Protest idea's

[GLP]

Mobilise boycotters to turn up for one game only. The initial intention would be to have by far the largest gate of the season.

Make a **** load of noise getting behind the team up to 19.04. Then everyone let's the allams know what they think of them before exiting the stadium.

Good way of showing the damage they have done to the support.

In reality it would be a struggle to get significant numbers to turn up.

Plus the closure of the upper west stand. Mind you, even filling the lower section seems an issue nowadays.

The sad thing is, they have lost a generation of supporters. I run an U8s football team and we have 20 + for training on Saturdays. Up until last season you'd get probably three quarters wearing City kits. Now we're down to 2 maybe 3 maximum. Now most come wearing Man City or Liverpool kits. I doubt the club will ever get that support back.

 

[GLP]

Controversial one this. How about supporting the shirt/team etc ? Then the chairman or spokesperson of these protest groups who are keen to get on the telly take a leaf out of the original Hull City Actions Groups book ?
Seek out potential buyers and turn up on their doorsteps as Dave Dewberry did with Don Robinson.
He and the Action Group also sourced local people with an interest in buying the club and received pledges of backing of which they then took back to the club's directors of the time and got the interested people around the same table. That's action. Throwing sponge balls and blowing plastic whistles isn't.

Good idea, but the amount of money required nowadays to run/own a football club means there's not many doorsteps locally that would be interested and have the money available.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Controversial one this. How about supporting the shirt/team etc ? Then the chairman or spokesperson of these protest groups who are keen to get on the telly take a leaf out of the original Hull City Actions Groups book ?
Seek out potential buyers and turn up on their doorsteps as Dave Dewberry did with Don Robinson.
He and the Action Group also sourced local people with an interest in buying the club and received pledges of backing of which they then took back to the club's directors of the time and got the interested people around the same table. That's action. Throwing sponge balls and blowing plastic whistles isn't.

This is unworkable in football in 2018 unfortunately.

 

[Rigsby]

For next match on tv, the Aston Villa game, so plenty of time to sort.

Firstly, all members who sit in E5, E6 and E7 should be encouraged to go sit in other parts of East Stand and anyone wanting to buy a ticket should be encouraged to avoid these blocks also. There will be thousands of other seats available in the East Stand if the Sheffield Utd game is anything to go by. This would leave all 3 central blocks over half way line empty, a symbol of what the Allams have created, and are the most visible blocks on tv, making it a talking point for the media.

Then, on 18:00mins and 65:00mins, the crowd should hold up red cards and all sing "we want concessions back".

On 19:04mins, the crowd to throw stress balls onto pitch accompanied by "City till we die" and "we want Allam out".

 

[HCAFC (Airlie Tiger)]

If EVERYBODY stopped attending home games it WOULD get noticed, obviously it will never happen because there is either insufficient strength of feeling or misplaced loyalty. If the vermin are to be removed early it needs DRASTIC but legal action.

To be honest I don't think it would work at all, people would just look at the crowd and our league position and assume it's because we're crap that people are staying away.

You only have to read the Sheff United and Barnsley forums to see their fans have no clue as to the actual issues, they're just bothered about their own team.

There's so many issues with the Allams that it would take an hour to sit and fully explain to people exactly what's gone on and most of them wouldn't care enough to listen.

 

[Amin Arrears]

Controversial one this. How about supporting the shirt/team etc ? Then the chairman or spokesperson of these protest groups who are keen to get on the telly take a leaf out of the original Hull City Actions Groups book ?
Seek out potential buyers and turn up on their doorsteps as Dave Dewberry did with Don Robinson.
He and the Action Group also sourced local people with an interest in buying the club and received pledges of backing of which they then took back to the club's directors of the time and got the interested people around the same table. That's action. Throwing sponge balls and blowing plastic whistles isn't.

Yep there's lots of local multi million/billionaires who have no idea Hull City is available and never thought about getting involved.

 

[hullinasia]

Protest outside there house or factory which will piss them off far much more as they will actually be there

 

[Sir Cheshire Ben]

Yep there's lots of local multi million/billionaires who have no idea Hull City is available and never thought about getting involved.

Life & times have moved on since the early 80s. Some folk haven’t.

