Seneca prepare Blackburn Rovers bid (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Hope its true- This is the best news we have had for the last 12 months if it means the end of the Venkys and bald slapper

I heard this a few days ago from someone who knows Ian Battersby. Ian is a huge Rovers fan and has been to Pune to try to make sense of Venky's.

GO FOR IT BOYS

I just hope this is true, and that they have enough cash to buy Rovers. We won't be getting back into the premier league for many years to come. But at least we may be able to stop the rot and gain salvation

fingers crossed about this wondered why he resigned as accy chairman

Some good news, however slight is so welcome in these depressing times. Sorry, they are exciting times we're told by the positive looney. Ffingers crossed. Stay out of Ewood to keep the club income & selling price down.

Great news if true.
If Venky's were keen on saving money by getting rid of all the old players etc, can anyone explain to me why they gave Steve Kean an improved contract half way through the season? It does'nt make sense to me but not a lot does.

Oh, please let this be a credible proposition to rid our club of the cancer that is Venkean! I feel like there's a faint glimmer of light at the end of a long dark tunnel, its been so long since we had any good news. I'd be happy if the ship could just be steadied for now, and there was a steady platform for rebuilding for the future. Let us pray!!!

The reality though is that Venkys won't sell unless they get back more than what they paid for the club and the club is no longer worth what they paid, plus they won't want to lose "face" in India, so unfortunately I can't see this happening although I hope it does.

It would make no sense for venky's not to at least let someone on board to run the club, even if they still held part ownership. If a bid to completely buy is not acceptable, then at least let someone buy in, it would be better than the current situation. First things first though, either party needs to dipense with the diluded comical Ali we have managing the team.
Hand on heart keanochio I can say you are positively the most useless manager in our history so please step down.

Rite nows the time to cancel your season tickets and force the venkys and baldy b@st@rd out if theres no money coming in they'll have on option but to sell.

Rite nows the time to cancel your season tickets and force the venkys and baldy b@st@rd out if theres no money coming in they'll have on option but to sell.

Rite nows the time to cancel your season tickets and force the venkys and baldy b@st@rd out if theres no money coming in they'll have no option but to sell.

Rite nows the time to cancel your season tickets and force the venkys and baldy b@st@rd out if theres no money coming in they'll have no option but to sell.

Rite nows the time to cancel your season tickets and force the venkys and baldy b@st@rd out if theres no money coming in they'll have no option but to sell.

Hope at last! I know it is still only intention rather than fact - but gives us something to hope for now when all had seemed lost. Good luck Seneca lads..

Well at least we know someone cares, someone in a postion to take realistic action...maybe the Fat Lady aint singing yet after all

Wow, whats up with the LT running a proper poll? They've grown some at last. Thanks whoever is responsible, now all we need next is the should Kean step down poll. Please.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, say this is true,,,its our only hope,,,I would renew my season ticket the minute this was finalised,,Kean out

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
Wow, whats up with the LT running a proper poll? They've grown some at last. Thanks whoever is responsible, now all we need next is the should Kean step down poll. Please.

On the back of Venkys latest insulting comment and Keans slander against LT I commented that a poll needs to be taken so that we can stand together against the evil presence in our club.
I would love to claim it was me, but probably not, it will have been a similar reaction from those inside of LT.

bring back the good old days wrote:

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
Wow, whats up with the LT running a proper poll? They've grown some at last. Thanks whoever is responsible, now all we need next is the should Kean step down poll. Please.

On the back of Venkys latest insulting comment and Keans slander against LT I commented that a poll needs to be taken so that we can stand together against the evil presence in our club.
I would love to claim it was me, but probably not, it will have been a similar reaction from those inside of LT.

The problem is that the 14% who have voted 'no' are obviously Burnley fans. If this were shown to Venky's/Kean they would think some of us are still on side and that they could win us over when the reality is somewhat different.

As a life long Rovers fan and season ticket holder something has to change, Status Quo is not an option. Like the rest of the Rovers fans match days have not been an enjoyable experience and to be honest if I hadn't had a season ticket i wouldn't of gone to several matches. So unless something changes I certainly won't pay for more of the same. Its a feeling I've never had before for something I used to love, I total apathy for now, unless I'm given hope.

Please go let us hope this happens.............
............ Every rovers fans dreams and hopes depend on this .

As a life long Rovers fan and season ticket holder something has to change, Status Quo is not an option. Like the rest of the Rovers fans match days have not been an enjoyable experience and to be honest if I hadn't had a season ticket i wouldn't of gone to several matches. So unless something changes I certainly won't pay for more of the same. Its a feeling I've never had before for something I used to love, I total apathy for now, unless I'm given hope.

Its one small step but very very welcome.
Venkys are really going to play hard ball here for the purpose of retaining their over inflated pride/ego.
Plus they know the bid is coming from people who have a fervent personal desire to acquire the club, so I am afraid this puts the ball fairly firmly in their court.
However Ian etc. know this, so they will play it accordingly.
I would love to think the FA or whoever could keep a close eye on this so THAT unsavoury character cannot be 'involved'.

