Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: AllTheVillans on January 30, 2013, 02:42:02 AM
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Hi everyone,
Here's a "A Small and Painless Gesture To Get Our Message Across (http://www.astonvilla.vitalfootball.co.uk/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=52467&start=1#ixzz2JQE1XAXO)"
An idea that started by WentToRotterdam at Vital Villa;
Let's face it, as fans of this great club, (nearly 50 years for me), we know when the next match is and we know where the club shop is if we want to buy something, we also know that the current owners are now only after our money - we also know that the current regime doesn't talk or listen to it's customers. I was thinking of a way to make a point and a few moments ago I received an email from the club - It got me thinking and I thought maybe this will work without damaging the little lambs confidence at the games.
I have just unsubscribed from the club's internet mailing list as I look at the fixtures to find out who we are losing to next. As a money grabbing outfit they will monitor subscriber opt out rates. Perhaps if we all unsubscribed over the next few days this is a way of getting a message across. We can always subscribe again at any point in the future if we want to and it just might be that this little silent protest does not go un noticed. It might even save them a bit of cash by hosting a smaller list. A small gesture indeed but a gesture nevertheless - UTV
Please join in to this Small and Painless Gesture and spread the word. The mailing list isn't worth much anyway. UTV!
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I never subscribed in the first place.
I win.
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I lost my temper with them after the Millwall defeat, there was an email in my hotmail account about some sale or other, to which I replied: Fuck off you useless twats. In caps- now thats swearing. I felt a bit bad after I'd done it, but next time I checked my account saw it had not been delivered. They can still fuck off though!
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It would be better to unlike them on FB, esp. as they are running a competition for the millioneth fb 'Like'
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I've unliked them on Facebook but that's mainly due to the knob head comments
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Did it after the email following the Bradform shambles. Also told them to fuck off. Just dont go. Wouldn't make a difference to this team if there were 0 or 40k at the game. Would definately get a message across. Its not like anyone who has paid their season tickets actually enjoys it anymore. 2 points from 21 and 6 wins in 40 league games. Pathetic.
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The people who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
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The peole who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
They can pass the sentinments on I'm sure.
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The peole who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
Out of interest did you ask doug and ron for their autograph last night ?
Brings t mind the old saying "better the devil you know"- how is the old devil - still got all his marbles i hope - ive always had time for doug though not always agreed with him.
Regarding all the e mails - i just send them straight to junk where they belong.
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Did the AVFC last season after the appointment of TSM - in direct conflict with the overwelming majority of fans.
Did the FB unlike when Inspector Clueless Clousseau was in charge with the bullshit he used to spout as we battled against relegation.
No point - know how to buy a ticket / merchandise etc.. And FB is ultimately another marketing channel
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The people who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
Out of interest did you ask doug and ron for their autograph last night ?
Brings to mind the old saying "better the devil you know"- how is the old devil - still got all his marbles i hope - ive always had time for doug though not always agreed with him.
Doug is always willing to stop for a chat. He walks with a bit of a stoop now but he is an elderly man so it is to be expected.
It doesn't stop him getting to the games.
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Done.
I have dumped my AVTV subscription too, which gives you 120 characters to explain why. It was quite difficult not to swear.
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The people who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
Out of interest did you ask doug and ron for their autograph last night ?
Brings to mind the old saying "better the devil you know"- how is the old devil - still got all his marbles i hope - ive always had time for doug though not always agreed with him.
Doug is always willing to stop for a chat. He walks with a bit of a stoop now but he is an elderly man so it is to be expected.
It doesn't stop him getting to the games.
Not spoken to him for a while but good to hear hes keeping well, i know he has his knockers but i cant help liking him.
He has done some awful things but hes not all bad .
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If I was Ellis after making an absolute fortune out of the club, I wouldn't mind spending time talking to people. As opposed to a bloke that has put an absolute fortune into the club and speaks to no one (except PL if you believe the hype).
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The peole who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
They can pass the sentinments on I'm sure.
They shouldn't have to. What good does it do swearing at an office junior?
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The peole who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
They can pass the sentinments on I'm sure.
They shouldn't have to. What good does it do swearing at an office junior?
I used to take the view that they represent the organisation and as such any complaints re poor service, quality etc. goes with the territory. If they don't like it or can't take it maybe they're in the wrong job. These days I've mellowed a bit but I think that if any rep of the Villa were to call me up at the moment he'd get an earful.
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The peole who send those emails are not responsible for the current footballing shambles. Giving them abuse is out of order.
They can pass the sentinments on I'm sure.
They shouldn't have to. What good does it do swearing at an office junior?
I used to take the view that they represent the organisation and as such any complaints re poor service, quality etc. goes with the territory. If they don't like it or can't take it maybe they're in the wrong job. These days I've mellowed a bit but I think that if any rep of the Villa were to call me up at the moment he'd get an earful.
Plus its likely to be a bot sending emails and wont get read anyway.
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I unsubscribed. I generally don't read the crap they're flogging anyway, so I should probably have unsubscribed ages ago. All this "sale ends tomorrow" guff does nothing for me. Hope it helps in some small way, but I doubt it. The only downside is that I'll never know if there's a matchday programme on sale.
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It would be better to unlike them on FB, esp. as they are running a competition for the millioneth fb 'Like'
Do both.
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I'm not going to unsubscribe, i like to hear about all the new signings Villa are making that can push us up towards the top 4.
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And I need to know what Hercules and Bella are up to.
Is it OK if I unsubscribe then resubscribe after a few days?
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Just done it
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You may agree with this proposal or not, and I am in latter category, but it does raise a very good point in that we now have an electronic foot print, in terms of a customer id number, which could be used to document any boycott which will undoubtedly occur due to the incompetent shambles of the current administration.
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Nah just go into the Holte and spend 90 minutes supporting the team but evey lull in the game should be given the 'Randy Lerner what a Wanker what a Wanker' followeed by 'Where the Fuck is Randy Lerner' chants. If we are loud enough then he will hear it on TV but then none of you are ready for this complete show of strength are you.
Cancelling you subscriptions is small time, singing you fucking hearts out takes balls and effort, in public, God help that you migh actually rock a boat or put you neck on the line!!
Maybe we could all agree to not buy gloves from the shop or those snow globes. Get real people, tell him how it is from the terraces so everybody knows how we see things.
Hold our heads up high but vent our frustration at the people that are killing AVFC very, very publically, Yank twats.
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Zakk, is you a double agent, or a triple agent? Or a triple agent depending to be a double agent?