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chiefdave

chiefdave

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Deleted member 5849 said:
While I don't disagree with you, unfortunately if it's not unified action it all ends up looking a bit apathetic.

Now... I can easily join in a boycott ;) but as Shmeee says, it's us and a few thousand anyway as it is. And if they're boycotting there's less to protest in the ground, so that looks less effective when that happens. Just seems suicidle to have a load of different types of protests.
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The lesson from the last round of protesting should be that it needs to be one big unified protest. The march worked because everyone united around one focal point. If you're having multiple things you really need to make sure they are targeted and something that will bother whoever the protest is aimed at.

A boycott will never work. Even if you get 50% of people to boycott it wouldn't actually be that different to usual to make any impact.
 
stupot07

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shmmeee said:
Why?

Who even cares that this will get the attention of? The media don't give a shit, the owners don't give a shit, the FA don't give a shit. That's pretty much anyone who can do anything. Thousands are already boycotting every game and the hardcore are the most likely to go anyway regardless so any boycott will probably not even be noticed and certainly won't be 100%

I know it's not what people want to hear, but there's shit all we can do right now. If anything this sort of thing probably strengthens Seppalas resolve, we've seen she's more about personal vindictiveness than business sense already.
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Deleted member 5849 said:
While I don't disagree with you, unfortunately if it's not unified action it all ends up looking a bit apathetic.

Now... I can easily join in a boycott ;) but as Shmeee says, it's us and a few thousand anyway as it is. And if they're boycotting there's less to protest in the ground, so that looks less effective when that happens. Just seems suicidle to have a load of different types of protests.

(Make sure the march doesn't start until 2 and I'll do my best to be there ;))
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Completely agree with shmmeee and NW here and have already made my point here and on twitter.

1) you'll never get a full boycott and it will just look like apathy. For example I can't see anyone who sits around by me in block 20 boycotting when they have STs, and most them I'm sure won't be on Twitter, on here or on Facebook to know about the boycott. We'll just end up with those already boycotting plus a few hundred more and still have a crowd of 6-7k.

2) it is rediculous to choose a league game in which STs, corporate, etc have already paid and got tickets, plus matchday tickets have been on sale for a while so a fair few will have already parted with their hard earned and purchased tickets. If we're going to it we should do it if we get drawn at home in the FA Cup.

3) sisu don't give 2 shits anyway.

4) I'm much in favour of positive action (e.g. march, ribbons) than negative action.

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AndreasB

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Broken Hearted Sky Blue said:
I didn't post photos didn't boast at all went down there didn't go in so didn't abuse anyone. Joy then came out another door got in car and drove off. So stop being a twat and making things up. Another thing on the two occasions we've been down there as at all games we didn't drink so where do you get pissed up.
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Bit touchy on that subject eh Ladies?


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Nick

Nick

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Everybody seems to have name called in the past. I think a fair few will have learnt from the whole sixfield scab era etc.

If people want to boycott it's up to them, as long as there's no abuse to people going in and vice versa.

Oh and if we win they can carry on the boycott until we lose ;)
 
letsallsingtogether

letsallsingtogether

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stupot07 said:
Completely agree with shmmeee and NW here and have already made my point here and on twitter.

1) you'll never get a full boycott and it will just look like apathy. For example I can't see anyone who sits around by me in block 20 boycotting when they have STs, and most them I'm sure won't be on Twitter, on here or on Facebook to know about the boycott. We'll just end up with those already boycotting plus a few hundred more and still have a crowd of 6-7k.

2) it is rediculous to choose a league game in which STs, corporate, etc have already paid and got tickets, plus matchday tickets have been on sale for a while so a fair few will have already parted with their hard earned and purchased tickets. If we're going to it we should do it if we get drawn at home in the FA Cup.

3) sisu don't give 2 shits anyway.

4) I'm much in favour of positive action (e.g. march, ribbons) than negative action.

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I have a season ticket.
I didn't agree with the boycott like a few others there.
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stupot07 said:
Completely agree with shmmeee and NW here and have already made my point here and on twitter.

1) you'll never get a full boycott and it will just look like apathy. For example I can't see anyone who sits around by me in block 20 boycotting when they have STs, and most them I'm sure won't be on Twitter, on here or on Facebook to know about the boycott. We'll just end up with those already boycotting plus a few hundred more and still have a crowd of 6-7k.

2) it is rediculous to choose a league game in which STs, corporate, etc have already paid and got tickets, plus matchday tickets have been on sale for a while so a fair few will have already parted with their hard earned and purchased tickets. If we're going to it we should do it if we get drawn at home in the FA Cup.

3) sisu don't give 2 shits anyway.

4) I'm much in favour of positive action (e.g. march, ribbons) than negative action.

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I am a season ticket holder as we're a majority at the meeting last night
I didn't agree with the the boycott voiced my concerns as did others but will boycott anyway.:(
There at other actions positive ones that are also taking place.
 
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Limey

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I was planning on coming up from Portsmouth with my son for that game and certainly won't be now as I don't want to subject him to that negative experience. He just won't understand.....

Agree with what's said above, sisu are unlikely to be affected by any protest at Coventry, other than perhaps the press coverage, which is likely to be local only.

The march to the Ricoh is a good idea but don't agree with boycotting as part of protest. People wont go in if they don't want to anyway without creating a 'divide'.

