scotchrover
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5 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:
Just excuses from yourself in my opinion. No different for me
All posted on here, used the search function on the site to find it but you won't cos you know you wrong, so I will do it for you
just excuses after excuses. There were 7k Sheff Wed fans. That it. How did they ever make it professional if they can't play in front one full stand of away fans. FFS
On that last point- I sat in the JW stand for the game against Preston, early on in the season. We were slightly closer to the PNE fans, and they drowned out the home fans I couldn’t hear the Blackburn End, where my season ticket is.
It needs looking at. We simply roll over for any club willing to fill the Darwen End, and let them turn it into a home game, because they’ve fans happy to pay £X. It’s nothing shorting embarrassing if truth be told.
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Financial disaster building down the road at the Dingle Dome…
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15 minutes ago, DaveyB said:
I don’t know if it’s been mentioned already, but did anyone else spot that Martin came out to greet the away fans before the game - followed by someone videoing it for their social media - and he chose the exact moment that MGP was introduced to the crowd to step onto the pitch, no doubt to make it sound like he was getting the rapturous reception that he believes he deserves
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen someone quite so narcissistic as Russell Martin
He’s a terrible loser. He’s always thought he’s better than what he is. That video -prior to a JDT masterclass at Swansea- said it all when he was going in about us eventually stopping running. I think we won 3-0 that day?
In some respects, I hope he takes them up, because they’ll get an absolute pasting with their style of play, and his post match interviews will be hilarious.
With how quiet their fans were today too, it shows how riveting their style of play is. I’m not sure I remember a quieter away end at Ewood?
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Another hard fought point, that would have been 3 on another day.
This John Eustace team reminds me of the early days of the Hughes period- not exactly gifted, but willing to die to get points on the board.
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Someone needs to get a grip of this and lead a unified effort, before we’re in the same state as Reading. I’ve personally not stepped foot inside Ewood since JDT left. I suspect others are the same.
Alarm bells need to be ringing now though. Can we get a meeting organised asap on Zoom, and get a committee in place, to put together some coordinated action?
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I’ve just heard Pears is out on Saturday, which means Leo’s in goal. If that’s the case, I’ll be going to the pub instead of Ewood.
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Well done Smod!
Pears is going to be difference between us staying up and going down.
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We’ve gone full circle in playing style here. This has been like watching paint dry for long periods. It reminds me of the Allardyce days, without the threat of set pieces.
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32 minutes ago, M_B said:
Could you try to sound a bit more condescending next time.
Call them every name under the sun then, and see where that gets us…
The common enemy here isn’t Rovers fans, it’s the clowns running the club.
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Just now, J*B said:
100%, this will be the biggest obstacle. It only ever worked last time when there was Mark Fish and Glen Mullan leading it. It’s a full time job to do it properly.
I suggested that on another post, we have several working parties, focusing on different roles, in order to spread the workload.
Full credit to those lads too, but we need to learn from those protests- what worked well and what wasn’t worth the effort.
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2 minutes ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:
You specifically said the Newcastle “game” though and called the idea of targeting it daft ⬇️
I started this thread and understand there is a lot of different opinions, my point was, if you’re actually willing to take action then join the WhatsApp group.
The current plan is to target the Newcastle game with a protest during the game. This was the idea behind the original thread prior to the Wrexham game. Unfortunately only 2 of us were willing to do anything at that point. Hopefully following the QPR game and the conclusion of another shambolic transfer window, the tide is beginning to turn.
Most people on this messageboard seem to have big opinions & a lot of things to say but aren’t actually willing to do anything about it.
I agree about the above Without meaning to sound offensive, as fans (me included), we just look like a bunch of angry keyboard warriors.
It’s crying out for someone to take the lead and direct. I’m hoping the above Facebook group- which I’ve joined- does that. -
From my perspective, rather than laughing at these fans (some of which are completely barmy, admittedly), we need to try and educate them, if we’re going to get rid of the clowns running the club.
It’s vital, that in times like this, we’re a unified voice, to be as effective as possible.
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Lots of different groups appearing here.
We need one unified group to be as effective as possible. Without wanting to sound picky too, people running the social media events/ groups/ pages, need to be literate, so that we’re taken seriously.
1 hour ago, Rover80 said:https://www.facebook.com/groups/824582382808365/
That's the link to the Facebook group, for anyone wishing to join 🤘
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2 minutes ago, B16Rover said:Not in the WhatsApp group but
There's 700k subscribers to the reddit.com/r/MLS.
Currently two article tweets about us are top. All the comments are asking why we would do this, and laughing at the club. If someone can outline an emotive and factual 'why' as to why we might have done what we've done I can see it flying both in there and on US journalism. Back it with the odd source (Elliot Jackson article, athletic article) and you've made some American half interested sports reporters week.
Time to use this publicity and get the protest movement up and running.
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12 minutes ago, Rover80 said:
Yeah, if there are different groups of people off here, would be good to have all the fans united, plus they may be able to help get some of these ideas in motion.
Seen a few of the maggot posts popping up on Facebook, with a protest time and date, but that's about it really.
Ideally, we need to set up a meeting on Zoom or in a pub, to coordinate unified action.
From that, I’d propose setting up different working groups.
Group 1- Focus on protests at Ewood and away games on match days.
Group 2- Focus on internet based protests, such as commenting on Venky’s social media pages.
