To all the smart arse's........ (8 Viewers)

[skybluetony176]

....... Who always know better than anyone who is attempting to be proactive to get their voice of disapproval of the way our club is being run heard.

What should we do? I don't mean where has everyone else apparently gone wrong. I want to hear your big idea. Lets hear it and then lets try doing it your way.

Over to you.

 

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[Nick]

Do you mean Smart Arse or somebody applying common sense? I wouldn't class myself as smart.

Anyway...

I'd get these consortiums to come out to the fans who want to buy us that this protest group have mentioned, tell the fans exactly how they will be great for this club, tell us their plans and get ALL fans behind them. I don't think anybody would dispute some great new owners taking over from SISU would they if we know they are the opposite to SISU and will be open and genuine?

Some people are weary of SISU out in case there is nobody else, I am sure they would be on board.

I know it isn't an Arab Prince, but how many people could argue if an Arab prince was saying he wants to buy the club??

I think you could probably count on a couple of hands how many people would prefer SISU to a good owner, couldn't you?

I'd certainly be mad for getting SISU out if I know there was an amazing alternative waiting there to take over.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Psst, no apostrophe in smart arses

 

[skybluetony176]

Psst, no apostrophe in smart arses

You knew what I meant smart arse

 

[Nick]

You knew what I meant smart arse

So you are talking about his arse and winking at him.....

 

[skybluetony176]

So you are talking about his arse and winking at him.....

Jealous or homophobic?

 

[Nick]

Jealous or homophobic?

Bit of both... I'm not quite sure*


*Im not scared of my house really.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

first of all give supporters the "it's fine to protest" mentality. I think many people are frightened, intimidated to verbally protest because they think they are in the minority. I don't see banners draped from bridges, on walls, stickers on cars in and around the city of Coventry. The last time I saw a SISU OUT banner outside of the Ricoh was above the public underpass on the way from Tesco to the Ricoh a couple of years ago. I don't see t-shirts, car stickers, etc for sale anywhere on the internet (I may have missed it) .

 

[Nick]

first of all give supporters the "it's fine to protest" mentality. I think many people are frightened, intimidated to verbally protest because they think they are in the minority. I don't see banners draped from bridges, on walls, stickers on cars in and around the city of Coventry. The last time I saw a SISU OUT banner outside of the Ricoh was above the public underpass on the way from Tesco to the Ricoh a couple of years ago. I don't see t-shirts, car stickers, etc for sale anywhere on the internet (I may have missed it) .

I think having a protest that ALL fans can get behind is a start though isn't it? Like the march.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

I think having a protest that ALL fans can get behind is a start though isn't it? Like the march.

Totally agree. The marches were tremendous.
I often drive under that public footbridge that spans the A444 from the car park to the Ricoh and think that's where the banner should hang. Maybe that's the problem....I don't do it myself, I just think it.

 

[skybluetony176]

first of all give supporters the "it's fine to protest" mentality. I think many people are frightened, intimidated to verbally protest because they think they are in the minority. I don't see banners draped from bridges, on walls, stickers on cars in and around the city of Coventry. The last time I saw a SISU OUT banner outside of the Ricoh was above the public underpass on the way from Tesco to the Ricoh a couple of years ago. I don't see t-shirts, car stickers, etc for sale anywhere on the internet (I may have missed it) .

SISU OUT is in all the toilets in the Ricoh




Nothing to do with me either before someone asks.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

SISU OUT is in all the toilets in the Ricoh
That would be preaching to the converted !!!

 

[Nick]

Id also get somebody at ACL to play this on the screen, and somebody at Sky to play this during the game:

[video=youtube;grePdFUosFY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grePdFUosFY[/video]

If it happens, it is genius but wasn't me!

 

[mrtrench]

Psst, no apostrophe in smart arses

And only three dots in an ellipsis too. Suspect the OP finds everyone a smart arse.

 

[skybluetony176]

And only three dots in an ellipsis too. Suspect the OP finds everyone a smart arse.

Everyone except you. You're a fucking idiot.

 

[Nick]

I think we need to see whats gone viral too..

The march, half time at Arsenal with people singing..It is all fun things...

I think a protest shouldn't be so aggressive and angry but maybe something "fun". Of course the situation isn't fun but more people want to see that...

Look how many people go on youtube and look at cats falling off sofas and stuff.

What will get more attention, 300 - 400 people angry as anything at a game. Or 4 or 5000 dressed up as Smurfs at a game... I remember the Hartlepool fans for doing that, I don't remember a Portsmouth Protest or how they did it.

 

[Nick]

And only three dots in an ellipsis too. Suspect the OP finds everyone a smart arse.

My 5 year old taught me what an ellipsis is, that's how smart I am!

 

[skybluetony176]

My 5 year old taught me what an ellipsis is, that's how smart I am!

