9 minutes ago, Rover80 said:

Did a rough comparison of attendances 13 years before and the 13 years of Venkys, drop off in fans is about 34% in attendances. Obviously we were an established Premier League team in the times before, but that does include the the 2 season in Division 1. Knocked this up. 

This could be a very smart PR campaign idea Rover80

It could be done with all sorts of things:

Turnover in 2009 - £50.4m; in 2023 - £16.6m

Wage to Turnover 2009 - 90.5%; 2023 - 147%

Etc etc. Everything has got worse. Shareholders funds in 2009 - +£28m; shareholders deficit in 2023: -£122m

It could produce a series of striking graphics

If recent events in the country tell you anything, it is that only action which causes significant disruption that will have any impact

It's difficult to tell others what to do when you aren't there yourself, but it's my belief that the only way this will get publicity is to first draw serious attention to the games. This can be done by disrupting each game as much as possible: whistles, pitch invasions, throwing balls on the surface etc. Only then will the cameras look at the club, and the pundits / commentators / podcasters will talk about why the fans feel they have to do this

Of course we have been here before. The Venkys rode on through that. Over a decade on though, you have to wonder why it is still not working for them

You do feel the tide is again turning. They have managed to create this aura of being benevolent owners but that facade is crumbling. The more we have to hold firesales, the more incomings are disrupted and the longer this tax investigation continues the more their position becomes untenable

The Action Group should reform and coordinate the disruptive protests whilst the Trust continues with the amicable side of things - club liaison and so fourth. But the bottom line is, there should not be a game that goes on at Ewood that is not disrupted until this lot finally pack up and feck off

You can get bots for about £5000 a month to post consistently good reviews / comments on your business

It would stand to reason that a company the size of Venkys will have bots. That they may use them to post on Blackburn Rovers fan pages is news to me. Why would they feel the need to do that?

1 hour ago, den said:

 

That’s the Lib Dem’s with my vote den 😉

We are too slow and too weak

It is that simple. We can blame the system all we want, but the players are not good enough at the moment 

Moran and Dolan aren’t the answers to our prayers 

If JDT goes, he goes. Coaches / managers come and go in football. It is what it is

I think he's a good manager and with the right resources he will manage at very good levels. He isn't irreplaceable though. As Mowbray shows - there's always somebody else waiting

Our worries won't begin or end with JDT. They are squarely with the owners. They are the ones who need to go for us to turn a new leaf

Just now, roverandout said:

Another old timer hasbeen

The man is 32 

Old timer..you cheeky fuck 😂

Well, that’s a good signing. Only for 6 months but fair fucking play 

It’s the hope that kills you

I was about to go to bed 

Ya know what’s mad - Travis got loaned out because Wharton was taking his place in the 6 role

Then we sold Wharton

And we didn’t bring anybody in to replace either 

Classic Venkys 

1 minute ago, Spankus Munky said:

No that's owed to the bank, that Venkys guarantee. You may not like it but that debt is on the club, sure it has been largely caused by Venkys but it's us as a club will suffer. Let's say the BoI call in the debt you do realise one of the Assets Venkys put up as a guarantee is the club itself, right? Do you think an Administrator would broker a £22m sale of a 19 year old, 2 Cap U20 international?

The debt of circa £200m is not with the Bank of India

12 minutes ago, Spankus Munky said:

Yes it is, because the money goes into the club, and the club is bigger than Venkys. Even if the bank take it all it ultimately still benifits the club by reducing debt.

Behave yourself

Nobody believes this. Is this just being contrarian for the sake of it?

Reduce the debt ffs - it is all to Venkys!!!! I hope they don't get a bloody penny. So no, it is not a good deal for Blackburn Rovers

Why is every Rovers deal "complicated"??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/

You know, there's usually a term for people like that. I have met a few people in my working life that always find things complicated

They are usually dossers

3 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

So the rumours look like they've potentially been exaggerated. It looked like the Wharton deal may be off last night and that's why we pulled the plug on cash signings. Wharton deal back on though.

I wouldn't say exaggerated. It is exactly what happened

Wharton deal could have collapsed so the Owners said no to McGuire very early

Suhail probably couldn't wait to feed the news back to Orlando

Let's be real, any normal club would have waited until the bloke landed. He had hours in the air left. Palace are always going to sign Wharton - he's had his medical, they have money. I don't really go into JHRover's line of conspiracy at the club, but this fucking stinks. If we don't sign McGuire it will not be because the Club had "difficulties", it will be because they did their best to show they "tried"

Yeah, Jackson's comments are telling

Wharton will "definitely" sign. No definite about McGuire

Get the Just Stop Oil boys in. Paint and chicken feathers over the directors box. This lot need to get gone

Fuck off Venky’s. Hate is the only word I have 

2 minutes ago, Polky said:

Rovers fans when they ask for experienced players…

🤣

The issue is that Mcfadzean has never really done a lot with those 561 career appearances. Well, except 3 relegations from the Championship

I don't even know if he is the kind of father figure you'd want at the club. I honestly think Batth would have been a better deal. Getting in someone for experience only is only good if that experience is in winning

McFadzean is a crazy signing. We may as well have signed Danny Batth.....................

McFadzean used to play for Alfreton. I played against him in a friendly in either 2009 or 2010. He was a good player at that level to be fair. Think he was playing for England at the same time. He isn't actually that tall for a centre half. Just remember him being a bruiser, which is what defines centre halves at that level. A bit of a bully boy - which I suppose we are missing

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

You'll have to wheel Broughton out of the place in a wooden box with Waggott I'll wager. No way he's giving up that cushy little number with zero accountability.

Your dislike of Broughton is irrational

It simply has to be for the purpose of winding people up. You aren’t stupid 

£22m for your young prodigy sounds good. At a normal club

We have never reinvested any of the money we make. That's why I still think it is silly people moan about the Brereton fiasco. Okay, we'd have got £8m, but for the team what does that even mean?

We might sign a player for about £1m. Maybe that McGuire lad who I know absolutely nothing about. That's not reinvestment though

Really we want to be signing McGuire and then a good, top level Championship midfielder for about £5m range for about £15k a week on a 4 year deal. That's how you reinvest the money from Wharton. Won't happen though