With Blackburn Rovers struggling for another consecutive season, fans have decided to protest the club’s ownership and call for Venky’s to sell the club.
Blackburn’s Sam Gallagher sustains a cut to his head
Blackburn Rovers supporters are planning a staged protest at their next televised game with Wolverhampton Wanderers on October 29.
Fans are dissatisfied with Blackburn’s owners, Venky’s, and are hoping the demonstration will encourage them to sell the club.
Blackburn Rovers have had a lacklustre start to the season with just two wins from 11 matches and will come back from the international break in the relegation zone.
Blackburn manager Owen Coyle walks on the pitch after arriving at St Andrews
The Rovers, currently managed by Owen Coyle, will host Wolves at Ewood Park and the Championship game will be shown live on Sky Sports with a 5.30pm kick-off.
But the protest organisers are calling on fans to not take their seats until the 18th minute and to leave on the 75th minute regardless of the score, to represent the fact that the club was founded in 1875.
Since Venky’s took over the club in 2010, the Rovers ended an 11-season stint in the Premier League and have been languishing in the bottom half of the Championship ever since.
Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers celebrates at the end of the game
The owners have also frustrated fans with their questionable decisions to sack managers and other administrative staff without good reason.
In addition to this televised demonstration, the BRFC Action Group and the Ewood Blues plan to run protests inside and outisde the stadium and before, during and after matches.
Blackburn will return from the international break with a tough string of games against Ipswich, Nottingham and Bristol City.
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