I get the impression they will be buying the club off Kean/Anderson as well as Venkys.
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Kean let his guard down on a number of occasions recently - in fact Anderson will probably begin to think he is a bit of liability.
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After insisting he would not answer any questions on the "off-the-field" activities, he insisted the club was now debt free. Actually the club should have been "debt-free" when Venky's 'took over the club'. In fact they saddled the club with it's own debt (borrowing huge sums against the club's assets) and then went on to sell the assets to cover their take-over. So in fact Venkys/Kean/Anderson
's acquisition of Blackburn Rovers FC is now debt free (courtesy of Jack Walker's financial legacy). Money coming in now from the parachute payments/player sales (which Kean is quickly promoting)/sale of the club/Academy etc etc is purely multi-million pound profit. Kean/Anderson clearly did not wish for anyone to find out about their little scheme, hence the reason why Kean undertook regular trips to India and why they no longer permit Venkys to talk to English press. It is another reason why Kean is so ****-sure of his status as manager of the club (because in fact he is effectively one of the silent partners) after one of the worst managerial records in footballing history.
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The Premier League should check whether "silent partners" are permitted under Premier League rules. The LET/Jack Straw should push the Premier League to investigate this element of the takeover (and not Venky's ability as business owners. After all, Anderson made sure they would fit all the criteria of the Premier League's fit and proper test when he first approached them. Flight records of the two men (Kean in particular) should be checked to identify whether he travelled to Pune prior to being made manager 18 months ago. If he did then this would clearly add weight to the theory that they are fully behind a scheme to asset strip the club for their own greedy ends.
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Is this within Premier League rules?? I doubt it!!

petestan wrote:
The reality though is that Venkys won't sell unless they get back more than what they paid for the club and the club is no longer worth what they paid, plus they won't want to lose "face" in India, so unfortunately I can't see this happening although I hope it does.

I fear that this will undoubtedly be the case. If only we could start shaming the Venky's brand - for cruelty against chickens for example - and get coverage in India that might force them out. If we turned the tables on their primary business then they might get the message of sell Rovers or lose everything.

Venkys are under no obligation to sell, they own the Rovers, They can do as they wish. All talk of takeovers is just a load of hot air.

Definately the best bit of news I,ve heard in ages so hoping something comes of this. LT says chicken pluckers concerned about low ST renewals
so cmon fans those that have renewed cancel till they are gone together we can do this RTID

If Venkys are business people they will know that whatever they do they will never br respected at Ewood by the fans - that in reality means a reduced income

If this news is right it could be the nightmare is ending thank goodness

adcr wrote:
I just hope this is true, and that they have enough cash to buy Rovers. We won't be getting back into the premier league for many years to come. But at least we may be able to stop the rot and gain salvation

They'll have to make an offer to reflect the great value added by the current owners and take into account the commitment they made to their "baby".

When negotiating Seneca must remember to lie through their teeth to ensure they are speaking the same language.

Fingers crossed.

Regarding this poll: is it possible for the LT to only allow people who have posted opinions on the Rovers football page to vote. And can the LT please screen out the burnley fans who post on here. This is the only way to have a legitimate poll. It can easily be done; I can tell by looking at the user name who is dingle and who isn't.

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
Wow, whats up with the LT running a proper poll? They've grown some at last. Thanks whoever is responsible, now all we need next is the should Kean step down poll. Please.

trouble is KDG all the 6 fingers will vote for venkys to stay

Top10StillOn wrote:

adcr wrote:
I just hope this is true, and that they have enough cash to buy Rovers. We won't be getting back into the premier league for many years to come. But at least we may be able to stop the rot and gain salvation

They'll have to make an offer to reflect the great value added by the current owners and take into account the commitment they made to their "baby".

When negotiating Seneca must remember to lie through their teeth to ensure they are speaking the same language.

Fingers crossed.

The way they have taken value out of Rovers by relegation and selling our best players, one would think, all they should be asking for his £10m. It wouldn't surprise me, if this vermin; wait until they have pocketed the money from the summer transfers out and the parachute payments - then decide that we are up for sale.

I think Jack Straw and others have missed a trick here. I've just sent an information request to the Premier League with the following:
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I should like to know the Premier League's rules on "silent partners" when it comes to takeovers and/or ownership of Premier League football clubs. I should like to know whether Steve Kean and/or Jerome Anderson were listed as "silent partners" of Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

Of course Mr Anderson and Mr Kean could be perfectly innocent. However, surely this warrants a full Premier League - and now football league - inquiry.

I should also like to know whether Richard Scudamore has any personal relationship with Jerome Anderson and whether this could be a reason why he clearly fights off all requests to investigate the club's takeover and ownership.

Rovers are potless, I've heard of staff not being paid on time and academy expenses cheques from bank of India bouncing.
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Paul Hunt wasn't allowed to tie his own shoes without permission and I am astonished the current local directors haven't resigned - if the club went under as Directors they will be held responsible and risk being banned as Directors. Would an right minded person want to be associated with the Venkys running of the club??? Gutless the lot of 'em.
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Venkys have really messed everything up - even in India!! They no longer have the Premier League brand for advertising or promotion within India, cash is burning at an alarming rate - they will have to sell soon - just keep your season ticket money in your pockets until they do!!!!!!

I hope they manage to pull this off, Venkys inisist they are not looking to sell, but who on earth believes a word they say !!!!
Thousands of fans will not renew season tickets under the present regime of incompetent w@nkers.

