I'm totally against the 'Americanisation' of the game ... everything from 'cheerleaders' to music at football matches, it sickens me.
It's not just football though.
I live in France and, when I come back to the UK, I see young people 'speaking' American slang, dressing like ****e-arsed little gangsters and 'whooping' instead of cheering.
Sadly, for older people who favour tradition, it's a losing battle. Whatever you do it won't won't work if money and power is involved.
Everyone knew what was happening at Portsmouth but, as long as there was enough money swilling around for all the pigs to dip their snout in, it was all ignored.
Talk of boycotts is laughable. Cardiff supporters, or Hull for that matter, won't boycott a winning team or a team in a higher position than usual.
The owners know they have the supporters by the bollocks and will pay lip service to your campaigns and protests because only a tiny minority will actually do anything.
It may make some feel pro-active and courageous to form little campaign groups but it won't do anything but make them feel important.
In reality they'll accomplish nothing.
My support for my club hasn't faltered in 40 years but these days I choose to ignore everything I can't change and enjoy what I still can.
I couldn't care less about the owner, manager or players.
I support the shirt, the history and the other supporters. When I go to the game I use the same old pubs & working mens clubs, have a few pints with decent people and shout my head off in the ground.
If they want to call my club the Dolphins or the Kestrels I couldn't give a shiney ****e ......... I know what it means to me and they can't ever talk that away from me.
