Venky’s (& Suhail) Out Protest Ideas

[StHelensRover]

Does anyone think that a 'red card' protest would gain any sort of traction amongst the fans that are still going to matches?

"Show Venkys, Pasha and Rudy the Red Card"

Would enough people participate for it to get attention? Sheffield Wednesday did it recently with yellow cards, they have more people turning up to games than we do and they're more of a media darling than we are, but I remember it being reported.

It's low cost it, doesn't disrupt the game, it doesn't attack the players (just back the lads FFS), it only has to be done for a minute (maybe at kickoff) for people to get photos of it and for it to make the point, anyone can join in. There's no way for the club to misinterpret it or spin it.

My only concern would be that only a few patches of the crowd would join in and the smug lot in the boardroom would sneer that protestors are unrepresentative.

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18 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Does anyone think that a 'red card' protest would gain any sort of traction amongst the fans that are still going to matches?

"Show Venkys, Pasha and Rudy the Red Card"

Would enough people participate for it to get attention? Sheffield Wednesday did it recently with yellow cards, they have more people turning up to games than we do and they're more of a media darling than we are, but I remember it being reported.

It's low cost it, doesn't disrupt the game, it doesn't attack the players (just back the lads FFS), it only has to be done for a minute (maybe at kickoff) for people to get photos of it and for it to make the point, anyone can join in. There's no way for the club to misinterpret it or spin it.

My only concern would be that only a few patches of the crowd would join in and the smug lot in the boardroom would sneer that protestors are unrepresentative.

Hand them out on concourse? 

[Mike Graham]

2 minutes ago, ... said:

Hand them out on concourse? 

…..at every home and away game for use on 18 and 75 minutes.  They would look good in the away stand at Dumpdale and would get good media coverage.

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1 hour ago, Mike Graham said:

There is hardly anyone left at Ewood to protest.  We were lucky if we managed 5k home fans in last night; all we had were a few shouts of “you don’t know what you’re doing” and a banner for the last few minutes saying ‘Pasha Out’ - I doubt if anyone outside of the Rovers fan base (and even some of our fans) knows who Pasha is.

The Sheffield Wednesday home game should be the target for a joint protest with the Owls supporters.

@glen9mullani know you don't have all the answers mate but can we forget an alliance with sheff Wednesday?

[StHelensRover]

5 minutes ago, ... said:

Hand them out on concourse? 

Could be something like that. People could bring and hold up anything red really, as long as it's visible. Could be red carrier bag, envelope, buspass holder, anything someone could bring into the ground legally. All going to look the same from the distance of the directors box or a TV camera. Make it as straightforward as possible for people.

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20 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Could be something like that. People could bring and hold up anything red really, as long as it's visible. Could be red carrier bag, envelope, buspass holder, anything someone could bring into the ground legally. All going to look the same from the distance of the directors box or a TV camera. Make it as straightforward as possible for people.

#Roversseered

[davulsukur]

I've always thought a visual protest, that can be done with no effort and straight from your seat at Ewood or at an away ground is a good idea.

The red card idea is good, as said above, if you get enough people doing it for an away game on Sky, it would make a good impact.

[DuffsLeftPeg]

Great idea 💡 

If everyone got on board with this and printed out 5-10 cards each for their mates and people around them, it would get some traction.

Doing something is better than nothing 

[Riverside under the drip]

14 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

Great idea 💡 

If everyone got on board with this and printed out 5-10 cards each for their mates and people around them, it would get some traction.

Doing something is better than nothing 

Sorry but this bit tickled me (in a very gallows humour way). There is literally no-one else sat within 10 seats to right of left and 3 rows forward and back of my mum and I.

[Rogerb]

42 minutes ago, Riverside under the drip said:

Sorry but this bit tickled me (in a very gallows humour way). There is literally no-one else sat within 10 seats to right of left and 3 rows forward and back of my mum and I.

No one else wants to be under the drip.

[JCRovers]

This one is brutal but could be a very powerful message: boycott the 150th anniversary game vs. Derby on November 8 and have season ticket holders/supporters, livestreaming on social media, a protest outside of Ewood for an hour or so before kickoff. 

Here are some suggestions/ protest ideas:

- Make a copy of a season ticket and rip it in half in front of the camera/mobile phone.

