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Anyone know if a protest is going to go ahead? I know a few fellas that are going to try and start one. The board needs to go, Carson is only interested in Swindon when we are on tele, a joke of a chairman.

SN4

Carson isn't the problem here, whilst he does nothing worthwhile for the club he's not responsible for the endless series of cock-ups either.

I don't think now is the time for protests, too much is at stake on Saturday.

I think we will get beat on saturday, it will be an open game but they take their chances and we don't.

I really hope the fans get behind the team tomorrow. I will be SO fucked off if they don't.

Think everyone will get behind the team, its the board selling out yet again that people will be pissed of with! Its happened countless amount of times over the years, someone dangles a carrot infront of our board and we snatch it straight away. Attendences etc have been up because of Wise and Poyet, we had some ambition now we don't.

i anticipate one of those sack the board afternoons

with half the crowd doing this :twisted:
and the other half :-))(

If there are to be protests, FFS keep them away from the game. While the team are on the pitch, the only thing we should be doing is giving the lads 110% backing to get three points off Lincoln.

That's what will happen if we go a goal down. Instead of trying to lift the team it will all be "Sack the Board".

Last season that would't have bothered me because the team was going down the pan any way. This season though, we have every chance of promotion even without Wise and we need the fans 100% behind the team.

I want those clowns out as much as the next man but please let's leave the protests until after the game!

Simultaneous posting - and we said pretty much the same thing :shock:

Think it will be after the game behind the stand.

Except you correctly said 100% whereas I demonstrated my numerical incompetence by saying 110% - I shall be standing as finance director on Saturday

the problem now is you will have a split crowd again  :|

I think 90% of swindon fans want this board out. Power only fucked of because of certain members and not because of his injuries.

i think more than 90% want the board out but it comes down to wether you cinstittute singing sack the board as supporting youre team and that is were the split comes in .

I won't sing it during the game, i always get behind the team, can't count on other people doing the same.

swhat im trying to say

The split is not in who wants the Board out, I think that's nearer 100%. The split is between those who understand the importance of getting right behind the team in what is a huge game for the club and the clowns who think it's a really good idea to protest during the game because they have a dry roasted peanut where their fucking brains should be :?

:Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

You know fuck all oh wise one.  :? What are you a board member? No.

Disruption we don't need, speculation is annoying. Get behind the team and stop adding fuel to a fire when clueless about it is origin.

Do one Barry, you ain't got a clue.

SN4

Swindon Town supporters were today bracing themselves for an exhausting Saturday afternoon when Trust spokesman Paul Davis called for them to give the team 110% support at the home game against Lincoln. The club had enjoyed a steady 100% support up until some pre match comments by Andy King prior to them playing Leeds in the Carling cup in 2003, King called upon the Town faithful to give the team 101%. Davis' comments have been met with a mixed response from Town fans, one supporter said " I'd always managed to give 100% no problem but then King raised it to 101%. It's a small increase but I was exhausted after that Leeds game especially as there was about 15 minutes of injury time, extra time and the penalties. Now were asked to give 110%, that's a whopping 9% increase! where will it end? It only takes a new manager to come in and it'll go up to 120%."

I hope to god any anti board stuff is kept away from the game tomorrow.  Support of the team is more important than ever given the shit in the background.

Thats 2 of you now...I kow its been a long week but I'm sure todays Thursday and I'm sure the game is the day after tomorrow.

Lets do the sack the board malarkie at the AGM - not that the directors have the bollocks to stand up to the shareholders. Lets sing our hearts out louder than we ever bloody have come 3pm.

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The board is perhaps not the correct turn of phrase, Dunwoody Out would be more appropriate.  Calling for the board has been interpreted as calling for the Wills’ head.  Don't forget that 'the board' includes James Wills who represents his Father's interests and wee Willie who has his uses.  

Protests are unlikely to achieve anything anyway.  Unless the Wills choose to sever ties with Diamandis and Dunwoody then short of buying a large stake in the club and asking some pertinent questions there’s nothing really that can be done.  Plus I’d rather see everyone 100% behind the team on Saturday and get 3 points, don’t give them the excuse.

Nice one! :D I shall be issuing a statement condeming myself shortly!

Fuck, I knew I was feeling bad and now I have a whole new working day to consider tomorrow.  How dare they plant a Friday in between Thursday and Saturday, the fuckers are playing with my mind.

Actually, I don't want any protests tomorrow, I can't make them being at work :wink:

Feel free to enlighten me then fuckface?

What i'm saying is you don't know 90% of fans so how can you talk for them?

Also you have not one fucking idea about what goes on in the boardroom. What you are doing is letting off steam because you are hurt by what has happened.

