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I feel what ultimately will make a difference is a strategy that gains a lot of publicity. I don’t think they will care about lost revenue as it’s a drop in the ocean for them. They will care about being publicly shamed. There has been some good early publicity for the boycott but it needs to gather steam in order to keep up the pressure. I’m worried that we will win a couple of matches and the momentum will be lost or the fans who are likely to boycott have already done so and only a few hundred less fans in the stadium won’t look much different to the pitiful turnout against Oxford. I think we need to do something before it’s too late though so in the words of Gary Bowyer we should ‘give it a good go’ 💪🏽

Would strongly advise others to ignore people who disagree on social media. Don’t be too disheartened or discouraged by their slightly desperate sounding protestations. You are never going to convince everyone and I really believe they are in a small minority now. They are entitled to an opinion so just ignore them and stay focussed on the task at hand.

The letter is excellent! Kudos and thanks to those who composed it. Professionally written and difficult to dispute the facts stated. I don’t attend Ewood regularly as I don’t live locally, but I will certainly boycott from now on. I do spend stupid amounts on merch for me and my son though…NAPM until they’re gone!! It’s time to unite as a fanbase to get rid of our traitorous owners and their stooges. Vive la resistance! 💪🏽

I completely respect you for going to matches as you clearly enjoy it and you should keep going if it makes you happy. You’re not a mug for pursuing what you enjoy. You should also respect those who want to protest or boycott as it makes some people miserable to see how the club is shrinking. I think if I lived locally I would probably keep going too. Regardless of off field matters, I can’t help but support the team. Apathy has set in to a degree but I still have the love for the team that is quickly rekindled with a couple of wins. My worry is where the club will be in 5 or 10 years. I’ve managed to convince my 8 year old son to support the club (poor thing) but with the rate of decline currently I’m worried there won’t be much left to support in the future. Rovers have been important in my life and I want the same for my son. I think this is a legitimate concern and as such I will support any (legal) protests.

I think what you are describing is poor footballers. It makes their footballing skills unlikeable but not them as people. That’s just overly harsh.

I think they seem alright. It’s not a lack of effort that’s the issue, they’re just not good enough. It’s hard to bond with the fans when things are going badly on the pitch.

Disappointing result but overwhelming apathy from me. Feel for the fans on the long drive home. Was important not to lose today against a team who are bang out of form and bang average. We seem to be buckling at crucial times which is a really bad sign. Losing so much championship experience is really costing us. You can play decent football but lose games like today due to a lack of championship nous. A previous poster mentioned how scandalous it was to sell Hyam at the last minute. Well his team just equalised in the last minute again whilst we failed to muster any sort of chance in injury time.

Pretty dire stuff but didn’t deserve to lose and should have won with the decent chances we had. The positives are that the match finished (not always assured at Ewood park and it was a shocking spectacle) and we didn’t lose or concede with the last touch again. Oxford not getting 3 points on our patch is important I suppose. Other than that it was a turgid affair with two poor teams who look like they will be in the relegation mix.

No doubt we’ll manage to get this match completed. The drains might be blocked but despite that this club is heading down it at a rapid speed.

This has home defeat written all over it. A repeat of the QPR experience for fans. Will probably be a monsoon just after we lose. The club kind of deserves what it gets.

The complete lack of any communication from the club is appalling today. Just tell people what’s happening for God’s sake! Even if no decision has been made and we are waiting for a further pitch inspection then tell the people this. Oxford is a hell of a drive and they deserve to be kept up to date to inform their decision of whether the drive or not. Travelling in this weather is not without any risk and surely it’s their duty to keep people informed. Incredibly amateur and the overwhelming impression is that they are choosing to ignore the situation to save face.

I’ve spent many an hour scratching my head trying to work out why they bother to continue owning the club and punishment and revenge towards the fans is one of the only explanations that makes any sense. It’s not just the snowball though, it’s the ongoing criticism of their ownership too. As pampered Billionaires they are probably not used to being called out and will see this as disrespectful. Especially coming from subordinates like us!

It’s a bleak midwinter for Rovers fans. A week with 2 last kick of the game equalisers conceded and a second home match of the season postponed whilst leading in the second half due to our dilapidated facilities. I don’t think our chances of recruiting new supporters are being helped here. It’s meant to be entertainment and they want our money for the privilege. Bah humbug.

The owners and their stooges deserve the ridicule they will rightly receive from the footballing world. Happening twice shines a light on our decaying facilities. The players and the fans don’t deserve the humiliation though. I suppose on the bright side, anything that piles on the pressure and hastens their departure is a good thing.

There’s not much left to say. We are a shambles. A complete laughing stock. The facilities are derelict and the squad is heading in the same direction. Until the owners depart there’s just very little point anymore. We are circling the footballing drain (sorry to mention drains so soon).