Dick or not I'm right. Boycotting the cheapest game of the season is pointless, especially when one of the reasons for boycotting is the withdrawing of the concessions. What's more it was go unnoticed, it's already a low profile game because of the situation both clubs find themselves in. Personally I think it's a **** way of welcoming a new management team, and that's how it will look.
We have a difference of opinions That's absolutely fine. I even accept that yours might turn out to be right But that's what the people making decisions in the Trust need to weigh up. It's a difficult call and they've made one. That's just how it is
I was wrong once. It was the time that I thought I had made a mistake...but it turned out that I hadn't. What a fool I felt!
No WUMing intended but what will HCST call a success? The original boycott call said "Rather than buying a ticket for the game, we are calling for fans to instead donate to a charity which needs the money and will appreciate it, unlike Hull City under the Allams." For me I initially said that because it was a low profile game the only definite, undisputable way to say the boycott was successful would be by the number of donations. By my count there have only been 47 donations thus far (some of which will be for more than one person, one says they are going to the game anyway and at least two were by the same person who donated 50% to each). Will the Trust simply claim that any low attendance is because of the boycott? Ignoring the post christmas, pre-Man Utd, FA Cup/Swansea apathy. I do applaude the inclusion of the charity donations. As a big charity supporting type person myself I wholeheartedly approve of trying to divert funds to charities. The £726.50 (not including gift aid) raised so far will be going to worthwhile causes.
I don't disagree with most of that. But taking potshots at the boycott is still a dick move, because you aren't offering a better way forward in return.
I've tried to keep out of this as some just see any comment as criticism, and get upset, but I agree with Fez. If he sees the letter at all, and asks 'who is it from', I don't think the answer will be a positive one for any future discussions. As you say, a more positive message, that gets the same point over, would have been to drop the boycott, which is going to be an argument about who boycotted, and who just didn't go, so the numbers are not liable to be beneficial to the trust in any event.
Yes I can just see the following going down very well: Dear all, I know we've been talking about this boycott for weeks, and we know many of you are boycotting the game, and we know many of you have donated your own hard earned money to charity, and we know that a change of ownership is the most important thing to you at this time, and we know the game is this Saturday and a lot of you could have made other arrangements and plans...but...we've got a sexy new manager now, so **** all that, forget about the allams and sod your plans. Get to the game otherwise we'll be embarrased. Tah, t' Trust like.
Did I miss something ? Is there a #boycottmanutd protest as well ? because there are still loads of tickets left for our first ever league cup semi final.
No wonder this club is dying - too many just happy to go along with whatever **** the Allams throw at you - even a half hearted protest becomes a problem for some because the Allams sack a manager and appoint a new one with calls of 'we've got to show support for the new guy' - some of you really need to take a long hard look at yourselves and just ask what do the Allams need to do before enough is enough - if the name change, the seat move, the Airco debacle, the removal of concessions for children and oaps, the treatment of the disabled isn't enough, just what do they need to do when you're happy to forget all when they give you a free mince pie and appoint Danny Devito
Absolute rubbish. The boycott is nothing about managers and players. Postponing/abandoning it because we've got a new manager is a farcical suggestion.
It's a more polite word than ****, which is perhaps more appropriate given the unnecessarily smartarse way you are carrying on here. The chance to bring the name "Hull City" back into the club's lexicon is now. Silva is openly using it, and he's hardly likely to be sacked for that misdemeanour. The club's marketing staff, who themselves are mostly new as well, need to be coaxed into being next. I'm not sure a boycott of an FA Cup match is going to do it, but then that is presumably not the boycott's purpose anyway. Banners that use the club's name Hull City may or may not help, but might be worth a try. Sniping at City fans on here definitely won't assist.
Any one that doesn't agree with everything you say is insulted on here and you are not the only one to take that attitude. I don't need you lecturing me thank you as I have a mind of my own and I have my own views, which I do express on here from time to time. You may not like it and it may come as a surprise that you don't speak on my behalf. As for sniping ? FFS how old you ?
If the interpretation of Silva's interview is correct, i.e. the club have been secretly negotiating with him for weeks, is it just coincidence that on the eve of a fans boycott Ehab decides to sack the manager and appoint a successor almost immediately? And before people start throwing partisan insults around this is a serious question given that the changes could have been made last week/next week/ the week after...
It's been done at the start of the transfer window, just as it should be. It's going to have very little effect on the boycott, more will go, but it's still going to be a very small attendance.
