barry_

makes you wonder why the liner didn't flag

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but i saw it on FB and it's certainly not my opinion... ' Why it is a fantasy we will get new owners 👇 You may have seen a post this week from the ‘Rovers Coalition’ highlighting other clubs getting new owners and suggesting Blackburn Rovers should be in the same position. What that post doesn’t show you is the reality of those clubs versus Rovers, and why comparing ownership situations without context is dangerously misleading. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: history does not drive financial return or investment potential. Investors don’t buy nostalgia they buy future cashflows, market size and upside. Here are a few uncomfortable but factual findings. 1. Attendance and matchday revenue Blackburn average around 12,000 fans. Most of the clubs people point to (Birmingham, Coventry, Southampton, Sheffield United, West Brom) average 20,000 to 28,000. That alone equates to £5 - 10 million more per season in ticket revenue before food, drink, hospitality or merchandise are even counted. 2. Population and catchment Blackburn’s population is roughly 117,000. Most comparator clubs sit in cities or metro areas ranging from 250,000 to over 1 million. That directly impacts: How many fans you can realistically grow How many casual supporters exist How much commercial interest a club can attract You cannot scale revenues in a small town the same way you can in a major city. 3. Wealth and spending power Blackburn sits at around £26 to 28k per capita. Many of these other areas are £32 to 40k+, with London significantly higher. Higher income areas spend more on: Hospitality Corporate boxes Sponsorship Merchandise Matchday food and drink This is why sponsors pay more elsewhere. It’s not sentiment, it’s audience value. 4. Corporate sponsorship base The clubs listed have companies operating HO operations in the area such as: Major banks Multinationals Large regional employers Dense SME networks Blackburn simply does not have the same corporate ecosystem. That caps sponsorship value regardless of who owns the club. 5. Competition vs scale Ironically, Blackburn has high competition for a small population (Burnley, Preston, Bolton, Wigan nearby). Other clubs either dominate their region (Hull, Southampton) or can absorb competition due to sheer population size (Birmingham, Sheffield). That matters far more than league position in the long term. So what does this actually prove? It proves that Blackburn Rovers are punching well above their natural financial weight. It proves that the losses being sustained now are not commercially rational for a new investor looking for return. And it proves that the idea of a “better owner” coming in, spending more, and magically competing higher up the pyramid is not grounded in any sense of reality. The uncomfortable truth is this: No rational new owner will sustain these losses long term No investor will overpay for a structurally limited asset And wishing Venkys away without a viable commercial alternative risks something far worse Administration and a slide down the pyramid is what happens when spending detaches from revenue fundamentals. If anyone can argue otherwise using a commercial, data-backed case, not emotion or history, I’d genuinely like to see it. Because right now, the numbers don’t support the fantasy people are selling. Pack the stadium, get behind the team so we don’t go down and all the stay aways prove there is a viable business and your not just going because we aren’t in the Premier League anymore'

another one...

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H3c5u8EtD/

he made his feelings known in his post match interview... he wants signings but it's down to that clueless runt, gestede.

doing my head in watching us huffing n puffing against these 😬

just got back from my 200 mile rou d journey. So disappointed. Where's the passion?? SUPPORT??? The 5000 fans from Preston awayY????? What an awful awful display. OPR the better team.

unexpected win

certainly seems it on his first half performance

fuck!!!

morishita isn't good enough

Pears has been a bit suspect with his passing/ clearances

not sure why Gardner-Hickman plays week in week out?

i agree. But, as my sons tell me... a win's a win 😎

priceless 💥

we're not very good... pub tactics will be our downfall.

in a word... no.

it's a sad sad situation. Those fkn idiots in charge of the club have deliberately brought us down.

like all of us, they're defeated.

listen to the Southampton feed... rightly calling our side poor, clueless and amateurish.

Just got my THIRD shirt... the other two were faulty (pulls) and the Club Shop replaced it. Can not fault their customer service (good to see that one part of the club still operates well) The quality of this years shirts is appalling. Wonder why?

Elliott is there, today

we both know there's no peace with this relegation.

Gardner-Hickman is a shit player. Our players need to learn how to fight.

as things stand we're 19th on goal difference ahead of derby. Bad times.