I found this which is an agenda for the supporter meeting which was proposed by the club but which was apparently cancelled. Bear with me, it's very long and may take a few posts, so if you don't feel the need to read the whole statement there's an "in a nutshell" version further down the comments.
http://www.blackburn.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=268486
The following are the details of the latest press release from the protest organisers aiming to address numerous issues at the club
A static 24 hour protest has been organised to take place at 12pm on the 13th Jan 2012 at Ewood Park, Blackburn. This will be the second non match day protest following the static protest which was held at Brockhall, the training ground for Blackburn Rovers. One Local MP has already confirmed his attendance during this peaceful protest which will carry the message, "Venkys please engage with the clubs stakeholders, or sell the club". This protest will run until 12pm the following day.
Blackburn Rovers Supporters planned protest March 14th Jan 2012
The supporters of Blackburn Rovers intend to stage a double protest march on Saturday 14th January 2012 prior to the home match against Fulham. Protest organisers agreed a truce with the club on the 3rd December 2011 to stage NO organised protest, on the promise the club would organise meetings with a group of supporters to discuss supporter concerns. The club asked the supporters to provide an agenda for this meeting, which was issued to the club on the 19th November 2011 which is documented in full below:
1a). Why did Venkys buy Blackburn?
1b). What money was paid for the club's shares and what sums was contractually committed for future investment? And have these sums been honoured?
1c). What money has been invested by Venkys in cash since the takeover? And what firm commitments can Venkys make - in precise cash terms - about investment in January / and in 2012 / and in the next three years?
1d). Media reports say Barclays asked for £10m by 31 December. Is this correct? If so, why was this money requested? Will it be paid?
2a). What is Jerome Anderson`s role at the club, officially or unofficially?
2b). Is it true Jerome Anderson's involvement alienated the incumbent directors (including John Williams and Tom Finn and perhaps others) to such an extent that they
felt marginalised and unable to remain at the club?
2c). is it true Steve Kean was appointed on Jerome Anderson's say-so?
3a). Who is identifying player targets for the club?
3b). who has identified the players brought to the club during the Venky's era?
3c). is it true that Steve Kean has been peripheral to choosing some targets? If so, why?
4. Why has the amount we spend agents' fees reached similar levels to Manchester United despite spending far less on players and buying players of a far lower calibre?
5. Why does no-one employed by Venkys in England, including the board, seen not to know what is happening at Blackburn Rovers - from a strategic point of view - on a daily basis?
6. How cut adrift at the bottom of the league does our club have to be before Steve Kean is removed as manager of Blackburn Rovers?
7. Mrs A Desai seems to have control of all major decisions at Ewood Park despite not having been to the club on more than one occasion. If Mrs Desai does not make the decisions, who does?
8. Why do we not have a chairman? When will this role be filled? Are we actively searching for one?
9. Why do we not have a chief executive? Why was a deputy appointed? Who is Paul Hunt deputy to?
10. What is Paul Hunt`s role at the club? What day to day decisions is he allowed to make without asking the family first?
11. Why does no member of the Rao family, who apparently own the club, hold a director role at Blackburn Rovers?
12. Who owns Ewood Park and the training ground, and is it mortgaged and if so why?
13. Who owns the land which Ewood Park and the training ground / centre of excellence is built upon?
14. Newspaper reports insist there was a bid for the club from a Qatari group. Is this true?
15. What is the club's contingency plan should we get relegated? Do the owners even appreciate income will drop by c. £40m year on year and how do they plan to fill that hole if relegation happens?
16. Why have the club not made public the minutes of an interim meeting which took place on the 2nd November with supporters?
17. Why have the questions which were asked in this meeting not been answered?
18· Why did Venky's agree to refund a few supporters who travelled to Pune independently during their exhibition tour, but not (to date) refund those fans?
19· Is it true that Crown Paints ceased to be club sponsors because Mrs Desai unilaterally ditched them, believing (wrongly) that a sponsor paying more money would be easy to obtain? And is it true that the Prince's Trust deal was an 11th-hour face saver?
Supporter Proposed Meeting Agenda
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The end.
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. Rob I don't have time to read all that!!!
Good effort mate. The longest article ever in football forum history...
posted on 10/1/12
do you have a what it says in a nutshell version?
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I've read most of it - lots of questions that fans have asked many times, requests to set the club up in a stable format and requests to get the Venkys to commit to the future and engage with someone over Rovers' future.
Trouble is, its long and repeats many questions - some of which are overly antagonistic. A very good effort - wish someone in the media would get hold of this and force some action from Venkys.
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What it says in a nutshell, by rob_of_the_rovers
- There will be a 24 hour protest outside Ewood starting at 12pm on the 13th January at Ewood Park
- There will be a protest march at the Fulham game on 14th January
- Various questions put to the club and owners asking why Venky's bought the club, what their future plans are, clarification of the roles of certain individuals, why we have no proper board structure etc.
- A list of things that supporters want to see including a proper board structure, clarification of chain of command, removal of certain individuals from the club and more opportunities for fans to put their thoughts to the owners/management
- Reminder that the club reneged on a promise to set up a meeting between Steve Kean and the fans
- Concern shown at lack of communication with the owners despite efforts by sponsors, local media MPs ect.
- Concern shown at rumours of financial instability at the club
- Concern shown at lack of support shown from the league, including the "fit and proper test"
- Reminder of assurances sent by Venky's to shareholders at the time of the takeover (as previously posted on a previous thread)
- Protest Organisers' Statement giving the reasons and intentions behind the new protests as well as an intention of co-operation with the owners if at all
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I can do better than Venkys and answer a question for you:
24. When will the club accounts for 2010-11 be published?
They must legally be published within 12 months of their submission to companies house (hmrc), thus will be available by April.
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And I can't but think they'd have been much more successful if they'd gone for:
Supporters
Proposed
Agenda -
Meeting
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"24. When will the club accounts for 2010-11 be published?
They must legally be published within 12 months of their submission to companies house (hmrc), thus will be available by April"
Yes - but they can be submitted late - and then later again (3 months, a year I think are the relevant time deadlines after the filing date) for the payment of small (relative against the potential disclosure issues) fines.
"Supporters
Proposed
Agenda -
Meeting"
Yup - I spotted that too
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You say small fee, any payment other than a Kean contract improvement is appearing a big payment for V Dubz!
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I think its a £100 fine for up to a three month miss but its been a long time since I had any responsibility for filing accounts. I think even Venkean could afford that - although they might need to sell a player