I'm still looking forward to watching the match (on TV), strangely. Can't help it. Despite the deep pit of Allam-induced depression I find myself in, I also can't shake a secret feeling of hope that, you know, we might not actually LOSE...
I don't know how some of our fans can still claim the national media haven't given this any coverage and that nobody cares. There's been something nearly every day for the last 10-11 days. Today, The Times:
Its a big story, lots of different aspects for them to write something cohesive about... I wonder what they'll write on Monday... I'd love a headline ' Against all the odds!!'...
You mean the London-centric press? To be honest, it's incredibly surprising to see us getting the coverage we are, and extremely pleasing too of course. Putting Geoff in as chairman was the best thing HCST ever did.
Why should it? Last season the red card protest was well observed and caused no conflict. This season, if anything, the fanbase (what's left of it) seems more united against the owners, particularly because of the membership scheme, but also because the Allams are so clearly failing to treat the club, the fans and the Premier League competition with any respect whatever. I honestly think the vast majority of City fans see that, and only a very small minority now support the Allams and the way they are running the club
I do wonder how relations with the club might have been a lot different if he'd been in charge sooner tbh.
Maybe, maybe not. The previous leadership and committee hardly went out of their way to endear themselves to the owners, or in fact the majority of the fans either.
Representatives of all supporters groups (OSC, Senior Tigers, Ultras, Fanzines, CTWD, plus individuals) met several times with the club, at their invitation, for very cordial discussions. There were no demands or threats, and the topics of discussion were mainly set by the club. The attendees were then lied to, ignored, and generally shat on. It wouldn't have made any difference if Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama had been in attendance.
Which is why I didn't give one, I merely wondered. You, then Muff gave specific answers to it, despite as you rightly say, there isn't one.
The club think things have escalated recently with the Trust, as they've progressively moved more anti-owner, so relations with the club are currently as bad as they've ever been, if not worse (under the circumstances, that's hardly a surprise).
Recently and in general, I think they've just pulled the drawbridge up. There's plenty going on with them, some of which we know about, some we don't, to make that not much of a surprise. I was just pondering how much of a difference in the early days it would have made if Geoff had been the spokesperson for the Trust rather than Gretton. Probably not much, I agree, but I suspect you'd have seen a lot more support and members in those days with a more pleasant and honest bloke at the helm, like Geoff.
