augie wrote:
No offence taken but imo your plan of attack is majorly flawed - yes publicity is a crucial ingrediant in any plan to turn up the pressure on the club but surely we need a forceful show of numbers publicly first and foremost ? What credibility would a few guys sending emails from behind a pc have ? I know if I received one such email I would dismiss it as the opinion of a disillusioned fan as opposed to being associated with a big group of people pushing for changes at our club. How would the media, the sponsors and the club know the depth of anger and frustration amongst our fans unless we unite to show it publicly as one voice ?
Hey Augie, my point is that it's just not a few emails - it's hundreds, or thousands, enough to jam their inboxes or even their servers.
let's face it, most of us are lazy arses and we'll still go every other week whilst moaning about the club, and most of us are only at the club on matchdays ( some of us, not every matchday...) - it's much easier to organise a virtual protest than a street one - certainly in terms of numbers and the commitment of time.
and the way the media and the sponsors know is to email them too !
I tell you now, from experience, that it takes a HUGE amount of organisation to get just a few hundred people to march on Downing Street, but its easy as piss to set up an online petition, edit and filter it , print it out and deliver it to the target and and the media.
most people have five minutes to spare to sign an online petition and send a form email, for an issue they care about.
plus there's no threat of arrest or intimidation from opposition, by doing it virtually.
