A letter from the Venkys to us fans!!

[Barmitzvah Boy]

This has just been released on the official Rovers website:

 

[Drog]

I skulked in the concourse when they walked out onto the pitch and with damned good reason as it turned out too.
This time I reckon they deserve my/our show of support.

 

[steve w]

Hard to know how to react!
On the positive side - it is some communication and some reassurance that they intend to continue to fund us.
On the other hand it seems to be saying you will have to manage with what you have (TM and the Coventry 3 Inc)
I'm left in the same state of mind as 10 mins ago before I read it.
Concerned

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

I can’t bring myself to look at the ‘dark side’ and the collective rage they will be in

I can read it now: ‘they can f**k off; ’they will get more than snowballs’; ‘stuff their chickens up their arses’ etc etc etc

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

I looked at BRFCS after it made the news the other day and out of interest had a read of the season ticket thread . Wow ! Rovers must have the most negative , moaning , fickle , disloyal fans in the country .

They have a season ticket poll and 70 % aren’t getting a season ticket because of Mowbray and other reasons . So that’s 70% of the main fans forum not putting their hands in their pockets to support the club in the 2021 / 22 season !!!!!!! That beggars belief .

Let’s be honest ( financial difficulties / distance living from the ground / family commitments aside - I understand that ) I bet the majority of that 70% weren’t season ticket holders pre the Premier League and won’t be season ticket holders until ( if / when ) the Rovers get back into the Premier League .

All clubs have those sorts of ‘fans’ , but I bet Rovers have more than their fair share. I’d go further and say if there was a League for fair weather fans we’d win it by April !

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

They complain at the lack of communications from the V’s and will no doubt complain now they have heard from them.

 

[Dunnfc]

Personally think it’s a good thing they’ve wrote, although it’s hard to imagine Balaji being sat there writing that in perfect English.

Time to move forwards and not backwards, personally think the owners should be welcomed back. Since our relegation to L1 you can fault them.

 

[OnlyOneTugay]

I’m assuming you meant ‘ can’t fault them ‘ Dfc

 

[Dunnfc]

I’m assuming you meant ‘ can’t fault them ‘ Dfc

Yep sorry predictive text.

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

There were some seriously committed Rovers fans that presciently boycotted during the very early Venkys' period. These were fans who used to turn up come hail or shine, during the pre-EPL era, such as MCMC1875, maybe Abbey. You'd always see them on the old Blackburn End, or bump into them at grounds like the Baseball Ground, Filbert Street etc. They were always far more committed than I ever was.

They were slagged off in the t'uther parish by posters who often knew nowt about the Rovers pre-Dalglish and generally knew nowt about the town. These were the same idiots who wanted Big Sam sacked because they wanted Barcelona style 'soccer'. I'm a bit out of circulation in East Lancs these days, so I don't know what the early boycotters are up to now in terms of going on to the ground. I suspect, however, that many of the glory hunters from over t'road, who were slagging off the original boycotters, have now jumped on the boycott bandwagon, basically cos they just can't be arsed anymore that we're crap again.

 

[steve w]

I skulked in the concourse when they trapped up and walked out onto the pitch and with damned good reason as it turned out too.
This time I reckon they deserve my/our show of support.

I shared that feeling of foreboding (and like you say, it proved to be accurate sadly)
I still struggle to forgive the total destruction of a very sound inferstructure.
I think I've reached a point of being polite but that's about it.

 

[Drog]

There were some seriously committed Rovers fans that presciently boycotted during the very early Venkys' period. These were fans who used to turn up come hail or shine, during the pre-EPL era, such as MCMC1875, maybe Abbey. You'd always see them on the old Blackburn End, or bump into them at grounds like the Baseball Ground, Filbert Street etc. They were always far more committed than I ever was.

They were slagged off in the t'uther parish by posters who often knew nowt about the Rovers pre-Dalglish and generally knew nowt about the town. These were the same idiots who wanted Big Sam sacked because they wanted Barcelona style 'soccer'. I'm a bit out of circulation in East Lancs these days, so I don't know what the early boycotters are up to now in terms of going on to the ground. I suspect, however, that many of the glory hunters from over t'road, who were slagging off the original boycotters, have now jumped on the boycott bandwagon, basically cos they just can't be arsed anymore that we're crap again.

