Fans Forum/Roverstore/Commercial Chat

[Wheelton Blue]

41 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

‘Good move’ to have stock in for Christmas. Round of applause all round 👏 

Aye,  praising the club for apparently getting the most basic commerce right.

What next? Giving them kudos for fielding 11 players? 🙂

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1 hour ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Aye,  praising the club for apparently getting the most basic commerce right.

What next? Giving them kudos for fielding 11 players? 🙂

I'd give them Kudos for fielding the best 11 players

[OldEwoodBlue]

On 17/04/2025 at 17:56, only2garners said:

I've done the draft minutes and they are with the club. Obviously the Easter weekend with two games as well will slow things down a bit but I would expect to see them published by the end of next week.

When will the minutes be published.

It should not take this long.

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1 minute ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

When will the minutes be published.

It should not take this long.

It always takes this long.

[K-Hod]

9 hours ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

When will the minutes be published.

It should not take this long.

The delay is down to the club. 
We know they shouldn’t take this long.

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8 hours ago, K-Hod said:

The delay is down to the club. 
We know they shouldn’t take this long.

In the words of Rory: This is why we don't trust you. 

[Bronzed A Donis]

8 hours ago, K-Hod said:

The delay is down to the club. 
We know they shouldn’t take this long.

ChatGPT redrafting positive ways to say we're embrassed by season ticket sales?

[arbitro]

Can I ask who at Rovers it is who have to give their approval of the minutes.

[only2garners]

The minutes are agreed jointly between the club's management and the Forum members, effectively myself as Secretary and Mark as Chair. On the club side anyone who came to the meeting I assume sees any sections referring to themselves but ultimately it is Steve Waggott. For the last meeting there were a lot of attendees from the club which inevitably slows the process down a bit.

Us agreeing to the minutes does not of course mean that we agree with all they say, only that they are an accurate record of what was said.

For Old Codger on the season ticket thread the minutes are sometimes changed after the meeting to reflect updated information. If this happens I clearly mark it as such. There is as far as I know no intention to do that this time.

Edited Saturday at 11:40 by only2garners
Additional information

[arbitro]

2 minutes ago, only2garners said:

The minutes are agreed jointly between the club's management and the Forum members, effectively myself as Secretary and Mark as Chair. On the club side anyone who came to the meeting I assume sees any sections referring to themselves but ultimately it is Steve Waggott. For the last meeting there were a lot of attendees from the club which inevitably slows the process down a bit.

Us agreeing to the minutes does not of course mean that we agree with all they say, only that they are an accurate record of what was said.

For Old Codger on another thread the minutes are sometimes changed after the meeting to reflect updated information. If this happens I clearly mark it as such. There is as far as I know no intention to do that this time.

there were a lot of attendees from the club which inevitably slows the process down a bit.

Was there a specific reason for the extra attendees from the club?

[wilsdenrover]

22 hours ago, arbitro said:

there were a lot of attendees from the club which inevitably slows the process down a bit.

Was there a specific reason for the extra attendees from the club?

Help spread the blame?? 🤔

[only2garners]

On 26/04/2025 at 12:42, arbitro said:

there were a lot of attendees from the club which inevitably slows the process down a bit.

Was there a specific reason for the extra attendees from the club?

I think this time it was because there had not been a Forum for longer than usual and there was clear unrest from the fan base. Although we have also seen more people attending from the club in general over the last year or two. Rudy Gusted has attended pretty much since he was appointed, Suhail Shaikh has been a few times etc.

[chaddyrovers]

3 minutes ago, only2garners said:

I think this time it was because there had not been a Forum for longer than usual and there was clear unrest from the fan base. Although we have also seen more people attending from the club in general over the last year or two. Rudy Gusted has attended pretty much since he was appointed, Suhail Shaikh has been a few times etc.

can I asked how many Rovers employed staff were they and who? 

[only2garners]

34 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

can I asked how many Rovers employed staff were they and who? 

It will all be on the minutes but I see no reason not to list them now. The top 6 attend most meetings these days.

Steve Waggott           Chief Executive

Suhail Shaikh             Chief Operating Officer

Lynsey Talbot            Head of Operations

Christina Haines        Admin., Access and Inclusion Officer/Supporter Liaison Officer

Rudy Gestede            Head of Football Operations

Yasir Sufi                    Head of Commercial & Partnerships

Adam Owen               Head of Technical Development

Anna Melia                 Head of Marketing

 

[Mattyblue]

Maybe Gestede and Talbot can try a job swap?

[JHRover]

When you see that list of names as basically the entire management of Blackburn Rovers in 2025 it really is scary.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, only2garners said:

It will all be on the minutes but I see no reason not to list them now. The top 6 attend most meetings these days.

 

Steve Waggott           Chief Executive

Suhail Shaikh             Chief Operating Officer

Lynsey Talbot            Head of Operations

Christina Haines        Admin., Access and Inclusion Officer/Supporter Liaison Officer

Rudy Gestede            Head of Football Operations

Yasir Sufi                    Head of Commercial & Partnerships

Adam Owen               Head of Technical Development

Anna Melia                 Head of Marketing

 

thanks for the reply and being able to say who attend the meeting. 

Will be interesting to see why Adam Owen was there and Anna Melia who was at Man Utd for a number of years. 

Can I asked only2garners have you step down as Chairman of the fans forum now and have you moved to different role now with the fans forum? if so who has replace you as chair? 

[only2garners]

33 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

thanks for the reply and being able to say who attend the meeting. 

Will be interesting to see why Adam Owen was there and Anna Melia who was at Man Utd for a number of years. 

Can I asked only2garners have you step down as Chairman of the fans forum now and have you moved to different role now with the fans forum? if so who has replace you as chair? 

I've never been Chair. I have been the secretary ever since I joined the Forum in 2009 and still am.

[RoversClitheroe]

19 hours ago, only2garners said:

I've never been Chair. I have been the secretary ever since I joined the Forum in 2009 and still am.

Was there something controversial spoken about or something? The club sitting on them?

[only2garners]

47 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Was there something controversial spoken about or something? The club sitting on them?

The club aren't sitting on them - I have a version approved but I'm just checking with the chair on a couple of points. He has a day job (unlike me) so it could take a little while.

[arbitro]

8 minutes ago, only2garners said:

The club aren't sitting on them - I have a version approved but I'm just checking with the chair on a couple of points. He has a day job (unlike me) so it could take a little while.

I don't understand why the number of season tickets sold up to the meeting couldn't have been released. It would be open to interpretation or opinion but is a fact and shouldn't need approval from anywhere.

[roversfan99]

When was the meeting held? If the minutes are still "a little while" from being published, there will be a huge gap between.

[arbitro]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

When was the meeting held? If the minutes are still "a little while" from being published, there will be a huge gap between.

The number at the time of the meeting is what will be reported.

[roversfan99]

18 minutes ago, arbitro said:

The number at the time of the meeting is what will be reported.

I mean more that the topics in general discussed and the subsequent reporting has such a big gap. It is not usually so long.

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There must be some really controversial points in the minutes, for them to take this long to be agreed.