 

[Trumpton Tiger.]

This is unworkable in football in 2018 unfortunately.

So using your argument we will never sell the club then, same for Cheshire Cat ?

 

[Sir Cheshire Ben]

Protest outside there house or factory which will piss them off far much more as they will actually be there

Agreed. I’m all for getting the games interrupted or abandoned. They get media coverage & keep the issues in the spotlight.

To really stick it up the ****s & piss them off properly you need to disrupt them & those nearest to them.

A 12:00 gathering each Saturday in their village followed by a march through the village to their house. A vocal 90minute rally from 15:00.

Piss off them, their neighbours & all other local residents. It’d soon get to them.

Would it make them sell any quicker? I’m past caring. Will it spoil their quality of life? Absolutely, reap what they sow.

In their faces.

 

[HCAFC (Airlie Tiger)]

Protest outside there house or factory which will piss them off far much more as they will actually be there

It does seem strange that in a relatively small City in which everyone knows where they live and work that nothing along those lines has been tried. It's not like they are international owners that cannot be reached.

Obviously any action should be strictly lawful otherwise they'll have a field day but protesting outside their place of work would be a good start, they'd hate that.

 

[mistermc]

Radical thought .....how about a reverse boycott! I know this would not sit well with all the fans boycotting saying they wont give the Allams another penny but it would send a massive message to the Football / business would of the potential of Hull City AFC if the Allams were to leave/sell up.

Pack the place out and create a atmosphere we have not heard for a long while. Sing what ever protest songs we like up until kick off, but then for 45 mins support the team. Half Time the protest songs start again, imagine the Pundits being drowned out by Protest chants live on Sky !!.Might need some Singers in the South stand concourse but I'm sure this could be organised.
Then as the second half starts we support the team for another 45 mins.

Win-Win...for 90 mins we support Hull City....but it also sends a message out about the size of the support that is currently staying away!

 

[Walter Sobchak]

So using your argument we will never sell the club then, same for Cheshire Cat ?

Why, do you think going around and knocking on doors is the main or only way clubs get sold?

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Radical thought .....how about a reverse boycott! I know this would not sit well with all the fans boycotting saying they wont give the Allams another penny but it would send a massive message to the Football / business would of the potential of Hull City AFC if the Allams were to leave/sell up.

Pack the place out and create a atmosphere we have not heard for a long while. Sing what ever protest songs we like up until kick off, but then for 45 mins support the team. Half Time the protest songs start again, imagine the Pundits being drowned out by Protest chants live on Sky !!.Might need some Singers in the South stand concourse but I'm sure this could be organised.
Then as the second half starts we support the team for another 45 mins.

Win-Win...for 90 mins we support Hull City....but it also sends a message out about the size of the support that is currently staying away!

Then Ehab pipes up - 'See, what problem? Everyone is here and happy. The attendance was over 60,000 I believe.'

 

[HCAFC (Airlie Tiger)]

Radical thought .....how about a reverse boycott! I know this would not sit well with all the fans boycotting saying they wont give the Allams another penny but it would send a massive message to the Football / business would of the potential of Hull City AFC if the Allams were to leave/sell up.

Pack the place out and create a atmosphere we have not heard for a long while. Sing what ever protest songs we like up until kick off, but then for 45 mins support the team. Half Time the protest songs start again, imagine the Pundits being drowned out by Protest chants live on Sky !!.Might need some Singers in the South stand concourse but I'm sure this could be organised.
Then as the second half starts we support the team for another 45 mins.

Win-Win...for 90 mins we support Hull City....but it also sends a message out about the size of the support that is currently staying away!

It's a nice idea but unfortunately completely unrealistic.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

Radical thought .....how about a reverse boycott! I know this would not sit well with all the fans boycotting saying they wont give the Allams another penny but it would send a massive message to the Football / business would of the potential of Hull City AFC if the Allams were to leave/sell up.

Pack the place out and create a atmosphere we have not heard for a long while. Sing what ever protest songs we like up until kick off, but then for 45 mins support the team. Half Time the protest songs start again, imagine the Pundits being drowned out by Protest chants live on Sky !!.Might need some Singers in the South stand concourse but I'm sure this could be organised.
Then as the second half starts we support the team for another 45 mins.

