Venky’s (& Suhail) Out Protest Ideas

[Mike E]

12 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

It was probably more Waggott and Venus.

Mowbray was there for a while though I think. Kept them up initially then bombed when handed the job permanently

Mowbray got a lot of credit there for walking before he could be sacked. I think I even used it myself as a positive for when he was employed here. Then he clung like a bad smell til the end of his contract, when he really should’ve left about a year earlier.

Then again he wasn’t the problem for us. Never was. Just a symptom.

[NeilInBristol]

Who are worse off

us or Sheffield Wednesday 

genuine question- similar situation 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Well done Wednesday fans with the Boycott tonight...that's how you do it Rovers fans!

Leeds fans are just a bunch of classless Arseholes.

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8 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Well done Wednesday fans with the Boycott tonight...that's how you do it Rovers fans!

Leeds fans are just a bunch of classless Arseholes.

I don't people are really bothered about us would we get the same reception from Leicester? 

 

 

[MarkBRFC]

5 hours ago, ... said:

I don't people are really bothered about us would we get the same reception from Leicester? 

If we were in a similar situation to Sheffield Wednesday I think most would have sympathy.

While we as fans know we are being run into the ground, to the wider football world all they see is us paying everyone on time every month, meeting hmrc requirements, selling players for profit but also spending a bit of money on replacing them.

Technically, they can say they aren't doing anything wrong.

Edited August 27 by MarkBRFC

[JHRover]

Indeed. They should replace 'fit and proper' with 'do you pay your bills on time?' as the only requirement of an owner these days. If you do that you are fine and free to do whatever you please. If you don't then you are evil. 

[RevidgeBlue]

16 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Indeed. They should replace 'fit and proper' with 'do you pay your bills on time?' as the only requirement of an owner these days. If you do that you are fine and free to do whatever you please. If you don't then you are evil. 

In devil's advocate mode: 

You can't (and don't want) authorities intervening because Clubs are being run badly per se. Clubs have be left to live and die (figuratively speaking) by their own mistakes or good management. It's only when their viability starts to come into question that the Authorities should intervene.

Manchester United were atrocious last season and finished way below where they should for a Club of that size. Does that mean the Authorities should have intervened?

[RoverDom]

31 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

In devil's advocate mode: 

You can't (and don't want) authorities intervening because Clubs are being run badly per se. Clubs have be left to live and die (figuratively speaking) by their own mistakes or good management. It's only when their viability starts to come into question that the Authorities should intervene.

Manchester United were atrocious last season and finished way below where they should for a Club of that size. Does that mean the Authorities should have intervened?

I agree with this. The authorities should have stepped in when there was a stink of agents running the club. They should also be keeping a watchful eye on the court case situation but as yet we've not defaulted on anything. The fact that they keep pulling the rug from underneath anyone who gets within a sniff of 6th spot is just bad business but not illegal. The EFL can't come along and demand more of the Adam Wharton money be spent on transfers. 

 

[MarkBRFC]

16 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Well done Wednesday fans with the Boycott tonight...that's how you do it Rovers fans!

 

Seen a few say that, there was still 4000ish Wednesday fans there though.

Full boycotts will never happen anywhere in football as folk love going too much, Blackpool came the closest with Oyston in charge, but they still had anywhere between 1000-3000 there each week.

[JHRover]

So devil's advocate mode again - let's suppose that there is some serious foundation to the investigation in India let's say that VLL has been used or is being used for other reasons other than funding the club, some of which might not be above board, ethical or even legal. 

Should the authorities just turn a blind eye to all that because ultimately they are still paying the bills every month?

[RevidgeBlue]

11 minutes ago, JHRover said:

So devil's advocate mode again - let's suppose that there is some serious foundation to the investigation in India let's say that VLL has been used or is being used for other reasons other than funding the club, some of which might not be above board, ethical or even legal. 

Should the authorities just turn a blind eye to all that because ultimately they are still paying the bills every month?

Hypothetically, (as I doubt the above is the case) I'd say definitlely not.

But then you're straying into very different realms there than simply running the Club badly.

If a Club is "only" being run badly it's down to the disaffected fanbase to shift them not the Authorities.

[NeilInBristol]

5 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

If we were in a similar situation to Sheffield Wednesday I think most would have sympathy.

While we as fans know we are being run into the ground, to the wider football world all they see is us paying everyone on time every month, meeting hmrc requirements, selling players for profit but also spending a bit of money on replacing them.

Technically, they can say they aren't doing anything wrong.

So the only difference is weds owners aren’t even doing that ? 

