Please do not rise to the bait. Ask your members and supporters to restrict any "protest". Keep it put of the stadium and do not interfere with the game. 1904 and "we say no" or any other chant should be all that is needed. The usual banners no problem, but please lets not have any repeat of Crystal Palace. Whilst Assem Allam may have fuelled the debate, this time around, the reaction is more polar. CTWD will get the blame from the club and general supporters if there is tension caused by any protest.
I can't speak on their behalf but, you mad? Personally I hope they plan to invade and conquer the chairmans box.
CTWD has broad support across the fanbase in all stands but they cannot control a football crowds reactions. Appeasing elements have always blamed the protest groups yet they try to focus protest peacefully, Tigers2000 were the same with Fish Out, but you always get loose cannons in these situations.
Indeed. Don't forget Bannergate was actually nothing to do with CTWD. The discontent at Mr Allam's intentions isn't limited just to CTWD members.
If I were Steve Bruce I wouldn't comment on it at all. He may well, wisely, insist on sticking to questions about the forthcoming match.
One or two outlets erroneously attributed the banner to CTWD, but as I recall, it was generally well known that it was not CTWD behind it. In fact most of the post-event conversation revolved not around who made the banner, but the aggressive actions of the stewards and whether this was instigated directly by Assem Allam.
CTWD seem to be taking the brunt of criticism and being blamed for the reason AA is taking his stance, and it just amazes me that people cannot see that it is the FA that made the decision after consultation with many parties not just CTWD. There is a guy that calls in to RH regularly, usually as I am driving hope from the match, giving his opinion on the game, but seems to never go matches only listens on RH. He called in last night to RH saying the CTWD people should be shot, as they were saying anti AA comments on social media. He is obviously one of these people who cannot see what is the actual truth of the matter.
They (CTWD) are an easy scapegoat or target, I see similar comments in the local paper, the fact is most people who don't support a name change are not in this group anyway but it gives such people something to rant about
I couldn't agree more with this. You see it all over this board. A few individuals make anti-Allam comments, and the anti-CTWD posters make out that those comments come from CTWD directly. I have never seen any announcement or statement from CTWD that has been anything other than polite to Mr Allam. At times I think their "Oppose the name change, back the Allams" policy has gone a little too far, and they have shied away from criticising the man when he deserved it. To say CTWD shouldn't rise to the bait is ridiculous - they've never risen to the bait.
The CTWD campaign has been exemplary and I'm amazed at how thick many HullTigers appeasers are when they only associate CTWD with We say no chanters and don't read the articulate statements the group put out or the global support from football fans around the world.
I heard him I think he's called Geoff, he's always got something to say. Normally it's bollocks but he's been a supporter for 55 years but never goes
CTWD have a issued a statement on yesterdays press conference, there's nothing else planned. Other than the City Till I Die at 19.04, CTWD have never protested in the ground and have no intention of starting now. We are hoping it might be nice and loud on Monday though.
It's cracking me up that all the ****tards who spent six months desperately & weakly attempting to convince themselves along with anybody else who'd listen that AA was simply toying with the CTWD group & that he, in reality, couldn't give two hoots about the group as they had no real chance of influencing the FA's decision, are now, along with AA himself, blaming CTWD for the actual decision. EDIT: put this on the wrong thread, please delete if deemed appropriate.
better to be "blamed" openly, it's a recognition that CTWD have had some influence, not having a mention would be akin to being ignored and irrelevant