Me SLKS. I saw out 2010/11, hated the way Allardyce, Williams, Finn, Goodman etc were bundled out, hated the way Kean had us almost relegated despite inheriting Sam's mid table outfit, accurately predicted that he'd see us down in 2011/12 I refused to buy a ST and then wouldn't attend until after 'Skimmer' Anderson and gold smuggling, dog loving, opportunist swindler Kean had been buggered off. I couldn't stand the thought of my money ending up in their crooked pockets. Got pelters off shall we say the more 'shallow thinkers' over on BRFCS and about town for my stance too. Funny how no one has ever said since .... "I have to admit you were right"

 

[steved40]

I'm sure many of us are still struggling to come to terms with what has happened to the club since Jack Walker passed away. It could, and should, have been better. But we are where we are and all the moaning and recrimination in the world won't change that. The sad fact is that we have a manager many fans have lost faith in, a squad which we have been unable to strengthen since last season, falling season ticket sales, oh, and a pandemic. But those of us who continue to be proud of our club and desperately want it to do well will, I hope, come together in this troubled time to support the team, come what may. Because if we don't, we risk losing the club. So I was pleased to read Balaji's letter to the fans, his reassurance that Venkys will continue to support the club and his commitment to attending this season. We are all in this one together. It is going to be tough. If Venkys pull the plug, which is what a significant number of fans seem to want, who is going to step in and pick up the pieces? The administrators I fancy.

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

Fair play Gord. I hardly bothered with BRFCS for a number of years, (wasn't it offline for a long period?), so apologies for not mentioning you.

 

[Drog]

I'm sure many of us are still struggling to come to terms with what has happened to the club since Jack Walker passed away. It could, and should, have been better. But we are where we are and all the moaning and recrimination in the world won't change that. The sad fact is that we have a manager many fans have lost faith in, a squad which we have been unable to strengthen since last season, falling season ticket sales, oh, and a pandemic. But those of us who continue to be proud of our club and desperately want it to do well will, I hope, come together in this troubled time to support the team, come what may. Because if we don't, we risk losing the club. So I was pleased to read Balaji's letter to the fans, his reassurance that Venkys will continue to support the club and his commitment to attending this season. We are all in this one together. It is going to be tough. If Venkys pull the plug, which is what a significant number of fans seem to want, who is going to step in and pick up the pieces? The administrators I fancy.

Good first post Steve. Welcome to the RoversFans version of the Grumpy Old Gits!

Must admit I had to take a 2nd look..... I thought it read Steveb for a minute!

 

[Alan]

I'm sure many of us are still struggling to come to terms with what has happened to the club since Jack Walker passed away. It could, and should, have been better. But we are where we are and all the moaning and recrimination in the world won't change that. The sad fact is that we have a manager many fans have lost faith in, a squad which we have been unable to strengthen since last season, falling season ticket sales, oh, and a pandemic. But those of us who continue to be proud of our club and desperately want it to do well will, I hope, come together in this troubled time to support the team, come what may. Because if we don't, we risk losing the club. So I was pleased to read Balaji's letter to the fans, his reassurance that Venkys will continue to support the club and his commitment to attending this season. We are all in this one together. It is going to be tough. If Venkys pull the plug, which is what a significant number of fans seem to want, who is going to step in and pick up the pieces? The administrators I fancy.

That's an excellent first post. Welcome to the forum and I hope to see more posts in the future.

 

[steve w]

Welcome Steved

 

[Drog]

I looked at BRFCS after it made the news the other day and out of interest had a read of the season ticket thread . Wow ! Rovers must have the most negative , moaning , fickle , disloyal fans in the country .

They have a season ticket poll and 70 % aren’t getting a season ticket because of Mowbray and other reasons . So that’s 70% of the main fans forum not putting their hands in their pockets to support the club in the 2021 / 22 season !!!!!!! That beggars belief .

Let’s be honest ( financial difficulties / distance living from the ground / family commitments aside - I understand that ) I bet the majority of that 70% weren’t season ticket holders pre the Premier League and won’t be season ticket holders until ( if / when ) the Rovers get back into the Premier League .

All clubs have those sorts of ‘fans’ , but I bet Rovers have more than their fair share. I’d go further and say if there was a League for fair weather fans we’d win it by April !

Interesting how Allardyce's Hoofball was no good. Mowbray's passing football is no good and in the middle Bowyer's pragmatic version was no good either.
One thing the ALL have / had in common which so many appear willing and able to ignore is that each had their teams punching significantly above their financial weight! Defying gravity in effect and I applaud that level of achievement in such a competitive environment.

 

[steved40]

Why thank you for your welcome kind sirs.

 

[Kate ‘Blue’ Garraway]

I am pleased to see the letter. It was the right thing to do. Whilst it does not go into detail it does suggest they recognise the importance of the Academy. If the are re-engaging they need to get more involved.

PS. I guess I would be slagged off on the other place for saying this.