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  • imagelostimagelost
    Just sounds like north bank,south bank west side, the chicken run
    I once had a t-shirt
    The chicken run
    West Ham
    Last stand
    Big deal deal ;sbrew ;clap
    Just coz one group of fans wish demonstrated, doesn’t mean the rest are less of fans or supporters “in my humble opinion “
    coyi
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    All protest groups and political parties are funded by people who align themselves with the aims of the group. The money is given freely to help formulate a means of asserting pressure on the current base of power. They are not spending tax payers money they are spending money offered for the exact purpose they have stated before asking for donations, in this case to coordinate a protest march.

    I can understand you disagreeing with the reasons they wish to protest as we all have differing opinions, but it's hard to criticise them funding their activity through their group membership as otherwise the Labour party and all political parties are in big trouble if there is something fundamentally wrong in fund raising through membership.
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    But in my eyes funding something throzgh membership fees is something different to setting up a go fund me page or something like that.

    But regardless of that, I think there needs to be more respect. If I were one of the Daves, would I want to meet up with people who abuse me about what I do to my plaything? I am not entirely sure. We have no idea what is going on behind closed doors at the club. We simply assume. And yet anybody and his dog could do a better job at it.
  • imagelostimagelost
    Does “over land and sea” still get sold?
  • HammerwombatHammerwombat
    I think it’s an online publication these days.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    No image. The last issue was for the Man Utd match, the last game at Upton Park.
  • imagelostimagelost
    edited February 2018
    Hammerwombat said:

    I think it’s an online publication these days.

    ;ok
  • imagelostimagelost
    IronHerb said:

    No image. The last issue was for the Man Utd match, the last game at Upton Park.

    ;ok
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Not our board but a lovely moment all the same, the day Dave Whelan unveiled a statue of himself Dave Whelan holding the FA Cup that he won, outside the Dave Whelan stadium.

    https://www.wiganathletic.com/news/2016/november/dave-whelan-statue-unveiled/

  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Make's Al Fayed's Jacko statue look sensible

  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    I had forgot about that one, some people!
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Its at the Museum of Football in Manchester
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    David Gold does it again ;doh

    DG sent a nice tweet to a grandfather about his new granddaughter, saying this is her club and it will make her happy. Another fan replied to say that she would be very happy 'if we get decent owners that buy decent players'.

    DG replied with, "Don't you think our current players would find your comments insulting? dg"

    More than a little bit ironic given that his business partner publicly insulted two of our current playing staff.

    Also some comments that he didn't turn up to a meeting with a West Ham fan group ;hmm Anyone know anything about this?
  • MoojorMoojor
    OldCastleSwift said:

    David Gold does it again ;doh

    DG sent a nice tweet to a grandfather about his new granddaughter, saying this is her club and it will make her happy. Another fan replied to say that she would be very happy 'if we get decent owners that buy decent players'.

    DG replied with, "Don't you think our current players would find your comments insulting? dg"

    More than a little bit ironic given that his business partner publicly insulted two of our current playing staff.

    Also some comments that he didn't turn up to a meeting with a West Ham fan group ;hmm Anyone know anything about this?

    some fans should just learn to shut up as well. What's the point of having a dig at Gold when he is saying something nice.


  • HamstewHamstew
    Tbf that is classic. After what DS said about Snodgrass and Fonte
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    OCS

    Sorry, but I really, really, don't see how DG does anything again.

    What on earth can you find that is controversial in what he says?

    And as Moojor points out, do fans really need to be trolling him all over Twitter?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited February 2018
    DG and DS did not show at the meeting with the the fans groups. KB did attend but again no news report from the club.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    I ddin't get the impression either of them would be at the meeting.

    I assumed the 'we' meant club representatives.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Well, I think DGs comment is jolly good.

    I wasn't too chuffed with DS saying disparaging things about current players. (I'm not bovvered about his saying stuff about past players, really - players and managers seem happy enough to write books digging out whoever they want to so I don't see why owners should have to keep schtum.) Saying positve things is much more what I like to see.


  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    edited February 2018
    Sullivan never goes to any of the fan meetings or forums or any of the player meet and greets.

    Brady attends meetings and forums as the board representative and occasionally Gold will accompany her.

    Meet a few of the players forums usually includes Gold (at least the ones I have been to did).

    More - no actual news.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    grey_til_I_dye said:

    OCS

    Sorry, but I really, really, don't see how DG does anything again.

    What on earth can you find that is controversial in what he says?

    And as Moojor points out, do fans really need to be trolling him all over Twitter?

    Nothing controversial Grey, but incredibly naive again, IMO. The irony of his comment about fans criticising players given Sully's recent history was bound to be picked up by people, and it does nothing for the board/fan relationship, which this thread is all about.

    Of course fans don't need to be trolling him all over Twitter. Equally, does he need to send provocotive responses? Granted, he's perfectly entitled to, but it isn't going to make for a healthy relationship, is it.

    Now I'm only a casual user of Twitter, but as far as I can see, no other PL chairmen are on there, bickering with fans.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Moojor said:

    OldCastleSwift said:

    David Gold does it again ;doh

    DG sent a nice tweet to a grandfather about his new granddaughter, saying this is her club and it will make her happy. Another fan replied to say that she would be very happy 'if we get decent owners that buy decent players'.

    DG replied with, "Don't you think our current players would find your comments insulting? dg"

    More than a little bit ironic given that his business partner publicly insulted two of our current playing staff.

    Also some comments that he didn't turn up to a meeting with a West Ham fan group ;hmm Anyone know anything about this?

    some fans should just learn to shut up as well. What's the point of having a dig at Gold when he is saying something nice.


    100% agree Moojor.

    But let's be honest, it's never going to happen, is it.

    IMO at least, DG should take the higher ground and not engage in the way that he does. Arguably he shouldn't have to, but as I've just said to Grey, for the sake of the relationship between board and fans, I personally think he should.
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    Obviously Gold and Sullivan didn't attend as they didn't think it important to do so. I suspect that will stiffen resolve and increase numbers on the 10th.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    What makes this group feel they should get preferential treatment compared to other fan groups?
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Obviously Gold and Sullivan didn't attend as they didn't think it important to do so.
    Didn't think it important that they did so.

    An unofficial, non-representative, selective group, get a meeting with the Vice-Chair of the club, and people don't think that is good enough?
  • horshamhammerhorshamhammer
    grey_til_I_dye said:

    An unofficial, non-representative, selective group, get a meeting with the Vice-Chair of the club, and people don't think that is good enough?

    Well considering fan unrest is at its greatest since the Bond scheme, I would have thought they might have spared some time.

  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    MrsGrey said:

    What makes this group feel they should get preferential treatment compared to other fan groups?

    Probably because they have actively got together a heavy number of people for a March co-ordinated with police and so on....
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    They are meeting with the police today.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    yeold, to change the procedure (of who goes to such mtgs) on the basis of 'they've organised a demonstration against us', would (imo) be stupid on the part of the owners.

    Such a change will just encourage more demonstrations (which presumably the owners don't want to do) and annoy the non-demonstrating fan groups who have in the past taken a different (?less confrontational and more constructive?) approach.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    I think this group have very quickly managed to organise themselves and achieve numbers, as well as bringing together a lot of other supporter groups to form a collective voice. I think this is what is new compared to previous groups and it makes them from the boards point of view too big and organised to ignore. How much they will take notice and allow influence remains to be seen but I feel the group have done really well to establish themselves so quickly and will begin to have their voice heard and achieve leverage of some sort. They will need retain unity within however, which is always a difficult one and ensure their message and public face is managed well to retain and grow support.
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