Burnley at home - 10th March - Match Thread
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Expat - ditto - missed your earlier post as I had already set off and don't do mobile internet thingy.
All the best to you both
I knew that if we lost the game we would be in trouble. I didn't expet to see such moronic actions from some in the stadium.
I am disappointed with the result, but significantly more unhapply with the situation our club is now in.
A sad state of affairs.
When it was cancelled all hell broke loose!
Yobs saw it as their time to shine!
They knew what they were doing as the invasion was orchestrated by so called
"REAL" fans who decided upon themselves to cause havock and besmirch the memory of our "gentleman hero" Bobby
Moore.
If he had been here, he would have done exactly as Mark Noble did and more!
I hope they are proud of themselves for their 15 minutes of fame.
That shows me they were doing it for themselves or they would have either joined the peaceful 150 who did walk, or waited till the game was over and demonstrated.
The headlines are going to focus on the stupidity of what they did and the frightened children they didn't take into account.
The Met estimated that 200 fans were protesting in front of the directors box although BBC reckoned it was 500 at the time. The official attendance was 56,904, as far as I can tell the away allocation is 7000 and according to Burnley's website they sold the lot. So if we say that there 49904 West Ham fans then even if it was 500 that's 1%, even if they overestimated the attendance its still going to be a tiny proportion.
From what I've heard more people walked out in disgust after the second goal than tried to start a riot
Dee, the 4 or 5 people who ran onto the pitch did not have a go at the players.
Mind they were escorted from the pitch by stewards who then helped them over the electronic advertising things and back to their seats. Still they all have their NVQ's.
Addressing the muppet who came on the pitch with the corner flag,
“Hey pal, I will tell you where you can put that flag, hint - ask Chelsea”
Well it made me smile
For the time being, though, I'm staying behind the sofa.
;sofa
You're right in that it was a minority in the stadium who protested, however, it is quite clear that there is now a huge number of people who are disgruntled with the way the owners have run the club.
Apparently 5000 did not renew there season ticket last summer which is a huge chunk of the fan base.
Some 16k were looking to protest before the match on Saturday before it was called off.
Yes only 500-600 protested but there are still thousands more who are disgruntled. It would be unwise for Gold, Sullivan and Brady to now come out, ignore there is an issue and state that it's only a handful who are upset, although that's probably will happen next.
As a club everyone should acknowledge that there are issues and try to see If they can be addressed. Just side stepping them as if the problem isn't there will solve nothing and only compound the issue.
Yesterday, in front of their stadium, a group of fans put up a banner accompanied by grave crosses. It read 'Time's up, we'll get you all"
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/12/premierleague.birminghamcityfc
Apologies if this has already been referenced...
Press reporting stuff was chucked at the directors' box, and DS was hit in the face by a coin.
Any right minded person would condone this...should this be proven!
But apparently in Birmingham the fans confronted their owners in the car park.
Oh no, ;lol
I hope it is safe to assume you meant 'condemn' there.
Herb
Struggle to see what is funny about that, tbh.