Let The Divisions Begin (6 Viewers)

torchomatic

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Curtis ‏@cjmclellan 16h16 hours ago
If you're a Cov fan that goes to Rochdale because "you support the team", you don't support the team and youre a scab #pusb

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covcity4life

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one of my friends has said this to me about tonights game.

funny how he never goes to games fullstop for years i have known him,but hey its all cos of sisu apaprently

this guy also thinks city of rugby is ok too btw
 

ajsccfc

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He expanded on it in a series of tweets:

I feel like I should qualify my use of the word ‘scab’ to earlier as some Cov fans seem to be upset #pusb
I hope you don’t find this series of tweets too indulgent, I use the word scab not to cause offence but in a very specific way
For 15 years men and women have been prepared to sacrifice time and effort to establish vehicles for fan ownership/protest
Whether it be Save Our City, the Sky Blue Trust, NOPM etc. they have organised protests, marches, rallies, done the research
Really at this point we stand on the shoulders of giants when we consider the beginning of these organisations
But there is a breed of Coventry fan that is actually very sanctimonious, a holier than thou attitude of ‘supporting the team’
Their actions, of being dismissive about fan groups and unwillingness to engage in collective action, prolongs the situation
They are what Lenin called the ‘useful idiot’
The more they undermine collective action, the worse our situation becomes, and as such I hold them morally accountable
Imagine the press that would be created by a sub 1000 attendance at the Ricoh. The more turn up, the more it diminishes cause
You might not like the terminology, or you may think I am being unnecessarily provocative but it really is that serious
If you care about CCFC don’t go

There could be a convincing argument but it's less encouraging people to join, more shaming those who may not.

It's a similar counter-productive stance as when people post something frivolous here and someone will wade in screaming about how more important stuff is going on so you don't care about the club if you talk about anything else
 

Gosford Green

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There will be divisions while we have the current owners. Look at the Sixfields season.
Its all down to personal opinion if you wish to "support the team" that is the choice of the individual, if someone wants shout scab or whatever it goes with the territory, this is football not the WI.

A fan base will never be completely united, I know a Blackpool fan and they have a few who just wish to "support the lads" and even a handful who back Karl Oyston(owner). No different to this club.
 
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Nick

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There will be divisions while we have the current owners. Look at the Sixfields season.
Its all down to personal opinion if you wish to "support the team" that is the choice of the individual, if someone wants shout scab or whatever it goes with the territory, this is football not the WI.

A fan base will never be completely united, I know a Blackpool fan and they have a few who just wish to "support he lads" and even a handful who back Karl Oyston(owner). No different to this club.

The division is nothing to do with the owners, surprisingly a lot of the time it is people moaning about division doing the dividing.

I will be doing my best to cut down on people personally abusing people who boycott on here, disagree with it by all means but not the abuse.

I am not sure why "Support the lads" gets its own speech marks though. Anybody would think thats why people go to a football match.
 

I_Saw_Shaw_Score

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Having the boycott outside the Ricoh for the Rochdale game is going to cause issues.

The headlines will be made by inevitable fans outside rowing with fans going in.

Would make more sense surely to have the end of any March/boycott in Broadgate with the game being blasted out on speakers via CWR?
 

skybluepm2

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Lol, hilarious. Look at the state of the prick. I'll be going to the Rochdale game just as I'll be going to every home game for the rest of the season.

I've no doubt that this latest protest suggestion will turn out to be a damp squib anyway. They'll get bored after 5 minutes No qualms with what they're trying to achieve, I want rid of SISU as much as anybody but as I respect their views they should respect those who still decide to go inside the ground.

I wonder how many will have a change of heart if we win 3 or 4 on the bounce. Calling a fellow supporter a 'scab' is unbelievable.
 

Gosford Green

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Ah, so he didn't use "scab" to cause offence. That's OK then.

You get called worse at away grounds. In fact I have been called a brummie in the past by which was a bit too much but I survived.
People are passionate, the clubs in the death throws and at last there seems to be momentum to organise protests of sorts.

