Venky’s & Waggott Out Protest Ideas

[DuffsLeftPeg]

As promised previously, this is a place & time for people to meet to peacefully “Express Yourself” ahead of today’s game.

There will be another opportunity at the final home game of the season v Watford on Saturday 26th April (location & time tbc)

In the ground let’s end the season well and hopefully the team will give the fans something to cheer about

COYB 🌹 

[glen9mullan]

Things are moving forwards and whilst we've reached out to some groups who have yet to join the coalition we are starting to get major figure head endorsements

I'm proud to announce not only has this prominent supporter endorsed and put his weight behind the coalition, he's gone one step further. 

As one of the world's leadest designers and MBE , Wayne Hemingway has designed the Coalition badge.

Welcome on board Mr Hemingway, whose also one of the honorary patrons of the BRFC Action Group 

[Gav]

Has someone taken matters into their own hands? 😂

 

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[funny-old-game]

Are their more prominent supporters coming on board Glen?

[glen9mullan]

54 minutes ago, funny-old-game said:

Are their more prominent supporters coming on board Glen?

Yes, we are working on it and will reveal them when they say yes.

[Waggy76]

2 hours ago, Gav said:

Has someone taken matters into their own hands? 😂

 

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I noticed that this afternoon.. 

The last one near the  Darwen End is still clear. 

[Hasta]

48 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

I noticed that this afternoon.. 

The last one near the  Darwen End is still clear. 

It’s like in Raider of the Lost Ark when the Ark burns off the swastika on the crate.

[lraC]

4 hours ago, Gav said:

Has someone taken matters into their own hands? 😂

 

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Are these a few new signs, stating Venkys are shit? 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

I really do hope protests are not going to drop off after a few wins..we need to stick together here.

Crowd on Ewood seemed pretty subdued yesterday...how did the Tweed St meet up go anyone?

 

 

 

Edited April 19 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Mattyblue]

It’s finished for this season.

The vast majority of remaining match goers just want to watch the game… they will turn on sustained poor results, but not a chance if the team is winning games.

All about Glen’s media campaign (social or otherwise) now.

 

[glen9mullan]

40 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

I really do hope protests are not going to drop off after a few wins..we need to stick together here.

Crowd on Ewood seemed pretty subdued yesterday...how did the Tweed St meet up go anyone?

 

 

 

It's only 09.22 ,

 

I finished working on this at 02.15 this morning and was back on it at 7.50 this morning.

It's either full hog or nothing for me.

Results are not the driver, yes opinion polls move up and down, but I can't allow us to be distracted from the car crash of the last 15 years 

It's that last sentence where our strength comes and the club's weakness appears. They really do believe a few results and we go away.

[Tomphil2]

Atmosphere yesterday very much came across as end of season nothing to play for which is ironic that the players turned in a good performance with probably the least backing of the season.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Lets see a big organised protest for the Watford game.The Club cant carry on like this.

Matters have gone too quiet for me.

Edited April 19 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Mattyblue]

Results in 2025 aren’t the driver for Glen’s campaign, of course not, this is 15 years in the making.

But don’t expect the match goers to be protesting when the team is winning, won’t happen, neither will a big protest happen at the ground against Watford. So forget about that. Match day protests in any great numbers will be organic and will only occur if the team is on a horror run/bottom of the league.

So let’s get behind all the stuff away from match day that Glen is working on, that has to be the focus. It isn’t the 1980s, ‘protest’ doesn’t just mean chants to ‘sack the board’ now.

Edited April 19 by Mattyblue

[Leonard Venkhater]

56 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

It's only 09.22 ,

 

I finished working on this at 02.15 this morning and was back on it at 7.50 this morning.

It's either full hog or nothing for me.

Results are not the driver, yes opinion polls move up and down, but I can't allow us to be distracted from the car crash of the last 15 years 

It's that last sentence where our strength comes and the club's weakness appears. They really do believe a few results and we go away.

I think it's a bit like crisis intervention work, where they say the energy for action/change can only be maintained for around 6 weeks.

Somehow, we have to find a way of keeping this flame alive. Will the summer just remove all the pressure?

