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  • Start date Feb 18, 2014
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #141
ccfcway said:
wasnt there about 10 threads on protest ideas for the Sheff Utd game and nothing happened ?

walk on the pitch
all leave
sing for 90 mins
tennis balls
stand on a hill
no-one turn up

etc etc

Why cant we just agree to disagree on this and all get behind whatever protest Michael deems appropriate ?
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I'm well behind what Michaels doing...what's stopping us from doing other things though??

WM
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #142
Skyblueweeman said:
I agree with not doing 'Why' and 'When' every game which is why I suggested the last game. Your walk out is good as well. Why not do the 'why' and 'when' on the minutes intended, then mass walk out on the 66th minute or something. Both ideas, one game, double whammy.

My only concern is that it's a little disrespectful to SP and the boys but by that point, we'll hopefully be safely mid-table with nothing to play for. I live on the South Coast but would come up for that one.

WM
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I just think there's a danger, you do the same again, it's not a news story.

It just becomes that thing we do... a bit like not turning up to games, or standing on the hill.

Something different becomes news, whatever it is, as long as it has a certain imagination.

Yeah, there is the danger that the last game sees us needing points too, I suppose, so any protest idea gets lost in a natural desire to will the team on... but frankly you can over-think that. The players have coped with going to a different town, they've coped with no bugger watching... so they can cope with every bugger sodding off or holding up a sheet, too!
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #143
Skyblueweeman said:
I'm well behind what Michaels doing...what's stopping us from doing other things though??

WM
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nothing at all, just think if Michael arranged a sixfeilds protest, he would get a lot of support after the Arsenal show !. Everything else tends to people a handful of people as we simply cant agree what to do
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #144
ccfcway said:
wasnt there about 10 threads on protest ideas for the Sheff Utd game and nothing happened ?

walk on the pitch
all leave
sing for 90 mins
tennis balls
stand on a hill
no-one turn up

etc etc

Why cant we just agree to disagree on this and all get behind whatever protest Michael deems appropriate ?
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Those "ideas" were just that and never really had any backing from someone (Michael) who has put the effort in and has a following.

And your last point - Michael's ideas have never included those who have chosen to go to Sixfields once, twice or every game (apologes, if that incorrect), so maybe it's time they were included?
 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #145
jimmyhillsfanclub said:
I didn't have a photo of AndreasB holding his balls....

...so I used the one I have of you instead.
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Here's a lesson to anyone thinking about signing up - tick the privacy box. Don't make the same mistakes I made when I was young and needed the money.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #146
edgy said:
And your last point - Michael's ideas have never included those who have chosen to go to Sixfields once, twice or every game (apologes, if that incorrect), so maybe it's time they were included?
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my point exactly ! Get everyone involved
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #147
ajsccfc said:
It's only fair, seeing how Nick insisted on us all providing the same photo when we registered.
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Twice In one lifetime ,I feel as left out as when I was an alter boy.
 
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Monners

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #148
wingy said:
Twice In one lifetime ,I feel as left out as when I was an alter boy.
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Bless me father for I have sinned!
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #149
Skyblueweeman said:
Why don't we use the last 'home' game of the season as the next big protest and actually fill Sixfields and do the protests on the 34th and 65th minutes again? Sat 26th April Wolves could be chasing promotion, I'd like to think that TF would be there for the last 'home' game of the season and who knows, maybe JS? Plenty of time to drum up media interest in our plans (perhaps get in touch with BT Sport).

Just a thought, but a good opportunity to protest...

WM
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I suggested this and got berated. Hope you have more luck, it makes a lot of sense.
 
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wingy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #150
Wonder If Wolves are needing the win to go up,aalegedly coughing up an extra £250k for Clark should they do so.
With that in mind and a failure to complete the Season,is there a route the players could Involve themselves without penalty .

Do results get voided/struck off If a team has 4 sendings off ?
 
