Here is a story which goes back to 2012.

A gentleman by the name of Jack Mcleod made contact with me whilst I was the chair of the action group.

He was quite a unique person in that he was the youngest person to ever become a shareholder of the club, and when he made contact was also the oldest living supporter who still had shares.

His Father in the early part of the last century had been chair of the supporters group.

As a person he was well decorated with achievements ranging from the Queens  Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, the british defence medal in 1945 to over 50 globally recognised achievements of the highest order.

Having got ill, he decided he wanted to donate his shareholding to the action group, as he wanted to support the supporters in anyway he could.

He wrote a letter to Ian Silvestor initially as they hadnt sent him the shareholders report. However he also made it clear his wishes to transfer ownership of his shares. As part of his letter he instructed the club that the action group secretary would be acting on his behalf in the UK as he now lived in Canada.

What he got back was Silvestor saying if he gave the shares to the action group, then the club will not recognise his shareholding and recind its existence. However Silvestor went one step further; he wrote a letter to tell Mr Mcleod that he needs to write a letter back to the club and include the attached paragraphs clearly stating he is not going to transfer them to the Action group.

This correspondence which I have it all, is shocking to read. The club knew he was elderly, but continued to threaten him until he he finally could fight no more and bowed to these demands.

This is our club secretary, I wasnt going to share this but as someone contacted me on twitter claiming he is the most hardworking guy, i couldn't let people think he is a victim of thr web.

He is a horrible person as his emails which I can provide but wont post on BRFCS paint exactly the type of man he is.

Whatever the issue is on two players, be that forgot to send something, failed to agree something, didnt sign something, sent something late.

We knew the deadline,

This sadly whatever the reason is from our part is a direct result of having the wrong people in the boardroom, amateurs the lot of them.

Deadline day is exactly that, the last day to get deals done. However its not the only day, there was plenty of days prior to Tuesday.

We are not exactly filing 1000's of documents , we are transferring a players registration as a loan, with an obligation to buy should we get promoted. That last bit, is not really relevant in terms of the registration, as it may not happen. Thats more of a legal agreement between the two clubs. The wages etc, again i would not expect that to be disclosed under data protection to the EFL. We do our reporting under FFP as an annual submission with collective values.

I can see they are doing overtime at Rovers to find a plausible excuse to feed the supporters, if these dont happen or indeed if they do happen.

I aint eating their crap, some may, but the clubs form suggest, we have cocked up

23 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

Obviously yes. Don’t know which individual is ultimately responsible but they need removing from their post.

Ian Sylvestor is responsible for player registrations, he was also responsible for the "fax machine fiasco"

Sylvestor strangely enough brought in during the Anderson regime continues to go under the Radar and on numerous occassions peddled the line "i just do as im told".

Lets take a look at his roll of honour.

1. Applied for work permits for staff, covered up the fact that Shaw hid the said permits, which left us running with a skeleton medical crew for 3 months. (Have evidence and testimony to support)

2. Leaked transfer information to 3rd party agents and player contract information of existing players. 'Have emails, text and testimony to support"

3. Threatened a shareholder that the club would recind his shareholding if he transfered ownership of the said shares to a supporter group. These threats in which i have all the letters are incredible reading.

Sylvestor is in a unique position that he can stop any transfer, if the agenda dont suit.

He was placed in the club by SEM (strange he is still there and holds significant influence on things like transfer deadline day)

I ask of anyone engaging with these clowns, to do their homework, investigate fully and continue to hold these people accountable 

4 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

I don't understand your answer but my point is that "Sack the board" is pretty futile when the board have to dance to the tune of the owners, who are still going to be there. 

Waggott clearly stated in the meeting he has full autonomy to run the club.

This is purely on the board

If and its a big if, these deals don't happen due to further incompetence within the board room, then sack the board needs to start ringing loud and clear.

Thats potentially a £200 million pound fuck up, if we do not go up or at least maintain our current position.

its unforgiveable to be honest.

Its not the first time our mismanagement has cost us players.

Football is a multi billion pound industry and if we cannot do the basics which the other 91 clubs can, then its time to call it a day

Undav will do for me, a bit older; more experienced and has scored goals where he has been. 

Sorry I have not had chance to update here, been very busy.

The second meeting happened, 

Key points i guess - I suggested a community/benevolent fund, which could work in conjunction with the community trust, and could be funded through various events etc. Not one of those funds which gives money to various groups i.e scout huts , but one which can help the vulnerable which is not linked to the benefits system. Rovers announced the One Rovers community fund in December in some guise, how its taken forward and managed, and if the opportunity is grasped correctly only time will tell.