The only time I'll go to a match at ewood is when we play the dingles.
And I will not spend any money at ewood , on food drink programes or merchandise from the club shop while these muppets continue to disrespect the fans and the memory of our beloved uncle jack (R.I.P.) and Blackburn rovers.
137 years in the making, 18 months in the destruction by waste of space owners, a pitiful excuse of a manager who should be put out of his misery (don't think there would be a shortage of volunteers) and the unmentionable one hans Christian

I have been going down to ewood with my two brothers for over forty years, up and down the divisions, through thick and thin, good and bad times , it's hard to say but we will not step inside ewood again except for dingle derby, until the lunatics running the asylum have been brought to justice for raping my (our) club.
Sad times very sad, get to Fu@k out of our club you bunch of ar$e wipes.

Made in Blackburn raped in Pune
RTID

beardy1967 wrote:
fingers crossed about this wondered why he resigned as accy chairman

Sorry, but this is not the reason Ilyas stepped down as our chairman - he simply honoured his promise that he made when he originally saved our club from going under. That said, I'm sure if he thinks he can help by talking to his contacts & persuading them to try & mount a takeover bid at Rovers he will do it - just don't be expecting him to step into the breach as he did for us, Ilyas is Stanley through & through, if he did invest in Rovers it would be a business decision not one from the heart as it was with us.

smellthecoffee wrote:
I get the impression they will be buying the club off Kean/Anderson as well as Venkys.
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Kean let his guard down on a number of occasions recently - in fact Anderson will probably begin to think he is a bit of liability.
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After insisting he would not answer any questions on the "off-the-field" activities, he insisted the club was now debt free. Actually the club should have been "debt-free" when Venky's 'took over the club'. In fact they saddled the club with it's own debt (borrowing huge sums against the club's assets) and then went on to sell the assets to cover their take-over. So in fact Venkys/Kean/Anderson

's acquisition of Blackburn Rovers FC is now debt free (courtesy of Jack Walker's financial legacy). Money coming in now from the parachute payments/player sales (which Kean is quickly promoting)/sale of the club/Academy etc etc is purely multi-million pound profit. Kean/Anderson clearly did not wish for anyone to find out about their little scheme, hence the reason why Kean undertook regular trips to India and why they no longer permit Venkys to talk to English press. It is another reason why Kean is so ****-sure of his status as manager of the club (because in fact he is effectively one of the silent partners) after one of the worst managerial records in footballing history.
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The Premier League should check whether "silent partners" are permitted under Premier League rules. The LET/Jack Straw should push the Premier League to investigate this element of the takeover (and not Venky's ability as business owners. After all, Anderson made sure they would fit all the criteria of the Premier League's fit and proper test when he first approached them. Flight records of the two men (Kean in particular) should be checked to identify whether he travelled to Pune prior to being made manager 18 months ago. If he did then this would clearly add weight to the theory that they are fully behind a scheme to asset strip the club for their own greedy ends.
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Is this within Premier League rules?? I doubt it!!

Think your almost there smelly,just sad PL turned a blind eye clearly more people are involved in this scam.Fingers crossed for the seneca offer.

were's this pollcant seem to find it??? thanks......

This is very welcome news, but looks to be at a very early stage; even if they can convince Venky's to sell up, I'm sure there'll be a long journey ahead and doubt anything will happen quickly. We also need to remember what the months leading up to Venky's purchase were like with lots of credible interest that led nowhere.

If Khan and and the two Ian's can pull this off it should be great for Rovers. When he was rescuing Stanley from the taxman Ilyas made it his business to strongly engage with the fans, posting on message boards and even making his mobile number public so anybody with concerns about his plans could contact put them to him. He has turned the club around over the last three years and leaves them in a very healthy position, is giving away his shareholding and making sure no one person or body has overall control of the club.

What has disappointed me the most this morning is the negative comments coming from Wayne Wild. While we all know Wayne and BRIST only have the clubs best interests at heart, immediately coming out and calling the consortium "vultures" (https://twitter.com
/#!/mrwawild/status/
201233939963187200) screams of pure jealousy and self-interest, however BRIST is supposed to be the opposite of that.

I've pledged to buy a share if BRIST can buy the club, but with only 10% of the targeted pledges having been made, it still isn't anywhere near a credible proposition. Wild has always said he would welcome other investors to join up with BRIST and rather than slating Khan & Co from the start he should think seriously about opening a dialogue with him to offer support - all it together he keeps telling us.

Khan is on the side of the fans, has invested in a lot of companies and charities for their good rather than for his own and I can't see him looking at Rovers any differently. Two big Rovers fans working with him should also tell you something.

In my view, BRIST should be speaking to Khan and discussing how the two can work together. I'm sure if Khan makes a bit and is successful in purchasing the club, he would be supportive of BRIST and offer members/fans the chance to purchase shares similar to how he has invited Stanley fans to buy £100 shares in their club (and maybe give BRIST a seat on the board).

It is completely wrong of Wild to be talking of "vultures" and screams of self-interest. I can understand that he doesn't want to see all his hard work go to waste, but that is absolutely no reason to react the way he has.

