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v Fulham (h) - 3/11/2021
lraC replied to CambridgeRover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That’s the biggest defeat in my lifetime watching Rovers. No guts, no passion, no style, no quality, no desire and no hope. Venkys are poison and I want rid of them more than ever after this. If Mowbray doesn’t go tonight, that’s got to be the end for even the remaking 9,000 hardy souls. It’s a new low for the club and something drastic needs to be done. Allardyce was sacked after a hammering at Old Trafford. This was Fulham at home. Mowbray out NOW. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Terrible Rovers fans never gave him a chance. Hopefully Braintree will. I wonder if he is as well paid there, as he was when he got a premier league contract under the odious manager? He could be a late developer and turn into a brilliant tea lady. -
v Fulham (h) - 3/11/2021
lraC replied to CambridgeRover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I know for a fact that in every day life, Mark refers to us as Rovers. -
v Fulham (h) - 3/11/2021
lraC replied to CambridgeRover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Exactly and I am sure a buying club would look at that, not to mention the medics doing the medical too. Sometimes a bird in the hand, is the way to go, so long as his contract extension isn't chicken feed. -
v Fulham (h) - 3/11/2021
lraC replied to CambridgeRover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
In a lot of ways, the biggest incentive Nyambe should have, for signing his new contract, should be his injury record. Another club would be taking a chance on that, as would the player himself, by letting his contract run down. -
Obviously people within the game, especially managers, tend to know each other pretty well. Given this story, where no doubt MM has held back a bit, it has to make you wonder, what the prospects are of someone decent taking the job on, in these circumstances?
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v Fulham (h) - 3/11/2021
lraC replied to CambridgeRover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It almost wants to make me throw up, when I think of the shenanigans, culminating in the likes of Murphy and Etuhu arriving at Ewood with their very suspicious contacts. -
BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
lraC replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Just wonderful memories those. -
BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread
lraC replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Very good that. Little story about Mark. Probably around 2000 maybe 2001, my lad was doing a bit of weekly football training in Farnworth, near Bolton. He would have been about 11 years old. All the Dads who stayed to watch, used to have a chat, about various things. Most of them were Bolton fans and all knew, I was a Rovers fan. One week when I arrived, one of the Dads saw me getting out of the car and said, the usual coach, isn’t here today, we have an ex Bolton player, so you won’t be happy will you? I got into the changing room and who should the coach, be but Mark. I used to play in the same side, up to being about 14 so know Mark pretty well. All the Dads wondered what was going on, when we renewed acquaintances and swapped numbers. Not one of them knew, he was ex Rovers too and a Rovers fan. I go along with his terrier story too by the way. -
Attendances: A cause for concern
lraC replied to SIMON GARNERS 194's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
You are pretty much spot on with that. I think certain people at the club takes fans for mugs and we are not the only club that do it. I went to a La Liga game yesterday Elche V Real Madrid. Crowd were buzzing and it was almost a full house, Granted the mighty Real Madrid were the visitors, but it was great to see and hear so many passionate fans. Due to going there, I had a closer look at La Liga yesterday and noticed the attendance at the Nou camp, was unbelievably low for Barcelona. It seems even their fans will not take the miss management that is going on and just carry on going regardless. They are voting with their feet and their ground was less than a third full. -
To highlight that, Liverpool of all teams surrendered a two goal lead yesterday and as for Stoke, they were 3 - 0 up against Cardiff, who then scored 3 in 5 minutes to earn a point. Thanks goodness that wasn't us, but it shows it happens to other teams too.
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Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It may well have been used to pay them back some of the debt. Gives them the funds for their next music project, or Bollywood scheme, or even for a few more injections. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Eleven years is a long time, to keep on employing the wrong people. Time will tell, but they don’t seem to be too interested in that option, for some strange reason. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I find it remarkable that anyone can consider, the journey under Venkys, can be anything other than negative. From being a premier league club, with manageable debts, to a season in league one and not the nearest sniff of promotion back to the premier League. Add to that, the current debt levels, decline in attendances, decline in the quality of the football and neglect of the stadium and it becomes very hard to see any positives. The latest trend seems to be let player contracts run down and sell them cheap, or for free. A large part of the fan base have understandably become disillusioned with the owners and this latest, significant transaction, carried out under the radar, does not help matters. If you look at the boycotting and demonstrations carried out by Blackpool fans, who eventually drove their suspect owner out, then assuming we follow suit, the people staying away, due to the owners miss management, are highly likely to return at levels higher than the 10% you suggest. Time will obviously tell, but whilst these people own the club, negativity thinly disguised as paranoia, will remain. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I was paranoid, when they once appointed a manager with no experience, who excelled is spouting bull shit. I was so paranoid, I thought this could end in us being relegated and perhaps mean, we never get back to the premier league in my lifetime. I guess I could just be a paranoid person, or maybe I can spot villains at work, when it is right in front of my nose. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It’s a worry. Imagine someone buying the club out of administration, who are cobbling the money together to save the club. Option 1 is to pay a rent to the people who ruined the club, to use a training facility. Option 2 is to go back to using the playing fields, in the local park. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Venky’s London Limited, trading as Blackburn Rovers, football and athletic club. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I will give you that, but I’m not buying my next house for 1000% of its value. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Any future administrator might have a bigger problem finding a buyer than they otherwise might have. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
A training ground worth £17 million, after throwing £150 million at it, is hardly anything to write home about. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
All it takes is a statement from someone at the club. A pre - emptive one, would have stopped the speculation, but perhaps, the owners, don’t consider the fans are worthy of that. After all, we didn’t buy enough season tickets did we? -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
1884 Roverite I think. He had a meeting with the club and is due to meet them again, before the end of the year. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
If it’s a peppercorn rent as suggested above, then they will have a problem on their hands. A long lease charges at one peppercorn per annum, will essentially bring them 10 peppercorns per decade. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Looks like they also have control of the newly formed company, who now own the STC. There are three directors, all based in India, who I have never heard of, but Madame and Balaji are listed at companies house, as people with significant control. -
Brockhall STC - planning permission application ?
lraC replied to Mattyblue's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I think Derby did try that, maybe even with the ground. I don’t know what they have bought exactly, so no idea about what can and can’t be done. I guess this is the real point, why not tell the fans what’s happening, as otherwise we will jump to our own conclusions, whether or not there is something sinister happening.