Boycott Or Not?

[DE.]

Considering our home form this season it seems a stretch to suggest the away team requires an additional advantage to take points from Ewood Park. Our manager and team are usually enough of an advantage for the away team. 

[TheKitGuy]

Like I've said in the past. The local community needs the money - stay away from the game, go to the cafe's the local park the butty shops etc. spend what you would on a ticket or inside the ground on the local area. 

It's one game that will almost certainly dross whether the fans are there or not. So for one game stay away and do something different. I understand it's routine and for some a way to switch off for 90mins or so, but just do do something within the local community. 

Surely that's a better story - 'Boycotting rovers fans spend x amount on local cafe's/businesses in Venkys protest.'

[Dreams of 1995]

14 hours ago, rovgers said:

I don’t think the boycott will any difference at all, especially when it’s a league game. I think, at best, the owners are indifferent and any news seems to go through Pasha. He’ll just point to the official attendance figure that will be around 10k, if not higher.

The 'official attendance' will be the same as it always is, as it counts tickets sold not bums on seats

The true figure will come in the FOI request to the police, who will release actual data

In any case, you will be able to see, visually, if there is a reduction in attendance. What Pasha points to is irrelevant.

[Mattyblue]

Nobody pays attention to the announced crowd these days.

Leicester, West Ham have both had very empty grounds in recent weeks with ‘27,000’, ‘58,000’ announced or whatever.
 

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Just seen the free Wednesday tickets for the rematch. (Those who previously bought) wonder if any turn up

[RevidgeBlue]

14 hours ago, speedies gonna get ya. said:

 I would rather try and fail than not bother. 

Nail, hammer, head.

[speedies gonna get ya.]

13 minutes ago, ... said:

Just seen the free Wednesday tickets for the rematch. (Those who previously bought) wonder if any turn up

Which is why we couldn't pick the Wednesday match for boycott

 

[RevidgeBlue]

Ive heard the phrase "I want a Club to be proud of" a number of times from Herbie and others on here recently.

I dont think I would even put it that high. Id like to see a Club that is TRYING.

Everyone makes mistakes and doesnt get everything right. Nor is there a divine right to success. However if I thought I saw a Club that I thought was once again acting in good faith, TRYING to win football matches, TRYING to be successful and didnt appear to view it's supporters like something they'd just stepped in on the pavement...................

Id take that compared to what we have now.

 

[Upside Down]

10 hours ago, speedies gonna get ya. said:

Which is why we couldn't pick the Wednesday match for boycott

 

If we were properly organised as a fanbase the best thing to do would have been to get the free tickets then not show up. 

Alas, we've got supposed grown ups having a cry because they've been asked to take some responsibility for improving their community.

[rigger]

5 hours ago, Upside Down said:

If we were properly organised as a fanbase the best thing to do would have been to get the free tickets then not show up. 

Alas, we've got supposed grown ups having a cry because they've been asked to take some responsibility for improving their community.

I have just tried to do this but I cannot find the free tickets on the Rovers site.

[wilsdenrover]

52 minutes ago, rigger said:

I have just tried to do this but I cannot find the free tickets on the Rovers site.

Supporters who purchased tickets for the original fixture can claim a free ticket for this game by logging onto their e-ticketing account and selecting the FREE ticket.

[rigger]

16 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Supporters who purchased tickets for the original fixture can claim a free ticket for this game by logging onto their e-ticketing account and selecting the FREE ticket.

I have done the above, I cannot find the free ticket option.

[wilsdenrover]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

I have done the above, I cannot find the free ticket option.

I thought you probably had but shared in case.

Another club fuck up it seems…

[Penwortham Blue]

For all those Venky apologists whose go to refrain is ‘ who would be interested in Blackburn Rovers’, a US Baseball billionaire is about to take a controlling share of Lincoln City ! Support the boycott.

[rigger]

33 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I thought you probably had but shared in case.

Another club fuck up it seems…

Or, the club read Upsidedowns earlier post about claiming the free ticket then not turning up, and have taken that option away, who knows ?

[Mattyblue]

37 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

For all those Venky apologists whose go to refrain is ‘ who would be interested in Blackburn Rovers’, a US Baseball billionaire is about to take a controlling share of Lincoln City ! Support the boycott.

‘Look at the size of Lincolnshire, we just aren’t attractive’.

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8 hours ago, Upside Down said:

If we were properly organised as a fanbase the best thing to do would have been to get the free tickets then not show up. 

Alas, we've got supposed grown ups having a cry because they've been asked to take some responsibility for improving their community.

It would be interesting to know who the local supporters are or those from afar. Not that there's anything wrong with supporting from afar there are many that make the journey and support the boycott but was wondering if there's an initial divide between local people to Ewood who support the boycott as opposed to those living a distance away who will be attending. Interesting stat to think about 

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2 hours ago, rigger said:

I have done the above, I cannot find the free ticket option.

Pick your seats log in, and head to the tab, Adult, Child concession etc it will be the first selection. Continue as normal as though you were buying them

[rigger]

9 minutes ago, ... said:

Pick your seats log in, and head to the tab, Adult, Child concession etc it will be the first selection. Continue as normal as though you were buying them

There must be something wrong with the site, as it is now only showing the Watford game tickets for sale. Even using the Sheff Wed link in the official post.

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6 minutes ago, rigger said:

There must be something wrong with the site, as it is now only showing the Watford game tickets for sale. Even using the Sheff Wed link in the official post.

Don't use the link go through the ticket tab

[rigger]

13 minutes ago, ... said:

Don't use the link go through the ticket tab

Thanks for your help, I have now managed to get my free ticket to a game I won't be attending.

PS. The last free ticket to a Rovers game I got, was an away game at Spurs in the seventies, it was a complimentary off one of the players as they came off the coach.

Edited 4 minutes ago by rigger