Offices/financial area of London protest, as was done previously, might turn more heads in their quaters. They should be inconveniced by the protest. JS etc won't give a shite about 2-3k less supporters.
 
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letsallsingtogether said:
I didn't agree with the the boycott voiced my concerns as did others but will boycott anyway.:(
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Fair play.

Just think a boycott is madness on so many levels. If you do something active, 20,000 turn up, 10,00 don't... nobody noticed the 10,000. Arrange a boycott and 5,000 don't take part in it... you notice that, and not in a good way.

And that's when the abuse starts... and we're still recovering from that from last time.

Guess at least it's only a one-off game, but.
 
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AndreasB

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fernandopartridge said:
Would they be boycotting if we were not bottom of the table?

The youngest squad in the Football League really need this boycott. Let's have a bit more imagination eh?
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Exactly. There still seems to a sense of entitlement that cannot accept footballing reality without having a bogey man to blame.


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AndreasB said:
Exactly. There still seems to a sense of entitlement that cannot accept footballing reality without having a bogey man to blame.
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Bogey woman*

tbf, not sure it's entitlement that wants owners that kind of want to look after the club...
 
Nick

Nick

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Limey said:
I was planning on coming up from Portsmouth with my son for that game and certainly won't be now as I don't want to subject him to that negative experience. He just won't understand.....

Agree with what's said above, sisu are unlikely to be affected by any protest at Coventry, other than perhaps the press coverage, which is likely to be local only.

The march to the Ricoh is a good idea but don't agree with boycotting as part of protest. People wont go in if they don't want to anyway without creating a 'divide'.

Offices/financial area of London protest, as was done previously, might turn more heads in their quaters. They should be inconveniced by the protest. JS etc won't give a shite about 2-3k less supporters.
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Agree about the kids and negativity side of it :( if everybody is by the statue you could go round the other way?
 
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Broken Hearted Sky Blue

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Nick said:
Everybody seems to have name called in the past. I think a fair few will have learnt from the whole sixfield scab era etc.

If people want to boycott it's up to them, as long as there's no abuse to people going in and vice versa.

Oh and if we win they can carry on the boycott until we lose ;)
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fernandopartridge said:
Would they be boycotting if we were not bottom of the table?

The youngest squad in the Football League really need this boycott. Let's have a bit more imagination eh?
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some will be boycotting some won't l won't but will join the others at protest. I missed enough games and at my age there's not many games left in me
 
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AndreasB

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Bogey woman*

tbf, not sure it's entitlement that wants owners that kind of want to look after the club...
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The entitlement comes from the fact that most fans have never adjusted to our status as a lower league club with middling support.
They appointed Mowbray, Venus etc who they trusted to make good football decisions and then they went and fucked up the pre season more badly than any I can remember.
They also tried pretty hard to attract season ticket holders this season but only 5000 could be bothered.
They are actually better owners now than at any time in the last 10 years (when they were really shit)


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Lord_Nampil

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so who are these owners weighting in the wings?? it seems some people on twitter say it was mentioned at the meeting......
 
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AndreasB

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Lord_Nampil said:
so who are these owners weighting in the wings?? it seems some people on twitter say it was mentioned at the meeting......
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There are none. The economics of our situation make that impossible .

Wish for new owners all you like...it may just push the current owners into winding up the whole sorry affair.


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AndreasB said:
The entitlement comes from the fact that most fans have never adjusted to our status as a lower league club with middling support.
They appointed Mowbray, Venus etc who they trusted to make good football decisions and then they went and fucked up the pre season more badly than any I can remember.
They also tried pretty hard to attract season ticket holders this season but only 5000 could be bothered.
They are actually better owners now than at any time in the last 10 years (when they were really shit)


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I really don't give a shit about our league level. Best time I had watching football was when I lived in London, seeing Brentford for a year in my spare time. Hell, if I hadn't been unlucky enough to be born in this bloody city, no way I'd have *picked* our club... but it is what it is.

Hate modern football with its finance and image ahead of a bunch of lads just trying ffs and me thinking well, maybe I could be them with a bit of work (and a spot of footballing ability!), lower league seemed so much more real.

But we even manage to fuck *that* up.

Better now? Well... outside the elephant in Northampton, always thought the club management decisions at boardroom level were... alright since the current bunch of chancers rocked up. We are where we are at league level too though, and it takes a while to turn around an unholy mess of a fuckup. Also takes a while to turn it around while our owners sue everyone to buggery... even if that's justified.

We're hamstrung by our owners. The figureheads at the club are hamstrung by our owners. And hell, the odd win at this level'd be alright. I could even cope with us losing all the time if instad of vacuous statements or silence we actually saw a proper plan for the club.

So don't think it's beyond us to want mediocre owners at the worst.
 
letsallsingtogether

letsallsingtogether

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AndreasB said:
The entitlement comes from the fact that most fans have never adjusted to our status as a lower league club with middling support.
They appointed Mowbray, Venus etc who they trusted to make good football decisions and then they went and fucked up the pre season more badly than any I can remember.
They also tried pretty hard to attract season ticket holders this season but only 5000 could be bothered.
They are actually better owners now than at any time in the last 10 years (when they were really shit)


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More Lies I see.........
Oh and shit.
 
Captain Dart

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letsallsingtogether said:
Sorry just had a AndreasB moment. :)
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Sure it wasn't an RFC moment?
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