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[Mattyblue]

And still half the fanbase would applaud it:

'Do you how much Sky costs?'

'Do you know how much food gets wasted every game?'

'Why shouldn't staff pay for parking, even nurses do at hospitals'

[JHRover]

Well we've already got Radio Rovers, Rovervision, Darwen End, Blackburn End Upper, town centre shop, ladies team, matchday programme, non matchday Blues Bar, reduced opening for the club shop, not to mention other things such as routine maintenance, cleanliness, staffing all falling victim to the insatiable appetite for cuts.

So only to be expected that once the 'big' ones were dealt with that attention would turn to smaller things such as Sky Sports subscriptions.

This is the problem when you have owners and stooges only interested in cutting costs - it becomes an addiction and no stone is left unturned. Everything can be justified under the banner of 'it saves money'.

Technically they are right it does. 

I've asked a few times where does that quest end? Close the whole club down - that will save money as well? Demolish Ewood and move to Darwen? Knock down Brockhall (oh yeah, already tried that one).

The legions of fans who continue to line up to defend and support these decisions seem to think there is a red line somewhere that this regime will never cross and their routine of trotting down to Ewood and sitting in their seat every fortnight is sacred and will never be infringed on by regime.

Newsflash - they don't care and nothing is safe.  

[sammie]

14 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

And still half the fanbase would applaud it:

'Do you how much Sky costs?'

'Do you know how much food gets wasted every game?'

'Why shouldn't staff pay for parking, even nurses do at hospitals'

i remember when they were all lapping up the women’s team getting relegated to division four. we’re sleepwalking into league two. 

[Tomphil2]

14 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

And still half the fanbase would applaud it:

'Do you how much Sky costs?'

'Do you know how much food gets wasted every game?'

'Why shouldn't staff pay for parking, even nurses do at hospitals'

Already had that from someone who joined in Aug 25 and had about 8 followers.

'Not enough people go in there so they can't justify it it's only Skysports what's the big deal'

And it went on and on....

[Tomphil2]

7 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Well we've already got Radio Rovers, Rovervision, Darwen End, Blackburn End Upper, town centre shop, ladies team, matchday programme, non matchday Blues Bar, reduced opening for the club shop, not to mention other things such as routine maintenance, cleanliness, staffing all falling victim to the insatiable appetite for cuts.

So only to be expected that once the 'big' ones were dealt with that attention would turn to smaller things such as Sky Sports subscriptions.

This is the problem when you have owners and stooges only interested in cutting costs - it becomes an addiction and no stone is left unturned. Everything can be justified under the banner of 'it saves money'.

Technically they are right it does. 

I've asked a few times where does that quest end? Close the whole club down - that will save money as well? Demolish Ewood and move to Darwen? Knock down Brockhall (oh yeah, already tried that one).

The legions of fans who continue to line up to defend and support these decisions seem to think there is a red line somewhere that this regime will never cross and their routine of trotting down to Ewood and sitting in their seat every fortnight is sacred and will never be infringed on by regime.

Newsflash - they don't care and nothing is safe.  

It'll just be followed eventually by oh well league 1 mid table is about our level anyway, look at Barnsley and Doncaster.  If the owners didn't fund us we'll be Bury or Morcambe.

Lets be grateful we have a team and we still play at Ewood and now we have a Tesco on the car park for cheap pre match snacks !

[Mike Graham]

2 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

I thought it was already denied that matchday staff were going to be charged to park ?

Another lie ?

I mean. a football club bar for its own season ticket holders and people charged to go then not being about to watch Skysports is probably par for the course with the stupidity we've seen here down the years.

Expecting people turning up to work a few hours to then have to pay to park is pushing it even for these pathetic clowns.

I hope the concourse franchise dump the club, leave them high and dry i doubt they make much for the Ewood gig anyway.

The Club said existing staff (by dint a diminishing number) were exempt but new staff would pay.

[Mike Graham]

1 hour ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Pre-match, I stupidly bought a pint of what was advertised as 'bitter' and a small bottle of water.

£8.50.....scandalous pricing.

More fool me. 

I take my own food and drink in with me as do most around me.  The guys close by have coffee in a flask and top it up with whiskey.  More fans will be doing the same.

[lraC]

49 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Well we've already got Radio Rovers, Rovervision, Darwen End, Blackburn End Upper, town centre shop, ladies team, matchday programme, non matchday Blues Bar, reduced opening for the club shop, not to mention other things such as routine maintenance, cleanliness, staffing all falling victim to the insatiable appetite for cuts.

So only to be expected that once the 'big' ones were dealt with that attention would turn to smaller things such as Sky Sports subscriptions.

This is the problem when you have owners and stooges only interested in cutting costs - it becomes an addiction and no stone is left unturned. Everything can be justified under the banner of 'it saves money'.

Technically they are right it does. 

I've asked a few times where does that quest end? Close the whole club down - that will save money as well? Demolish Ewood and move to Darwen? Knock down Brockhall (oh yeah, already tried that one).