Meanwhile, congratulations to everyone for getting our plight back in the media...

[glen9mullan]

38 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

I think it's a bit like crisis intervention work, where they say the energy for action/change can only be maintained for around 6 weeks.

Somehow, we have to find a way of keeping this flame alive. Will the summer just remove all the pressure?

Meanwhile, congratulations to everyone for getting our plight back in the media...

Your very right

As I mentioned to the panel this morning.

Apart from football what impact does a football club have on a town, a community.

Who does it impact, where has it impacted?

Football creates livelihoods but can break them too in terms of tourism, regeneration etc.

We need to look at the wider picture, the wider impact , the ripple in the pond from the stone landing.

Creating the story from the pieces that remain is a narrow angle. Creating the story of the before, current but possible future has to be developed.

We've some extremely clever people, specialists in certain areas across the supporter base. They bring unique features. Sometimes people don't know what they add. However if they consider their profession and how that skillset can be utilised to use data and market research to generate factual content particularly around impact. This will become extremely important.

Remembering a new owner needs to see the opportunities , the untapped, the possibilities.

It's basic business principles, something I still don't understand the club in it's current stewardship don't see.

At present the club are stood in the forest with an axe, explaining to their families it's gonna get very cold tonight.

[47er]

Have you tried to get in touch with Matt Smith, Glen?

He would be a great asset publicity -wise and I think he'd be up for it.

[glen9mullan]

7 minutes ago, 47er said:

Have you tried to get in touch with Matt Smith, Glen?

He would be a great asset publicity -wise and I think he'd be up for it.

He's been mentioned and others are trying him amongst others, to offer support.

Everyone can play a part be that contacting people or getting involved in a different capacity. Nothing is off the table, it's your club 

 

[Gav]

16 minutes ago, 47er said:

Have you tried to get in touch with Matt Smith, Glen?

He would be a great asset publicity -wise and I think he'd be up for it.

No harm in asking Matt Smith, but I get the impression he’s a bit to ‘High Profile’ to want to get involved. He was recently invited by the club to Ewood and I doubt he’ll want to break ranks after that. Steve Pemberton refused back in the early Venky years for the same reasons.

But as I say, no harm in asking. 

[Forever Blue]

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Results in 2025 aren’t the driver for Glen’s campaign, of course not, this is 15 years in the making.

But don’t expect the match goers to be protesting when the team is winning, won’t happen, neither will a big protest happen at the ground against Watford. So forget about that. Match day protests in any great numbers will be organic and will only occur if the team is on a horror run/bottom of the league.

So let’s get behind all the stuff away from match day that Glen is working on, that has to be the focus. It isn’t the 1980s, ‘protest’ doesn’t just mean chants to ‘sack the board’ now.

But there’s the rub. How do you ‘get behind’ something you aren’t involved in? What exactly is happening away from match day that people can get involved in?

Genuine question as I have no idea what is  happening. 

[Mattyblue]

Neither do I, I’m just going off Glen’s posts this morning that the next stage is being worked up.

Edited April 19 by Mattyblue

[glen9mullan]

28 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

But there’s the rub. How do you ‘get behind’ something you aren’t involved in? What exactly is happening away from match day that people can get involved in?

Genuine question as I have no idea what is  happening. 

Happy to have a phone call with you or a coffee or anyone tbh,

Current status without telling the club our plans.

1. We've made contact with some ex players and are in dialogue with them to put their weight, ideas and contacts behind cause.

2. We had informal confirmation this morning that one of the remaining three groups who had not signed up form part of the coalition has now agreed to support/help.

3. The Coalition is a steering panel made up of several supporter groups, independent supporters who form part of no group, and social media influencers. Each individual supporter group has its own unique mandate and constitution. Their inclusion neither prejudices nor replaces their own mandates, as this is an inclusive working group. We are all working in unity, demonstrating our strength and solidarity, to safeguard the club's future.

4. It's crucial we cannot have things thrown at us that we won't engage with the club. They stated in their aired interviews they wanted an opportunity for diplomacy.

