Kelvin Wilkins

THE club is in decline and that decline started the moment the Venky’s took over, promised us everything and produced nothing.

I do believe the Venky’s want to make a success of the club, it is in their financial interest to, but they don’t understand how and aren’t learning from their mistakes.

I believe the protests will generate more interest nationally than internationally, but any media interest is a bonus. While the fans are there, the players must feel the support, so that it is clear who the protest is targeted at.

Paul Yates

WHILE I share the frustration and indeed anger of many Rovers’ supporters, I feel the protest is a futile exercise.

Throughout the country everyone knows that the Venky’s have been a disaster for the club so we don’t need to advertise that on television.

Furthermore their “business culture” is not one of listening or sensitivity to criticism.

In the short term all that matters is that Rovers avoid relegation by starting to win matches. Nothing should detract from that and I feel the protest could affect the team’s performance.

Sam Jones

THE planned protest will fall short of making much of an impact because everyone seems to be going in different directions. If there was a set plan that supporters could come together and get behind, it would be much more effective.

For example, the '1875' protest is about not taking your seat until the 18th minute and leaving on the 75th minute. Other measures designed to disrupt the game, such as blowing whistles and throwing plastic chickens onto the pitch, may not materialise but could bring the issue to the attention of the public due to the game being on Sky. 

But there is also conflict over whether protests should take place at all.

Some are worried about the impact it would have on the pitch and want to simply support the team. Having said that, results have not exactly been great without any protests.

Compared to the other clubs in a similar situation, such as Coventry and Blackpool, Rovers have done much less in recent years. This is partly due to the fans becoming increasingly apathetic. The mass demonstrations during the final Premier League season did not change the owners’ stance. 

It is sad that the majority of Rovers fans seem to be in conflict with each other about the best way forward. And it is difficult to see how we can stop our great club falling further into oblivion unless everyone pulls together against Venky's while still supporting the team.