Win-Win...for 90 mins we support Hull City....but it also sends a message out about the size of the support that is currently staying away!

As someone who would be impacted by this, I can’t - and won’t - give them another penny. However I’d fully support such a rallying cry for an away game. As many as possible go, a ridiculous following and do precisely as you state.

Brum would be ideal, a massive game in an area most can get to with ease. It won’t be anywhere near a home sell out and with the right publicity machine a 6k away following would achieve the same result you seek.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

As someone who would be impacted by this, I can’t - and won’t - give them another penny. However I’d fully support such a rallying cry for an away game. As many as possible go, a ridiculous following and do precisely as you state.

Brum would be ideal, a massive game in an area most can get to with ease. It won’t be anywhere near a home sell out and with the right publicity machine a 6k away following would achieve the same result you seek.

I like this idea. I like it a lot.

Brum stewards probably wouldn't give a flying fruitcake about any allam out banners either.

 

[PLT]

Controversial one this. How about supporting the shirt/team etc ? Then the chairman or spokesperson of these protest groups who are keen to get on the telly take a leaf out of the original Hull City Actions Groups book ?
Seek out potential buyers and turn up on their doorsteps as Dave Dewberry did with Don Robinson.
He and the Action Group also sourced local people with an interest in buying the club and received pledges of backing of which they then took back to the club's directors of the time and got the interested people around the same table. That's action. Throwing sponge balls and blowing plastic whistles isn't.

There's no issue with potential buyers. There have been plenty. The problem is the owners didn't want to sell it. Hence the protests.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

There's no issue with potential buyers. There have been plenty. The problem is the owners didn't want to sell it. Hence the protests.

Don't be silly, it's a well known fact that a potential buyer was about to sign on the dotted line but heard one fan shout 'Allam Out' and so withdrew from all negotiations...

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EDIT: Found the transcript

I heard the Allam Out chant last night for about 10 seconds. I have it on good authority from a bloke who wishes to remain anonymous; let's call them "Neil Smudgell", that the little chant scared off 74 different billionaires who were just about to sign the contract.


The eyewitness account of last night

As Ehab passed the pen over to Richard Branson to sign the sale of contract he thought to himself "Finally, my most beloved Hull City AFC; I give you a good home and a bright future" as he fought back the waterfall of emotion at the sheer thought of saying goodbye to the Hull City AFC family.

"Now Richard, I hope you remember the children AND the long standing supporters in your pricing structure for next season. And please, please remember the Airco Arena is also to be used by the community as well" he pleaded.

"Ehab, baby, don't worry about it. You have taught me well. Reading your CV I already have loads more knowledge on how to push my business on to even greater achievements. First things first, Virgin's being re-branded to Virgin Hunter."

Branson's pen hovers over the line.

"Wait". Branson stops dead. "What is that noise? Are they saying...We Want Allam Out?"

Ehab's large and generous heart starts to race. "No...no... Dick, they're saying 'We Want A Lamb Snout...it's the new pulled pork of Hull and the East Riding".

"No Ehab, don't defend this. I'm not stupid. I would never buy a club when such disgusting vitriol against two heavenly bodies such as you and Dr Allam is openly allowed to ooze from the stands, like a dented creamy can of Ambrosia."

"Damn you Hull City AFC!" Cries Ehab as Branson leaves the Directors box. "I try to get out, but you keep pulling me back in". A single tear rolls down his cheek.

 

[Evington]

For next match on tv, the Aston Villa game, so plenty of time to sort.

Firstly, all members who sit in E5, E6 and E7 should be encouraged to go sit in other parts of East Stand and anyone wanting to buy a ticket should be encouraged to avoid these blocks also. There will be thousands of other seats available in the East Stand if the Sheffield Utd game is anything to go by. This would leave all 3 central blocks over half way line empty, a symbol of what the Allams have created, and are the most visible blocks on tv, making it a talking point for the media.

Then, on 18:00mins and 65:00mins, the crowd should hold up red cards and all sing "we want concessions back".

On 19:04mins, the crowd to throw stress balls onto pitch accompanied by "City till we die" and "we want Allam out".

BRUCE OUT ALLAM OUT for ninety minutes. That should work.