- Use protest signs like '15 years of mismanagement', 'Venky's are killing our club', '150 years old but last 15 has been stolen from us', 'We want our club back', 'Venky's are stealing our club's future', 'Venky's don't care about us', 'Venky's out', 'Venky's + Rovers = Failure by design', 'We ain't celebrating with you Venky's', 'Own up and sell up' etc.

- Stand beside the Jack Walker statue with a sign that says: 'This is what a real owner looks like. Shame on you Venky's'.

- Interview people from perhaps the coalition and have them summarize what has gone wrong for the past 15 years, name Venky's biggest mistakes or misjudgements, and post it on social media as well before this fixture.

 

Can imagine that would generate significant media attention nationwide...

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[StHelensRover]

9 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

This one is brutal but could be a very powerful message: boycott the 150th anniversary game vs. Derby on November 8 and have season ticket holders/supporters, livestreaming on social media, a protest outside of Ewood for an hour or so before kickoff. 

Here are some suggestions/ protest ideas:

- Make a copy of a season ticket and rip it in half in front of the camera/mobile phone.

- Use protest signs like '15 years of mismanagement', 'Venky's are killing our club', '150 years old but last 15 has been stolen from us', 'We want our club back', 'Venky's are stealing our club's future', 'Venky's don't care about us', 'Venky's out', 'Venky's + Rovers = Failure by design', 'We ain't celebrating with you Venky's', 'Own up and sell up' etc.

- Stand beside the Jack Walker statue with a sign that says: 'This is what a real owner looks like. Shame on you Venky's'.

- Interview people from perhaps the coalition and have them summarize what has gone wrong for the past 15 years, name Venky's biggest mistakes or misjudgements, and post it on social media as well before this fixture.

 

Can imagine that would generate significant media attention nationwide...

We need to distance any protests against Venkys from comparisons with Jack Walker, because Jack Walker was a one in a million owner, local tycoon, every fan's dream.

It will be easy for the owners and for neutrals and the press to bat back and say "you're stuck in 1995, you can't expect the owners to do what Jack Walker did, you're unrealistic and you're just unhappy with the owners because they're not Jack Walker."

We all know this isn't true, but always got to consider optics and how these things are used against the fans.

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[RevidgeBlue]

Two ideas I've seen mentioned that I like are everyone dressing in black to symbolise the death of Blackburn Rovers and the red cards.

The black clothing would be very effective as a one off if enough people did it and the media could be tipped off to attend in advance. I've stopped going until there's any sign of improvement but Id happily don my funeral suit and go down for that.

The red cards, well once they've been handed out, no-one can stop you bringing them into a ground and they can be used again and again, no limit to that.

Also the 135/15 idea is a very powerful message, needs to be plenty done themed around that I feel.

[lraC]

11 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Two ideas I've seen mentioned that I like are everyone dressing in black to symbolise the death of Blackburn Rovers and the red cards.

The black clothing would be very effective as a one off if enough people did it and the media could be tipped off to attend in advance. I've stopped going until there's any sign of improvement but Id happily don my funeral suit and go down for that.

The red cards, well once they've been handed out, no-one can stop you bringing them into a ground and they can be used again and again, no limit to that.

Also the 135/15 idea is a very powerful message, needs to be plenty done themed around that I feel.

The coalition have been planning a protest for that game, from what I’ve heard. . These ideas on top, will hopefully mean it’s given some real impetus.

[Gav]

4 hours ago, ... said:

@glen9mullani know you don't have all the answers mate but can we forget an alliance with sheff Wednesday?

Why?

[JCRovers]

8 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

We need to distance any protests against Venkys from comparisons with Jack Walker, because Jack Walker was a one in a million owner, local tycoon, every fan's dream.

It will be easy for the owners and for neutrals and the press to bat back and say "you're stuck in 1995, you can't expect the owners to do what Jack Walker did, you're unrealistic and you're just unhappy with the owners because they're not Jack Walker."

We all know this isn't true, but always got to consider optics and how these things are used against the fans.

