Learning from history (1 Viewer)

Tom's Dad said:

I've been thinking about our situation and looking for comparisons from history to predict how things could end up.

Rather than football, I think the miners strike in the 80's is interesting. I see many similarities with the division in fans to those seen in the strike. Even the 'scab' term has resurfaced.

In my view NOPM are the striking miners while those going to Sixfields represent those that went to work.

Looking back, there were no eventual winners and scars still run deep in places. I think we're setting out down the same road.

What can be learnt from this?

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Spionkop said:

The 5% are scabs.

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bigfatronssba said:

Looking at the history of Ccfc, had we as fans been a bit more bolshy during the Richardson/ Robinson era we might not be in the position we are now.

The whole let's just support the team and bury our heads in the sand approach has contributed to our demise IMO.

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henry the wasp said:

Seeing as you named Mcginnity. What happened for Graham hover to get the sack and McGinnity taking over Contract dealings etc...?

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skybluetony176 said:

personally i'm a follower of NOPM until at least the team return to the ricoh but preferably until sisu are out (hopefully both will happen together and soon) but that's my choice.

but the word "scab" is an ugly one and doesn't apply in my opinion to the fans that have made the wrong decision to go to the sixfields. i'm old enough to remember the miners strike and i remember thinking it was ugly even as a child so i will never ever use that word to describe the fans at sixfields. if like me you are old enough to remember the miners strike and still refer to the 5% as scabs you really are old enough to know better.

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