Because you don't know, you just come to a, perhaps logical, conclusion and explain to everyone that you are right.

The simple fact is, you, me and the majority of others know fuck all.

If we build this up, get ourselves a bit hot under the collar and then voice this full of vitriol we only lower the tone. Doing this brings others down, and makes everything worse.

I want to stay happy and positive, i know our team can do well this season, i refuse to jeopardise this with inane protests and the like. If our season goes down the pan following protests and booing and other bollocks, i won't see the blame lying at the board’s door. They could be the root cause, but sure as hell they won't be calling for people's heads and lowering morale at the pitch side

We can still save this season. We are third, we are playing well, and we are fit. If we as fans start getting above our stations and acting like we know the whole story, and then take it out on the board, how do you think the players will feel?

I don't think the players will laugh, thank the fans then win every game to show their appreciation.

It's a very delicate situation now and fans shouldn't do anything that undermines the spirit of the players ... otherwise they'll get what they deserve.

No point in protesting until there is a plan B in place. If the board suddently up and walk it could be game over. Be careful what you wish for, it may come true.

Don't mistake that as a message of happiness and support for the board mind.

Saturday my aim is to outsing the lincoln fans and see us win. I may need a little help wth the first bit...

agreed,well said

Exactly, people are moaning, we could make it a relegation of our own doing.

- Wise Leaves
- fans get annoyed at board
- fans state they are fucked, the season is doomed
- we lose first game under new management
- fans boo board
- board issue evasive statement
- crowd boo board at next game
- town lose again
- fans boo players
- players morale drops
- town continue to lose, with both manager and board's heads being called for
- we go down
- we go backrupt
- Prophecy fulfilled, Bart et al happy

Alternatively, the following could happen

- Wise Leaves
- fans get annoyed at board
- fans state they are fucked, the club is doomed under current board
- we win first game under new management
- fans protest against board after game
- board issue evasive statement
- town win again
- fans protest further against board
- players morale increases as town continue their unbeaten run
- town continue to win
- we get promoted

meanwhile, the current board follow through with their threats and pull which leads to bill power suddenly deciding that he is well enough to return to the club and takes over complete control from the wills family. we go onto become a low-to-midtable championship club with vague aspirations of a premiership return.

Of course, fans should remain positive and behind the team during games but it doesn't mean they can't express their dissatisfaction with the board elsewhere.

Ah if only! I prefer your prophecy Sonic!

Ok .. I cant actually believe Im saying this .. but ..

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH SONIC!!! -

Fans should remain positive and behind the team during games .. but of course can express unhappiness with the board elsewhere

SPOT ON SY! :toppost:

AMEN to that.  :)

So you're saying that's absolutely definitely going to happen then?





Ace 8)

Well of course i'd love for that to happen, who wouldn't? In your instance everyones a winner baby. I'm moving in to yours.  8)

I think I'll decide to do in a drunken state at the game thankyou.

Neilodeh has a christening party at the County Ground Friday night im going to protest then.Ginginhio and probably some thugs will be in attendance so I should be able to arrange a storming of the empty board room 8)

a protest wouldnt do anything...

if you want the board to know you dont like them, just type it here...more chance of them reading it here than there is of them being at the game

'diamandis you're a cunt'

There we go, protest over

Like your style DV

Well I'm going to protest. Nearly every home game the Nationwide Stand runs out of Mars Bars. The Nations Number one chocolate bar!

It's a fucking disgrace!

how can the board treat us like that?

You lot might accept this, but I'm not gonna, they can stick their Twix's up their arse!

We want Mars Bars back, said we want Mars Bars back!

*bites tongue, because I'm not that cruel...*

Anyone who doesn't get behind the team during the game get's a jihad.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

i will be cheering the team on and after the game i will be protesting outside the arkells.

i won't be protesting. whats the point? they aint going to listen anyway. what is it going to achieve. what does it aim to achieve? more bad feeling between the board and fans just when we have got over that

Are you going to blow up your fan of the year trophy in front of the Exec entrance?

Is it inflatable then? Wow!

Maybe you could sell it and donate the money to the trust towards buying Petr Brezovan?

Rich if you are prepared to let this go then you deserve everything they give to you

Do you not realise

1) No one can work with Diamandis/Dunwoody. Power was not a greedy property developer he was a genuine football man- yet he could not work with Mikey D- thats why he left

2) As above- ditto Wise

With this man and Dunwoody in charge we have NO hope.

