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glen9mullan

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  1. The statements went across 27 different sets of eyes, and were reviewed by each of them too. They were then reviewed by two journalist before finally being released. The media has ran with every statement issued word for word.
  2. Just a recap Two and a half months ago we had No Coalition. We had Jack a brfcs poster reaching out and hitting a brick wall to try and get something moving. His passion and drive was something I felt I could get involved with and many others felt the same and also joined to form a powerful voice. Fast forward to present day. Every supporter group bar one and we are trying to get this one is part of the Coalition. Our first action was applying pressure on Suhail, Waggott and Gestede with the total vote of no confidence. This lead to the three coming out into the open and one has now gone. The pressure on the other two will remain. The global press our now covering our story and desire for the removal of the Raos and their band of merry men. Our story is going back into parliament and we've now got the MPs backing the Coalition. We've so much going on across a near 30 person panel it's quite extraordinary in such a short space of time. Things evolve by the minute and it's hard graft, extremely hard graft as our family time and in some cases taking days of work is being totally used up to force a better future. We are still in our infancy and many things need to be agreed, formulated and developed. We have no funds , just hard grafting people trying to make a positive difference for something we commonly share, our club. Given the democratic make up (we don't need politics) we have to balance everything and get a majority buy in on all things. No one person leads the coalition, it's a collective group of people. Anybody can get involved and shape it's future. There really is no blue print for the journey we are on. Other clubs supporters actually use previous Rovers supporter actions for their blueprints. I think we've come a long way in a short space of time, but have a long way to go. Its going to have it's bumps on the way, as we are all human. We are all just football supporters equal to the next and don't have all the answers.
  3. That's not what I've said, I said my personal thoughts (we all have different) is we need to remove things systematically. Toppling the king becomes easier by toppling the pawns. We have to be realistic of what we can or cannot influence. Piece by piece, is in my opinion the correct approach. Unless someone can come up with a viable plan how we remove the owners first? I don't believe a single person in the coalition wants the Raos to own this club, me included. That's our opinion, Removing them is an almighty challenge which requires deeper thoughts and a strategy that reaches the finish line with the desired outcome and hopefully better owners. On your edited part "enough is enough" is exactly where we are. We do not believe communication is worth a dime, However we want to maintain the moral high ground of being amenable. (We knew the club would avoid all communication, we banked on it) it's now one less bullet for them to crucify the supporters in their rebuttals. Playing the game is exactly where we want to be, completely in control of our path without giving freebies to the club to beat us
  4. No, they've gone underground too, I know they are reading comms, but gone silent
  5. We fully understand the legislation, have members who have been part of building the structure for the said legislation. Everything we do, we review the legal side and are extremely thorough and strategic to mitigate against the balls falling on the wrong side of the net. The Coalition is made up of a lot of people, differing opinions/skill sets and does not stifle or prevent the group's involved carrying out their own objectives or remits. Individual group activities have not ceased or paused by being part of a collective panel. Respecting each groups objectives and opinions has been paramount and remains top of the agenda in terms of how the Coalition operates. Selling the club would be one outcome many desire. However from a personal point of view stability, strong competent leadership at Board Level and the removal of those whose do the club harm is at the forefront of my mind. We may get new owners and a continued circus entrusted with running the club. We need to shut the circus down, and seek a hierarchy that functions with integrity , whilst are accountable for their actions. If our current owners cannot implement the positive changes required for the club to rebuild then ultimately they need to go. I'm a firm believer that we should never shut a door completely, but by the same sentiment, never be afraid to open a new one. We need to eat the elephant piece by piece. In terms of new owners one objective of the Coalition (baring in mind resource levels), is to make Rovers a credible purchase, developing what can be achieved, how and utilising data and market research to increase the attractiveness to potential buyers/investors. As I've tried to maintain throughout in my posts, I'm trying to be as transparent as I can without literally handing on a plate to the club what our current activities are. The club continues to ignore individual supporter group/ supporter emails, with them going unanswered regarding SLT engagement. Whilst their generic response to the Coalition, was they'll speak to the Fans Forum in July. The Coalition website is due to go live which has been worked on by a working group within the team and hopefully it can be another vehicle to communicate what's being done by all the volunteers involved. I note your points about the supporter engagement with the club, it's 100% been getting discussed weekly by the panel, at the moment the club has put a brick wall up.
  6. Open supporters meeting on the agenda (possibly July) and MPs to bring things up in Parliament once again. Tim Farron and Adnan Hussein already had a couple of meetings, are on same page and very much supporting the coalition and seeking answers. Possible documentary on the agenda (can't say too much more on this). Press efforts continue to share wide and far.
  7. A number of things, For obvious reasons this won't be put on a message board until we've had our responses
  8. Just an update, Coalition have received a response, and as predicted from Lindsay Talbot who has been appointed as point of contact for all supporter queries. To cut a long story short they are stating they will meet the fans forum in July to settle differences, despite 80% of the coalition panels groups not members of the Fans forum. They are avoiding at this stage engagement, backtracking on the CEO and their public statements. Of course this is as predicted, and it plays into the coalitions hands in terms of media traction. I've now emailed the club on behalf of the Action Group Members also now separately. Part of the group's constitution is to remain democratic and for transparency in meetings with the club. Including none edited minutes. I'm also going to contact the FSF and ESA. Along with the EFL in my capacity of AG. Though it's also likely the coalition may do so also. It's currently being discussed.
