Board/Fan Relationship

whupathman

Did we sign a zombie in the transfer window, can he play RB?

SuzanneClaret

I might protest...... protest about all the cods-wallop spoken by ‘real fans’ in my name.

It proper gets my goat.

SuzanneClaret

They are children, what the hell do they know of the pain being a West Ham fan.

ianbishoplegend

Will genuinely be a laughing stock, if people march against not signing Carvahlo or the other fella.

BubblesNeverDies

Suzanne, well said ;ok

thornburyiron

At my age if I'd gone on a protest march every time I was disappointed with transfer windows or performances or relegations, by now I would have walked around the world twice.

horshamhammer

ianbishoplegend said:

Will genuinely be a laughing stock, if people march against not signing Carvahlo or the other fella.

Perhaps it's about a lot more than that.

SuzanneClaret

Only twice ;lol

grey_til_I_dye

Chappers

Welcome aboard!

SuzanneClaret

init

I was at Greenham Common.

Proper protest that was.

Hammerwombat

I’ve always been quite common.

Moojor

Cuz1

Will make no difference anyway and as they get older like me they will realise it’s the norm

imagelost

SuzanneClaret said:

init

I was at Greenham Common.

Proper protest that was.

;hmm
So was i

chicagohammer

Oh dear, one day they will wake up and find a cause that is worth getting worked up about, Trumps inauguration comes immediately to mind.
;wink

TwistandShout

ianbishoplegend said:

Will genuinely be a laughing stock, if people march against not signing Carvahlo or the other fella.

Yikes.

SuzanneClaret said:

I might protest...... protest about all the cods-wallop spoken by ‘real fans’ in my name.

It proper gets my goat.

You're more than welcome to protest about

TwistandShout

You can all take the mick if you want. The fact is many west ham groups are behind the march. The real west ham fans action group is run by experienced supporters, they've followed the club for a long time so its not 'children'.
13k members on Facebook.
£14,000 raised for banners etc...

Take them and everyone involved lightly at your peril. ;ok

Continue to mock people if you want, if you makes you feel better about yourself.

You'll soon have a forum where everyone agrees with each other.

Peace out ;ok

claretandbluesky

I think this could turn into a fairly large headache for the board because a protest is about having your voice heard and putting pressure upon the power in the situation, and so it's measure of success can be measured initially by getting your message across as you intended it and gaining coverage to assert the pressure.

I think it's this last one that may cause the big headache, for when Newcastle fans protest it is not such a story outside of the football community but this one may be picked up in a broader way as much of the complaint is that they feel the fans were sold a vision of moving which has not been followed through with, which may be picked up and added to the ongoing story in the media of the Olympic stadium deal, meaning it may gain a good deal more exposure than at first imagined.

TheMadcapLaughs

Twist, I would have supported the march and wished you luck, but then I noticed at the bottom of your post you say: "Pearce out".
I have now withdrawn my support, I like Pearce.

ianbishoplegend

TwistandShout"

Not mocking anyone. Just simply can’t get my head around what this is all about? I went and read the Kumb forum and it was all hearsay, I gave up reading because I didn’t see one hard fact. One poster said he ‘unsubscribed from the whufc email because we didn’t sign a DM’. He was backed up by others, so I’m not picking at anyone, just reading and gathering info.

Please explain what the march is all about cause I haven’t found the answer yet..

ianbishoplegend

I also read people saying they should die slow deaths and horrible stuff like that. It’s just a football team, not life or death stuff. The board has managed to get themselves in the position, that if they signed Ronaldo tomorrow, there would be a march because they are not handling finances properly. They can no longer win on any level. I won’t argue a case for them, that’s their problem. I won’t however join in, as I have seen a lot worse in my time and do t have enough hard facts to justify being that angry.

MrsGrey

TwistandShout said:

You'll soon have a forum where everyone agrees with each other.

I can confidently say this will never happen.

Moojor

MrsGrey said:

TwistandShout said:

You'll soon have a forum where everyone agrees with each other.

I can confidently say this will never happen.

Yes it will..
wait...
;yercoat

MrsGrey

I tried to join that Real West Ham Fans group on facebook but they wouldn't let me in.

Vorselaarhammer

I think you have to be dead MrsGrey...

Expat_Hammer

At least above the neck Vorse ;lol

grey_til_I_dye

Take them lightly at your peril.

For real?

What can they possibly do?

Create bad publicity for the club and... oh, that's it.

They are free not to renew their STs, which may or may not have an impact on the club finances.

Anyone that thinks that by creating a bit of a fuss they will drive the owners out is probably overestimating their powers.

Not everyone sees things the way you do, Twist.

Not sure why that gets you so aerated.

MrsGrey

I can't see what substantial change the march in March expects to achieve.

They'll be more likely to effect a change of ownership if they start saving up their pocket money to buy the club.

Still, it will probably make them feel better. So that's nice.

IronHerb

So don't protest just because it won't have the desired effect? ;hmm

MrsGrey

No, not what I'm saying.

But if your aim is to get the owners out, a march won't do it. So perhaps plan a different strategy. Or have some aims that a march will achieve.