Good luck to BRIST, but equally good luck to Khan. However, I fear that if Khan's plan develops further and if Wild continues in the same vain as this morning, BRIST will lose support and alienate a potential new owner that he could be working with.

ossyrover1 wrote:

Keep Darwen Green wrote:
Wow, whats up with the LT running a proper poll? They've grown some at last. Thanks whoever is responsible, now all we need next is the should Kean step down poll. Please.

trouble is KDG all the 6 fingers will vote for venkys to stay

Yes I know, but because their fan base is so minute and ours so clearly massive and global, it still shows how much the venky's are loathed. As a side note the poll also shows how small Bumley support is, currently running at under 15% of our own, silly 6 fingered inbreds. So now we have an exact figure of how small they are.
So the poll should be labelled, do you want Venky's out and how much smaller do you think Bumley are than us :0)

olister2k wrote:
Rovers are potless, I've heard of staff not being paid on time and academy expenses cheques from bank of India bouncing.
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Paul Hunt wasn't allowed to tie his own shoes without permission and I am astonished the current local directors haven't resigned - if the club went under as Directors they will be held responsible and risk being banned as Directors. Would an right minded person want to be associated with the Venkys running of the club??? Gutless the lot of 'em.
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Venkys have really messed everything up - even in India!! They no longer have the Premier League brand for advertising or promotion within India, cash is burning at an alarming rate - they will have to sell soon - just keep your season ticket money in your pockets until they do!!!!!!

spot on with the comment -- "keep your season ticket money in your pockets" just like to add . Do not buy any merchandise either , new kit etc , just let them keep looking at the books and the only thing they are interested in - the profits pummeting.Sould of listened to the fans venkys -- fools the lot of ya

Before supporters get too excited about these latest takeover rumours, we need to be aware of the nature of Seneca Partners' business. They bring together companies with investment capital with companies requiring capital. Despite having 2 Rovers supporters on their team of 15, this service will need to be paid for. The problem in the current financial climate is to find companies willing to invest in football clubs, where financial losses are the order of the day, this is one reason why the Walker Trust bailed out. I still believe that the Venky group were naive in the purchase of BRFC, having taken advice on the purchase and the method of management.
Finding people to replace the current idiots will be a difficult task, so I wish Seneca Partners well in their quest, should it come to anything.
At the moment, the only people who have profited from our demise are the Agents, the Agency and the Advisor. Venkys will lose money if they sell, but more importantly they will lose face, which in the Indian culture is more important. Since my first match in 1953 I have witnessed poor directors, poor managers and poor teams. Now we have a combination of all three and the pigs are still feeding from the trough.

19say82 wrote:
were's this pollcant seem to find it??? thanks......

It was under dunnys wide arse.

alfa111 wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
I get the impression they will be buying the club off Kean/Anderson as well as Venkys.
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Kean let his guard down on a number of occasions recently - in fact Anderson will probably begin to think he is a bit of liability.
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After insisting he would not answer any questions on the "off-the-field" activities, he insisted the club was now debt free. Actually the club should have been "debt-free" when Venky's 'took over the club'. In fact they saddled the club with it's own debt (borrowing huge sums against the club's assets) and then went on to sell the assets to cover their take-over. So in fact Venkys/Kean/Anderson


's acquisition of Blackburn Rovers FC is now debt free (courtesy of Jack Walker's financial legacy). Money coming in now from the parachute payments/player sales (which Kean is quickly promoting)/sale of the club/Academy etc etc is purely multi-million pound profit. Kean/Anderson clearly did not wish for anyone to find out about their little scheme, hence the reason why Kean undertook regular trips to India and why they no longer permit Venkys to talk to English press. It is another reason why Kean is so ****-sure of his status as manager of the club (because in fact he is effectively one of the silent partners) after one of the worst managerial records in footballing history.
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The Premier League should check whether "silent partners" are permitted under Premier League rules. The LET/Jack Straw should push the Premier League to investigate this element of the takeover (and not Venky's ability as business owners. After all, Anderson made sure they would fit all the criteria of the Premier League's fit and proper test when he first approached them. Flight records of the two men (Kean in particular) should be checked to identify whether he travelled to Pune prior to being made manager 18 months ago. If he did then this would clearly add weight to the theory that they are fully behind a scheme to asset strip the club for their own greedy ends.
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Is this within Premier League rules?? I doubt it!!

Think your almost there smelly,just sad PL turned a blind eye clearly more people are involved in this scam.Fingers crossed for the seneca offer.

If they are behind a scheme to asset strip the club then they could be looking at a stretch behind bars for fraud.
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Mr Straw and other MP's in the area need to ask serious questions in Parliament. Are silent partners allowed under Premier League rules...and does the Premier League demand a disclosure of silent financial partners as part of their "fit and proper test". If not, why not?!!

19say82 wrote:
were's this pollcant seem to find it??? thanks......

I think LT have taken it down. It was in the news section. The last time I saw it, it was 85% wanting venky's out. It would have been 100%, if we could stop dingles voting.

Apparently the former Dingle supporter Robert Coar is still a director of BRFC.
He appears to have kept his head well down below the trenches.
Might be interesting to hear his take on the fiasco at Ewood and his part in the unfolding saga.

adcr wrote:

19say82 wrote: were's this pollcant seem to find it??? thanks......

I think LT have taken it down. It was in the news section. The last time I saw it, it was 85% wanting venky's out. It would have been 100%, if we could stop dingles voting.

O.k thanks no wonder i could'nt find it cheers....

