BRFC Action Group and Ewood Blues, supporters groups of Blackburn Rovers, are encouraging other Rovers fans to ‘actively protest for the removal of the board of directors’ and for the Venky’s ‘to sell the club’, according to the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
Following a meeting at Ewood Park last week at the supporters’ consultation meeting, they expressed their anger at the lack of attendance from the Venky’s or usual representative Suhail Pasha. They have revealed they plan on protesting before, during and after upcoming matches at home games.
On October 29th, Blackburn entertain Wolves in a Championship encounter live on Sky Sports. A planned 1875 Protest has been organised for this match. This would see fans not enter the stadium until the 18th minute, and then leave after 75 minutes. 1875 was the year Blackburn Rovers Football Club was founded.
There is also a Whistle Blow protests, which revolved around fans being encouraged to bring whistles to their next two home games against Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest. The idea is for the whistles to be blown before, during and after those matches.
BRFC Action Group chairman Mark Fish gave this comment,
“Since that ill-fated day in November 2010 when Venkateshwara Hatcheries purchased Blackburn Rovers, this famous football club has been in a decline which the owners seem both unable and uninterested in halting.
“The supporters of Blackburn Rovers are issuing a vote of no confidence in the board of directors and the owners of their club and the only acceptable outcome for the supporters is for Venkateshwara Hatcheries to sell the club with immediate effect.”
Whilst Alan Birkbeck of Ewood Blues had this to say on the matter,
“The reason behind the 1875 protest is to get as many fans back in the stadium to show the owners what Ewood should be like and that is why we are taking up our seats after 18 minutes of play then leaving our seats after 75 minutes of play.
This is to show the owners what it is like now. 1875 was the year this great club was born, it is also a message to the owners to look how much this town loves its football club.”
