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Re: Wenger Out protest, Tuesday 7th March.

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Pictures show that of the 14,000 Chileans who said they would march to get Alexis to leave us, only 5 turned up on the day (and that's 5 Chileans, not 5,000).

I hope our protest goes a bit better.

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GranadaJoe wrote:Pictures show that of the 14,000 Chileans who said they would march to get Alexis to leave us, only 5 turned up on the day (and that's 5 Chileans, not 5,000).

I hope our protest goes a bit better.
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Re: Wenger Out protest, Tuesday 7th March.

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I shall be in geneva so i dont have to make my mind up about joining or not

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Herd wrote:I shall be in geneva so i dont have to make my mind up about joining or not
just a quick 90 minute flight then :wink:

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Re: Wenger Out protest, Tuesday 7th March.

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Gunner Rob wrote:
Herd wrote:I shall be in geneva so i dont have to make my mind up about joining or not
just a quick 90 minute flight then :wink:
Im back though luton same night but I will be going straight home into my bed and wont worry about the beasting Bayern Reserves will hand out 1

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Bradywasking wrote:
Gunner Rob wrote:
mzk90 wrote:
GoonerMuzz wrote:Protesting outside the ground but not protesting in the ground seems counter productive to me, and for the media 'luvvies' it will smack of fickleness, happy to protest but also want to be entertained by the scinitllating football on show :rubchin:

Unfortunately the PR department will spin that out in about 5 seconds flat.... 'small group of protestors outside the ground, but as can be seen there was nothing but loyal fans enjoying the 'Dunkirk' victory our amazing manager and players put on to narrowly miss out within the stadium' :wink:

As people said this has to be done smart with no room for it to be spun out by the Club or his media darlings, and by 'Darlings' i mean sycophantic cnuts!!
I thought the point was that the majority of the protesters aren't going in? I know I'm not.

i dont think there is an easy answer to this.
I will be one of the protesters outside of the ground who wouldnt dream of getting a ticket for this dead rubber of a match.

however the fact is that this match will be full of "football tourists" who will have a ticket - who will not protest.
Gooner Muzz is correct in saying that the media will focus on these "fans" inside the ground.

It is a dilemma - of course back in the days when football was so cheap and you could just turn up on the night there would be protests outside of the ground that would then continue inside the ground. This just isn't possible though these days, and why it is so difficult to bring forcible change.
The best result that the protest could achieve would be vast banks of empty seats in the stadium for this non event. Sadly as posted elsewhere once the tickets went on ticket exchange they were snapped up by tourists etc. So you are correct in saying that the media will look at the full seats and the manufactured attendance figure rather than asking why genuine fans either protested or stayed away.
One angle i will pursue and urge others to do the same , is if we engage with with supportive fans outside, who still have tickets encourage them to ( politely of course ) go into the match 10 mins late,for once the issue of supporting the team is not relevant due to the 1st leg score so we might get a fair few takers

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Re: Wenger Out protest, Tuesday 7th March.

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Pete on the beach wrote:
Bradywasking wrote:
Gunner Rob wrote:
mzk90 wrote:
GoonerMuzz wrote:Protesting outside the ground but not protesting in the ground seems counter productive to me, and for the media 'luvvies' it will smack of fickleness, happy to protest but also want to be entertained by the scinitllating football on show :rubchin:

Unfortunately the PR department will spin that out in about 5 seconds flat.... 'small group of protestors outside the ground, but as can be seen there was nothing but loyal fans enjoying the 'Dunkirk' victory our amazing manager and players put on to narrowly miss out within the stadium' :wink:

As people said this has to be done smart with no room for it to be spun out by the Club or his media darlings, and by 'Darlings' i mean sycophantic cnuts!!
I thought the point was that the majority of the protesters aren't going in? I know I'm not.

i dont think there is an easy answer to this.
I will be one of the protesters outside of the ground who wouldnt dream of getting a ticket for this dead rubber of a match.

however the fact is that this match will be full of "football tourists" who will have a ticket - who will not protest.
Gooner Muzz is correct in saying that the media will focus on these "fans" inside the ground.