The fans are the only true guardians of BRFC.

www.brsit.co.uk

Arte et Labore

19say82 wrote:

adcr wrote:

19say82 wrote: were's this pollcant seem to find it??? thanks......

I think LT have taken it down. It was in the news section. The last time I saw it, it was 85% wanting venky's out. It would have been 100%, if we could stop dingles voting.

O.k thanks no wonder i could'nt find it cheers....

And steve kean lol.....

we need a sale if venkys are not going to listened to us again pout us true hell.

Am I dreaming ?

Here is hoping that this latest news comes to fruition asap.

This nightmare as to end.

Arte et labore

As an ex-pat Roverite I used to do the 200 mile round trip from Nottingham to Ewood on a regular basis (over the last 35 years), to continue the support of my team on behalf of my ancestors. In the last 18 months since the crime lords came I've been once, against Norwich, to watch Rovers in the Premiership for the very last time, unless the crime lords leave. Crime Lord Shrek himself has no honour. He will not admit he is not good enough, as the rest of us would in our own jobs if our record was so bad. I applaud any means to remove such stubbornness and inability to see one's own faults. When Shrek has gone, I look forward to local games against Derby, Forest and Leicester and might even restart the journeys to Ewood. Every morning I switch on the news in hope of hearing of his departure.

Hope its true and we never have to see that lying **** anywere near our club again !!

smellthecoffee wrote:

alfa111 wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote:
I get the impression they will be buying the club off Kean/Anderson as well as Venkys.
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Kean let his guard down on a number of occasions recently - in fact Anderson will probably begin to think he is a bit of liability.
.
After insisting he would not answer any questions on the "off-the-field" activities, he insisted the club was now debt free. Actually the club should have been "debt-free" when Venky's 'took over the club'. In fact they saddled the club with it's own debt (borrowing huge sums against the club's assets) and then went on to sell the assets to cover their take-over. So in fact Venkys/Kean/Anderson



's acquisition of Blackburn Rovers FC is now debt free (courtesy of Jack Walker's financial legacy). Money coming in now from the parachute payments/player sales (which Kean is quickly promoting)/sale of the club/Academy etc etc is purely multi-million pound profit. Kean/Anderson clearly did not wish for anyone to find out about their little scheme, hence the reason why Kean undertook regular trips to India and why they no longer permit Venkys to talk to English press. It is another reason why Kean is so ****-sure of his status as manager of the club (because in fact he is effectively one of the silent partners) after one of the worst managerial records in footballing history.
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The Premier League should check whether "silent partners" are permitted under Premier League rules. The LET/Jack Straw should push the Premier League to investigate this element of the takeover (and not Venky's ability as business owners. After all, Anderson made sure they would fit all the criteria of the Premier League's fit and proper test when he first approached them. Flight records of the two men (Kean in particular) should be checked to identify whether he travelled to Pune prior to being made manager 18 months ago. If he did then this would clearly add weight to the theory that they are fully behind a scheme to asset strip the club for their own greedy ends.
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Is this within Premier League rules?? I doubt it!!

Think your almost there smelly,just sad PL turned a blind eye clearly more people are involved in this scam.Fingers crossed for the seneca offer.

If they are behind a scheme to asset strip the club then they could be looking at a stretch behind bars for fraud.
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Mr Straw and other MP's in the area need to ask serious questions in Parliament. Are silent partners allowed under Premier League rules...and does the Premier League demand a disclosure of silent financial partners as part of their "fit and proper test". If not, why not?!!

Behind bars ? as Kevin Keagan would say, an i would just love it.

Nottsrover wrote:
As an ex-pat Roverite I used to do the 200 mile round trip from Nottingham to Ewood on a regular basis (over the last 35 years), to continue the support of my team on behalf of my ancestors. In the last 18 months since the crime lords came I've been once, against Norwich, to watch Rovers in the Premiership for the very last time, unless the crime lords leave. Crime Lord Shrek himself has no honour. He will not admit he is not good enough, as the rest of us would in our own jobs if our record was so bad. I applaud any means to remove such stubbornness and inability to see one's own faults. When Shrek has gone, I look forward to local games against Derby, Forest and Leicester and might even restart the journeys to Ewood. Every morning I switch on the news in hope of hearing of his departure.

I'll be one of the many thousands of stay away fans from ewood, who will be going to away matches only, so see you at your local grounds, but our away fixture's.

The asset strippers won't get a rupee from me and like minded people, if the lick lipper is thinking he is going to get an easy ride next season he is one off.

Made in Blackburn raped in Pune

RTID

accstan wrote:

beardy1967 wrote:
fingers crossed about this wondered why he resigned as accy chairman

Sorry, but this is not the reason Ilyas stepped down as our chairman - he simply honoured his promise that he made when he originally saved our club from going under. That said, I'm sure if he thinks he can help by talking to his contacts & persuading them to try & mount a takeover bid at Rovers he will do it - just don't be expecting him to step into the breach as he did for us, Ilyas is Stanley through & through, if he did invest in Rovers it would be a business decision not one from the heart as it was with us.

my comment was .he probably needs to cut all links otherwise it could be classed as conflict of interest in the leagues eyes .he could still fund accy as a generous public figure without conflict just a thought

