pastythegreat
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How did those protests work? Did "those owners" leave?
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How did those protests work? Did "those owners" leave?The mindless running on to the pitch on Saturday and after goals at other games this season have nothing in common with protests that have gone on over the past few years. The purpose of these was to raise the proflle of the plight of the club in the local and national media. Not the same thing at all. I have taken part in most of the protests with the exception of going onto the pitch in the Sheffield Utd game. My only purpose in taking part in these was to try and help get our club back from the other set of morons who own it. As usual a couple of people on here, the usual suspects, try and tar protesters and mindless pitch invaders with the same brush. Any one with any knowledge of our recent history will know the difference.
The mindless running on to the pitch on Saturday and after goals at other games this season have nothing in common with protests that have gone on over the past few years. The purpose of these was to raise the proflle of the plight of the club in the local and national media. Not the same think at all. I have taken part in most of the protests with the exception of going onto the pitch in the Sheffield. Utd game. My only purpose in taking part in these was to try and help get our club back from the other set of morons who own it. As usual a couple of people on here, the usual suspects, try and tar protesters and mindless pitch invaders with the same brush. Any one with any knowledge of our recent history will know the difference.
Be interesting to see the take up, I do believe it will reach the second priority group.
No but managed another relegation under their tenure.How did those protests work? Did "those owners" leave?
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Yes, and dropping points at protest games (Charlton, Sheff Utd and Bolton) certainly helped in the cause of that relegation!No but managed another relegation under their tenure.
Yes but of course that was down to the fans rather than the players:banghead:Yes, and dropping points at protest games (Charlton, Sheff Utd and Bolton) certainly helped in the cause of that relegation!
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Your opinion funny how our team was always the one affected,strange that.Yes, and dropping points at protest games (Charlton, Sheff Utd and Bolton) certainly helped in the cause of that relegation!
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There’s a hell of a lot of similarities between this fixture and when England played away in Amsterdam on a Friday night two months ago.
A Friday night 7:45pm kick off under the floodlights, in Nottingham - filled with bars and pubs, cheap trains, coaches running from local pubs offering to stay until 2am, biggest game in years...
The ELB Verdict: Get yourself down to Tessuti pronto, whilst there’s still stock left!
Very true.
Would you agree that plenty will travel without tickets given how difficult it might be to get them?
I think a lot will travel. Especially if we have a decent advantage going into it. They'll sit in hooters or similar and watch it on the Tele. Just to be part of the atmosphere before and after.Very true.
Would you agree that plenty will travel without tickets given how difficult it might be to get them?
It’s cringeworthy to watch blokes in there forties run onto the pitch. Achieves fuckall and makes them look like complete cocks.
However....
If we put 5 past county Saturday night I might just join them
No way. It was a respectable 8-1 at Swansea!They don't have a good record in front of the cameras this season. Lost 7 nil one match.
If the sole purpose of the protests was to remove the owners then you are right, they didn’t work. For me, and I think for lots of others, they were a way of saying that what this crowd have done and are doing to this club is not right. The alternative was to sit back and just watch. The protests did put pressure on Sisu, gave them publicity that they did not want and again raised the issue of poor owners at a national and parliamentary level. I think that most of the people who took part in protests would be like me, just wanting their club to be run and owned by people who love their club like the fans do. I didn’t see anyone taking part in marches or the pig protests etc who were doing it for the kudos or for “the back slaps” (favourite phrase on here by some when discussing protesters). All I saw were people who love their club and who were trying to do something to try and get it back.How did those protests work? Did "those owners" leave?
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Funny how the Charlton fans protested at both games and they picked up four points to our one. If you are a Charlton fan the obvious think to do is protest more as it helps the team.Yes, and dropping points at protest games (Charlton, Sheff Utd and Bolton) certainly helped in the cause of that relegation!
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Lets seperate the 2. I was at Cheltenham(not sure if you were there or not) and there was an arse who keep running across after every goal was scored from one stand to the other. So from that perspective that was just rediculous and like you say mindless. Please don't embarrass yourself and label the people who went on last season against Sheffield Utd "mindless" aswell because they wanted to be seen as "cool".So running on the pitch to celebrate a goal or getting into the playoffs is mindless but if they say they are doing it because of sisu it's completely different?
I'm specifically talking about the tennis ball one at the Ricoh, I was watching the joy on people's faces while they threw them on. Bouncing about with happiness and were chuffed, not much different to when they went on the pitch on Saturday. Id also have money on the majority being the same people.
The younger generation have grown up thinking it's cool.
Genuine question, have any other fans done it to the extent ours have this season? Can understand the end of the season when promoted like wycombe, accrington etc but just for a normal game?
I wasn't trying to suggest protests are completely to blame either. However last year it was cool and people for respect for running on the pitch, this year it's mindless because we are winning more games.
Blue smoke bombs everywhere
But if he was in the Telegraph saying he wanted to get the plight attention he would be lauded.Lets seperate the 2. I was at Cheltenham(not sure if you were there or not) and there was an arse who keep running across after every goal was scored from one stand to the other. So from that perspective that was just rediculous and like you say mindless. Please don't embarrass yourself and label the people who went on last season against Sheffield Utd "mindless" aswell because they wanted to be seen as "cool".
2 per STH I don’t think it’ll be too bad as most STH seem to be decent folk now a days either older or kids.
Likes of MK was 6 per STH and made general sale so all sorts went.
MK never made general sale. There was around 500 that made it to match package holders and they went in 5 mins.
So you were quite happy then last season to watch the demise, while quietly ridiculing othes (on here or otherwise) who were trying to bring attention to the fore in the best interests of the club, while yourself and others continued to maintain the Status Quo and bumble along come what may?But if he was in the Telegraph saying he wanted to get the plight attention he would be lauded.
That's my point.
I used the tennis balls example as that was more mindless.
Last season somebody runs on the pitch with smoke bombs when we aren't doing well and they are martyrs.
This year when they do after a goal they aren't
Yes, and dropping points at protest games (Charlton, Sheff Utd and Bolton) certainly helped in the cause of that relegation!
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Cheers for clarifying
I guess the 6 per STH meant it was pretty much general sale.
It's not just the booze.
Plus, while people get away with it week in, week out it will keep happening.
It’s cringeworthy to watch blokes in there forties run onto the pitch. Achieves fuckall and makes them look like complete cocks.
However....
If we put 5 past county Saturday night I might just join them
Wouldn't it just be full of balls by the end of the game?Cant understand why clubs dont just dig an 8' trench between the stands and the touchline leaving enough space for throw ins and corners.
Anyone trying to get on the pitch and falling in should be left there until the ground is empty
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