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15 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Seen a few say that, there was still 4000ish Wednesday fans there though.

Full boycotts will never happen anywhere in football as folk love going too much, Blackpool came the closest with Oyston in charge, but they still had anywhere between 1000-3000 there each week.

Of course you're always gonna get people that don't have any backroom knowledge, ones that simple arent interested in that and people that are new, which is what I think half our fan base has now become

[oneandycrawford]

16 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

So the only difference is weds owners aren’t even doing that ? 

That seems to me a huge difference. I would love the Venkys to be gone as the club will continue to decline if they stay.

But they do meet their financial obligations to both the authorities and employees of the club.

Lots of clubs (and other organisations) don't invest and many treat their employees badly - Man Utd, P&O, etc.

 

So although we, as fans of the club, know what is going on, the wider football fan base doesn't see the problem in the same way as they view the Sheffield Weds situation.

Did we display much support for Big Club, Coventry, etc. when they had their ownership issues?

[Nipper1875]

On 22/08/2025 at 17:26, Miller11 said:

I’ve not heard of this, can you explain what happened?

Cheers

Game against watford  - travis was ment to of said something - so club have been inestigating and so have the fa and efl for some time but that was final straw with trav from club

[Nipper1875]

See lesley fielding hav a dig at the club with message to travis - we need more like her coming out against the way the club is run 

 

Good lass Lesley 

[DutchRover]

More than ever we need pressure on owners to sell, hope the Coalition have stuff planned after this disastrous end to transfer window.

Realistically we need the Indian Gov to convict Venkys of illegal financial activity to create enough pressure on them to sell, but the never ending court case continues

[Frederick]

It’ll be one of the best days ever when these spoons sell up. 

[pick32]

8th November big sky game 150year anniversary against Derby, don’t go simple, should have a charity match ex players, Dunn, Gallagher, Derbyshire, Hendry etc 100s of fans, bands a fair everything to celebrate 150 years let them report on that and show an empty Ewood and packed pleasington for example

[Proudtobeblue&white]

20 minutes ago, pick32 said:

8th November big sky game 150year anniversary against Derby, don’t go simple, should have a charity match ex players, Dunn, Gallagher, Derbyshire, Hendry etc 100s of fans, bands a fair everything to celebrate 150 years let them report on that and show an empty Ewood and packed pleasington for example

I've advocated this before, nothing screams more than emptiness. Nothing to celebrate whilst they remain.

[RoversClitheroe]

4 hours ago, pick32 said:

8th November big sky game 150year anniversary against Derby, don’t go simple, should have a charity match ex players, Dunn, Gallagher, Derbyshire, Hendry etc 100s of fans, bands a fair everything to celebrate 150 years let them report on that and show an empty Ewood and packed pleasington for example

Yes let's do it.

Just don't turn up fuck them all.

[Mattyblue]

Forget about one off boycotts and all that, won’t happen here.

What will happen is gates will continue to drop year on year as we fall down the leagues. Thats your protest right there - but this lot do not care one iota. They’ll just shut the ‘unviable’ academy, the ‘not fit for purpose’ training ground, the ‘surplus’ Riverside and on and on.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

All gone quiet with the protest groups?...anything happening/planned Glen as these Clowns continue to swing their Wrecking Ball at what is left at Ewood.

[JHRover]

This 150th game is the regime's opportunity to paint an image of normality to the world. They'll be expecting a bumper crowd of people to turn up for the 'special' occasion, probably stick some Rovers 'legends' on the pitch before the game, wear a special shirt. This will all make them look and feel legitimate.

I agree the best, probably only way, for supporters to send a message to them and the watching people on Sky, is to not turn up for it. I also appreciate that is everyone's own choice and might not be acceptable to some. 

So ultimately we will get a half-way house. We won't get a total boycott of the game or a ridiculously low crowd, but the ground will be more than half empty, which tells a story in itself for what should be a significant occasion in our history.

Personally even ignoring the 150th stuff the ignominy and humiliation of sitting there as our former manager, captain and half our side turn up for Derby, and imbeciles around me in the stands booing/blaming them for our demise, is enough to ensure I stay well away from Ewood, as I genuinely would not be able to go and sit there without either falling out with someone or walking out in disgust.

[USABlue]

14 hours ago, pick32 said:

8th November big sky game 150year anniversary against Derby, don’t go simple, should have a charity match ex players, Dunn, Gallagher, Derbyshire, Hendry etc 100s of fans, bands a fair everything to celebrate 150 years let them report on that and show an empty Ewood and packed pleasington for example

Brilliant that.