Upside Down

Happier times is when we would send our young players out on loan to lower league clubs like Brighton and Bournemouth.

Drongos.

What I and many others have said for years. If you want to talk about "natural levels", this is it. Just out of curiosity, is there one that shows where we were pre venkys? Also, good to see the dingles at the bottom of the table, their natural level.

He'll only be looking at players that his agency pals will send his way.

They would do when they've never even come close. And more than likely never will.

You know he's shit when even the bots won't come to his defense

Bollocks. Not exactly what anyone wanted to hear Dee Cee. Good to see you're on top of things mentally. That's the most important thing.

The Stranglers - Hanging Around

It pays to know what you're looking for before you start eating wild mushrooms

The only reason all those things are so tinpot is because the owners themselves are so tinpot. This club was, is and always will be too big for them. All they've done since day one is try to drag us down to their low level.

The Stone Roses - Sally Cinnamon

The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction

You can lie to us but you can't lie to yourself.

I didn't see they had a thread like that but that explains the brain dead nature of the rest of the opinions on there. Fucking cretins.

Eurhythmics - Sweet Dreams

What's all this lefty slagging? What does dexterity have to do with anything? I think the opposition to the boycott is summed up with this comment: "Nope. I’ll protest by all means but I’m not missing watching MY Rovers." As with most if not all of the other opposition to it, they've made the issue all about themselves. I see chaddy is a senior member on there. Hopefully he'll stay there for good.

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.

Aye.

Hey mate thanks so much for posting. We're all in the same position just you managed to put it forward so eloquently and convey the way we all feel. I've found that BRFCS is a great relief from all of this as you can openly express how you feel about the situation and people understand what you're going through. It's also the one place where one can get a sense of what supporting Rovers used to be. Yes, I am fully aware that I have made BRFCS sound like a drug addiction supprt group.

Obviously not enough commission in the deals.

B

Much like everyone else who has shared their story, I too have been driven away from the club that I love. Born in Blackburn and attended my first match in 94 I think it was. Remember us winning the league and seeing absolute Goliaths of the game like Alan Shearer, Tugay, Friedel, Duff etc all wearing the famous blue and white halves. The 2000s were probably the best time ever to support the club. We were a serious challenge for any team that came our way, challenging for European competitions, the cup semi finals and the league cup victory. All of this done on a budget of next to nothing (comparatively), just great organisation and everyone from the directors to the fans all pulling in the same direction. It was magnificent. It was thrilling. It was something you were really proud to be a part of. Then came the darkest day in the history of the club and town. The arrival of the cancer that is venkys. Within a couple of months they had turned this community into a money-go-round where the well connected could bury their disgusting snouts. What was once a source of immense pride was quickly turned into a source of great shame. I had these people sussed very quickly and could see almost straight away what they were about. I could see very early that protesting inside or outside the ground wasn't going to have any effect. The only option whereby I could retain some dignity and show my distain for them was to completely withdraw any financial support. I have always had to graft to earn my wage. Giving even a single penny to them would be allowing them to take the piss out of me and I have far too much self respect to allow that. I completely walked away, not just from Rovers but from football as a whole for 10 years. What was happening with Rovers was not unique, it was becoming endemic throughout the game. Rovers are just a microcosm of this, a huge community asset stripped of all real value and just turned into a revenue source for the already wealthy. After ending up in the hospital for a week or so due to some pretty life changing issues I found myself once again taking some interest in Rovers. I could immediately see that absolutely nothing had changed in the 10 years I had been away and I had missed absolutely nothing. I was both surprised and disgusted to find that a section of the fanbase not only didn't see venkys as a problem but were supportive of them. I found this incomprehensible and left me wondering what plane of reality these people existed in. After the appointment of JDT and then Eustace it looked as though there was a slim possibility that the team might manage to get themselves into the playoffs and possibly promoted. Naturally and to absolutely no surprise venkys deliberately did everything they could do to sabotage these efforts and prevent it from happening. So basically I'm now at the point I was when they first arrived. I am completely withdrawn from any emotional connections to the club and I honestly couldn't give a shit about what happens. The recent discussion of a boycott, something which I was calling for 15 years ago, and the response and resistance to this has left me even more resigned. I just don't care anymore. The one thing that has been positive about the club and community in that time is this website. BRFCS is the only thing Rovers that I can get any enjoyment out of. The community here is great and is a reminder of what supporting Blackburn Rovers used to be and still should be. If the club came under new ownership I would probably take more of an interest but the whole game is completely gone. It's boring to watch. The corruption is so in your face and it gets made clearer every year that working people are not welcome. Anyway, here's to J*B, Herbie, KHod and everyone else involved with this great space. Also massive respect to thise of you who are part of the Coalition particularly Glen Mullan. Your efforts are what give me some semblance of hope that we may one day be able to wrestle back our culture from the greedy hands of the super wealthy.

Like everything else Venky FC, I'll believe it when I see it actually happen.

Now that's terrifying

Odds on.