I thought it was something from a James Bond film.

 

[Flying Fokker]

Do you mean Smart Arse or somebody applying common sense? I wouldn't class myself as smart.

Anyway...

I'd get these consortiums to come out to the fans who want to buy us that this protest group have mentioned, tell the fans exactly how they will be great for this club, tell us their plans and get ALL fans behind them. I don't think anybody would dispute some great new owners taking over from SISU would they if we know they are the opposite to SISU and will be open and genuine?

Some people are weary of SISU out in case there is nobody else, I am sure they would be on board.

I know it isn't an Arab Prince, but how many people could argue if an Arab prince was saying he wants to buy the club??

I think you could probably count on a couple of hands how many people would prefer SISU to a good owner, couldn't you?

I'd certainly be mad for getting SISU out if I know there was an amazing alternative waiting there to take over.

In our Coventry home, ......So the sickening demise of our club is going to be attractive to potential buyers? Maybe SISU are the only game in town? If so, i'm not playing. Why would anyone want to buy the club now? Unless they already have 1/2 the Wasps stadium as an asset?

 

[Ian1779]

first of all give supporters the "it's fine to protest" mentality. I think many people are frightened, intimidated to verbally protest because they think they are in the minority. I don't see banners draped from bridges, on walls, stickers on cars in and around the city of Coventry. The last time I saw a SISU OUT banner outside of the Ricoh was above the public underpass on the way from Tesco to the Ricoh a couple of years ago. I don't see t-shirts, car stickers, etc for sale anywhere on the internet (I may have missed it) .

If all the people that are making noise on social media attended games supporting the team as much as they possibly could, then I think the idea of a protest by all concerned would be far more widely accepted. Games against Gillingham and Crewe before it gave a glimpse of the potential that is there, and the atmosphere at those games was fantastic - which had bugger all to do with the current owners.

I find myself cynical of protests because the amount people creating funny meme's on Twitter or Facebook and shouting war cries far outnumbers the amount of people that go to watch our team.

A united front on ALL parts will be far more productive in the long run.

 

[Flying Fokker]

I think we need to see whats gone viral too..

The march, half time at Arsenal with people singing..It is all fun things...

I think a protest shouldn't be so aggressive and angry but maybe something "fun". Of course the situation isn't fun but more people want to see that...

Look how many people go on youtube and look at cats falling off sofas and stuff.

What will get more attention, 300 - 400 people angry as anything at a game. Or 4 or 5000 dressed up as Smurfs at a game... I remember the Hartlepool fans for doing that, I don't remember a Portsmouth Protest or how they did it.

Where is the fun in all this? Must be missing something here?

 

[Nick]

Where is the fun in all this? Must be missing something here?

Yeah, the bit where I said of course the situation isn't fun.

But why not DO something fun to bring the fans together? Something everybody can do? It can still be a statement can't it?

Christ, instead of #go it could be #letitgo and everybody sings that and dresses up as frozen

 

[Ian1779]

Back to the OP... perhaps we are going about this wrong. We are trying to fight a war of attrition with a group of people that do this as a day job. People say starve them out... they take business and streamline costs/restructure all the time. Are we playing into their hands and making their position ever stronger?

I might be completely wrong... but maybe it's worth a thought.

 

[Philosoraptor]

#letitgo

Why not!

[video=youtube;yJ-jvEd0pDw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-jvEd0pDw[/video]

 

[ccfcway]

I think we need to see whats gone viral too..

The march, half time at Arsenal with people singing..It is all fun things...

I think a protest shouldn't be so aggressive and angry but maybe something "fun". Of course the situation isn't fun but more people want to see that...

Look how many people go on youtube and look at cats falling off sofas and stuff.

What will get more attention, 300 - 400 people angry as anything at a game. Or 4 or 5000 dressed up as Smurfs at a game... I remember the Hartlepool fans for doing that, I don't remember a Portsmouth Protest or how they did it.

agreed. Imagine the press we would get if we all turned up at a game in suits and black ties to make the slow death of our club. It would mean fans didnt need to buy outfits and would be very easy to arrange.

We could all walk being the coffin on the way from Tescos to the ricoh.

 

[rondog1973]

....... Who always know better than anyone who is attempting to be proactive to get their voice of disapproval of the way our club is being run heard.

What should we do? I don't mean where has everyone else apparently gone wrong. I want to hear your big idea. Lets hear it and then lets try doing it your way.

Over to you.

We should not give a fuck what some of the sanctimonious cunts on here think and protest in the most visual and disruptive way possible.

As John Lydon once said "Accept your lot and you confine yourself to a life of your own blandness".

Very telling that you were the first to respond to the OP Nick btw.....

 

[Samo]

....... Who always know better than anyone who is attempting to be proactive to get their voice of disapproval of the way our club is being run heard.