Fair point. But then again, it was the owners who started "bragging" how they were gonna sign players like Ronaldinho and Beckham and made a ridiculous bid for Raúl when he was at Schalke. They were the ones trying to show "ambition" at first but for any supporter, it was embarrasing to see. They had three transfer windows during the stint in PL to demonstrate their financial muscles yet their biggest signing was Scott Dann for a measly £5.5 million. Only after relegation was confirmed and the realization of sudden loss of revenue did they panic and bought Jordan Rhodes for £8 million in an attempt to go straight back up. First visible crack of their vision of the club and lack of knowledge was the sacking of Sam Allardyce and somehow appointing Steve Kean of all people as replacement. 

They thought owning an English football club was "easy" (no relegation), good for expanding their brand to a new audience and make a couple of high-profile signings to boost revenue. Scummy advisors and agents operating behind the scenes (SEM/Kentaro/Jerome Anderson etc.) were rubbing their hands at the prospect of using the club for their own ends, banking ridiculous agent fees for mediocre/ low level players coming in. 

It's fair to say that Venky's didn't do their due dilligence before buying the club and they don't really have any business operating within the football world if they don't have any knowledge of it. It's their fault entirely that they've made such a big loss over the past 15 years and the refusal to own up to it and just sell is only going to make it worse.

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11 minutes ago, Gav said:

Why?

Forge* I meant Forge sorry!

[Gav]

14 minutes ago, ... said:

Forge* I meant Forge sorry!

In that case I agree with you.

They have a splintered fanbase like we have, they've had some decent coverage so far, especially the refusal to enter the ground at Leicester until a given time and the pitch invasion. 

The way to bring about change is often through strength in numbers, we need an alliance, desperately. 

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Two ideas I've seen mentioned that I like are everyone dressing in black to symbolise the death of Blackburn Rovers and the red cards.

The black clothing would be very effective as a one off if enough people did it and the media could be tipped off to attend in advance. I've stopped going until there's any sign of improvement but Id happily don my funeral suit and go down for that.

The red cards, well once they've been handed out, no-one can stop you bringing them into a ground and they can be used again and again, no limit to that.

Also the 135/15 idea is a very powerful message, needs to be plenty done themed around that I feel.

That is the hardest hitting one for me. With a full backing from everyone it says we are ignoring the last fifteen years just as they have by ignoring the history and traditions of the club and town. And not to mention the 'we will absolutely respect the Jack Walker legacy' statement from the lady Venky.

I think it's something that could capture the imagination of the wider media.

An alternative to the 150 year awful official merchandise could be things with 135th anniversary on them.

[BRFC.]

We were a proud well run club and now look at us, an absolute laughing stock. I can’t describe my hatred for venkys, pasha and Rudy. 

[BRFC.]

6 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Terrible results are the only thing that get dissent in the ground, even with the rump left. So it will happen organically… not that it matters one jot.

The regime’s only card to get the heat off is sack VI. New guy comes in and it will be straight back to ‘just get behind ‘em’

Rinse and repeat until in non-league.

I get if people want to support the team but we need to gain a backbone and stop standing for this and take action. We can’t keep letting them destroy us and keep ‘just get behind them’ nonsense. 

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Sadly feel like the Derby game is our best platform. Stay on concourse til 18mins and leave the stands at 75th minute 

[scotchrover]

As someone who’s now part of the ‘Not A Penny More’ camp, The Coalition should be calling the nearly empty stadium what it is- a boycott. 

Plenty of people are boycotting, like myself, but it’s just never been called that. 

Any banners inside the stadium should just say, ‘Venky’s- Sell the Club.’

… and if you want to get their attention, an Indian social media campaign, simply saying, ‘Venky’s- Sell the Club!’ is the best route.

None of it has to be offensive. It just needs to be to the point.

[RoversClitheroe]

Absolutely should boycott or do a reading.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67899988

 

 

[Leonard Venkhater]

4 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Two ideas I've seen mentioned that I like are everyone dressing in black to symbolise the death of Blackburn Rovers and the red cards.

The black clothing would be very effective as a one off if enough people did it and the media could be tipped off to attend in advance. I've stopped going until there's any sign of improvement but Id happily don my funeral suit and go down for that.

The red cards, well once they've been handed out, no-one can stop you bringing them into a ground and they can be used again and again, no limit to that.

Also the 135/15 idea is a very powerful message, needs to be plenty done themed around that I feel.

plus black balloons