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[Trumpton Tiger.]

I assumed that this poll would be very much against the name change and not 60:40. However, what is far more alarming is the mere 63% of turnout, and with an issue as important as this, you can definitely make the argument that the other 37% aren't that bothered about the name change. There's absolutely no reason why people would not enter their vote if they felt so strongly about the name change.

The OSC is supposed to represent the 'die hards' so if they're not completely against the name change, what hope does any opposition have?

'The OSC is supposed to represent the diehards' ???
Dispute that pal.
In my experience the only fans the OSC attracted were those who wouldn't bat an eye lid if the club slid out of the league and reformed as a five-a-side team on a Tuesday night at Soccer City. Obviously that description doesn't apply to all of them but in the past they have shunned involvement with even the slightest hint of protesting from the majority of the supporters and always took the moral high ground of 'we are here to support the club what ever happens'
For 60% of the members to actually vote against the name change is quite dramatic.
I remember a long, long time when the club were in seriously dire straights, nothing in the bank and even less on the pitch, playing from a ground that was falling down around us with vast sections of terracing unusable and no-one at the club seemed to care less. I bumped into the then chairman of the OSC in the city centre and asked him what the supporters club were going to do about it. He shrugged his shoulders. The next away game I saw his little band of members waiting for the team bus to arrive to collect their free tickets. This was at a time when the club were absolutely skint. It seemed to me that was all the majority of them wanted from the club, free tickets, a nod of recognition from the players, and a cosy afternoon with as little hassle as possible. They frowned upon the rabble behind the goal cheering the team on and getting our heads kicked in as though they were a cut above us.
Diehards ? No pal.

 

[Trumpton Tiger.]

I don't think AA would agree to a poll even if he thought he would win, he sees the very idea of it as a question to his authority.

Didn't he leave Egypt, penniless, to escape a regime that ruled with an iron rod and wouldn't allow any questioning of their authority?

 

[Fez]

Why would they carry more weight with the FA, they represent less fans than we do?

We have a lot of support within the OSC and we're happy to work more closely with them if they want to.

Do they want to?

 

[PLT]

I assumed that this poll would be very much against the name change and not 60:40. However, what is far more alarming is the mere 63% of turnout, and with an issue as important as this, you can definitely make the argument that the other 37% aren't that bothered about the name change. There's absolutely no reason why people would not enter their vote if they felt so strongly about the name change.

The OSC is supposed to represent the 'die hards' so if they're not completely against the name change, what hope does any opposition have?

'The OSC is supposed to represent the diehards' ???
Dispute that pal.
In my experience the only fans the OSC attracted were those who wouldn't bat an eye lid if the club slid out of the league and reformed as a five-a-side team on a Tuesday night at Soccer City. Obviously that description doesn't apply to all of them but in the past they have shunned involvement with even the slightest hint of protesting from the majority of the supporters and always took the moral high ground of 'we are here to support the club what ever happens'
For 60% of the members to actually vote against the name change is quite dramatic.
I remember a long, long time when the club were in seriously dire straights, nothing in the bank and even less on the pitch, playing from a ground that was falling down around us with vast sections of terracing unusable and no-one at the club seemed to care less. I bumped into the then chairman of the OSC in the city centre and asked him what the supporters club were going to do about it. He shrugged his shoulders. The next away game I saw his little band of members waiting for the team bus to arrive to collect their free tickets. This was at a time when the club were absolutely skint. It seemed to me that was all the majority of them wanted from the club, free tickets, a nod of recognition from the players, and a cosy afternoon with as little hassle as possible. They frowned upon the rabble behind the goal cheering the team on and getting our heads kicked in as though they were a cut above us.
Diehards ? No pal.

Whilst I don't dispute your point, you've misunderstood somewhere along the line because the OSC only came to exist after we moved to the KC.

 

[originallambrettaman]

Do they want to?

They might if they have a ku de ta...

 

[Fez]

The very fact that they abstained means they shouldn't even be mentioned. They have nothing to say on the matter, so why suggest that they are even relevant?

If they deliberately abstained then their reason is very significant and some effort should be made to find the reason - it may discredit the OSC, so they'll not try. If they were absent, didn't see it, couldn't be arsed then they are all irrelevant, though some might be unfortunate.

 

[Fez]

We have such an album.

And another one of letters of support from almost every club in the country and clubs in other countries.

Perhaps it would be worthwhile to write a book about the campaign's cause; my suggestion would be 'The Chronicles of Mania' or 'Tales of the Inexplicable' or even 'Allam's Believe It Or Not (it matters not)'

Anymore?

 

[Fez]

The name change doesn't bother me right or wrong it's just how it is.

I don't want Assem Allam out I think he's ok.

BUT A KC Stadium void of the Bunkers / Kempton / e2e2e3 supporters would be ****e. I might be an old git but there my type of fans ..If they left to support a new Hull City then I would have to do the same without a doubt.

Might sound crazy but that's just what I would have to do...

Iv been in the west stand once....and the south stand....NOT having a go at anyone but my loyalty to the so called Hooligans ( lol ) out trumps everything ...Kempton / Bunkers / e1 / e2 / e3 my type of fans..

Scarb, yours seems to be about belonging to a culture and venue rather than supporting a team with a name. Nowt wrong with that and I can see why the name doesn't matter to you. I must admit I find your posts a good balance in all of this - even though you're a crazy sod.