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    The Summer Transfer Window (Press Submit)

    in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard

    Posted

    1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

    That’s why I asked the question.

    I found an article which says buying players for your academy is exempt but income from selling an academy player is included. 

    What I don’t know is whether this person knows this or has just interpreted the rules this way.

    I had a quick skim of the rules but nothing jumped out one way or the other.

     

    If the income wasn’t allowed, it would make selling academy products like eg Cole Palmer irrelevant so that’s why I believe income is allowed, expenses are deducted 👍

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    WATR (The Rovers Trust)

    in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard

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    9 hours ago, Mike E said:

    A good one too. No measure, purely my reading of membership emails/questions from my time as membership officer vs my modding of this forum.

    When we last did a proper consultation meeting, representatives of this forum asked more direct and pressing questions than myself or John (then Chair) did in representing our members.

    Though I must say I personally preferred the questions asked by BRFCS members.

    I’d say that (again, my reading of the room) the WATR membership doesn’t approve of Venkys ownership any more than the average BRFCS member, BUT the general consensus of WATR membership is to try and influence things for the positive before going full nuclear.

    Until getting my new job, I would personally support going full nuclear. With my new role I would impartially observe from the sidelines with a wry smile on my face when Venkys finally leave.

    Thanks Mike - I was meaning more about the demographics, especially age & gender. I suspect the membership of WATR & BRFCS are quite similar but I thought you’d uncovered a way of demonstrating it 😉I’ve seen this “WATR are more representative” line peddled a few times.

    interestingly, if you were a polling company, to get a statistically significant sample size of Rovers fans to a confidence level of 95% you wouldn’t need to poll that many people. If you assume a home crowd of 15,000, then a poll of just 375 would give you that (with a 5%  margin of error).

    I would therefore argue that with over a thousand active forum accounts, BRFCS is actually quite representative. Although I do accept that folks who sign up to the Forum are motivated supporters as opposed to being randomly selected.

    But the same observation can be made of WATR.

     

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    WATR (The Rovers Trust)

    in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard

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    @Miller11 Duncan - how many paid up members does WATR have, what is the trend ?

    If your mandate is dictated only by extant members (understandably in fairness), but membership isn’t growing significantly/quickly - (especially in current circumstances) perhaps the only way to grow your membership *is* to change your stance? 
     

    This is akin to a political party - do you exist to serve only your current members or do you endorse/adopt policies that are more popular - albeit not with your current membership? 🤷‍♂️

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    The 10 Rovers truths

    in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard

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    11 hours ago, EasyAs123 said:

    1. We have an amazing youth team that are feeding our first team. This is the envy of some of the premier league. Believe in that youth.

    2. We have some very strong older players that will supplement that youth (regardless of future signings).

    3. We have a manager that knows how to dig in. To survive. Believe.

    4. Fans complained in 94. Sherwood was a luxury, Sutton ineffective, Flowers flappable. It doesn't matter the situation, some fans will always complain.

    5. The owners aren't that bad. Yes, they don't really understand football like us and they were naive as hell. But there is no debt (It's equity). Football's changed since the 90's, what do you really expect them to do? I love the idea of a sustainable football team, that means we sell players to foot the running cost (owners are irrelevant). That's the plan.

    6. Blackburn's community has changed. We need to do all we can to attract that changed community to Ewood. I don't care if that irritates some English Patriots. I welcome it.

     7. Waggott isn't perfect, but he is what we have.

    8. We need to unify as fans. I'm bored of going on every week and arguing with the people around me. Players aren't perfect. Fans aren't perfect. Owners aren't perfect. But I'd never spend my Saturdays anywhere else.

    9. We're the most successful team in Lancashire. That's something to be proud of. We can be successful again.

    10. In order to move forward we need to accept that we won't agree. You'll read this post and say most of it is rubbish. That's fine. But come the first game of the season we must be as one. Behind the team. Believing in the team.

    1. It’s decent, but it’s up against a lot of competition for talent

    2. Unsubstantiated opinion

    3. Unsubstantiated opinion

    4. We’d finished the previous season in 2nd…in the PL…🤔

    5. If they don’t want to contribute to the running costs…give the club away then, you aren’t invested

    6. This is happening

    7. He’s carrying out the wishes of the owners to the letter, therefore it’s more important to change the owners than the CEO

    8. Fans are entitled to individual opinions…you’ve inflicted yours on us

    9. Yes

    10. Unsubstantiated belief…that’s religion isn’t it? 😆

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