We discussed the maintenance of the ground/pitch, and the 100k or so on the washing of the steel carried on the main stands etc. He seemed quite proud of this investment, until i pointed out it was peanuts and if anything given my own engineering background I found it rather insulting that was deemed adequate maintenance for a football club looking to generate income, by opting not to spend some.

He spent a lot of time, name dropping local people, MPS, Wayne Wild, the people he had been meeting.

I said  before I went some months ago if I felt it was another smuck, and a pointless exercise then i would walk away from getting involved in discussions. My time is far too precious.

I stated to him in our first meeting that I stepped away 5 years ago from meeting with them, as my job was done. The bad guys were gone, the story was in the public domain, and I had shared our story with all the authorities, supporter base and world, Fulfilling the mandate i was set by the group I was democratically elected to represent.

With a new administration, i decided it was best to watch from afar to give the club its best chance to rebuild.

I was most disappointed to be back there, as they have learnt nothing and the current administration appears to have been given quite a free ride. I stated that what they take as victories of how far they have come, is not really a complete picture. We just stopped putting pressure on them by turning of the tap, and holding them accountable publically.

20 minutes into the second meeting my instinct was telling me, "Glen walk away from this, this guy has convinced so many, his name dropping is astounding, he has people eating candy from his hands, and we have now gone from the days of a boardroom looking to profit from the clubs demise, to having various people in the community doing the same.

There was also a deep duscussion surrounding an idea I had regarding a "Jack Walker day" in the close season

The meeting continued, and ended with him wanting me to write a further agenda to have further discussions with their commercial team surrounding commercial opportunities and possible revenue streams for the club.

I left the meeting, got in my car, and decided I would not make further contact, as I'd seen right through him. There is zero chance, I can hold meetings with anyone unless I feel its in the best interest of the club and supporter base. I've never sold anyone down the river and in particular in my time in seeking a well run club. I'm not easily manipulated and don't do bullshit, cuddling up, or seek something for my own one-self.

Its clear this is not the case with so many, as he was a good a chucking peoples agendas/names under the bus.

Im sorry the news is not better, and have considered for a long time, should I even post what i heard and saw.

My biggest regret is standing down 5/6 years ago, entrusting others to take forwards a rebuild, once we got rid of the corruption.  If anything its created a bigger monster, an incompetence, a mediocrity a club no longer held accountable, and that much feathering of others nest; that people have forgotten what the fight/mission was about.

Its alarming that Steve Waggot himself didnt know supporters had been to the authorities and it was I who personally delivered the supporter bill along side Jack Straw, Graham Jones and Jake Berry, for a fan lead review into football by the goverment 8 years previously which is the very mandate he is now discussing with others. That bill was accepted at that time by the sports minister Robertson who instigated the change in governance review of the Premier league, Football league. This is something I'm extremely proud of, and something which continued during my time as an elected board member if the National Council of the FSF.

From an off the field perspective, it would be my suggestion that this current set up, is probably on a par with Paul Hunts, but just better at playing the pied piper to those who give it the time of day.

I wont post anything more on the matter, and despite the willingness/request of the club, I will not be attending another one of these meetings, and i'm sorry to those without insight that my findings is not better news.

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I'm a season ticket holder, but so disillusioned with the whole thing. Missed the last few homes games, and aint decided if i'm going tomorrow yet.

I cannot recall a time in my life in over 40 years, where my ticket has been left in the drawer.

We can point to being 3rd in the table and think there is so much to be excited about.

Then i look at the 12 defeats, winning and losing is part and parcel of football.

However the product is drab, the football is shite, the gameplan if we have one is predictable to the opposition.

The manager bores the pants off me too.

Pre JDT it was a project, on a journey, x amount of windows etc, young players, other teams have bigger budgets. Heard it every week.

Now under JDT the same old lines, a project, budgets, young players etc.

Lets be under no illusions, this manager has been backed with serious money in terms of what we have spent in the 3 seasons prior. 

He has not had to sell anyone and recycle funds, and being 3rd at this stage has things very much in our own hands.

However i find the whole rovers experience right now boring and easier to watch on the TV.

We've had some poor managers previously but none of them ever had me thinking i'm not going.

Window opens tomorrow, and I wouldnt give him a dime.

I want to see our manager kick every ball with the team', be on that touchline living and breathing the passion.

His cheeky smile, and boy next door persona in interviews aint enough for me.

My opinion probably different to most, but its an opinion which i cannt see changing soon.

Hope everyone has a lovely new year and prosperous 2023,