I am writing this piece on Tuesday evening listening to a once proud football club again capitulating in front of our eyes and (ears). Rovers are currently 2-0 down to Cardiff City after 76 minutes. "This is now exhibition stuff from the Championship side," says commentator Nigel Adderley. There have been many bleak moments in the past 12 months but this is now so predictable.
I haven't gone to the match. Quite frankly I couldn't be bothered. Apathy has firmly set in. I have been to midweek FA Cup ties, League Cup ties and even Zenith Data System Cup Ties all away from home but not tonight. I will however be there on Saturday against Swansea. I will be travelling up from London like I do every other week to use my season ticket but the excitement and anticipation I always got watching Rovers for 30 years has been drained from me.
I don't feel proud anymore watching my team. Others have taken that pride away. And it's not just me, it is thousands of Rovers fans who are as equally committed and probably more so who are giving up hope. All common sense has been thrown out of the window by a tiny minority who think they know better.
Me and my friends used to discuss the best formation to play and who we should sign etc. That has now been replaced with the inevitable shake of a head and resignation when we get into the local not far from Ewood after a game. I applaud all those trying to make a difference and anyone who cares about this club should support them but proud and passionate people are losing their belief and pretty soon they will lose their Premier League club.
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Posted by Ian s on 11/29/2011
How much worse will things get before the penny drops???
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Posted by Nick on 11/29/2011
Very nice words there. We were once a proud and dignified club with a wonderful history. Now we are the laughing stock of the premier league. The only consolation for me is that many fans of other clubs that I know share the disgust with what is happening to our club.
But as far as the prospect of Kean being sacked: I will believe it when I see it. The owners have stuck with him to this point, and their stubborness really makes me think that there are factors aside from on field performances that are keeping Kean at the club.
Conflicts of interest have been raised with the involvement of SME and Kentaro and given the really bizarre manner with which the clubs operations have been handled since the arrival of Venky's, one can only assume that the clubs operations are being handled to satisfy the self interests of a small minority of vested interests, rather than the health of the football club and the Blackburn community and supporters.
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Posted by Jeremy on 11/30/2011
My thougts exactly. I have never felt so hopeless, and forlorn about my beloved club's prospects.
Not even when Brian Kidd took them down in 1999 were things in such a shamble and disarray.
Even though it was a quarter final last night, I didn't bother to even switch on the TV. For in my heart, sad to say, I knew Rovers would most likely lose to Cardiff, and so it proved.
Almost every game I get the feeling the team would just turn up, roll over and die.
It doesn't matter if Kean has them playing better, or if there's flashes of brilliance here and there. Malaise has set in, and will continue to spread until something changes.
A replacement manager might not be the magic pill, but I'm sure a change will do wonders in lifting spirits, and the team's fortunes.
Something has to change, to break the cycle.
And if Venky's continue to back this guy, we're all going to be supporting a Championship club by Christmas.
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Posted by Steve on 12/01/2011
even us Bolton fans almost feel sorry for you....
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Posted by Norm Powell on 12/01/2011
As background I have been a Rovers supporter since 1950 and well recall the days of Clayton, Douglas etc. and I have coached the beautiful game at various levels for over 30 years. Within any league the skill levels are usually not so different. Often what makes the difference is the attitudes involved. Shame on Marcus Tattersall and the others for adding to the malaise (as Jeremy puts it). Everybody who wants to see the Rovers do well should look for and talk about positives, rather than pull them further down (which seems to be a national English pass-time). Lets look at a couple of facts: in terms of goals scored Rovers are in the top half of the league but in goals against we lie one goal above last and way behind third last. How many games have Samba and Nelson played together this year? I have not conceded relegation yet. It is going to be tough - but that's when the tough get going. Positive attitudes can start at the top or the bottom and be quite infective. Come on you Rovers!
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Posted by bigo1723 on 12/01/2011
It appears that Venky's purchase of the club falls into the Be Careful What You Wish For category. There has to be something going on behind the scenes for such woeful operations to be acceptable to the owners.
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Posted by Black Hei on 12/02/2011
Hi Marcus,
Arsenal fans feel it for you too, this is beyond cruel.
I did not watch the Blackburn games (other than your early season victory), so I would like to know where exactly is the problem.
Kean convinced Samba to stay in the summer and signed Dann which I thought was a masterstroke. So what is this with all the leaked goals?
The team could obviously score plenty of goals and is decent on paper so not sure where the rot resides?
Posted by Andy on 12/02/2011
Steve Kean sounds like he knows what he is doing, everytime he is interviewed he comes across well, confident, the team has had some badluck (i think) but then i am not a Rovers fan but a Brummie. I did bet my Spurs mate that Kean would be first to go but surprisingly it's Bruce.
Man U went out at home to Palace so losing at Cardiff is no disgrace. Ferguson should get the bullet...LOL
Posted by goonermichael on 12/02/2011
You're not a laughing stock. That's chelsea. You'll get through it. You beat us :(
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