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It’s quite telling that nearly 24 hours on, no one at the club has bothered to respond to the letter.

Some of these journalists need to get out to Pune and knock on their front door, Watchdog style.

I’ve stopped myself from saying this up until now, but if you’re still going and giving them your money after this statement, you’re part of the problem. You’re supporting Venky’s. People who’ve bought season tickets are obviously in a sticky situation with this, BUT imo have a duty not to use them. #NAPM

Today’s words of wisdom from one of Venky’s pages… #OperationEmptyEwood #SellTheClub

A good idea, but there are many people, like me, who refuse to step foot inside Ewood, until they’re gone.

No, but nor is encouraging everyone onto the playing surface and breaking the law. The lack of ticket sales are obviously hurting the finances of the club. Every other post on the club’s social media pages are about buying tickets or merchandise. Mods- is there a chance we can have a vote on the matter about the best course of action? It might give the coalition an idea of how to proceed with the next protest.

Agreement with me Chaddy on this one. I want them gone as much as the next person. Are they worth losing a job and getting a criminal record over though? Absolute not. They’ll have won if that happens.

IMO, it’s time a boycott was called for the Millwall game. It doesn’t break the law and it’s not offensive, if the protest’s aim is simply to get Venky’s to sell the club. Non-law breaking activities are likely to get people on board too. We’re on Sky Sports too (as it’s a 12:30 game) so we’ll be already down on fan numbers. We’ll get the publicity too.

Very well put! Please can this be put on the Facebook page too? Albeit it privately, I think there needs to be a timeframe put on a calling for an official boycott, if concerns aren’t addressed. I don’t think it should be too far off either. Should that happen, I think they’ll walk away.

Does anyone else feel like the dam’s about to finally burst? Suhail’s supposedly nowhere to be seen. Bob Coar’s apparently running the club. League attendances are unofficially down to around 6000 with an unofficial boycott clearly happening. The club releasing a video asking people to stop saying nasty things. Venky’s no longer sending funding over. I hope I’m right.

https://chatgpt.com/share/6939a448-2d50-8007-a61d-2bbadd3059df This chap’s also posted his letter.

I don’t think the fanbase are though completely. You only have to look at attendances since they took over. Like myself, many new refuse to go to Ewood. Something like an #EmptyEwood campaign doesn’t have to be offensive. It just needs to say that we- as supporters- refuse to return to Ewood until Venky’s sell the club. If you take attendances into consideration, over their ownership period, we’re about 2/5 or 3/5 of the way there already. On another note, how many home games did it take Sheff Weds to shift their owner doing that?

I was like yourself until summer. When Eustace walked, that was my signal to boycott and not renew my season ticket. If the stadium gets emptied, Suhail WILL have to ask for more money. At that point, Mrs Desai might wonder what’s going on.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again- the only way to make your voice heard is to stop buying anything off them. Until Ewood is completely empty for a couple of matches, they won’t listen. If it’s completely empty, the penny might finally drop in India, that they’re not wanted. #NAPMuntilVenkysGo