Just hope and pray that this happens. Believe me if it does Rovers could not be in safer hands. Both the Ian's are life long Rovers fans and season ticket holders and are incredibly well placed to attract investors to the club. Ian Currie is bit of a financial wizard to boot. I cannot imagine a better solution to our current plight. All we need to do is starve the current scum running the club out. Strike strike strike. withdraw your support until the cowboys and Indians have left town.

smellthecoffee wrote:
I get the impression they will be buying the club off Kean/Anderson as well as Venkys.
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Kean let his guard down on a number of occasions recently - in fact Anderson will probably begin to think he is a bit of liability.
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After insisting he would not answer any questions on the "off-the-field" activities, he insisted the club was now debt free. Actually the club should have been "debt-free" when Venky's 'took over the club'. In fact they saddled the club with it's own debt (borrowing huge sums against the club's assets) and then went on to sell the assets to cover their take-over. So in fact Venkys/Kean/Anderson

's acquisition of Blackburn Rovers FC is now debt free (courtesy of Jack Walker's financial legacy). Money coming in now from the parachute payments/player sales (which Kean is quickly promoting)/sale of the club/Academy etc etc is purely multi-million pound profit. Kean/Anderson clearly did not wish for anyone to find out about their little scheme, hence the reason why Kean undertook regular trips to India and why they no longer permit Venkys to talk to English press. It is another reason why Kean is so ****-sure of his status as manager of the club (because in fact he is effectively one of the silent partners) after one of the worst managerial records in footballing history.
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The Premier League should check whether "silent partners" are permitted under Premier League rules. The LET/Jack Straw should push the Premier League to investigate this element of the takeover (and not Venky's ability as business owners. After all, Anderson made sure they would fit all the criteria of the Premier League's fit and proper test when he first approached them. Flight records of the two men (Kean in particular) should be checked to identify whether he travelled to Pune prior to being made manager 18 months ago. If he did then this would clearly add weight to the theory that they are fully behind a scheme to asset strip the club for their own greedy ends.
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Is this within Premier League rules?? I doubt it!!

It needs a very good investigative journalist or reporter to do this. Somebody like Jimmy Mcgovern would be the right person. I agree totally with you. I think Kean has some share in the club and that is what gives him such certainty about his job.

Great news, some of our own!

Lets rid the club of these foreign vermin, and get back to how our club should be!

Mmmm Indian for tea! Punani pie and peas for supper!!

smellthecoffee wrote:

alfa111 wrote:

smellthecoffee wrote: I get the impression they will be buying the club off Kean/Anderson as well as Venkys. . Kean let his guard down on a number of occasions recently - in fact Anderson will probably begin to think he is a bit of liability. . After insisting he would not answer any questions on the "off-the-field" activities, he insisted the club was now debt free. Actually the club should have been "debt-free" when Venky's 'took over the club'. In fact they saddled the club with it's own debt (borrowing huge sums against the club's assets) and then went on to sell the assets to cover their take-over. So in fact Venkys/Kean/Anderson 's acquisition of Blackburn Rovers FC is now debt free (courtesy of Jack Walker's financial legacy). Money coming in now from the parachute payments/player sales (which Kean is quickly promoting)/sale of the club/Academy etc etc is purely multi-million pound profit. Kean/Anderson clearly did not wish for anyone to find out about their little scheme, hence the reason why Kean undertook regular trips to India and why they no longer permit Venkys to talk to English press. It is another reason why Kean is so ****-sure of his status as manager of the club (because in fact he is effectively one of the silent partners) after one of the worst managerial records in footballing history. . The Premier League should check whether "silent partners" are permitted under Premier League rules. The LET/Jack Straw should push the Premier League to investigate this element of the takeover (and not Venky's ability as business owners. After all, Anderson made sure they would fit all the criteria of the Premier League's fit and proper test when he first approached them. Flight records of the two men (Kean in particular) should be checked to identify whether he travelled to Pune prior to being made manager 18 months ago. If he did then this would clearly add weight to the theory that they are fully behind a scheme to asset strip the club for their own greedy ends. . Is this within Premier League rules?? I doubt it!!

Think your almost there smelly,just sad PL turned a blind eye clearly more people are involved in this scam.Fingers crossed for the seneca offer.

If they are behind a scheme to asset strip the club then they could be looking at a stretch behind bars for fraud. . Mr Straw and other MP's in the area need to ask serious questions in Parliament. Are silent partners allowed under Premier League rules...and does the Premier League demand a disclosure of silent financial partners as part of their "fit and proper test". If not, why not?!!

I'm not sure "silent partner" is actually an official business term or status. It would be difficult having a policy or information on something which technically doesn't exist.

It's more to do with owning part of or a share in a company but not having any active role in it i.e. you can pay your money but just sit back and let others get on with it - a bit like Venkys really, apart from the paying your money bit.

You're looking too deeply into this whole conspiracy thing. Yes the set up may be unusual for a football club but not for other businesses. Scudamore was right insofar as the FA can't guarantee the competence of the people who buy clubs.

That's not to say the FA shouldn't have a look at its "fit and proper" criteria and accept more responsiblity for ensuring clubs are less likely to get jokers like Venkys.

Fact is, venky's have managed the club abysmally. Kean and Hans Christian are not part owners of the club, silent or otherwise. Hans Christian has made too many public denials to risk being found out. Besides, would part ownership of BRFC be worth THAT much to him?

Kean most definitely has far too much influence on the owners but to suggest he is a business partner just doesn't make sense.

