by culmstockgull » 25 Oct 2023, 18:57
Regardless of what we feel change is difficult to achieve especially when we all seem to have a difference of perspective on the way forward for the club,it is obvious that as fans we are not treated with much if any respect by those running the club. Even if Johnson called a fans forum for next week I would not turn up because I am now of the opinion he is incapable of telling the truth. So, do we roll over and accept our fate. I believe not,there are a number of ways we can bring pressure to bear even as supporters but they are not going to be palatable to many, commercial sponsorship is vital to the club, we can make our feelings known to those companies, what is more inportant to a sponsor, their name on the touch line or their bottom line knowing their company is part of a long term boycott by fans in the bay, we can pick a game to be agreed when no one, even season ticket holders turns up say for the first 30 mimutes, do not drink in the ground pre or post match, many similar disruptive tactics have been tried by other clubs in similar positions with varying degrees of success, but the press coverage if handled carefully would be huge and will have more influence on the club than our comments on this forum.
Osborne may or may not want out of the club especially as any long term strategy he had has long gone, but I do not see buyers queuing up to buy a club like ours especially for the money osborne would be demanding for his investment. The single most inportant to him is money and not having to spend it. His 5 million plus is not as bad as it seems as his accountants would have managed to offset a goodly amount of that against tax, but if his revenue drops noticeably that will mean more out of his own pocket which will focus his mind.
Regardless of what we feel change is difficult to achieve especially when we all seem to have a difference of perspective on the way forward for the club,it is obvious that as fans we are not treated with much if any respect by those running the club. Even if Johnson called a fans forum for next week I would not turn up because I am now of the opinion he is incapable of telling the truth. So, do we roll over and accept our fate. I believe not,there are a number of ways we can bring pressure to bear even as supporters but they are not going to be palatable to many, commercial sponsorship is vital to the club, we can make our feelings known to those companies, what is more inportant to a sponsor, their name on the touch line or their bottom line knowing their company is part of a long term boycott by fans in the bay, we can pick a game to be agreed when no one, even season ticket holders turns up say for the first 30 mimutes, do not drink in the ground pre or post match, many similar disruptive tactics have been tried by other clubs in similar positions with varying degrees of success, but the press coverage if handled carefully would be huge and will have more influence on the club than our comments on this forum.
Osborne may or may not want out of the club especially as any long term strategy he had has long gone, but I do not see buyers queuing up to buy a club like ours especially for the money osborne would be demanding for his investment. The single most inportant to him is money and not having to spend it. His 5 million plus is not as bad as it seems as his accountants would have managed to offset a goodly amount of that against tax, but if his revenue drops noticeably that will mean more out of his own pocket which will focus his mind.
