Mattyblue

‘Great new TV deal for EFL clubs players and their representatives.’

Yep, the owners of this club do not give a flying fuck about the long term health of the fanbase - and that has fed down into their ‘representative’ and executives on the ground, I.e all ‘targets’ (and presumably bonuses) are based on short term arbitrary revenue figures, not how we can get more bums on seats. Swag, Suhail et al DO NOT CARE about the future health of this club as they know the owners don’t, and I think WATR (Trust) et al need to come to terms with that.

We all hope that (yep, mid table in the second division is the stuff of dreams here), but unless he’s given a substantially bigger budget that isn’t happening.

How about a temporary lock? For say, three months?

Indeed, I asked on the Trust thread some time back and didn’t get an answer, as to when ‘enough is enough’ with this regime, be it the execs or otherwise, and this would be a prime example that they are just not engaging with them in good faith - which is a slap in the face to passionate people putting in much time and effort (gratis).

Only the fools running this club could increase prices after hardly winning a home game in six months, after repeated shambles off the pitch, after seeing Sky relentlessly promoting their new much expanded TV coverage, after getting them on sale months later than pretty much every other club, after seeing our neighbours having them on sale at very competitive prices. I mean, what chance does Blackburn Rovers have?

I don’t think a single Rovers fan thinks he’ll be staying.

I’ve always gone with Occam’s Razor with regards to these owners; they are arrogant, neglectful fools, I don’t really go in for active sabotage. However, there’s also no point in trying to square their intentions in 2010 to what they are in 2024, I see no evidence that they want PL football for Blackburn Rovers.

Don’t appoint rookie managers then if that’s the expectation.

£6 for UK brewed pretend Moretti? No wonder folk stick to supermarket beer.

The fact that he is already running PL games and the debate is when he’ll be playing for England shows how Palace had our pants down and no mistake.

If this club had aspirations to be better, then of course he’d be replaced… but we don’t, so he won’t.

Nobody is talking about reducing match tickets (so undercutting ST holders), in fact don’t, as you can then still rinse big away followings. PNE’s match tickets have actually been increased in price to do just that, as they know the home support is protected from those prices by buying STs in big numbers. Outside the PL, reducing season ticket prices is the only way you are substantially increasing crowds, as STs make up the bulk of the crowd for the entire season - just like our neighbours are seeing. Will it bring in more revenue? No, not really, but so what, it can only help the team, the atmosphere, there are secondary incomes that come from more bums on seats too - if you have the supply, utilise it.

What’s lame about it? Two very similar sized clubs to our west and south have done just that and are now selling far bigger numbers. Now, it helps if the reduction is done when there’s a bit of momentum around the club, I.e last summer would’ve been a good time as we’ll struggle to sell decent numbers at any price this summer with everything that’s gone on- but generally at this level (I.e not PL football), only a reduction will see numbers go up at a club like ours.

The only reason Blackburn Rovers is ‘broke’ is because the Rao’s are no longer funding their business. If any other non parachute club had owners who had turned the taps off (or had the authorities turn them off for them) they’d be broke too. There is nothing fundamentally different about BRFC, we just have owners under investigation for financial irregularities.

Their forum made me laugh, ‘we’ll be everyone’s cup final’, ‘everyone will raise their game at a place like St Andrew’s’. Big Club as ever.

Goal difference, then goals scored then head to head record. So if we’d have been level on goal difference and goals scored, as we beat them 4-2 at Ewood and only lost 1-0 at St Andrews we’d have stayed up.

Us, because our goal difference would’ve been -17.

What antics?

Oh he’s obviously on borrowed time at 37, but if we never see him in a Rovers shirt again, he was still a bloody good and needed signing.

Totally agree on McFadz. Yes he’s experienced, but a superb attitude and a leader in a team that seriously lacks them - as the actual captain for most of this season is very much lacking in that quality from where I’m standing.

No chance, the only real thing that still get clicks and keeps the LT from folding is Blackburn Rovers, they won’t be biting the hand that feeds them.

Of course, but why are we still waiting? As JH often alludes to, get them on sale for as long as possible when folk are in ‘football mode’ like every other bloody club in the country. It’s hard enough here with everything that’s gone on, yet those running the club even bother giving it a chance.

Bolton will definitely fill it next time. Years since we’ve played them and a club/fanbase with momentum.

Come on SG you get my point, the buzz that any big/pivotal win gets you in the day or two after. Obviously this season wasn’t anything but compete shite, but there’s certainly a bit more of a spring in a fan’s step than if we’d have survived on the back of other teams’ results post a 4-0 defeat.