What should we do? I don't mean where has everyone else apparently gone wrong. I want to hear your big idea. Lets hear it and then lets try doing it your way.

Over to you.

I assume you are referring to the reasonable minority? As opposed to the hysterical majority, yourself among them. You first... Or is it still NOPM?

 

[mrtrench]

Everyone except you. You're a fucking idiot.

What a charmer. Bless your little cotton socks.

 

[skybluetony176]

I assume you are referring to the reasonable minority? As opposed to the hysterical majority, yourself among them. You first... Or is it still NOPM?

I haven't been doing NOPM since we came home. That was the purpose for me. I'm asking for the reasonable minority to educate me and the rest of the hysterical majority so over to you.

 

[Samo]

I haven't been doing NOPM since we came home. That was the purpose for me. I'm asking for the reasonable minority to educate me and the rest of the
hysterical majority so over to you.

I disapprove of the way our club is being run just as much as you do. Remind me... What suggestions have you made that have been dismissed by the 'smart arses'?

 

[ccfctommy]

Not being funny, fans have been saying 'SISU Out' for years now and they are still here...

Protest on Monday wont change anything if it happened. Bar Fisher & Waggott no one will be at the ground anyway.

Sad fact is that SISU will be here until some group with more money than sense decide to put a bid in and buy us.

I've always thought 'Sell up SISU' is a far better rallying cry than simply SISU Out personally.

 

[The Gentleman]

I think we need to see whats gone viral too..

The march, half time at Arsenal with people singing..It is all fun things...

I think a protest shouldn't be so aggressive and angry but maybe something "fun". Of course the situation isn't fun but more people want to see that...

Look how many people go on youtube and look at cats falling off sofas and stuff.

What will get more attention, 300 - 400 people angry as anything at a game. Or 4 or 5000 dressed up as Smurfs at a game... I remember the Hartlepool fans for doing that, I don't remember a Portsmouth Protest or how they did it.

Where did the 'FUN' march get us?

Where did the 'FUN' protests at Arsenal get us?

You remember some stupid smurfs at a Hartlepool game and not a protest at Portsmouth. At least Portsmouth got rid of their wankers, they might not be doing things perfect but I'd rather be in Portsmouth's position.

Maybe we need angry, hasn't angry protests around the world achieved things too? I know people on here have used other clubs as examples of fans not allowing our situation happening to them but that fact is there are far too many people just willing to 'support the team whilst it gets fucked over by Sisu' and do nothing but shoot down people who are trying to come up with ideas.

You say angry won't work but what about a big concerted angry effort, how do you know that wouldn't work?

 

[fernandopartridge]

....... Who always know better than anyone who is attempting to be proactive to get their voice of disapproval of the way our club is being run heard.

What should we do? I don't mean where has everyone else apparently gone wrong. I want to hear your big idea. Lets hear it and then lets try doing it your way.

Over to you.

The voice is being demonstrated by the pitiful gates don't you think?

 

[Nick]

Where did the 'FUN' march get us?

Where did the 'FUN' protests at Arsenal get us?

You remember some stupid smurfs at a Hartlepool game and not a protest at Portsmouth. At least Portsmouth got rid of their wankers, they might not be doing things perfect but I'd rather be in Portsmouth's position.

Maybe we need angry, hasn't angry protests around the world achieved things too? I know people on here have used other clubs as examples of fans not allowing our situation happening to them but that fact is there are far too many people just willing to 'support the team whilst it gets fucked over by Sisu' and do nothing but shoot down people who are trying to come up with ideas.

You say angry won't work but what about a big concerted angry effort, how do you know that wouldn't work?

Football fan in supporting their team shocker! Best call the guardian.

You be angry and outraged all the time, good luck with that! See if that gets sisu out, dressing as a smurf etc won't get sisu out either but at least it may bring a bond between fans back.

 

[AndreasB]

Ok, suppose Im one of the smart arses.

I fail to see that NOPM is a credible position - in fact I dont believe it, sounds too complacent, harms the team and certainly isnt getting any publicity or the slightest bit of interest from any media
The Arsenal protest only worked (if we think it worked) because there were a lot of people there.
Any current protest at the Ricoh is doomed to failure because it will be pathetic given the attendances - guaranteed

If we can discount any in ground protest (unless another 10,000 lapsed fans decide to turn up) then the only route has to be the Trust. It needs to sharpen up, get more professional and organised, revitalise subscriptions, and then truly be the authentic supporters group and FORCE the club to recognise it instead of the SCG who the club know they have in their pocket.

Unfortunatley the current bunch of muppets are completely confused and directionless, not knowing whether they should engage with the club or be a protest group. Their fawning over Haskell and Wasps runs deep and its probably time up for them.