1) No new investors will come in- would you want to plough in your own money to work with this lot- run by an incompetent ex banned director making the decisions

2) The council wont work with them so no redevlopment

3) No decent manager will work with them- any one with an ounce of football knowledge/professionalism will run a mile- hence the cheap option

So you tell me how we can allow them to maintain the stranglehold they have on the club

He was saying that a protest wouldn't stop the stranglehold they have on the club.

Still it made a good read, even if irrelevant to richy boy's post

Yeah it will. A proper protest would.

As Reg says re Kings dismissal, people moaned and moaned about King on the internet for years. But it wasnt until 50 or so fans were angry enough to protest that they sacked him, and straight away too. That was 50 fans, a proper protest would instigate them leaving.

yes Bart i agree but the point i was making was that what the hell is the protest going to do? sod all. nothing will change, in fact things will get worse! so why bother?

yes but that was a different situation. this involves the Board themselves. they won't step down. if anything the Wills family will pull out and we'll be totally fucked

This sort of attitude is why I do like to see the way Italian fans operate.

They dont take this sort of shit. They are rediculous. But they wouldnt tolerate this sort of mismanagement and leadership that favours the pockets of individuals rather than the good of the club.

So what do you think will happen if you protest?

The board will leave? In an ideal world that would be excellent but who's going to come in?

I don't like it, but STFC is a private company. Of course the shareholders will look to fvour themselves, although as of yet, there is no evidence to suggest dodgy payments or the contrary.


And Italian football is full of backhanders and fraud and full of individuals that favour themselves.

Whats the alternative sit and hope?

I dont think so. I dont think that any real pressure has been applied so far (only internet discontent), and they are already panicking like fuck (statement last tuesday). They are unprofessional and you would have to believe their threats that they are wreckless, childish and stupid enough to cripple the club.

So it is risky though, as you say. Thats what restrain many fans. Sounds like blackmail to me. I just want rid, cant see any progress with them, only recession, non league and STFC eventually dieing on its arse. So whats better? Fuck em.

ive been doing that for years im still sitting and hoping they notice me sitting and hoping

Do what the fuck you like Yeovil. I think we're damned if we do, damned if we don't. If people can't be bothered to protest I don't think it will do any more/less.

If the club folds this season it gives me greater reason to buy my Reading ticket. I might even buy a shirt and possible a scarf, although I don't think I'd wear the scarf.

hahah thats a very fiesty answer.

If the fans turn then the management goes. End of.

Where that leaves us fuck knows, so like you say who knows what is best. But they cannot stay if the fans act with any sort of cohesion.

Well said, Power didn't get on with some of the directors, its pretty obvious as its not the first time this has happened! I remember when Honda wanted to invest serious money (around 25million) but the board rejected it because Honda wanted to change to many things. The directors are just happy to take their cut at the end of each season, we will remain a small club until someone realises the potential of this town.

SN4

I'm sure Reg will be on to comment on the Honda link years ago.  As far as I'm aware there is no actual evidence that it happened, just seems to be some kind of urban legend.

Oh it happened, trust me...

SN4

As for the protest - I'm not sure.

Whatever anyone says about the Wills / Diamandis / dunwoody partnership (and thats a lot) at least the Wills bankroll the clubs losses.  

Its pretty obvious to say that if they pull out totally (even if they sell the club for a pound) without the financial backing of someone else the club will go bust. And go bust sooner rather than later.

So its a gamble, and a big one at that.  Frankly if the situation worked out in our (the fans) favour then we'd all be pretty happy. And by that I mean someone with more accumen and some money to invest buys the club.  If that didnt happen we'll all be supporting supermarine.

I seem to be saying this a lot on here of late - prove it.

And thats not a personal attack on you, I just dont believe anything at all regarding STFC anymore.

Your probably to young mate, i don't hold that against you.

SN4

I think you are old and senile with a rose tinted view of the past, but I wont hold that against you either 8)

Touche.

SN4

...which will be the fault of the protest. I don't like this idea of a gamble. How many gambles have paid off for us recently!

Basically we're fucked if we do, we're fucked if we don't. Which is so fucking shit it's untrue!

   :wall:  floghorse

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will violence be accepted at this protest?

So long as you don't hurt me.

its not me sonic but my one eyed retard of a cousin is fuming with the board

Will he punch me?

if he can see you there is a good chance

ooooooooooo  can we bring him tomorrow deano ?

if he has finished his electronic treatment im sure he will be there

So is there going to be a protest after the game then?

no because it would be pointless...

I might have a pint of Guiness that'll show 'em 8)

Yeovil you lightweight, I'm gonna have at least 2.

Anyone fancy a sit in protest in the pub after the game? I think that would be more fun.

I'm well up for that sipie.