuse to further cut costs and mothball/sell off the infrastructure we have left. A Wigan-esque lower league club. We’ll find out either way as BRFC will end up in League 1 sooner rather than later and ST sales will continue to decline.

I think even for these owners, there will be a point of critical mass that we're rapidly approaching. Imo losses exceeding a certain prescribed level that they're prepared to go to will be the only thing that shifts them. They certainly dont seem to mind being unpopular.

I hope the Mak goes on to have a rewarding career in football elsewhere. If anyone could exemplify the sheer ineptitude of the current management structure and its decision making, Makhtar Gueye would be a prime example of what is wrong with our club. Talk about fooking 'hit and hope' - unfortunately for our recruitment 'experts' the lad struggled to hit, and didn't really have any hope of doing justice to his alloted shirt. It's Rovers all over, at the moment though, sadly - hit and sodding hope. Pass me the gin.

Grealish got a second yellow for applauding the referee after getting a free kick, Everton fans seem annoyed but it’s bloody stupid from Grealish who then got in the ref’s face after.

Just my opinion, I think it’s a step they’ll back away from. Time will tell, I suppose. By the way, you are falling in to that trap of thinking these are normal owners. You’re not going to get them out by losing a couple more thousand ST holders either, as losing twelve thousand of them under their watch has shown. Boycott or no boycott we’ll be considerably down on ST holders next season and they will still be here .

That's a good idea actually.

Burnley 2-1 down now. Edit: Bugger, 2-2 as I typed!

Why? You're not going to get them out by going "We dont like you but it doesn't matter we'll buy tickets or attend matches regardless." Has to be all or nothing.

Burnley 1-1 now. Thought there was a ridiculous VAR inspired penalty for Citeh in their game v Brighton. Doku took a swan dive over an outstretched leg and the ref (rightly imo) ignored it. Then VAR referred him to the screen and we know what happens next.

Right, all agreed then, people that attend aren’t complicit, but Rovers fans, just like us, who happen to see things differently. I’d be surprised if the Coalition went there with season tickets.

That's against a Coventry who even after that win sit bottom of the group and behind Leyton Orient U21s. So you have to think the red card was the main factor there. That said, 4 of their 5 points have now come against us. Perhaps the Cov u21s carry the same hoodoo over us as their senior side seem to!

match report https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/january/07/report--rovers-under-21s-0-1-coventry-city-under-21s/

Whilst Im fully behind the call for a boycott it isn't quite that black and white. People have to decide whether or not to forgo something they've already paid for and there'll be a few like the poster previously who are obliged to attend as a one off due to personal circumstances. Im also not one of those who thinks the result of this initial call to boycott is of crucial importance either way. I assume in due course there'll be a call to supporters to boycott ST purchases for next season. You may (or may not) find there's a more noticeable response to that and either way it'll hit the owners in the pocket harder which will have the most chance of achieving the end goal. Need to do as many different things as possible by way of protest.

Always thought he had plenty of talent, but it isn't much use if you're in the injury room for most of the time.

I imagine pointing at his team mates, and pointing at a tactics board, are transferrable skills 😉

I overestimated the quality of the teams in the league more than anything, although in my defence I barely give the PL a passing glance these days. This Man Utd team, currently losing to Burnley, being 7th says it all.

Sooo, hands up who actually thought Keith Andrews would do this good a job ar Brentford?

Bad choice of words on my part but I do believe you are trying to find something to be offended by. I have never used the words complicit. I genuinely mean if you are happy with everything attend, if you are not you have a choice to make. Do you add your support to a planned boycott or not. It is that simple.

Tell them to attend 🤔

To be honest, I don’t think it’s as big a deal as the microcosm of people who post on here and Facebook are making out. The majority of supporters don’t post on here or follow the fan groups on FB with any regular interest. It is those people whom which the success of this action rests with - the silent majority I have some faith that, actually, a lot of people do engage with fan groups one way or another. And all fan groups are behind this action. Simply by membership, I’d wager at least 1-2 current match going fans are paid up members of groups contained within the Coalition. It only takes another 1-2 to 3 before you’re almost at 40-50% levels of typical home fans. If few who usually buy walk ons don’t bother, then the boycott will be visibly seen I think the cliff edge moment you allude to is driven firstly in good faith. By that, I mean that fans are disagreeing not with the end outcome but with the road one takes. This disagreement causes much frustration and the desire to persuade leads people to embellish. “This is our last chance”; “this has no chance of succeeding”; “they are billionaires - who cares”; “if you do go, you are complicit” The above are statements of persuasion more than anything. And human nature is such that when persuasion fails, it usually hardens people in opposition rather than changing hearts and minds I would disagree a statement to remain means the boycott has failed. They would provide that statement anyway and so usually when discontent occurs. Suggesting this is a sign of failure would mean that you are of the idea doing nothing and plodding on is more likely to see Venkys leave. The boycott won’t be the nail in the coffin, but it will help no matter the outcome as it is another sign that the club is not operating correctly

Never said they are. It's entirely a matter of personal choice whether anyone wants to attend/not attend, boycott for one game or permanently/not boycott etc. I voted with my feet several seasons ago so can't boycott per se however I do firmly think it's the right thing to do. Something has to be done. Imo those that still enjoy attending games, even under the current circumstances, won't have a Club left to follow in a few seasons if the Club continues on its current trajectory.

Why would I be offended. But I take it you agree that those who will attend are not complicit with the owners?

Shall we start a ITK locked MOD thread @Herbie6590 where we submit the tweets and we do a tally of the best ITK for the end of Jan, and the worst