The legions of fans who continue to line up to defend and support these decisions seem to think there is a red line somewhere that this regime will never cross and their routine of trotting down to Ewood and sitting in their seat every fortnight is sacred and will never be infringed on by regime.

Newsflash - they don't care and nothing is safe.  

If I am not mistaken, a couple of the players were kicking off, about having to pay for the WAGS to attend a club event that had always been free of charge previously.

For the sake of a few quid, they are pissing the players off, so no wonders a few are not signing new contracts.

[Mike E]

5 minutes ago, Mike Graham said:

I take my own food and drink in with me as do most around me.  The guys close by have coffee in a flask and top it up with whiskey.  More fans will be doing the same.

To cope with what’s going on, it’ll soon be topping up a flask of whisky with a drop of coffee!

[AVE1875]

19 minutes ago, Mike Graham said:

I take my own food and drink in with me as do most around me.  The guys close by have coffee in a flask and top it up with whiskey.  More fans will be doing the same.

£4.50 for a Cruzcampo if you get to the ground early ... Not sure what difference it makes going earlier or ordering 30 mins before kick off or at half time other than to extort the already beer thirsty fans from the few pints they've had prior to the match ... Madness

Edited 9 hours ago by AVE1875

[Rogerb]

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

 

The legions of fans who continue to line up to defend and support these decisions seem to think there is a red line somewhere that this regime will never cross and their routine of trotting down to Ewood and sitting in their seat every fortnight is sacred and will never be infringed on by regime.

Newsflash - they don't care and nothing is safe.  

They will eventually reduce us to a level where a seat is no longer required.

[Mattyblue]

On what grounds is it acceptable that a member of staff who joins, say, a month later than somebody else has to pay to park on their work car park?

Can't even imagine what the morale must be like at all levels of the club.

[47er]

32 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

On what grounds is it acceptable that a member of staff who joins, say, a month later than somebody else has to pay to park on their work car park?

Can't even imagine what the morale must be like at all levels of the club.

I can because of how bad  mine is. Thoroughly depressed.

[J*B]

2 hours ago, Mike Graham said:

I take my own food and drink in with me as do most around me.  The guys close by have coffee in a flask and top it up with whiskey.  More fans will be doing the same.

I used to do the same, but this season have decided to completely drop the coffee. By 60 minutes or so we look like a decent side. 

[wilsdenrover]

2 hours ago, Mike Graham said:

I take my own food and drink in with me as do most around me.  The guys close by have coffee in a flask and top it up with whiskey.  More fans will be doing the same.

As the season progresses I anticipate the whiskey to coffee ratio being adjusted.

 

[rigger]

4 hours ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Pre-match, I stupidly bought a pint of what was advertised as 'bitter' and a small bottle of water.

£8.50.....scandalous pricing.

More fool me. 

£2.90 a pint in the Brown Cow .

[Rogerb]

2 minutes ago, rigger said:

£2.90 a pint in the Brown Cow .

Plus you can watch the football.

[Roverthechimp]

How long before flasks are banned for reasons of "safety and security"? (probably cheese and pickle butties too but that might require a bit more creativity...

[simongarnerisgod]

5 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

On what grounds is it acceptable that a member of staff who joins, say, a month later than somebody else has to pay to park on their work car park?

Can't even imagine what the morale must be like at all levels of the club.

there won`t be any staff soon,who wants to go to work and have to pay for parking,especially if it`s only a few hours a week,thoroughly wrong on all levels imo

[Mike Graham]

2 hours ago, Roverthechimp said:

How long before flasks are banned for reasons of "safety and security"? (probably cheese and pickle butties too but that might require a bit more creativity...

There are ways round it.  Indeed in the JW Upper supporters are often sat watching the game with a pint.  No one bothers.

[chaddyrovers]

On 19/08/2025 at 15:11, ruggles1995 said:

I got a reply from the club regarding no sky sports (personally I think they should be trying to make it a bit of a sports bar vibe with rovers historic pictures plastered everywhere, not sure i want to watch re runs of games and interviews we've already seen. 😞

I agree 100% that what Blues Bar should be. Take this Saturday with Rovers playing at Hull and the game at 12.30 and on TV, Rovers should be opening blues bar up and offering food like Full English Breakfast and Pint or dinner food service like Chicken Burger and Chips or Salt and Pepper Chicken and chips or Chicken tikka curry and rice with a naan bread. 

Rovers should be showing Sky Sports and allowing fans who get down early for a few pints before the game to watch live football. You would have thought Sky and EFL would have done a done for all EFL clubs to shown Live EFL football

9 hours ago, Mike Graham said:

I take my own food and drink in with me as do most around me.  The guys close by have coffee in a flask and top it up with whiskey.  More fans will be doing the same.

Can't blame anyone does this when the cost of food and drink is too expensive and the quality of food isn't good enough. The food options are just boring. Just a plain Burger or cheese burger, no onions either. You look at other clubs and the different various of foot served. 

I also bring my own drink and I buy food from the food van behind the Club shop or