Rovers chief Shebby Singh prepares for showdown with 500 fans (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Rovers chief Shebby Singh prepares for showdown with 500 fans
3:41pm Monday 30th July 2012 in News
By Bill Jacobs, Local government reporter
Blackburn Rovers global adviser Shebby Singh is to meet discontented fans to outline how the own-ers and manager plan to turn the club round to return to the Premier League.
Since his appointment earlier this summer the Blackburn Rovers Football Club Action Group has been keen for public question and answer session with the man charged with improving communication between supporters and the club bosses.
Mr Singh has agreed to meet with 500 fans at Blakey's in King George's Hall chaired by Blackburn with Darwen council leader Kate Hollern.
Top of the agenda will be discontent at relegation and over owners Venky's loyalty to manager Steve Kean.
The fans want to know how Kean and the club intend to ensure immediate promotion back to the premier league.
The two-hour meeting from 10am to noon will be the first chance for supporters to air their views directly to Mr Singh and a key move in the BRFC Action Groups plans to build on their position as the only fans group affiliated to the Football Supporters Federation.
BRFC Action Group secretary Mark Fish said: “We as a group are delighted that a chain of communication has finally been opened with somebody whom has direct, daily contact with the owners of Blackburn Rovers.
“While this is only one step, it is a giant step in the right direction in terms of getting Blackburn Rovers back on the right track.
“Shebby is keen to listen and we are delighted that Shebby is willing to meet with a wide range of the club's supporters in an attempt to bring the club, its supporters and the town's community back together.”
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Comments (18)
4:04pm Mon 30 Jul 12
b12simon says...
One way to demonstrate this: sack Klown. Then sack yourself.
4:06pm Mon 30 Jul 12
lusorover says...
Well done BRAG and respect to Singh for putting himself in the firing line.
I hope Coun Hollern keeps the session on an even keel so that there might be more such meetings (hopefully presenting the new manager) in the future.
4:08pm Mon 30 Jul 12
big bird says...
4:46pm Mon 30 Jul 12
Searcher says...
4:48pm Mon 30 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
Show some intent by kicking OUT KEAN AND HENDRY ..
Give BLACK the chance at the helm ,He`s the only man at ROVERS WITH AN OUNCE OF INTEGRITY , Kean convicted drunk driver, Hendry a proven liar and swindler , for heavens sake bring in people that are honest and decent...
5:00pm Mon 30 Jul 12
big bird says...
For tickets e-mail pressofficer@brfcact
iongroup.co.uk
5:09pm Mon 30 Jul 12
Searcher says...
5:10pm Mon 30 Jul 12
RUinsane says...
6:00pm Mon 30 Jul 12
Tatts says...
Also, fair enough with disliking Steve Kean, but I can't understand why so many fans are anti-Colin Hendry - the man is a Rovers legend. Yes, he left to go to Rangers under a cloud but so did Shearer when he left for Newcastle - they are both Rovers legends first and foremostly for what really matters and that is what they did on the pitch. Have these fans forgotten Hendry's last gasp clearance off the line against Everton in 1995 or the goal he scored in 1987 to win the Full Members Cup? Not to mention the countless man of the match performances where he saved the day with his super-human efforts - in fact I can't remember an occasion where he pulled on the Rovers shirt and gave lany less than 100%. Hendry was one of the best centre halves of his generation and he chose to serve most of his time playing for our club. I remember the old second division days watching Walsall away and seeing Hendry punching the air at halftime on hearing that our promotion contenders were losing and I remember him turning up to watch Rovers after he had left to play for City. In my eyes, the man has blue and white blood and nobody can tell me any different. If he can instill some of his old passion for Rovers into the current players, who apart from David Dunn (and possibly Pedersen) don't really give a monkeys about Rovers, then surely that cannot be a bad thing.
To dislike him on the basis of some random punter's 'he-said, she-said' website is absurd. The matter is between the two parties and has nothing to do with the club or the fans. In any case, by making spurious comments about somone who has now passed away, the fella who put together the website has completely discredited himself in my opinion.
7:36pm Mon 30 Jul 12
J.C - Rishton says...
Also full credit to Shebby for standing up to us fans and speaking to us directly - that at least earns my respect for him unlike all those other spineless jellyfish running our club, the Rao brothers, Anderson, Kean and Agnew - not a back-bone between them disgusting lot of them.
I'll be there and, I, no doubt like the other 499 in the audience will be saying 2 things - why is Kean still manager ? and no matter what the results this season WE DON'T WANT HIM NOW NOR WILL WE EVER WANT HIM AT OUR CLUB !!
Thing is they already know this so why do we need a meeting ? - I fear, like most things associated with Venkies, its all a load of hot air and no substance.
11:52pm Mon 30 Jul 12
alfa111 says...
11:59pm Mon 30 Jul 12
alfa111 says...
5:52am Tue 31 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
com , A website totally factual otherwise it would not be still on line , a website proving Hendry to be a scurrilous liar time and time again , not good behaviour to swindle old people out of their pension savings.
5:52am Tue 31 Jul 12
ronnie clayton says...
com , A website totally factual otherwise it would not be still on line , a website proving Hendry to be a scurrilous liar time and time again , not good behaviour to swindle old people out of their pension savings.
12:49pm Tue 31 Jul 12
barryinthailand says...
What I dont doubt however is that he will give all the right answers as he seems to be well educated in the art of being liked while talking garbage.
As somebody else also commented he is showing some bottle,, but is that not what he is being paid to do by the owners. He certainly isnt being paid for his footballing knowledge I guarantee that much.
1:31pm Tue 31 Jul 12
mrconcept says...
9:01am Wed 1 Aug 12
Proud Darrener says...
7:59pm Wed 1 Aug 12
tonto says...