Roll call for 9 minute protest

jrb said:
I’m going to post this picture again.

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Did anyone else remember?

2013.

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He hasn’t aged much in 12 years, as he. :-)

City fans protesting against the price of (away) match tickets (at Arsenal).

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Super Don, extremely talented blue legend.
 
I was in 313 last night, so I didn’t hear the Leicester fans at all.

I’m assuming they backed the protest?

The Leicester fans are also currently protesting against the running of their club.





Angry Leicester City supporters have made their displeasure at the running of the club clear on Saturday.

Under the moniker 'Project Reset', frustrated Foxes fans were called upon to protest against the 'stagnant, stale and directionless' leadership of the club.

And they duly did so both outside the King Power Stadium prior to kick-off and again within the ground during the game.

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Leicester fans launch protest during Arsenal clash

Angry Leicester City supporters have made their displeasure at the running of the club clear on Saturday. Under the moniker 'Project Reset', frustrated Foxes fans were called upon to protest against t...
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jrb said:
I’m going to post this picture again.

IMG-5284.jpg


Did anyone else remember?

2013.

IMG-5283.jpg


He hasn’t aged much in 12 years, as he. :-)

City fans protesting against the price of (away) match tickets (at Arsenal).

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He always dies brilliant right to the point signs. Somebody has said who he is, next time I'm in Altrincham I'll say hello to him.
 
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blueste41 said:
Well if we really want to make a statement pick a big game, United/Arsenal/Liverpool spring to mind.
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The rags on Sunday would be ideal, worldwide coverage. If the rags themselves had any sense they'd put rivalries aside and join in.
 
jrb said:
There’s a couple of posters still engaged in trench warfare.

The have bunkered down hoping to survive, and to make the same points over and again, even though they lost the battle last night.
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Yep you get the impression some wanted it to fail.

Widespread publicity, media attention, Pep talking about it and a goal scored to a backdrop of empty seats to reinforce the point.

I was fully supportive of the protests but thought a demo outside would be better. I was wrong. It was an inspired idea to ensure maximum exposure.
 
blueste41 said:
Well if we really want to make a statement pick a big game, United/Arsenal/Liverpool spring to mind.
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But the news that pushed it to happen broke and Leicester were next. What’s a bigger game to do it at this season, with the assumption you know we’ve already played those teams? I’ve already said earlier I had my reasons being with my son not to do it and also thinking it could be done differently.

But what happened was done brilliantly and was a point exceptionally well made. Isn’t it sometimes just ok to accept other people are right? I don’t even mean in thought process - that’s subjective. Just factually, it was a huge statement, well publicised and impactful.
 
franksinatra said:
Yep you get the impression some wanted it to fail.

Widespread publicity, media attention, Pep talking about it and a goal scored to a backdrop of empty seats to reinforce the point.

I was fully supportive of the protests but thought a demo outside would be better. I was wrong. It was an inspired idea to ensure maximum exposure.
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A number definitely wanted it to fail. Some are even claiming that it did fail.
 
franksinatra said:
Yep you get the impression some wanted it to fail.

Widespread publicity, media attention, Pep talking about it and a goal scored to a backdrop of empty seats to reinforce the point.

I was fully supportive of the protests but thought a demo outside would be better. I was wrong. It was an inspired idea to ensure maximum exposure.
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Oh they did. I'd actually question if some of them really are actually City fans. If they are I bet a lot watch from their armchair. You always got similar types at work whenever industrial action was mooted.

"It never does any good" they'd whine, completely ignoring the fact that almost every single benefit they enjoyed at work was hard fought for over the years.
 
Taylor’s Nod Down said:
But the news that pushed it to happen broke and Leicester were next. What’s a bigger game to do it at this season, with the assumption you know we’ve already played those teams? I’ve already said earlier I had my reasons being with my son not to do it and also thinking it could be done differently.

But what happened was done brilliantly and was a point exceptionally well made. Isn’t it sometimes just ok to accept other people are right? I don’t even mean in thought process - that’s subjective. Just factually, it was a huge statement, well publicised and impactful.
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All fair points actually and having just watched MOTD and seeing the protest got a mention the organizers should be proud of a job well done.
 
paulchapo said:
Oh they did. I'd actually question if some of them really are actually City fans. If they are I bet a lot watch from their armchair. You always got similar types at work whenever industrial action was mooted.