Grow a pair of bollocks if a few words are that bad.
 

torchomatic

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You get called worse at away grounds. In fact I have called a brummie in the past by which was a bit to much but I survived.
People are passionate, the clubs in the death throws and at last there seems to be momentum to organise protests of sorts.

Grow a pair of bollocks if a few words are that bad.

And many people confuse abuse with passion. They are two totally different things.
 

Hobo

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"But there is a breed of Coventry fan that is actually very sanctimonious, a holier than thou attitude of ‘supporting the team’
Their actions, of being dismissive about fan groups and unwillingness to engage in collective action, prolongs the situation
They are what Lenin called the ‘useful idiot’
The more they undermine collective action, the worse our situation becomes, and as such I hold them morally accountable"

This guy tries to attack the "very sanctimonious, a holier than thou" City fans and hold them "morally responsible". Yet he is the one acting all sanctimonious and holier than thou. He is the one undermining the protest, by trying to blame fans rather than the people the protest is aimed at.

I am all for these protests but it is up to individuals to decide whether they go in or stay out. The organisers accept it won't be a 100 per cent boycott and that would be okay. Then this idiot pops up.
 
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Nick

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"But there is a breed of Coventry fan that is actually very sanctimonious, a holier than thou attitude of ‘supporting the team’
Their actions, of being dismissive about fan groups and unwillingness to engage in collective action, prolongs the situation
They are what Lenin called the ‘useful idiot’
The more they undermine collective action, the worse our situation becomes, and as such I hold them morally accountable"

This guy tries attack the "very sanctimonious, a holier than though" City fans and hold them "morally responsible". Yet he is the one acting all sanctimonious and holier than though. He is the one undermining the protest, by trying to blame fans rather than the people the protest is aimed at.

I am all for these protests but it is up to individuals to decide whether they go in or stay out. The organisers accept it won't be a 100 per cent boycott and that would be okay. Then this idiot pops up.

I agree, all this does is make it look bad and put people off.
 

torchomatic

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Maybe the club can provide you with a safe place in the event a beastly fan calls you a name.

It's not about that. I've been called plenty of names at football matches. It's not "passion".
 

Captain Dart

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Then he should consider his use of language more carefully before tweeting it, like many people!
Quality of consideration often depends on how many pints you've had.
 

pastythegreat

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Lol, hilarious. Look at the state of the prick. I'll be going to the Rochdale game just as I'll be going to every home game for the rest of the season.

I've no doubt that this latest protest suggestion will turn out to be a damp squib anyway. They'll get bored after 5 minutes No qualms with what they're trying to achieve, I want rid of SISU as much as anybody but as I respect their views they should respect those who still decide to go inside the ground.

I wonder how many will have a change of heart if we win 3 or 4 on the bounce. Calling a fellow supporter a 'scab' is unbelievable.
Well said. It's easy now to say 'I WILL NOT ENTER THE RICOH' cuz there's nothing exciting in there for a pay on the day fan to go in for. Win 4 or 5 though and it gets more difficult.
Why is the answer boycott a home game though? They already have my money so what's the difference if I go or don't? As I've paid, and I've travelled to the ricoh, I may aswell go and sit down on my seat and try and enjoy the game!

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clint van damme

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Curtis ‏@cjmclellan 16h16 hours ago
If you're a Cov fan that goes to Rochdale because "you support the team", you don't support the team and youre a scab #pusb

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I've got a season ticket but I intend to support the boycott even though I don't think it's the best idea but it's the only act of defiance out there at the moment.

However, the though of standing shoulder to shoulder with cunts like this makes me question whether to bother or not.
 

torchomatic

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I've got a season ticket but I intend to support the boycott even though I don't think it's the best idea but it's the only act of defiance out there at the moment.

However, the though of standing shoulder to shoulder with cunts like this makes me question whether to bother or not.

I would have done it, but not now.
 

skybluetony176

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I won't be boycotting home games personally. Fair play to those that do but this isn't Sixfields situation for me where I very much felt that a boycott was warranted. Happy to take part in any organised protest inside though. Already have my Simon Gilbert get your haircut flyer to wave tonight ;)
 

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