I'd
of course like to belatedly add my congratulations to the Sint-Truiden 20 for a
well-conceived and well-executed protest. Good, positive coverage both sides of
the Channel. I'd only point out that the Football League is now inviting
nominations for the Capital One Supporter of the Year. Why don't we vote for Joe Read (or any one of the 20) and encourage disgruntled fans of other clubs
to back him too, as a representative of fans that care in the face of owners
that don't?
The Football League statement calling for nominations suggests someone who has "gone above and
beyond the call of duty and added that extra special bit of devotion to their
club". Rather than the gong going to the usual (entirely laudable) fan
who's got up two hours before he went to bed to crawl the length of the country
for every home and away game, we could galvanise a vote in favour of a fan who demonstrates
devotion to his club by not simply accepting that fans have no role to play
other than paying their money and cheering.
I
was going to do the necessary myself, but the website does say that it will be
important in determining which nominees are shortlisted (the closing date for
nominations being 9 March) that as much information as possible is given about
the supporter (how long a fan etc). Perhaps if it's not already been done
someone who can answer the questions can nominate Joe.
Good shout for Joe. Great to see a teenager playing a leading role in the CARD in such an imaginative and energetic way.
ReplyDeleteThere aint nothin good abahrt it, I would've ad them banned from our gaff for bringin the club into dissrepute if I was runnin it.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to nominate Joe.
ReplyDeleteI'd vote for him and I'm sure many others would too.
One of the few positives to come from this whole Roland Duchatelet debacle is fans of all ages, coming together for a common purpose.
There'll always be a few naysayers but nobody can deny it's the Roland apologists who now form a very close knit '2%'
The 'Against Modern Football' feeling is one that supporters of many clubs share.
If we could get the voting for Joe (or whoever) as a focal point for this attitude then supporters of other clubs would surely vote for him.
I think a2c might be Katrien in disguise
ReplyDeleteGiven that a2c's comments are by now entirely predictable, if unintelligible (OK not quite unintelligible but life's too short to bother to try), not sure it would be much of a disguise. But we shouldn't pretend that there aren't genuine, sincere Addicks who are against the protests. Their numbers may be by now modest, but when handing out the 'programmes' before Saturday's game one guy told me in no uncertain terms to eff off (he may of course simply not like me).
ReplyDeleteYes, now that we've become the laughing stock of SE London and the most pitied club in the country it is hard to believe that some people are still against the protests. It's good, however, to hear their views, which is why it's a shame that a2c has to write using that mockney language which nobody can take seriously. A friend of mine (who supports Chelsea) stayed behind after the game on Saturday to witness the protests and said that he could take the protest more seriously if there wasn't as much use of the 'C' word, and I tend to agree with him that the protests should be a little more dignified. On the other hand, if the owner and Miere continue to ignore the voices of so many, then I can only see the actions of CARD getting more extreme.
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