"It never does any good" they'd whine, completely ignoring the fact that almost every single benefit they enjoyed at work was hard fought for over the years.
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They probably think the £30 cap for away tickets just came out of thin air. Maybe they think these “benevolent” football clubs across the country did it as a nice gesture to the fans they cherish.

In reality, it took about 15 years of hard work from fans across many clubs and the FSA/FSF as-was, working together to get the PL to force clubs to put the cap in place.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
They probably think the £30 cap for away tickets just came out of thin air. Maybe they think these “benevolent football clubs” across the country did it as a nice gesture to the fans they cherish.

In reality, it took about 15 years of hard work from fans across many clubs and the FSA/FSF as-was, working together to get that to happen.
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Safe standing too.
 
Damocles said:
I would say we should not be trying to solely appeal to the money men because it's difficult to get fans to really hurt them. Again, look at how much pushback from sections there were about a 9 minute protest that DIRECTLY benefited them. Doing something more dramatic like a boycott would be extremely challenging.

But unlike Liverpool, United, etc our huge ace in the hole here is that while Soriano might not give a shit if City look bad towards fans in the press, I will absolutely 100% guarantee you that the people in Abu Dhabi will. They are extremely sensitive to reputational damage, especially as it pertains to treatment of people less fortunate than themselves who are classed as people they should be "looking after" in their culture, which we fit underneath.

Let's be clear, if we had a massive banner in the ground with a picture of Sheikh Mansour on it reading "Betrayer of Sheikh Zayed's legacy - help your Cityzens" then this would be over in about sixteen seconds. But that's very much a nuclear option. City are a unique club in terms of we're not owned by faceless moneymen who don't give a shit if you don't like them. We're owned by people who very much care if they're seen to be doing the right thing towards us, which is EXACTLY why "somebody" leaked to City Xtra an extremely redacted document of minutes in a meeting several years ago that totally exonerated Khaldoon from blame and threw Soriano under the bus. These people are trillionaires and some forum posts, media coverage and an impending walkout caused them to start leaking documents.

They are no soft touch but they are businessmen and, believe it or not, they seem to actually care about things like this on a human level. They aren't ultra benevolent people who will do things against their own interests as some of their actions in their own country tells you but they also have a culture where taking care of people that you're supposed to take care of is paramount. But the message needs to get through to them directly because otherwise Soriano is going to bankrupt us lot and stick a bunch of Disneylanders in the stands.

This is very simple. We talk to the Club's rep in Danny Wilson. If that doesn't enact change, we go above him and talk at Soriano. If that doesn't enact change then we go above him and talk at Khaldoon. If that doesn't enact change then we go above him and talk at Sheikh Mansour. If that doesn't enact change then we go above him and talk at Sheikh Mohammed. If that doesn't enact change then we target the entire ownership model.

We keep talking at people until the point gets across. The more we make this point and the more boundaries we're willing to push then the more successful we will be.

Again, let me be clear here, we're asking permission for City only to make fifty million pounds profit every year instead of seventy five million a year so that we and our children can continue to support out local community asset. This is not some disgraceful hyper-communist request here. I don't want a ticket price freeze, although it's a nice start, I want a drop. They've taken the piss and they need to realise this.
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paulchapo said:
Oh they did. I'd actually question if some of them really are actually City fans. If they are I bet a lot watch from their armchair. You always got similar types at work whenever industrial action was mooted.

"It never does any good" they'd whine, completely ignoring the fact that almost every single benefit they enjoyed at work was hard fought for over the years.
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Exactly and it’s those attitudes which stop change happening.

I wrote on here previously, when it was a little less palatable, that our owners never built this club for us, the fans, but fortunately our desires aligned and so as fans we have benefitted. I will always be grateful for this but the Super League, Ticket situation etc has shown the interests of the fans is way down the pecking order. Our owners were literally going to remove us from the English league with no more consultation/explanation than a statement pasted and copied from United’s website.

If we want our voices to be heard, protect the next generation of fans we are going to have to work/fight for it, and over the long term.

I doubt the clubs long term policy will change, it will just be a continual creep, increasing prices, further sales to agencies, less available tickets etc and as fans we’re going to have to defend our corner.
 
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