What chump has taken those pictures 😂

My conclusions from last night: 1. Vale is nowhere near good enough for this level of football and I do wonder whether persisting with him is more about JDT sending a message then thinking he's good enough 2. BBD is finished here. We would be better leaving him out now and changing system 3. Something is definitely amiss. Malaise has set in and from top to bottom something is wrong. 4. The season is over.

My email to Mr Waggot: Mr Waggot I write as a concerned supporter and also as a season ticket holder, of which I have been, on and off, for a number of years. Appreciating the fact that I am sure you will be getting a lot of communication following the debacle of [not] signing Lewis O'brien, I felt it important to send you a communication regarding my concerns about the running of our once proud football club. I am of the clear belief that if you are unhappy with something then the people who are making you unhappy should be given the opportunity to rectify it. Under the ownership of the Rao family, it seems a number of areas of the club have faced a gradual degradation in quality, efficiency and effectiveness. No doubt this will be put down to dwindling income streams etc. but (excusing the unintended pun) chickens have merely come home to roost following a number of high profile and financially costly mistakes made by our esteemed owners. This has alienated many (including myself) for long periods and in thousands of cases seemingly permanently and I would ask that you would convey concerns as such to your employers. I am certain this would be difficult for you, but I am also certain you realise that both yourself and the Rao family are mere custodians of a historic and great football club that is adored by tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands around the world. Notwithstanding the above and without spending hours of my life drafting an email that is unlikely to ever be acknowledged, I would like to concentrate on my most pressing worry and concern; engagement with the fan base. Blackburn Rovers were once seen as a forward thinking, engaging club; indeed selling season tickets for bargain prices to entice fans to Ewood, ongoing marketing campaigns such as 'Taking Back Ewood' and 'Football is for the fans'. Rovers seem to have lost this appetite. I have read that you have income targets you seek to meet each season via season ticket sales. Surely, it would make far more sense to engage a campaign of selling a larger volume of tickets at a lower cost to the supporter, generating more ancillary income via other means (concourse food / beverage purchases). Not only does this seemingly generate more overall income in the medium and long-term; a better matchday atmosphere inspires the floating fan to come more regularly, the supporter base increases year on year and the rest is, hopefully, obvious. This season's season ticket offering was embarrassing and alienating in itself. A vast swathe of clubs in our area offered enticing and engaging prices for supporters to flood their stadiums, and we (you) decided that we would do the opposite. Charging our most expensive prices in memory after appointing an exciting new management structure and internationally recognisable head coach could have been the dawning of a new era of engagement and Taking Back Ewood. We did nothing and we continue to do nothing to get people back. I am sure we have a marketing team with talented people within it; it is your task and responsibility to make sure they, and yourself make the ground as full and income generating as it can be. I implore you, sincerely, urgently and wholeheartedly to take steps to rectify this issue. Begin engagement on 23-24 season tickets NOW. Come out, engage with the fanbase and get on the front foot. Don't wait until May / June / July to do it. Get people back inside Ewood and make people sit up and take notice again for all of the right reasons. Over the past 2 years we have sat comfortably within the playoff places around christmas yet the ground is less than half full with 2 of the upper tiers completely redundant. There are many, many things wrong with our club, and doing this small thing to reengage would send out a huge message to the supporter base. Come back, we want you here, we want you involved, and lets go and grab some success together. Regards Stuart H******* 079** ******

Agreed

It would really take something visible on the sky cameras to make a difference i.e. launching tennis balls on the pitch akin to what Cov did a few years ago. It gets noticed and it makes headlines. We already know the Raos don't like to be embarrassed from what has happened previously and it will at least make them sit up and take notice.

Quite fancy a trip down. I live in Southport if anyone fancies organising a share of transport.

Don't fancy meeting you in the McDonald's opposite Ewood...! 👀

Tomato sauce?

I REALLY hope we've brought a centre forward in. We are desperate for one and as others have said it will be a real kicker if we haven't.

Think it means the transfer agreement

Come on Greg son. Get O'brien in 🙏

Brighton also announced that Ferguson's injury isn't as bad as first feared and will be out for only a couple of weeks. Maybe Undav could happen?

Would be and incredible signing. Miles and miles ahead of what we have now. Its a real shame that Nicko has as much clue as me.

Sickeningly shite. So glad I bought my half ST 😐

Is it though? I know nothing of the kid but to be released from your contract usually insinuates some kind of issue, be it attitude or physical.

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My bad. Thanks for clarifying it for me

Rovers don't owe anybody 200m or whatever the figure. That's all share capital so unless somehow that was converted in to a loan to the tune of, we would basically be debt free.

It's sad that we don't have an organised pressure group any more for these things to be brought to attention and would really implore someone with the drive, passion and determination to fight the good fight again. I'm certainly not that person and @glen9mullan did an incredible job nearly a decade a go and I can understand why you you couldn't invest so much of your being again. We have become so trodden down as a fanbase, much the same as the country as a whole at the moment, that we've become apathetic and disinterested. The guy running the club is quite obviously way out of his depth and its sad that traditionally much smaller or similar sized clubs are sprinting past us. The 'Taking Back Ewood' initiative under Williams was amazing and created a great buzz around the ground. I recall being unable to get a season ticket in the Blackburn End without my mates brother signing his over to me, as he embarked on Saturday football so could no longer attend. Seeing Ewood with even 5k extra fans on a regular basis becomes a self perpetuating circle of attendance growth. People come more because the atmopshere is good and the ground is busier and as a consequence....you get the picture. Season tickets should be priced at £299 next season and £100 for kids. Get people in the door and they will spend cash. I get lumped with buying my lad a bag of sweets a drink and some chips every game and myself a couple of pints. Multiply that up by many thousands and the saving on STs will soon be put in another door with much higher margins attached. Anyone got Swaggs email so I can start moaning to him in anticipation?

I think Broughton is probably capable of sealing a deal for a good player but is hamstrung by the financial constraints the club are under and the budgets that are set by the Raos.

Don't be teasing me with this!!

Great post!

In a weird way, BBD having his contract already sorted might help us. He has seemed so tentative in recent weeks and possibly worrying about any serious injury. If his contract is already signed maybe he won't be so worried about it. On the other hand, he now has zero incentive to do the goods on the pitch for us. Imagine we get promoted and he is already off to La Liga and missing out on the riches and exposure of the PL...

Didn't realise these statistics were so poor. He is definitely used as the quarter back at the moment but as you've said here he lacks so much physically that he isn't able to imprint himself on a game. So often his passes are so deep he is unlikely to ever get an assist unless someone goes on a mazy run. His technical skills are undoubted but the physicality is definitely his Achilles. I'm a big, big fan of Buckley (mainly because my young son thinks he's a hero) but when he was in the side before his sending off he looked like he was starting to show his craft. His return this Saturday will be key IMHO.

Travis shouldn't be anywhere this side at the moment. Shite.