The call for a boycott is because the FA wanted 30,000 City fans to fight their way back through the traffic at silly o’clock to appease ITV broadcasters.
The objective is clear. Kick up a fuss aboit the time and if City fans collectively hold their nerve and boycott the game it becomes a media storm. As we have seen this week.
Sunday at 4pm is still not enough for most Blues. 1894 have said through the media 3pm is a fairer time for travelling Blues.
If the authorities don’t pay heed to that and the turnout is a few thousand then everyone will just say we told you 4pm on sunday was no good.
Sure we as fans get games where we go to Southampton or Newcastle for a Monday 8pm kick off or whatever. There’s usually only 3,000 asked to travel so even though that’s a disgrace too the Traffic situation usually manageable for cars / coaches at least.
You have to start somewhere and with this being a glorified friendly they’ve not taken into account wembley fatigue for City fans and why on earth they would expect 30,000 to travel on a Sunday evening.
It’s the disdain the FA and ITV had for out fans is the problem and worth protesting against. If ITV felt a 7.45pm kick off at Wembley would attract an even larger tv audience they would schedule the game for then too.
It’s a chance to show fan power and flex muscles collectively.
Agreed but 1894 don’t speak for all fans and it was as much about the location of Wembley as the ko time.
None of the fans representatives or supporters groups seem to want to grasp the nettle and provide leadership which to my mind is very disappointing and of concern in the event of future battles with authorities.
I suggested a coach to St George’s Park for 50 fans.......NO TAKE UP
A further suggestion of a demo in front of the Colin Bell Stand....DERISION.
Frankly, we are simply too passive, we allow almost everything and everyone to shit on us time and time again with every kind of issue and abuse.
If we can’t rely on what we’ve got them perhaps is time for a more radical,hard core, militant group to emerge who will grip these matters without fear nor favour of upsetting the club or other groups.
BLACK FLAG BOYCOTT
I’ll be very happy to help and contribute, however I’m out of the country for part of the year and at the age of 72 I’m not really the right age for a leader......plus I’m technologically dyslexic.
It needs savvy,street wise guys and gals with good communication/ media skills who will work their contacts,engage with MPs,and celebrities along with city media friends.
I hope I’m not underestimating matters, however with a core of the right people and a BIG BANG LAUNCH on a unifying cause anything and everything is possible.
Thoughts ?