5. We've requested a meeting with Waggott, Gestede and Suhail. We've been sent a list of questions by the club regarding who we represent, who forms part of the coalition and what our mandate is. Our answer is very much formed around point 3. 

6. We've been clear, we've road mapped a sustainable campaign and are moving forwards with such and will not be halting anything. We hold the cards , not the club and we have bo intention of collecting a balloon and being silenced.

7. Many are against even speaking to the club, however we've been here before and they will play the victim card via media stating we wouldn't come to the table. A meeting that does not include Suhail Pasha, is a pointless meeting.  (Everything we do goes to vote).

8. We've various forms of action in draft, but it's prudent we continue to read the room, whilst striking a collective agreement of the said action.  Probability vs consequence is a method I use daily in my working life. I find stacking the odds of success by using this method bares more fruit than a roulette. 

9. Education is a key junction, if you ask the question why? enough times , you'll streamline the focus of reasoning on the practical desired outcome.

10. Democracy is very much at the forefront of any final solution, regardless of who is in charge or owning the club. We need to come away from a minority having knowledge/access and truly push for a democratic voice that anyone can be part of.  It needs to be democratic, it needs each supporter an opportunity to be part of it, and it needs each supporter to have an equal vote. The coalition is NOT that voice, as previously stated, it's a panel of unity to find ways of penetration as a collective, rather than in isolation.

It's a tough road , if you laid out a line for people to stand on as their breaking point, everyone is stood somewhere different. Lots of personalities and views and finding the sweet spot is not easy, it's extremely difficult I'd say. However to date everyone really is working in unity , respecting each other's opinions and discussing professionally the pros and cons of all actions.

We cannot allow the club to play the victim card or deflect results on the pitch as a gesture to forget 15 years of shambolic stewardship.

This really is YOUR Coalition, it's you the supporters which will shape its direction. When your heard goes above a parapet you relinquish your own opinion as you can't act with integrity if you allow your opinion to rule above that of those you seek to support in delivering their wishes .

[lraC]

I think point 1 is crucial. It has always bothered me that NDA’s were signed and stopped people from the inside, really spilling the beans.

I remember in the early days, players like Salgado, appeared to want to blow the whole thing wide open, but we never really got a warts and all explanation.

There must be quite a few players out there with an axe to grind, who would go down in history, if they blew the cover of things, that I strongly suspect have gone on that really would highlight how bad things  have been. 
 

I will never forget the story about one player who was closely linked to the super agent, carrying Christmas hampers for the players, whilst enjoying the fruits of a premier league players contract. The accusation on that one, was that the fans drove him out of the club, despite him being g good enough to play for most premier league clubs, outside of the top six. 

[glen9mullan]

46 minutes ago, lraC said:

I think point 1 is crucial. It has always bothered me that NDA’s were signed and stopped people from the inside, really spilling the beans.

I remember in the early days, players like Salgado, appeared to want to blow the whole thing wide open, but we never really got a warts and all explanation.

There must be quite a few players out there with an axe to grind, who would go down in history, if they blew the cover of things, that I strongly suspect have gone on that really would highlight how bad things  have been. 
 

I will never forget the story about one player who was closely linked to the super agent, carrying Christmas hampers for the players, whilst enjoying the fruits of a premier league players contract. The accusation on that one, was that the fans drove him out of the club, despite him being g good enough to play for most premier league clubs, outside of the top six. 

Strangely he was offered to Charton Athletic during Waggotts reign , with the same spool , but with added value that AC Milan was monitoring  him. The response, why you speaking to Charton then?

[lraC]

5 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

Strangely he was offered to Charton Athletic during Waggotts reign , with the same spool , but with added value that AC Milan was monitoring  him. The response, why you speaking to Charton then?

I wonder if it’s pure coincidence that he was offered to Charlton, during Waggott’s time there?

I know a lad who played at Barrow, when he had a brief spell there, where he had some expensive Jewellery and a nice car apparently. Quite telling that he made no appearances and was then moved on Torquay.

Not a bad decline, considering he was good enough for the premier league. He hasn’t half dropped down the tears (spelt wrong purposely)