That sounds like an extremely necessary public service. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve had to dispel the myth that we were in oblivion until they came along. Like talking to a brick wall most of the time though.

The latest one is Venky’s saved us from oblivion when they took over. I don’t know how reality has become so distorted but that’s the new line.

We’ve taken more of a proactive approach of late to be honest. Previously the Digital Day announcement would’ve led to us putting out a statement on our platforms, then contacting the Telegraph, Radio Lancs etc and giving them a soundbite which would likely never see the light of day. More recently the approach has been to contact the club directly and tell them: a) What the prevailing mood of the fans is b) Why they feel like that c) Recommend alternatives/solutions d) See how we can help implement them I’ve made a real point over the last 18 months to not just complain, but to try and provide solutions, and it’s definitely seen some success. I definitely take your point though, content and Social Media are two areas we would absolutely love a bit more help in. Probably not. Might be able to give a fuller answer later this week.

No, we don’t. The board is a small number of volunteers who commit varying levels of their free time. Were always on the lookout for more help from individuals with time and appropriate skillsets. It’s a long time since anything at Rovers was of interest to the main stream media. It’s painfully difficult for the Trust to get anything in the local press or radio Lancashire most of the time.

No problem mate. The emails we send are usually in the form of a newsletter, as well as ad hoc one off news items. We generally don’t send the minutes via email, but they are available on the website. With the updates they aren’t all on there at present so we may have to look at adding an archive for the older ones. https://www.roverstrust.com/news-resources/minutes The history page is not on the new website any more. It was very incomplete (including the omission of yourself and others as well as missing key achievements and activities) and it became very difficult to try and bring it up to scratch as there isn’t any continuous board member who has been involved at every step, so the decision was taken to remove that section. Hopefully the site is more user friendly nowadays. In due course (probably before our next AGM), I will write an article outlining the history properly and mentioning all those who have contributed… it’s quite a list! And find a more appropriate home for it on the site and in future Trust literature.

To be perfectly honest in the last 3 and a half years there hasn’t been anything confidential of the slightest bit of interest. To answer your question though, there definitely would be instances in theory. Long term health of the club is far more important than anything else.

Can you drop me a DM with your name and email address. I’ll get it sorted

Our systems and processes were in an absolutely horrendous state and unfit for purpose, hence the investment in our website. It’s not been as quick as we’d like but we are hoping to implement some of the above very quickly. Live stream of the AGM is a definite one. We also need some more active volunteers for working parties and board members, which we are planning to be more proactive in recruiting for. I think a Trust board members badge would be great on here. I’ve got the login to our profile, I tend to just use my personal one through laziness and the fact I don’t get ads. Regarding minutes we are obligated to publish them for both board meeting and MOU meetings, so no excuses there.

To provide a different perspective from the Trust Board… I don’t agree the owners deserve any credit for doing the bare minimum, and the 13 year mess we are in is entirely of their making. I came back on to the Trust board in 2020 after being involved during its inception. I’d say that, broadly, the Trust has had a number of different phases, driven by the desires of the fan base and the actions of the owners. Stage 1 - actively perusing ownership stake Stage 2 - campaigning against the owners Stage 3 - focusing on fan led review Stage 4 - attempting to work with the club to re-engage fans At the back end of last season stage 4 seemed the logical step. Thoughts on the owners ranged from praise to apathy. Personally I felt in limbo with them so why not try and make the best of it, genuinely felt we could make some positive contributions. While I think we have succeeded in some ways it is clear that major issues remain that undo a lot of the good things we’ve tried to achieve. Stage 4 was always going to have to be a long term process, but it’s been hampered from almost day one by owner driven issues. As little as a month ago things were far less bleak than they are now, and we have since hurtled into a period of crisis. It’s been a few years but was inevitable under Venky’s. We now need to regroup and consider our approach. Of course this needs to be driven by the members. We receive regular communications from them via email, messages, in person. We canvas opinions broadly at AGM’s, and I absolutely agree with the points Glen and Josh have made here. Our minutes need to be on the website from our MOU meetings, I’m not sure why they aren’t and will get them on. And Josh, you should be receiving regular comms, particularly after our website and database updates - I’ll chase this. I can’t give you an accurate percentage without polling, but we have a lot of members who totally disagree with my earlier expressed thoughts on the owners. And broadly speaking those at our last AGM thought there were no issues with our ticket prices. So it’s not as easy as just calling for heads. What we do need to do is look at the way forward now. Effectively what does phase 5 look like. Any members who want to have an input here, get in touch.

I think the tide has turned. Seems to be a lot more “Venky’s Out” sentiments than “Venky’s are keeping us going” for the first time in years.

Nyambe Lenihan Ayala Bell Cost 300k (left for nothing) Carter Hyam Wharton Brittain Cost 3-4 million I know which defence I’d rather have.

He might scrape a 1/10. Garrett was our best player by a country mile. Wharton tried to make things happen. Not gonna be too hard on JRC or Gallagher as neither could move, but the rest were awful. Special mentions to Wahlstedt, Brittain and Hyam who were a disgrace.

Disgusting performance. 0 out of 10 for everyone except Adam Wharton and Garrett. The manager has either lost the dressing room or the plot. That defending gets you relegated. He won’t be sacked though as even if we had owners with any interest they can’t find a way to send over the minuscule percentage of their vast wealth it would cost to get rid. As always, a crisis was never far away under Venky’s and here we are again.

Warnock in for the rest of the season.

Fuck off

Hyam, Brittain and Wahlstedt should all be subbed off now.

Brittain twice now 5 yards behind the rest of the back line playing people on side. Doesn’t have a clue what is going on around him. Something very wrong with Hyam too.

Embarrassing goal to concede. No defender shone and goalkeeper nowhere.

I’d rather have him further forward than at left back to be honest. If he is on his wrong side he will frequently turn back in on himself and play worrying backpasses.

Rovers TV has had players missing from the bench at times this season. It’s probably some EFL staffer looking at the same Google search result as Moran’s Uncle Gary.

Szmodics not playing pisses all over the little bit of optimism the returns of some of the injuries had brought about. Can’t see where a goal is coming from, but hope I’m wrong. Ennis not even making the bench. Becoming a worse signing by the week.

Just level with everyone and explain your fascination with Moran. Nobody will mind. We get all sorts in here, there’s even a couple of Burnley fans who contribute regularly (results depending). If you’re his dad/brother/partner/agent/best friend/youth coach/window cleaner, nobody will mind. Your masquerading as a Rovers fan is not acceptable though.

If it’s true we’ve turned down £1.5 million for Gallagher we might as well give up. Surely we wouldn’t be that stupid. Again.

Georgie Gent has apparently turned a few heads with his performances on loan for Motherwell, so don’t be surprised to see him challenging for the left back spot next season. He’s a couple of years older than Batty, who will probably go out on loan next year anyway. Sounds like we’ve got some good options coming through in that position.

Out of interest, are you really a Rovers fan, or are you related to Moran/his agent? Just you’ve made at least a dozen posts today talking only about Moran being better than Wharton and no Rovers fan I know would agree with that. You also refer to us as Blackburn which is a dead giveaway. Moran’s got a lot of potential and great feet, but is very inconsistent. He’s obviously a very good technical player but he’s a way off being a player who will contribute regular goals and assists at the top level. He is really struggling at present and needs a prolonged spell out of the side. He’s way off Wharton in terms of his development. And Adam has turned in at least half a dozen 10/10 performances in about 18 months of first team football.