Blackburn Rovers Women

[A Northern Horde...]

Project downsize continues unabated. 

This is to be our future or whatever will remain of it.

[JHRover]

2 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

I wouldn’t be completely surprised if he gets a percentage of any savings he makes.

I'm convinced of it, I'm sure the only reason the Indians agreed to employ him was on the basis he would ultimately pay for himself with savings made.

[BigHoz]

Surprise surprise, phase 1 season tickets end and they start to piss the fan base off again. 

[Exiled_Rover]

20 minutes ago, BigHoz said:

Surprise surprise, phase 1 season tickets end and they start to piss the fan base off again. 

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[47er]

Read comments on the LT chat site yesterday. There were about 10 comments on this development and all of them approved it as a sensible decision! Losing money, low crowds etc.

[alex l]

13 minutes ago, 47er said:

Read comments on the LT chat site yesterday. There were about 10 comments on this development and all of them approved it as a sensible decision! Losing money, low crowds etc.

Ah in that case let's take the men's team to semi-pro too. 

The other common response seems to be "did you ever watch the women's team", in which case let's reduce our youth teams and under 23s as well. 

[JHRover]

It makes financial sense to shut the whole thing down and put houses on Ewood and Brockhall. 

I'm interested as to why some seem to think it is ok to slash in some areas because it saves money but stop short of going the whole hog.

Basically it's because "I'm alright Jack" as long as there's a men's team at a reasonable level every other Saturday at Ewood nothing else bothers them.

Be careful though...the same excuses and reasons for this could easily be transferred elsewhere to justify what they are up to.

[Mattyblue]

The owners have absolutely no interest in Blackburn Rovers, none - the history, the heritage, the drive to operate at the very highest level they can, the 'community' of a football club half way round the world they haven't even bothered gracing with their presence for a decade, means what to them? So using the justification of yesterday; 

By transitioning into a lower tier, the club can continue to support competitive football in a structure that is community-based and financially viable

In their minds why not for the club as a whole? 

[47er]

27 minutes ago, JHRover said:

It makes financial sense to shut the whole thing down and put houses on Ewood and Brockhall. 

I'm interested as to why some seem to think it is ok to slash in some areas because it saves money but stop short of going the whole hog.

Basically it's because "I'm alright Jack" as long as there's a men's team at a reasonable level every other Saturday at Ewood nothing else bothers them.

Be careful though...the same excuses and reasons for this could easily be transferred elsewhere to justify what they are up to.

Surely they'll shut the whole thing down anyway---intentionally or otherwise? if they stay that is.

I can't begin to imagine what the Club will look like after anther 15 seasons of their tender care.

We'll be in Div 2 by then or out of the League altogether.

 

[Bronzed A Donis]

38 minutes ago, JHRover said:

It makes financial sense to shut the whole thing down and put houses on Ewood and Brockhall. 

I'm interested as to why some seem to think it is ok to slash in some areas because it saves money but stop short of going the whole hog.

Basically it's because "I'm alright Jack" as long as there's a men's team at a reasonable level every other Saturday at Ewood nothing else bothers them.

Be careful though...the same excuses and reasons for this could easily be transferred elsewhere to justify what they are up to.

So true.  Remember how many people on Facebook, twitter, LET were applauding the club for trying that very thing with the whole training ground palava , all under 1 (smaller) roof approach. How anyone can claim to be a Rovers fan when they will blindly defend and advocate things like that.

Edited 5 hours ago by Bronzed A Donis
Typo

[lraC]

7 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

The owners have absolutely no interest in Blackburn Rovers, none - the history, the heritage, the drive to operate at the very highest level they can, the 'community' of a football club half way round the world they haven't even bothered gracing with their presence for a decade, means what to them? So using the justification of yesterday; 

By transitioning into a lower tier, the club can continue to support competitive football in a structure that is community-based and financially viable

In their minds why not for the club as a whole? 