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Monners

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #151
mark82 said:
I suggested this and got berated. Hope you have more luck, it makes a lot of sense.
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Wasn't keen when first suggested Mark (don't think I berated), but starting to come round to the idea. I would think Wolves fans are already looking at tickets for this. Could be quite chaotic if organised properly (bit of an oxymoron there, but you know what I mean)
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #152
wingy said:
Wonder If Wolves are needing the win to go up,aalegedly coughing up an extra £250k for Clark should they do so.
With that in mind and a failure to complete the Season,is there a route the players could Involve themselves without penalty .

Do results get voided/struck off If a team has 4 sendings off ?
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A team must have 7 players or the game will be abandoned. FL would then decide the outcome.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #153
Agree with Northern Wisdom though. Need to do something different. A peaceful sit down protest on the pitch or something else that could delay kick off would be good. Obviously no-one wants a banning order though. If we can come up with a way to delay kick off in what could be a key game then it would make news.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #154
edgy said:
A team must have 7 players or the game will be abandoned. FL would then decide the outcome.
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Players won't get involved. They're stuck between a rock and a hard place here.
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #155
Monners said:
Wasn't keen when first suggested Mark (don't think I berated), but starting to come round to the idea. I would think Wolves fans are already looking at tickets for this. Could be quite chaotic if organised properly (bit of an oxymoron there, but you know what I mean)
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Tickets are on general sale 3rd March. We'd need to sell enough to make sure Wolves only get one stand.
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #156
mark82 said:
Players won't get involved. They're stuck between a rock and a hard place here.
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Yeah, I wasn't advocating it. Just clarifying the rule.
 
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The Gentleman

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #157
mark82 said:
Agree with Northern Wisdom though. Need to do something different. A peaceful sit down protest on the pitch or something else that could delay kick off would be good. Obviously no-one wants a banning order though. If we can come up with a way to delay kick off in what could be a key game then it would make news.
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If one thousand people did it no-one would get a banning order. As I have said before, hundreds of Preston fans invade the pitch in a local derby and didn't get any. Think it would only get a positive reaction.
 
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The Gentleman

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  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #158
The Gentleman said:
If one thousand people did it no-one would get a banning order. As I have said before, hundreds of Preston fans invade the pitch in a local derby and didn't get any. Think it would only get a positive reaction.
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I am not advocating going on the pitch or organising it though!
 
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valiant15

New Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #159
Not a chance in hell that ill set foot in sixfields to have a couple of thousand wolves fans take the piss out of us for 90 minutes as a they clinch promotion.
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #160
valiant15 said:
Not a chance in hell that ill set foot in sixfields to have a couple of thousand wolves fans take the piss out of us for 90 minutes as a they clinch promotion.
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You can join those on the hill then.
 
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valiant15

New Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #161
edgy said:
You can join those on the hill then.
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Good idea.

I'm in then.
 

GaryPendrysEyes

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #162
If those going to Sixfields want to protest by going on the pitch--great- let's see it--so far we've had 3 people holding up a poster.

The rest of us arent ever going in to Sixfields.

The only thing that might work is a demo at the Football League- which has been suggested before-- maybe including other fans groups, even journos. That's hard and difficult especially on a weekday, but maybe an opportunity will arise...
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #163
GaryPendrysEyes said:
The only thing that might work is a demo at the Football League- which has been suggested before-- maybe including other fans groups, even journos. That's hard and difficult especially on a weekday, but maybe an opportunity will arise...
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With theclub having to play on Sundays as often or no, there's plenty of Saturdays free that people would have been expecting to use to go to a game....

Oh while we're bandying ideas about, May 16th surely, *surely* needs marking this year? In an ideal world, there'd be an open topped bus tour for the winners I suppose... although could look bad if only a man and his dog are there to watch it!
 

torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #164
We get that a lot on here, don't we. Lots of people telling others what they've got to do, then can't do anything themselves as "I don't go to Sixfields". You don't have to. Rather than 12 on a hill have 1200 or 2000 or 4000....what's stopping you? You're not going into Sixfields, are you?

