The next big game is the Celtic match. These "5000" may well fancy another trip to watch their club. So what do Rovers do? Well they don't even give them the option to come and watch.
Its nothing short of a disgrace for us to give Celtic the entire Darwen end.
"Get behind the club / Support your home town team" - no sorry we're not giving you the option - here you go Celtic 8000 tickets for you - and please don't sit in our home areas will you.
Sorry - this doesn't wash. Celtic fans will try and buy tickets in home areas - as others have mentioned, they've a large fanatical following. But for Rovers to not even try selling these tickets to their own fans first is diabolical.
Give Celtic 3000. Maybe we won't sell all the tickets in the home ends. If we don't, let them have more tickets.
Am I making things too simple here? Why can't the club use this database they've built up to ensure that the tickets are going to the correct people. Why couldn't fans buy tickets on production of a utility bill showing that they're from the Blackburn area.
Make a big point - if fans buy tickets for the wrong areas they'll be kicked out. If season ticket holders sell tickets to Celtic fans - ban them.
If the club is able to eject Rovers fans for standing up then I'm sure they'll have no problems in ejecting fans for being in the wrong area of the ground.
I too am sick of hearing about the Man City game of a few seasons back. This is a totally different proposition. Any Rovers fan worth his/her salt would love to watch this game. The club must give people the chance.
Sorry to put a spanner in the works but not all rovers fans live in blackburn, sorry if that comes as a bit of a shock to you.....
Well thanks for stating the bleeding obvious but I'm sure that you understand the point I'm trying to make.
There has to be a way of getting tickets to Rovers fans irrispective of where they live.
What do you propose?
We're all @#/? off about the same thing here. Its an absolute joke to be given 3000 tickets. There is absolutely no way all fans are going to be kept happy.
You ask what I would propose, Season ticket holders who went to Sofia, Other fans who went to Sofia, and season tcket holders who travel away should be guarenteed a ticket. After that it has to go down to ticket stubs.
The club has definately made a huge mistake with this. They have treated this game like a big league game but it is not, we will (hopefully) play the likes of Liverpool and the Mancs twice a season but how often do we get the opportunity to play Celtic, once in a blue moon....
This debate will go on and on....