Venky’s (& Suhail) Out Protest Ideas

[RevidgeBlue]

Waggott's list of "achievements":

Introduced the "match day tax"

Affordable seating scrapped for the majority of his tenure.

Tried to charge people for using Blues on matchday. Not sure if that was shelved?

Increased season ticket prices during the pandemic by up to 25% for a season where no-one could attend reducing the ST base at that point to 2.5k.

Unsuccessfully trying to flog off part of Brockhall no doubt costing the Club a load of money in the process.

Two high profile January transfer deadline day collapses on his watch.

In the most recent January window spent £20 k p.w. on a guy who hadn't kicked a ball for 10 months and who unsurprisingly barely kicked a ball for us.

Two successive head coaches alienated to the extent where they walked out.

The recent despicable decision regarding the women's team.

I'm sure there's more.

[DackDackGoose]

With Venkys at the helm Waggott had a pretty thankless job, be interesting to see what the next person can do.. or whether their hands are tied from the beggining.

It won't be Gestede..  not possible. 

[StubbsUK]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/may/22/club-statement--steve-waggott/

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1 minute ago, StubbsUK said:

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/may/22/club-statement--steve-waggott/

Incredibly short statement might I add

[JHRover]

I always expected Waggott to bail when the shit was truly about to hit the fan and that until that day arrived he would hang on collecting his hefty salary. So hopefully the regimes collapse is imminent.

Then again more likely in my opinion a convenient shuffle to cover for his retirement whilst putting out an impression of changes been made when we all know that won't really happen. It will still be business as usual upstairs and probably even more power for head stooge and his patsy Gestede.

Give it a year or two and Gestede will be the sacrificial lamb when the pressure is building again.

[K-Hod]

That statement is as long as his list of achievements, tbh.

[StHelensRover]

There will be no shortage of takers for the new post because it's a high profile, high paying job.

 

I hope they know what they're letting themselves in for when they start though because the club is a basket case. Ewood is going to end up a bear pit this season for anyone in the board room imo. Their name is just gonna end up added on to chants and banners about the owners, Pasha, et al

[norwichblue]

Good news. Now do Suhail.

[Ricky]

The length of that statement surely speaks volumes. Only worry is that it’s lined up for Rudy 

[alex l]

The tone of that statement i.e. lack of content makes me think he's been pushed out, possibly due to the national and international headlines from the Women's team situation?

Maybe told Suhail and the Venkys it would be fine, but they've actually been embarrassed with the coverage and he's taken the blame for it. 

[islander200]

35 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

I realise this won't be a popular view on here but Waggott leaving might not be the positive we think it is. In fact, I shudder to think what happens next. 

Agreed.Work experience Gestede moving up and still stuck with Pascha and our owners 

[paullarrygher]

No fan of Waggott and glad that he's gone - but definitely concerned this is just Suhail tightening his grip on the club, particularly if lap dog Gestede is promoted to CEO.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, paullarrygher said:

No fan of Waggott and glad that he's gone - but definitely concerned this is just Suhail tightening his grip on the club, particularly if lap dog Gestede is promoted to CEO.

Devil's advocate mode:

Even if that DID happen, how could it be any worse than Waggott?

[JHRover]

Even if by some miracle they decided to replace Waggott with a competent external CEO rather than promote the work experience guy from within, ask yourselves who is going to come in and work at an organisation whereby Pasha is technically subordinate to the CEO but practically is the head honcho as he is the only one with a connection to India and has their ear.

It's just a ridiculous and laughable situation. Unworkable even if they decided to recruit a proper CEO, which they won't because those cost and will need assurances. Easier and cheaper just to muddle on with the chuckle brothers and hope it works out ok.

Unacceptable in professional football.

[Beaner2310]

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/may/22/club-statement--steve-waggott/

[booth]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Waggott's list of "achievements":

Introduced the "match day tax"

Affordable seating scrapped for the majority of his tenure.

Tried to charge people for using Blues on matchday. Not sure if that was shelved?

Increased season ticket prices during the pandemic by up to 25% for a season where no-one could attend reducing the ST base at that point to 2.5k.

Unsuccessfully trying to flog off part of Brockhall no doubt costing the Club a load of money in the process.

Two high profile January transfer deadline day collapses on his watch.

In the most recent January window spent £20 k p.w. on a guy who hadn't kicked a ball for 10 months and who unsurprisingly barely kicked a ball for us.

Two successive head coaches alienated to the extent where they walked out.

The recent despicable decision regarding the women's team.

I'm sure there's more.

I was told by a family member of a first teamer that he massively wrecked the morale of the first team during the second half of JDT's first season, when he let it be known he was releasing anyone on big money and selling anyone worth anything.

Whether it was true or not that Waggott was to blame I don't know but everything they said came true. They also said he was trying to sell Adam Wharton to Newcastle for a shockingly low amount but Wharton wouldn't go.

[joey_big_nose]

Crikey, what a bizarre statement. Don't think I have ever seen anything rovers related so significant issued in so few words. 

I have no idea if Waggott going is a good thing or not...depends who comes in next. While I am not a fan he is not the biggest clown in the clown car. We could easily end up with something much worse. All comes down to if there is any real quality planning behind the scenes. I wouldn't bet my house on it at all.. 

Am I right to think part of the problem could be that Suhail brought in Broughton and by extension JDT as part of a total club operating model refresh (young players, increasing value yada yada), then Waggott made Suhail look like a mug booting out Broughton and replacing with his own man Eustace who wanted experienced players. Now Suhail is reasserting his authority? 

[roverandout]

It's just shuffling the deckchairs on the titanic

[arbitro]

There is definitely more to this than meets the eye. During the PR disaster with Radio Lancashire Swag was talking about events he was organising and involved in to celebrate the 150 year anniversary next season.

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Please go to Burnley...

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Please go to Burnley...

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Do you think it's twitchy bum time?

"who's next on the fans radar now Steve has gone?"

[RevidgeBlue]

3 minutes ago, arbitro said:

There is definitely more to this than meets the eye. During the PR disaster with Radio Lancashire Swag was talking about events he was organising and involved in to celebrate the 150 year anniversary next season.

The saving on his annual salary would fund the women's team for a season or indeed several seasons wouldn't it?

Tough choice.

Edited 6 hours ago by RevidgeBlue

[K-Hod]

9 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Devil's advocate mode:

Even if that DID happen, how could it be any worse than Waggott?

Because he has absolutely no experience. I think Waggott did a terrible job and I'm glad he's going, but Christ, things could get far worse with someone less experience.

[bluebruce]

7 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

The saving on his annual salary would fund the women's team for a season or indeed several seasons wouldn't it?

Tough choice.

Probably not under the new league requirements. The womens team would have to go fully professional, which without knowing exact details of that I'd estimate is close to a 500k a year commitment. And I think other expenditure was required too.

On top of that, you can't just operate without a CEO.  We will have to bring a new one in, and whilst I'm certain we would downgrade the pay, it probably won't be by 500k...

Tbh the womens team ship has sailed, we have already confirmed we aren't entering the league again.

[RevidgeBlue]

But what did Waggott do that long term pushed the Club in the right direction? **

Anything?

We got lucky to an extent with Adam Wharton which kept the lights on for a bit but even he was sold at the wrong point for a pitiful fee.

** I'm guessing some people will say appoint two excellent Head Coaches in JDT and Eustace but as he then alienated them to the point where they both walked out, I'm not sure how valid that point is.