GaryPendrysEyes said:
The rest of us arent ever going in to Sixfields.
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valiant15

New Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #165
torchomatic said:
We get that a lot on here, don't we. Lots of people telling others what they've got to do, then can't do anything themselves as "I don't go to Sixfields". You don't have to. Rather than 12 on a hill have 1200 or 2000 or 4000....what's stopping you? You're not going into Sixfields, are you?
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Likewise what's to stop you lot from organising a complete one game boycott?

You wouldn't do it would you.
 

torchomatic

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #166
I would. If a game was chosen and there were thousands on the hill then I would join them.

valiant15 said:
Likewise what's to stop you lot from organising a complete one game boycott?

You wouldn't do it would you.
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Monners

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #167
torchomatic said:
We get that a lot on here, don't we. Lots of people telling others what they've got to do, then can't do anything themselves as "I don't go to Sixfields". You don't have to. Rather than 12 on a hill have 1200 or 2000 or 4000....what's stopping you? You're not going into Sixfields, are you?
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Its a fair point. Nothing to stop a significant number turning up for the last game. It would probably cause more crowd management issues than if most went in ot the ground. Those who can't face going in don't have to. Those who may be able to as a one off for an organised event can, and join fans who aleady attend on a well pitched protest. Its all about the numbers willing to turn up. We manageed it for Arsenal and Notts County (and a larger attendance at MK) afterall
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #168
torchomatic said:
I would. If a game was chosen and there were thousands on the hill then I would join them.
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tbf that was tried for Sheff Utd and... didn't really work.

So as it didn't work, bit of flexibility, compromise needed.
 

edgy

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #169
Stop the fucking petty bickering FFS.

The whole point is it includes both inside & outside sixfields. The choice is there. Inside & Outside.
 
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valiant15

New Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #170
It might work better for the last game as we might have a bit of sun by then.

Last time for people to make their feelings known etc.
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #171
edgy said:
Stop the fucking petty bickering FFS.

The whole point is it includes both inside & outside sixfields. The choice is there. Inside & Outside.
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With the caveat that if it ended up not many outside, and not many inside with numbers split, it fizzles out into nothing.

Personally I'd be looking to fill the ground first, then deadling with overspill outside. One game, that's all, and one game to draw attention to the plight. A bit of compromise, the same as there should have been more compromise for Sheff Utd and running with whatever's decided, rather than staying away in a principled way and ending up with nothing much happening.
 
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The Gentleman

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  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #172
torchomatic said:
I would. If a game was chosen and there were thousands on the hill then I would join them.
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Last two home games of the season, one all in and one all out. The Why/When protest seemed to get good coverage and most knew about it or through a 3rd party, how hard would it be to organise something like this. The other thing this would do is put pressure on Northampton as a town because thousands of people milling about would be a struggle to cope with. As a rule I have said I would never go into Sixfields out of principle but if it was for a concerted protest which was backed up the following game by no-one going in then I would do it. I know we only have a handful on this forum who go into Sixfields but do the ones that go think others in the ground would be receptive to this?
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #173
The Gentleman said:
Last two home games of the season, one all in and one all out.
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Reasonable compromise, I'd be up for that... although again the worry is, can you get enough people two in a row?

Would be a pretty hard sell for one as it is.
 
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Hugh Jarse

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #174
Many pages of bickering, AGAIN!:slap:

This is why we'll never achieve anything and end up accepting the inevitable.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Feb 19, 2014
  • #175
I'd be up for a one off protest in or out the ground. Wolves is the last chance to influence anyone really before the ground is decided fr next season.

Get a few coaches laid on by various fans groups, taking people whether they're going in or not. A show of SBA unity. Get banners and flags and bands on the hill, the works. Why not?
 
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