If he was so wealthy to be in that position would he allow himself to take all the stick he has had? He would surely opt to be a genuine "silent partner".

Alternatively, if he wanted to increase the value of his supposed investment, the first thing he would do would be to sack himself.

Or maybe he's just a massochist who truly is useless at everything he does.

Maybe there's a little bit of light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Surely nobody could be wore than Venkys?

SmelltheCoffee - I think you might have something there. It would definitely explain Kean's certainty of being manager next season (and of his contract being renewed when there was already unrest among the fans.)

bankers...... Are they not the same people that brought the UK & so many other counties to the financial mess we are all now in???

Don't be daft, what do u know about these ppl.... Nothing. Suddenly u think this is brilliant news. This time next next year you will be complaining again when we fight for survival.

VENKYS FOR ROVERS

Venky will not be happy till they have destroyed our club stripped all its worth and threw it away like an old tin can.

yamthejam wrote:
Don't be daft, what do u know about these ppl.... Nothing. Suddenly u think this is brilliant news. This time next next year you will be complaining again when we fight for survival.

VENKYS FOR ROVERS

I know enough about at least one member of the Seneca team (we used to be neighbours) to make two points:
1) he is a die hard Rovers fan who was friendly with the club management back in Jack's day.
2) he is extremely good at his day job and will, if allowed, give us the best Rovers team that can be managed, together with transparent, efficient and effective management of the club.
I have no idea what BRIST's problem is, but I am of the opinion that surely it would make more sense to work with them than moan about them?

ladysal wrote:

yamthejam wrote:
Don't be daft, what do u know about these ppl.... Nothing. Suddenly u think this is brilliant news. This time next next year you will be complaining again when we fight for survival.

VENKYS FOR ROVERS

I know enough about at least one member of the Seneca team (we used to be neighbours) to make two points:
1) he is a die hard Rovers fan who was friendly with the club management back in Jack's day.
2) he is extremely good at his day job and will, if allowed, give us the best Rovers team that can be managed, together with transparent, efficient and effective management of the club.
I have no idea what BRIST's problem is, but I am of the opinion that surely it would make more sense to work with them than moan about them?

My next door are rovers fans don't mean they can run rovers. Where were these ppl initially... It's just a game to them a popularity contest.

You said he is good at his day job.... What are you his boss???

yamthejam wrote:

ladysal wrote:

yamthejam wrote: Don't be daft, what do u know about these ppl.... Nothing. Suddenly u think this is brilliant news. This time next next year you will be complaining again when we fight for survival. VENKYS FOR ROVERS

I know enough about at least one member of the Seneca team (we used to be neighbours) to make two points: 1) he is a die hard Rovers fan who was friendly with the club management back in Jack's day. 2) he is extremely good at his day job and will, if allowed, give us the best Rovers team that can be managed, together with transparent, efficient and effective management of the club. I have no idea what BRIST's problem is, but I am of the opinion that surely it would make more sense to work with them than moan about them?

My next door are rovers fans don't mean they can run rovers. Where were these ppl initially... It's just a game to them a popularity contest. You said he is good at his day job.... What are you his boss???

No, but if you read the article, you can see he has the necessary skills to run a business well. I was simply pointing out that unlike certain other recent owners of Rovers he has an inbuilt love of the team and was involved with the club when Jack was still there. As for whether he will prove to be as good for Rovers as Jack was, surely no one can know that unless he is given the chance.
As for being his boss: I wish!! But having watched him climb the career ladder, he must have been doing something right.....
Maybe initially (i.e. when the Walkers were selling the club) they weren't in a position to buy / believed (as many of us did) that the Venky's could be good for the team?
Why all the suspicion? If you need proof that someone can run Rovers well before they get the chance, then surely no one can do it and we should just liquidate the club now as no one, (with the exception of Jack W who isn't an option) can provide the sort of assurances you seem to expect.

We wont get anyone better and who cares as much than a true supporter.
I think the area was exceptionally fortunate to have Jack Walker as he and Fred Walker shared joint ownership of the company they built.I think its a pity Fred does not like football because he still lives in Osbaldeston and would easily be able to fund a takeover.I think if Jack came back he would dismiss most of the management structure now in situ and bring back J Williams and Rober Coar.

bburnrover wrote:
We wont get anyone better and who cares as much than a true supporter.
I think the area was exceptionally fortunate to have Jack Walker as he and Fred Walker shared joint ownership of the company they built.I think its a pity Fred does not like football because he still lives in Osbaldeston and would easily be able to fund a takeover.I think if Jack came back he would dismiss most of the management structure now in situ and bring back J Williams and Rober Coar.

Fred is dead...died recently and you wouldn't believe it but Robert Coar is still there!
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This is a link to shame our current owners (Kean, Venky's and Anderson). The late great JW crying tears of joy.
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http://www.youtube.c
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A once proud football club with the greatest owner that ever lived with eyes filled with tears of joy. Jack Walker realised a lifetime's dreams for so many people. We must fight to protect his legacy and free the club from the greedy parasites that have infected it.

http://www.firstpost
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Here's hoping ... get in with your bid, guys.

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Sorry you're grasping at straws here. I can't see this happening. Where is the money going to come from investors?

