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I am boycotting and would encourage others to do so. I'm not funding the destruction of the football club. My second reason: is it actually fun going? No, it's depressing and toxic. Enjoyment is the reason we all should be going.

Go on then, how do we get them out? What are your forward thinking ideas would love to hear them. Today was a success because everyone is talking about it.

I think Yuki’s suffering from just a few weeks off last summer in 2 years

It's never not a good time to play us.

Oh I see. When they said there would be 3 players in before the Hull game, they meant this one not the cup game. Silly me.

Agreed we could have Fernandes an haaland in our team but if Val is persisting with his stubborn formation and tactics it’s irrelevant

This is the same cowardly fatalism people used when Mowbray was manager. "Who else is going to manage us?" "Who else could do better than Mogga on our budget?" etc etc. Somehow we managed to find two managers back-to-back that had us within spitting distance of the playoffs until they were hamstrung by the owners. "It could be worse, so don’t rock the boat". 15 years of Venky's ownership has created learned helplessness within our fanbase.

In all seriousness though. Tricky and Goozeburger, the last time I seem to remember you on here was during the summer extolling the virtues of the transfer window and how exciting all the new incomings were and how good it was to get rid of the old guard. (How is that going –don’t tell me, we have to wait for the transition to play out at least until the end of the season.) Now you turn up after a protest essentially suggesting that protesting will achieve little for a variety of reasons. It may be that you are correct. But unless you provide alternatives for ridding us of the Rao’s (which you appear to agree with) then surely your posts are not constructive.

Always thought he was vastly overrated tbh.

Yuki last season scored some very good goals, some reactive and others after long runs, and we have not really seen this since Ismael took over. I think he's being asked to spend his time chasing everything instead of focusing on specific areas of the field and that combined with the fact he's playing every game has massively hampered the effectiveness of an already limited player. I'd like to see a pacy left winger and a striker with a big of physical presence come in, but I doubt we'll get either. A good coach/manager will use player's strengths. Ours is rigid to a system that suits no one and we're all suffering for it. The fact that today's turgid serving is seen as an improvement says it all.

Aye, good time to play them, that'll be it. It was a much better time for them to be playing us.

Lol So you must be SWAG, Pasha, VI or RG 🙂 Edit -forgot to add -or an agent. 😉

I'll follow up when I've time, enjoy your evening

No, you are -suggesting that any action is pointless.

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?