Next weeks planned protest - not in my name

[Dante Lavelli]

I know this is a bit old fashioned but wouldn’t a properly administered petition be a cheap and effective way of getting the fan’s point across.  At Norwich there’ll be hmmm 3,000 people max so it would be feasible to ask pretty much every person to sign it.

If you get say 2,500 signatures then it would demonstrate that a huge majority of the important paying customers want “McLeish Out".  You then send a copy to the club and a press release to numerous media outlets so it’ll get maximum exposure.

I realise this does not provide the opportunity for much drama and the potential for your banner to get on TV but, if done well, the journalists will lap it up and the club will have received a quantifiable demonstration from the fans i.e. it can no longer be excused as the vocal minority.

[cheltenhamlion]

There were loads of leaflets on the deck after the game next to the Occupy the Park vigil.

The text speak on one of the banners was great. Bcuz indeed.

[andrew08]

I know this is a bit old fashioned but wouldn’t a properly administered petition be a cheap and effective way of getting the fan’s point across.  At Norwich there’ll be hmmm 3,000 people max so it would be feasible to ask pretty much every person to sign it.

If you get say 2,500 signatures then it would demonstrate that a huge majority of the important paying customers want “McLeish Out".  You then send a copy to the club and a press release to numerous media outlets so it’ll get maximum exposure.

I realise this does not provide the opportunity for much drama and the potential for your banner to get on TV but, if done well, the journalists will lap it up and the club will have received a quantifiable demonstration from the fans i.e. it can no longer be excused as the vocal minority.

What would be interesting is how many would sign. If it was a simple 'sign if you want Alex McLeish out' I'm not sure the majority would sign it. There are other issues, some people don't think he's had a fair chance yet and knew this year would be a struggle. We need to know our owners intentions first. Is he going to spend money on players in the summer? Or is it go with what we've got again and just spend any transfer money you may make from sales.

[Dante Lavelli]

I know this is a bit old fashioned but wouldn’t a properly administered petition be a cheap and effective way of getting the fan’s point across.  At Norwich there’ll be hmmm 3,000 people max so it would be feasible to ask pretty much every person to sign it.

If you get say 2,500 signatures then it would demonstrate that a huge majority of the important paying customers want “McLeish Out".  You then send a copy to the club and a press release to numerous media outlets so it’ll get maximum exposure.

I realise this does not provide the opportunity for much drama and the potential for your banner to get on TV but, if done well, the journalists will lap it up and the club will have received a quantifiable demonstration from the fans i.e. it can no longer be excused as the vocal minority.

What would be interesting is how many would sign. If it was a simple 'sign if you want Alex McLeish out' I'm not sure the majority would sign it. There are other issues, some people don't think he's had a fair chance yet and knew this year would be a struggle. We need to know our owners intentions first. Is he going to spend money on players in the summer? Or is it go with what we've got again and just spend any transfer money you may make from sales.

Really!?  If that really is the case then are these protesters correct to be claiming they’re protesting on behalf of villa fans?

[villajk]

I know this is a bit old fashioned but wouldn’t a properly administered petition be a cheap and effective way of getting the fan’s point across.  At Norwich there’ll be hmmm 3,000 people max so it would be feasible to ask pretty much every person to sign it.

If you get say 2,500 signatures then it would demonstrate that a huge majority of the important paying customers want “McLeish Out".  You then send a copy to the club and a press release to numerous media outlets so it’ll get maximum exposure.

I realise this does not provide the opportunity for much drama and the potential for your banner to get on TV but, if done well, the journalists will lap it up and the club will have received a quantifiable demonstration from the fans i.e. it can no longer be excused as the vocal minority.

The problem I have with this is that, as it's the last game of the season,a considerable amount of alcohol may have been imbibed by quite a few and Mickey Mouse names could appear on the petition, rendering it useless.

I'm sure  the powers that be at VP will do the right thing next week.

[andrew08]

I know this is a bit old fashioned but wouldn’t a properly administered petition be a cheap and effective way of getting the fan’s point across.  At Norwich there’ll be hmmm 3,000 people max so it would be feasible to ask pretty much every person to sign it.

If you get say 2,500 signatures then it would demonstrate that a huge majority of the important paying customers want “McLeish Out".  You then send a copy to the club and a press release to numerous media outlets so it’ll get maximum exposure.

I realise this does not provide the opportunity for much drama and the potential for your banner to get on TV but, if done well, the journalists will lap it up and the club will have received a quantifiable demonstration from the fans i.e. it can no longer be excused as the vocal minority.

What would be interesting is how many would sign. If it was a simple 'sign if you want Alex McLeish out' I'm not sure the majority would sign it. There are other issues, some people don't think he's had a fair chance yet and knew this year would be a struggle. We need to know our owners intentions first. Is he going to spend money on players in the summer? Or is it go with what we've got again and just spend any transfer money you may make from sales.

Really!?  If that really is the case then are these protesters correct to be claiming they’re protesting on behalf of villa fans?

Just not as many as they think