  9. We have emailed the club requesting an update on 150, so will wait for their response on this matter, especially as some supporters have put a lot of time and effort in over the last year trying to mark the 150 and their efforts and dedication needs to be applauded. Once a response is obtained then as always everyone in the coalition will have an opportunity to formulate what comes next democratically. I note all these ideas down as its these suggestions which do prompt options for all to discuss and they are very much appreciated. @K-Hodcould you check your whatsapp invites please, as ideally it be better if you keep people updated, It allows me to post things not coalition related 😀
  10. Nothing major, A lot of effort going into global press, They want some back up to claims, having reached out to club for comment who are denying a number of things we know to be true. (Though that being said the person replying is that far down food chain, it's comical) Expecting some articles to go to press imminently. Complete silence from club as they continue to avoid engaging, with it appearing they want to fob groups off in Lindsay Talbots direction and mask communication tick box through FF. If the FF boycott then they will be in breach of EFL Rules though we are looking into those engagement breaches already as we don't believe they are compliant with the charter. The final group not in the Coalition has been reached out to, to make it a full suite. Noticed the Yasir interview yesterday claiming the 150 celebrations were inclusive and open to all, despite no one being invited bar a member of the 100 club and WATR (2 reps) . Making it a total of 3 reps on the panel. With Waggott now gone, the feeling from our club sources is funding and ideas will be cut significantly, despite things having been previously agreed in principle with the exiting CEO
  11. Oh this hoodwink stunt had my fingers doing overtime last night, straight to pune HQ
  12. Interesting from tonight's "Coalition" X space. We had one caller who was brought in by what was alleged the owners to provide a different broadcasting option after they'd claimed they felt the fan pressure was getting too much air time on Sky, whilst they were challenging sky's one sided approach by showing protest during live games etc. The caller now believes this was Suhail who wanted to send alternate pictures back to India than the ones being beemed by Sky , and he was under strict instruction to film no banners or audio of unrest!!!!l Absolutely incredible, as in essence wanted to paint a false picture back to the Raos
  13. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2152825-unpopular-chief-executive-steve-waggott-leaves-blackburn-rovers
  14. Ultimately been no unrest in years , certainly not public , When the poop hits the fan the axe falls
  15. Under extreme pressure, and the clocks ticking, we need to keep the pressure up as he is literally down to last finger
  16. If we recall during one of my updates, I pointed out there was showdown meeting imminent with the Rao's, Suhail and Waggott, They were flabbergasted they'd hit the global news once more, Suhail stated it was all Waggott's fault, he'd been the one engaging with supporters and must of gone rouge creating the uprising. I was reliably informed that one or both would be removed following the conclusion/Aftermath of the said meeting. Waggott himself stated to me in person he had no intention of resigning and would do one more year, despite his wife wanting him to walk away. The woman's team he told he must not allow the Rao's/Venkys appear in the statement and in essence take the public fall. Throughout the last couple of months every media outlet article has been personally sent via whatsapp to the owners, all has been read, and i'm fully expecting this to be just the start, though more pushing is needed. I stated to Waggott before the uprising that once we start we wont stop until each piece is removed, as we've done previously. He freely admitted he did not expect us to get the traction we did and had underestimated us somewhat through bad intel. Waggott going first, is a blow in my opinion as Suhail is the main target, though Waggott needed to go to. We move on, we continue to push, its only a battle won and certainly not the war. The Coalition are putting in a lot of hours, its a 7 day a week job with internal comms around 20 hours a day. My main concern now, is what comes next in terms of replacement, whilst the internal comms between club and fans has just got a whole lot harder as the others within refuse to talk.
  17. There's certainly some mixed views around the net on the woman's team. Some are very much ,I don't watch them, they lose money and no ones interested in womens football. Some are just very 1950 Others see this as another piece of the foundations being destroyed and are fearful if its the women's team today then what is it tomorrow, next week , next year etc. My own stance is, when I joined the coalition I did so as our club is heading completely in the wrong direction and the lack of accountability is astounding. I can watch and accept this or I can try and be part of something to try and push for positive change. There will be many subjects, issues which I and everyone else will have stronger or weaker opinions on, but I made the choice to be part of unified approach. The women's team has touched the panel at all different trigger points, however to say nothing is accepting what will be will be. I fully support the coalitions panel in their actions this week in talking to staff and players who this has affected and publicly condemning the unprofessional way this has been handled by the club. When representing the AG in meetings, many times I've put across points strongly to the club which may not mirror my own thoughts, however when I chose to form the AG I gave up my own personal views to act in the best interest of the membership at all times. I appreciate the Woman's team in isolation doesn't strike a chord with all, but I try and always look at things holistically and the symbol a decision like this has on future behaviours, actions by those at the club and the owners. The club is doing a fantastic job of writing their own bad press and in this instance they've impacted many lives and dreams with zero empathy or regard.
  18. Very true and capped , unless you can agree an enhanced package If you were made redundant on or after 6 April 2025, your weekly pay is capped at £719 and the maximum statutory redundancy pay you can get is £21,570. If you were made redundant before 6 April 2025, these amounts will be lower.
  19. I can confirm this is true and verified, Due to confidentiality, although one name has appeared this morning, I'm not in a position to state their names, or would want to due to confidentiality agreements etc
  20. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/outrage-top-football-club-fold-31646971
  21. My own thoughts as a father of 2 girls who play for teams , is the commitment of girls and grassroots teams emerging is fanatical. The game is growing and Rovers have done very little to aid its growth and see the unlimited potential, which is a mirror image of how badly they operate the club in the men's team too. Marketing, ticket sales and just an ounce of ambition really don't register with the hierarchy. We are a championship club with a semi pro outlook. It's natural the women's team ain't getting the growth it's capable of, and if this element was in someone else's hands. It's got the potential to really take off. Our club and support covers all elements of the club from the kids, to the seniors regardless of if it's men or women. It shouldn't of come to this where we are less than a week away from it ceasing to exist. The club should of been far more pro-active in alternatives, rather than let Suhail decide we can save money here and its not needed, and advise the owners that this is the case.
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