It is a dilemma - of course back in the days when football was so cheap and you could just turn up on the night there would be protests outside of the ground that would then continue inside the ground. This just isn't possible though these days, and why it is so difficult to bring forcible change.
The best result that the protest could achieve would be vast banks of empty seats in the stadium for this non event. Sadly as posted elsewhere once the tickets went on ticket exchange they were snapped up by tourists etc. So you are correct in saying that the media will look at the full seats and the manufactured attendance figure rather than asking why genuine fans either protested or stayed away.
One angle i will pursue and urge others to do the same , is if we engage with with supportive fans outside, who still have tickets encourage them to ( politely of course ) go into the match 10 mins late,for once the issue of supporting the team is not relevant due to the 1st leg score so we might get a fair few takers
Spot on, Pete. While this is primarily a demonstration outside the ground, given the match circumstances it presents a rare opportunity to persuade at least some people who want change but not enough to miss a whole game that it's worth sacrificing a few minutes for the greater good. If we wanted to be organised about it, we'd get a small handful of people stationed outside the entrances encouraging people to take part in the fun before going in fashionably late.
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Pete on the beach wrote:
Bradywasking wrote:
Gunner Rob wrote:
mzk90 wrote:
I thought the point was that the majority of the protesters aren't going in? I know I'm not.

i dont think there is an easy answer to this.
I will be one of the protesters outside of the ground who wouldnt dream of getting a ticket for this dead rubber of a match.

however the fact is that this match will be full of "football tourists" who will have a ticket - who will not protest.
Gooner Muzz is correct in saying that the media will focus on these "fans" inside the ground.

It is a dilemma - of course back in the days when football was so cheap and you could just turn up on the night there would be protests outside of the ground that would then continue inside the ground. This just isn't possible though these days, and why it is so difficult to bring forcible change.
The best result that the protest could achieve would be vast banks of empty seats in the stadium for this non event. Sadly as posted elsewhere once the tickets went on ticket exchange they were snapped up by tourists etc. So you are correct in saying that the media will look at the full seats and the manufactured attendance figure rather than asking why genuine fans either protested or stayed away.
One angle i will pursue and urge others to do the same , is if we engage with with supportive fans outside, who still have tickets encourage them to ( politely of course ) go into the match 10 mins late,for once the issue of supporting the team is not relevant due to the 1st leg score so we might get a fair few takers
I am season ticket holder so I was always planning to go in. Don't mind going in late if there is enough support for it.
I remember the Leicester home game last season where they said do a joint protest about the kick off time and go in 10 minutes late. At kickoff, their section was completely full....

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theres going ot be thousands of spare seats

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Herd wrote:theres going ot be thousands of spare seats
Plenty left on Exchange today

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Herd wrote:theres going ot be thousands of spare seats
Hopefully
That on its own is a protest of sorts and speaks volumes.

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mzk90 wrote::lol: :lol: :lol:
Herd wrote:Sup up your beer and collect your fags theres a demo going down in Avenell road !

Im shocked no one liked the dirty protest , i would have started it by shitting in the sky box chair that neville sits on !
It would be better to hang from the ceiling and taper one off on his chair while the manc fucker is sat in it 8) :barscarf:

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Re: Wenger Out protest, Tuesday 7th March.

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GranadaJoe wrote:Pictures show that of the 14,000 Chileans who said they would march to get Alexis to leave us, only 5 turned up on the day (and that's 5 Chileans, not 5,000).

I hope our protest goes a bit better.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39142223

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If I was Sanchez, I'd have been paying people to go to that march.

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OneBardGooner wrote:
GranadaJoe wrote:Pictures show that of the 14,000 Chileans who said they would march to get Alexis to leave us, only 5 turned up on the day (and that's 5 Chileans, not 5,000).

I hope our protest goes a bit better.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39142223
Are you gonna post this on every fucking thread? 10 hours after it's already been posted? :banghead: :roll: :box:

Fucking Ewoks. :banghead:


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