Group 3- Focus on applying on pressure The FA
Group 4- Focus on digging into Venky’s in India and why they still keep hold of us.
You get the picture, but we need to get organised.
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1 hour ago, Rover80 said:
Be interesting to go over the player sales vs incoming transfers, I was having a look earlier today, but had a bit of work on. Could easily use that for an infograph to post on social media.
Has anyone got a specific Facebook page or Instagram page, so the protests can be coordinated and distribute other information to fans through? If not, I can look at setting them up.
Good idea.
I asked this yesterday (and I’ve not had a reply notification to my post), but has a committee been set up yet to get all these great ideas off the ground?
It’s fine expressing our disapproval on here and other social media forms, but we need concrete action to start putting some proper pressure on Waggot and the clowns running the club.
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This morning’s post from our lovely owners.
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Something else that needs to be addressed too, to get as many people on board as possible, is who would take over our club, and put in X amount each year, to stop us from going to the wall.
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3 hours ago, Rover80 said:
Andy Cole might be a good shout as an ex-player ambassador, sure he would love to see Waggot get his comeuppance.
Remember reading on here about his signing on fee- was it in a newspaper article?
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3 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:
Haven’t posted on here for a long, long time but still visit almost daily for info and to see what’s going on.
In order to orchestrate a successful protest, first of all, the masses need to know what really went on from the moment Venky’s took control of the club. By masses, I mean at least 95% of the support. We need to get the ‘Facebook brigade’ on side, so every supporter is singing from the same hymn sheet. We need the average Joe to know the full facts, the sort of supporter who simply rocks up at Ewood every second week and who doesn’t do Facebook and the other socials. We don’t want any factions or splits in the fan base. We all need to be fighting this together.
To this end, I would crowd fund a booklet or pamphlet to be distributed before a forthcoming home game which would outline, in bullet points and in a timeline, the absolute sh!t show that has taken place since day one.
I am not privy to everything that has happened but I have grasped plenty of the shenanigans by simply tuning in on here. The fact that Venky’s thought there was no relegation, Jerome Anderson and his band of merry men effectively having full control of the club for a period of time, the dozen or so unknown Portuguese players who arrived and then departed, agents fees etc., the threats of violence to Glen (and no doubt others), the alleged Glasgow gangsters, the purchase monies for BRFC back in 2010 being traced to a branch of Western Union in Bradford (for fuck’s sake), Steve Kean’s involvement, the fans’ delegation that went to the Football Association to seek help and which fell on deaf ears, right up to Venky’s current problems with the authorities in India and alleged fraudulent affairs.
There will be plenty of stuff that I’ve forgotten about but, all of this and more, needs to be highlighted in the booklet or similar publication. Perhaps also, a Facebook page being set up to mirror the said booklet, plus a pinned thread on here with the same information. An advert in the Lancashire Telegraph outlining the booklet to be distributed before a home game. Talks at local working mens clubs to get the message across with Colin Hendry as an ambassador. Would Chris Sutton get involved? He talks sense and tells it as it is.
There’s absolutely loads that could be done to get the message across and to get all our support onside. The Venky’s need to be smoked out. They need to be shamed. They need to be embarrassed. They need to leave and they need to be told to put the club up for sale. That’s the way to go, rather than Administration.
To draw attention to our plight, Tony’s suggestion of whistles at the Newcastle game is superb. Wouldn’t need many to get involved in that. Just a few in three of the four stands. Couple that with tennis balls on the pitch and it would be a start.
I’m nearer 70 than 60 now. Venky’s have worn me out and I only attend a few games each season. I doubt I’ll ever see the Rovers back in the Premier League. Over to some younger blood to implement the above. Best of luck.
VENKY’S OUT!
WAGGOTT OUT!
IT’S OUR CLUB!Excellent ideas there…
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned, but we could do with a working committee to get things organised and moving, otherwise these ideas will never become a reality. Within that, one sub-committee could focusing on the UK (pressuring Waggot and Pasha to walk) and the other one could focus on India.
Also, targeted Facebook adverts might be useful… in Pune. When I was involved in the Darwen Bailey’s Field housing protest, some of the members paid out for a long running advert on Facebook, and it made people aware of the situation.
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Posted this on the other chat, but we should be contacting them on Facebook too. They have active accounts on there.
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Yesterday was the final straw for me. I’d happily do a Bolton or Portsmouth to get shut of them now.I think we need to start digging on social media. There are active Facebook accounts and pages like these, which they can be contacted on.
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2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:
Yet again, what people need to understand that you can lose only £39m over a 3 year period FFP rules and Rovers lose around £20 per season so Rovers needed to sell Armstrong and the training ground to prevent a Transfer ban/restrictions on signings where the EFL must approve each signing.
Where do you seriously see this club going under the Venky/ Waggot stewardship of the club?
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What Bill said…
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1 minute ago, Mars Rover said:
I think even that is giving those pricks more credit than they deserve.
Can you really see them sitting down in India and watching us play against West Brom? Or for that matter, any other games this season? Waggot‘s the one running the show, in my eyes.
We are going down (the pessimism thread)
in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
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The Armstrong and Wharton money needs investing. We must be well within the limits of FFP having spent about 20p during the last few seasons. Failure to invest is seeing us dropping into League 2. This squad isn’t good enough for the Championship, as it stands.