This is a story from the Indian times newspaper, it looks like your as well thought of in India as you are in this country, .....,,,,Blackburn relegated, no tears shed in India
 
 
Agencies

As Blackburn Rovers supporters in Lancashire awoke on Tuesday struggling to cope with the club's relegation from the Premier League, there was little sympathy to be found on the streets of India, the home of the club's owners.
In a country of 1.2 billion cricket fans, some 60 million Indians watched the English Premier League's 2009/10 season, roughly the same as Britain's entire population.

Most of them, however, never really cared for the former Premier League champions and there was hardly any excitement around Indian poultry giant Venky's 23 million pound takeover of Blackburn in November, 2010.

The same aloofness greeted Blackburn's relegation from the Premier League following their 1-0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic on Monday.

I didn't really care about Blackburn. For me they were just another football club. I felt no special affinity towards them. I viewed them as another club my team (Arsenal) had to beat to reach the top four, Swaroop Swaminathan, a student at Newcastle University, in England, told Reuters.

Abhishek Iyer, a third year student at a premier engineering institute in Rajasthan was equally dismissive.

I don't care about them - didn't like them as a team much and (having) Indian owners don't change that. Reasonably satisfied they're gone, he said.

All India Football Federation (AIFF) Vice President Subrata Dutta echoed a similar sentiment.

Venky's has not invested in Indian football... Apart from one exhibition match between Pune FC and the club, Blackburn Rovers has in no way contributed for Indian football. So we are not bothered about their relegation, Dutta told Reuters by phone.

I don't think they have served our purpose or even their purpose. Being a Pune-based company, I would have been happy if they would have invested in Pune FC rather than Blackburn Rovers, he added.

ladysal wrote:

yamthejam wrote:

ladysal wrote:

yamthejam wrote: Don't be daft, what do u know about these ppl.... Nothing. Suddenly u think this is brilliant news. This time next next year you will be complaining again when we fight for survival. VENKYS FOR ROVERS

I know enough about at least one member of the Seneca team (we used to be neighbours) to make two points: 1) he is a die hard Rovers fan who was friendly with the club management back in Jack's day. 2) he is extremely good at his day job and will, if allowed, give us the best Rovers team that can be managed, together with transparent, efficient and effective management of the club. I have no idea what BRIST's problem is, but I am of the opinion that surely it would make more sense to work with them than moan about them?

My next door are rovers fans don't mean they can run rovers. Where were these ppl initially... It's just a game to them a popularity contest. You said he is good at his day job.... What are you his boss???

No, but if you read the article, you can see he has the necessary skills to run a business well. I was simply pointing out that unlike certain other recent owners of Rovers he has an inbuilt love of the team and was involved with the club when Jack was still there. As for whether he will prove to be as good for Rovers as Jack was, surely no one can know that unless he is given the chance.
As for being his boss: I wish!! But having watched him climb the career ladder, he must have been doing something right.....
Maybe initially (i.e. when the Walkers were selling the club) they weren't in a position to buy / believed (as many of us did) that the Venky's could be good for the team?
Why all the suspicion? If you need proof that someone can run Rovers well before they get the chance, then surely no one can do it and we should just liquidate the club now as no one, (with the exception of Jack W who isn't an option) can provide the sort of assurances you seem to expect.

I don't think anyone wouwld question their ability to run a good business but do they have\can they get the money required to run a football club?

Similar to icannotrace above who in their right mind would invest in a business that will more than likely lose them money?

Jack Walker did but he had the personal wealth required at the time

Babbar Divino wrote:

ladysal wrote:

yamthejam wrote:

ladysal wrote:

yamthejam wrote: Don't be daft, what do u know about these ppl.... Nothing. Suddenly u think this is brilliant news. This time next next year you will be complaining again when we fight for survival. VENKYS FOR ROVERS

I know enough about at least one member of the Seneca team (we used to be neighbours) to make two points: 1) he is a die hard Rovers fan who was friendly with the club management back in Jack's day. 2) he is extremely good at his day job and will, if allowed, give us the best Rovers team that can be managed, together with transparent, efficient and effective management of the club. I have no idea what BRIST's problem is, but I am of the opinion that surely it would make more sense to work with them than moan about them?

My next door are rovers fans don't mean they can run rovers. Where were these ppl initially... It's just a game to them a popularity contest. You said he is good at his day job.... What are you his boss???

No, but if you read the article, you can see he has the necessary skills to run a business well. I was simply pointing out that unlike certain other recent owners of Rovers he has an inbuilt love of the team and was involved with the club when Jack was still there. As for whether he will prove to be as good for Rovers as Jack was, surely no one can know that unless he is given the chance. As for being his boss: I wish!! But having watched him climb the career ladder, he must have been doing something right..... Maybe initially (i.e. when the Walkers were selling the club) they weren't in a position to buy / believed (as many of us did) that the Venky's could be good for the team? Why all the suspicion? If you need proof that someone can run Rovers well before they get the chance, then surely no one can do it and we should just liquidate the club now as no one, (with the exception of Jack W who isn't an option) can provide the sort of assurances you seem to expect.

I don't think anyone wouwld question their ability to run a good business but do they have\can they get the money required to run a football club? Similar to icannotrace above who in their right mind would invest in a business that will more than likely lose them money? Jack Walker did but he had the personal wealth required at the time

Nice to know you have given up all hope already. At least they are trying.