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  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Only twice ;lol
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Chappers

    Welcome aboard!
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    init

    I was at Greenham Common.

    Proper protest that was.
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    I’ve always been quite common.
  • MoojorMoojor
    1zjpud
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Will make no difference anyway and as they get older like me they will realise it’s the norm
  • imagelostimagelost
    SuzanneClaret said:

    init

    I was at Greenham Common.

    Proper protest that was.

    ;hmm
    So was i
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    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
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    edited February 2018
    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
  • TwistandShoutTwistandShout
    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
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    edited February 2018
    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.
  • TheMadcapLaughsTheMadcapLaughs
    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.
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    edited February 2018
    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..

  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    edited February 2018
    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.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    TwistandShout said:


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

    I can confidently say this will never happen.
  • MoojorMoojor
    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
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I tried to join that Real West Ham Fans group on facebook but they wouldn't let me in.

  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    At least above the neck Vorse ;lol
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited February 2018
    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.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    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.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So don't protest just because it won't have the desired effect? ;hmm
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    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.
  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    If march won't work, what about April ;hmm
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Judging by the intelligence used in the wording on the banner they were showing my guess is they'll organise the march on a non home match day
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Well you'll be wrong.
  • BarneyBarney
    13K people not renewing their season ticket would probably have more effect than a march - there will just be a debate about how many attended, rent a crowd will probably turn up and there could be trouble be trouble. how does that help?
    Expat - i dont think April has the money to buy the club.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Forget the 13k figure. Thats the number of people following the FB page not all of whom will march or demonstrate or fail to renew their ST. If a couple of thousand show up for the march then that will be enough, imo, to maintain momentum and be a thorn in the boards side. You can argue about the any effect that this may or may not achieve but their are a lot of angry supporters out there and they want to be heard.
  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    June may have ;wink
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    A large part of protest is pressure and it is impossible to equate how small or large a part it plays in the decision making of those protested against post protest but politically protest can often shape policy. It could have a small effect in that the board consider the protests when making decisions, it could at the other end of the scale also hound the board out on account of I would imagine we all have a 'this is not worth it' level of stress.

    Mike Ashley is someone who has been protested against on a reasonably regular basis since shortly after his arrival at Newcastle. Is his decision to leave due to the distinct lack of acceptance at the club or is it purely for business reasons? I don't know the answer to that, but he is selling up by all accounts.

    From what I can see there are lots of smaller issues that people of the group organising it are unhappy about but essentially it looks to me that they feel they were provided with a vision to get behind the move from the Boleyn to Stratford and many did so in good faith but feel that the vision has not materialised and they now feel the move has not benefitted fans, and may have been in the interest of the owners rather than the fans. There are clearly some fans who feel let down, just how many will be able to be measured by the protest.

    I do think it may take people by surprise with regard how organised, vocal and supported it is, I don't think the board will like this one bit.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    It depends on how much it is representative of the fans in general , yes I get disappointed at not signing players but I never believed the whole champions league in 7 year stuff and I don't think the board are half as bad as some people make out. Yes they should keep quiet in the media but we are one of the few clubs owned by English owners and probably the only one in the league owned by people with a strong affiliation for the club . Of course they could be better but does that mean they should go . Also who is going to buy us there isn't a queue of rich Arabs lining up or Russian billionaires . I see clubs like villa hull Blackburn who got new owners who did nt really get football and ended up going out of the league.
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