Yes, look how close he is to the ball with no Bolton player anywhere near him. He just needs to whack it upfield.
And look at the noise this so called "handful of idiots" has made on here about it over the last 24hours! Idiots follow idiots and although it was 10 people blowing whistles, 50 people have already jumped to defend them/have a go at sisu lovers etc! It may not have been jimmy hill ways protest, but the people doing it are the brain dead followers on fjhw therefore the people they need to 'keep on side'!Don't get that. how is it turning on fans? this was just a handful of idiots wasn't it? Wasn't a great big group of fans.
If everyone had whistles then I think you would have a point, but having a go at a few mindless idiots I don't think would have any repercussions at all, especially as the protest group said the whistles were nothing to do with any protest yesterday.
It was just a handful of idiots.
Dubed, there have been a few arguing there was no whistle.
Look at the players throwing their arms up, that doesn't happen in a regular mixup
Without sound it looks like a regular mixup. It's impossible to say either way as observers.
Look at the players throwing their arms up, that doesn't happen in a regular mixup
Or too say it didn't affect him,There's hardly anyone who said there was NO whistle. Quite a few people saying they didn't hear it though.
Be nice if Reilly came out and actually said it did affect him. If he did that it might actually get through to the numbskulls not to do it again.
Can imagine the response, would be similar to when Fisher said about people going onto the pitch being banned. Equally if you have the stewards wading in confiscating whistles its likely to all kick off like it did when they tried to take a banner.As I said, the club need to issue a warning that anyone blows a whistle will be barred and get the stewards to watch out for it.
However the Sky Blue Trust believes the continued random blowing of whistles by individuals is proving counter-productive both in terms of an instrument of protest and in causing division amongst supporters.
Whilst to most fair minded observers at the match the cause of the Bolton equalising goal was simple defender error, some elements are blaming a whistle for causing momentary confusion in City’s ranks.
This form of protest is now doing more harm than good to the protest movement which we are fully behind and the Trust is calling on all supporters to cease the use of whistles at games
The Trust continues to fully support the efforts of The Jimmy Hill Way Alliance to rid our club of owners SISU, fully backs Russell Slade and the team and calls for all supporters to unite together behind both the protests and the team but without the whistles.
Saw the trust had made a statement and thought fair play, then I read it:
What's a fair minded observer and what's an element?
Why the need for the petty crap like that? It says about division, then follows it up with that that is actually also dividing.
Who writes this?
They'd have been better off saying nothing at all instead, that's incredibly snide.
"To most fair minded observers"
Meaning most of those that are fair minded feel that way. Not all that are fair minded, just most. Not every fair minded person feels the same way about everything do they?
"To most fair minded observers"
Meaning most of those that are fair minded feel that way.
I disagree, it would have have been more accurate to change most to a small hand full of fair minded observers."To most fair minded observers"
Meaning most of those that are fair minded feel that way. Not all that are fair minded, just most. Not every fair minded person feels the same way about everything do they?
"To most fair minded observers"
Meaning most of those that are fair minded feel that way. Not all that are fair minded, just most. Not every fair minded person feels the same way about everything do they?
would have been easier to just say please dont blow whistles and say it interferes with games. Job done.
As always, there's some sort of dig in there.
I thought the whistle affected play. Am I presumably then one of the "elements" who isn't "fair minded"? It's a joke, it really is. You could easily have issued a statement asking fans not to bring whistles to games without the unnecessary snide labelling.
Coming from someone who argues on here all day and everyday, world class hypocrisy.
I read it like I stated in my previous post.
Coming from someone who argues on here all day and everyday, world class hypocrisy.
I read it like I stated in my previous post.
I thought the whistle affected play. Am I presumably then one of the "elements" who isn't "fair minded"? It's a joke, it really is. You could easily have issued a statement asking fans not to bring whistles to games without the unnecessary snide labelling.
It means you have a different opinion to others. Like I have with others. Nothing more than that. As I said above that doesn't mean you're not fair minded. It just means that various fair minded indiduals can have differing views and opinions just like me and you both do.
We were asked by fans on here and other platforms to request for whistles to stop. We didn't ask people to start using them in the first place but we made the request anyway. Is that the wrong thing to do?
Undefendable and unnecessary. How do you know that "most" are fair minded? Whoever writes your statements needs replacing with someone more fair minded. I think you have an element in the SBT who are determined to divide the average fan base.
So you are retracting the word most from the statement?It means you have a different opinion to others. Like I have with others. Nothing more than that. As I said above that doesn't mean you're not fair minded. It just means that various fair minded indiduals can have differing views and opinions just like me and you both do.
We were asked by fans on here and other platforms to request for whistles to stop. We didn't ask people to start using them in the first place but we made the request anyway. Is that the wrong thing to do?
Because I like most like to see the best in people and assume most are fair minded. Is there anything wrong with that?
Feel free to put yourself forward. No problem with you doing that.
The series of protest organised by The Jimmy Hill Way Alliance have very successfully highlighted the plight of the club nationally and locally. The peaceful on pitch protest during the match against Sheffield United was seen by a national TV audience and yesterday’s sit in also gained good coverage.
Hopefully these and future activities will continue to pile on the pressure onto SISU and make their investors question their involvement with SISU and therefore our club.
During the Sheffield match the atmosphere was successfully stoked up by the use of large numbers of well co-ordinated whistles from certain sections of the crowd, highlighting the frustration and anger amongst the majority of Sky Blue fans. However the Sky Blue Trust believes the continued random blowing of whistles by individuals is proving counter-productive both in terms of an instrument of protest and in causing division amongst supporters.
It means you have a different opinion to others. Like I have with others. Nothing more than that. As I said above that doesn't mean you're not fair minded. It just means that various fair minded indiduals can have differing views and opinions just like me and you both do.
We were asked by fans on here and other platforms to request for whistles to stop. We didn't ask people to start using them in the first place but we made the request anyway. Is that the wrong thing to do?
It's not about opinion.
Can you really not see what people have the issue with? It doesn't read at all like that.
Yes, make a statement but there is no need for the snide shit. It's the same with statements regarding CCFC too, always the snide bit in there that ruins the rest of it.
What are "other elements" also? You do realise at some point you will need to listen to opinions and feedback you don't like don't you without saying they are "other elements"?
Some elements of the fanbase are blaming whistles. That is true isn't it?
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