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you will never get a full walk out at a home game but you may get enough for someone to take notice

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n6gooner, kingjason1 & toopgoon are 1-3. any more names below?

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n6gooner wrote:n6gooner, kingjason1 & toopgoon are 1-3. any more names below?

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The problem is that if by the time the Liverpool game comes around we've strung a few decent results together people won't be interested any more.

If you can manage to get just one block to empty, and for example, leave a banner in place, it'll get picked up on. The problem is that the like minded people aren't all together. You've got rosetinters & realists all in the same block.

Ajax supporters did something similar a few months ago in protest at price hikes. It's a lot easier for them though as they have their own section in the ground...

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topgoon wrote:
n6gooner wrote:like industrial action, success hinges on being taken seriously by the threat or taking of action. that means being seen to make sacrifices and systematically increasing the stakes until they listen

staying away from or a mass walk-out of a high profile match is message the board, aw and the players would sit up and take notice of. the press would have a "field day"

more importantly, a silent-protest (which is what it would be) would have them begging to listen to our opinions. at the moment they're not interested in fans' opinions
The Liverpool game is the one and I'm up for doing it.

10 minutes after kick off regardless of what is happening on the pitch. We walk out.

The players...most of them should be in no doubt we do not blame them.
It's a big game on TV, it's a Sunday afternoon, we will have the undivided attention of the football world.

The scousers know what it's like to have a board screwing the the fans so I'm sure their will be cross solidarity.

So the Liverpool game anyone else up for doing this
Yeah, I'm up for it.
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You'll never get a walkout from me I'm afraid guys. At the end of the day I'm as pissed as you lot are but no matter what happens we have to support the team. By all means yes lets get the chants and the banners going or the protests outside or whatever, but at the end of the day I'll still be there cheering the team on when the whistle goes.

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worthing_gooner wrote:You'll never get a walkout from me I'm afraid guys. At the end of the day I'm as pissed as you lot are but no matter what happens we have to support the team. By all means yes lets get the chants and the banners going or the protests outside or whatever, but at the end of the day I'll still be there cheering the team on when the whistle goes.
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Dan_85 wrote:The problem is that if by the time the Liverpool game comes around we've strung a few decent results together people won't be interested any more.

If you can manage to get just one block to empty, and for example, leave a banner in place, it'll get picked up on. The problem is that the like minded people aren't all together. You've got rosetinters & realists all in the same block.

Ajax supporters did something similar a few months ago in protest at price hikes. It's a lot easier for them though as they have their own section in the ground...

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We've got a month to whip up the right amount of support. We have to try something or it'll just get worse. Out of small acorns and all that.

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1886 - add your name to the list at 5 and that will then be the lead sheet

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Does anyone know where the board members enter from? We could block there entrance with banners, chanting, press etc.

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kingjayson1 wrote:Does anyone know where the board members enter from? We could block there entrance with banners, chanting, press etc.
They drive into the under-ground car park. That could be another place to protest - pre and post-game.

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Post by 1886 »

If there is a walkout for the Liverpool game then it should be done on 75 minutes, then it will look like theres more people involved :wink:

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topgoon wrote:
Dan_85 wrote:The problem is that if by the time the Liverpool game comes around we've strung a few decent results together people won't be interested any more.

If you can manage to get just one block to empty, and for example, leave a banner in place, it'll get picked up on. The problem is that the like minded people aren't all together. You've got rosetinters & realists all in the same block.

Ajax supporters did something similar a few months ago in protest at price hikes. It's a lot easier for them though as they have their own section in the ground...

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our first priority is to get the numbers up.............then we can deal with the "clear message" and the method of walk-out (what time, etc.). if 5,000 a got up and walked out with (say) exactly 5 mins to go, regardless of the score, the message would get across.

second protest, 5 mins before the end of the 1st half, etc. (also, with momentum others would join the demo if they feel it's organised and not just random

topgoon wrote:

We've got a month to whip up the right amount of support. We have to try something or it'll just get worse. Out of small acorns and all that.

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is there anyway of making this thread a sticky?

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