Save Our City Meeting (3 Viewers)

[ashbyjan]

On Thursday we are having a Save Our City meeting upstairs at the Hen Lane Social Club, Beacon Rd, Coventry, CV6 4DS. Everyone invited so we can finalize protest plans, coordinate efforts and set out tactics, conduct etc. Please come along meeting starts at 8pm.

Quick update: Meetings have been held with Cov Chief Exec Tim Fisher and Arthur Barratt, Cov Safety Officer and his safety and security team about conduct, what we can and cannot do etc. Basically we can meet by the JH statue, sing, chant etc but we cannot enter the Atrium, cannot harrass other supporters, use excessive bad and insulting language. Drunken and aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated. We have agreed to self police as far as possible but the Security will step in if things get out of hand. We need this protest to be peaceful, good natured and get headlines for the right reasons. The match has been moved from a non police event to a catagory C event - after consultaion with the police we are assured this is due to the fact the match is an FA Cup tie with 2000 Southampton fans excpected and not due to the protest.

After 3.15 fans who want to go into the game will be able to use gates 28 and 29 at the corner between the Telegraph and Tesco stands.

 

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[MatthewWallis]

I hope that this meeting doesn't have to go ahead

 

[cloughie]

I am for the boycott but remain hopeful we won't have to protest

PUSB

SISU OUT

 

[ccfcdan]

Ill be at the boycott. Hoping to get to the meeting on Thursday too. If fans decide to enter the ground at 3:15 we should go in with a bang! Let fans inside the ground know that we've arrived

 

[theprince]

this meeting must just be the beginning even if good news re: sisu going is announced before. An independent and meaningful supporters group is long overdue

 

[CovInEssex]

Ill be at the boycott. Hoping to get to the meeting on Thursday too. If fans decide to enter the ground at 3:15 we should go in with a bang! Let fans inside the ground know that we've arrived

I've got a few party poppers left from last night?

In all seriousness I work til 10pm or would be at the meeting. I'll be at the protest though and I'm glad its going to be organised. However, bad language will be present. You can't stop it unfortunately.

I'd encourage all protesters to do a flag or banner to add depth and character to the protest.

Also, what's the plans if Gary Hoffman is our chairman by then?

 

[ashbyjan]

Bad language will be tolerated as it is with any football crowd what they said won't be is aggressive or threatening behaviour. More banners the better but they won't be allowed into ground. If Hoffman is Chairman then we will all be celebrating the demise of SISU.

 

[CovInEssex]

Why are banners not allowed in the ground?

If its because of a fire hazard that was nullified in 2006 when the smoking ban came into effect.

 

[Tonylinc]

I'm worried that our mini revival is going to affect the boycott. LET NOBODY BE UNDER ANY MISAPPREHENSION; OUR LAST TWO RESULTS HAVE BEEN IN SPITE OF SISU NOT BECAUSE OF THEM. They are still the worst owners that this club have ever had and need to go NOW!

 

[CovInEssex]

Agree that if we'd lost our last 2 their would be a lot more spite at the protest. But people need to be made aware that the recent turn of events is because they put us on a position we shouldn't even be.

 

[shmmeee]

this meeting must just be the beginning even if good news re: sisu going is announced before. An independent and meaningful supporters group is long overdue

This.

What's the plan once SISU are out Ashby?

 

[CovInEssex]

This.

What's the plan once SISU are out Ashby?

I like the idea of setting up an ACTIVE supporters trust. Like the Sky Blue Trust (does it even exist anymore? - must still be in the que to get us that flag.)

 

[ashbyjan]

One of the aims of the SOC was to get supporter representation on board as one of the failings of the current board has been the fact that they were totally out of touch with the needs or concerns of the fans. This is something we would push for with any new owners.