It has already been pointed out by Rudy Gestede, that we should be very grateful to our owners that we have a team to support every other week.

Hard to understand how we managed without them for 135 years really.

[Mattyblue]

Thank god for the NIMBYs of the Ribble Valley taking a stand against the housing plan … as our fanbase wouldn’t have.

Edited 5 hours ago by Mattyblue

[Waggy76]

1 hour ago, 47er said:

Surely they'll shut the whole thing down anyway---intentionally or otherwise? if they stay that is.

I can't begin to imagine what the Club will look like after anther 15 seasons of their tender care.

We'll be in Div 2 by then or out of the League altogether.

 

If they continue to be in charge for another 5 years, we will be in the National League making the numbers up. 

Personally, I think they will be gone in 18 months, blind optimism possibly. 

They are coming to the attention of mainstream newsagencies.. 

The spotlight will be shining to brightly for them, I can only live in hope. 

[glen9mullan]

There's certainly some mixed views around the net on the woman's team.

Some are very much ,I don't watch them, they lose money and no ones interested in womens football.

Some are just very 1950

Others see this as another piece of the foundations being destroyed and are fearful if its the women's team today then what is it tomorrow, next week , next year etc.

My own stance is, when I joined the coalition I did so as our club is heading completely in the wrong direction and the lack of accountability is astounding.

I can watch and accept this or I can try and be part of something to try and push for positive change.

There will be many subjects, issues which I and everyone else will have stronger or weaker opinions on, but I made the choice to be part of unified approach. 

The women's team has touched the panel at all different trigger points, however to say nothing is accepting what will be will be. I fully support the coalitions panel in their actions this week in talking to staff and players who this has affected and publicly condemning the unprofessional way this has been handled by the club.

When representing the AG in meetings,  many times I've put across points strongly to the club which may not mirror my own thoughts, however when I chose to form the AG I gave up my own personal views to act in the best interest of the membership at all times.

I appreciate the Woman's team in isolation doesn't strike a chord with all, but I try and always look at things holistically and the symbol a decision like this has on future behaviours, actions by those at the club and the owners.

The club  is doing a fantastic job of writing their own bad press and in this instance they've impacted many lives and dreams with zero empathy or regard.

Edited 2 hours ago by glen9mullan

[sympatheticclaret]

In 1913, the main stand at Ewood Park was subject to an arson attack by extremist Suffragettes, targeting it as a symbol of male influence and power etc .... I wonder if we might see history repeat itself ? 

[alex l]

The downgrading of the women's team, or even if it was abolished altogether, doesn't upset me per se. It's how it's been handled and what is symbolises. 

By all accounts, those involved in the team have been treated like crap and communication has been poor. Had the club, last summer, said we'd be unlikely to run the team in the new wsl2 due to the costs, everyone has fair notice. 

But they didn't, and it's against the rhetoric we've heard of 'owners never fail to write a cheque', or the logic that we've banked £30m+ across 12 months. It's like they're too proud/stubborn/afraid to say 'Rovers are skint, we're watching all the pennies, sorry to the Women's team but we can't afford to run the team's. 

As for the fans who don't give a toss about the women's team, they should be careful what it could mean down the line. That precious Cat A academy is only kept as such because those running the place are hoping it unearths another Wharton, or at least others to keep modest sums coming in. If it doesn't produce first team players for a couple of seasons, they'll downgrade that too. The club shop will go online only other than match days and those in Row A will get high vis jackets so they can double up as stewards. In the meantime, the board continues to do everything they can to reduce the owners' annual investment, and they probably get rewarded for it. 

Rant over. 

[wilsdenrover]

Less than two years ago…

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2023/june/20/a-new-era-starts-now/

Quite the volte-face.

[rigger]

9 hours ago, Gamst said:

We could have funded the women’s team by getting rid of one of Steve or Pasha. It seems that everything is being cut apart from director pay. 

And  the majority of season ticket prices.