FINAL GAME BOYCOTT

[Jimbo]

Well I've just spent over 20 minutes wading through all these posts and can't help thinking that if Fox, Hollis et al did the same they would be sniggering by now.

We are so divided in our views that we can safely be ignored as irrelevant. Anything we attempt would be half hearted and doomed to failure. Impotent about describes us.

Personally I believe that a half empty stadium has some impact but only if it is 'organically' achieved rather than some form of contrived protest.

Other than that we've just got to suck it up. Let's face it were just not as passionate as Liverpool fans.

I'm afraid I agree with a lot of this. "Any protest needs an achievable aim or there's no point." "Randy wants to sell but nobody wants to buy football clubs these days." "The board already knows we're unhappy so there's no need to tell them again." "Let's just sing for 90 minutes." Hollis and Fox will love all that.

You don't need a list of measurable and achievable goals and objectives to say "fuck you", you really don't.

[joe_c]

The only plausible, visible representation of discontent that's not already been mentioned (though I may have missed a similar suggestion) I can think of is where possible for pre Lerner era shirts to be worn for the Newcastle game.

[Des Little]

It doesn't have to be difficult.  I'll not bother turning up if I knew that the vast majority of others did the same.  An attendance of sub 10k would generate more attention than anything else I can imagine.

[Bad English]

Speaking of shirts, here is what disgruntled French people do to executives. I'm not saying it's big or clever.

[Oooh_andy]

It needs to be simple to be effective. Large scale walk outs\boycotts are all excellent ideas but really hard to organise in large enough numbers.
I think something like on 10 mins we are all going to jeer\boo etc (something loud which signals your disapproval) advertise it on here make the local press aware will lead onto national.
To be really effective a sky game would be best might not get coverage on more etc...have wecany home sky games?

[Jimbo]

It needs to be simple to be effective. Large scale walk outs\boycotts are all excellent ideas but really hard to organise in large enough numbers.
I think something like on 10 mins we are all going to jeer\boo etc (something loud which signals your disapproval) advertise it on here make the local press aware will lead onto national.
To be really effective a sky game would be best might not get coverage on more etc...have wecany home sky games?

Again, it needs thinking through. Booing on 10 minutes? What if we score on 10 minutes?

[Jimbo]

The only plausible, visible representation of discontent that's not already been mentioned (though I may have missed a similar suggestion) I can think of is where possible for pre Lerner era shirts to be worn for the Newcastle game.

It's very niche, though. Lots of people wear retro shirts anyway, while lots of people won't wear replica shirts at all, and who outside the Villa community would know which kits were pre-Lerner? It doesn't seem like it would be very impactful.

I like the scarf idea. We'd only need to bung a few hundred on the pitch and they'd have to stop the game to pick them up again. Instant news story. Aston Villa fans stopped their match with Newcastle as a protest against the mismanagement of their club. The question is, will anybody want to part with their Villa keepsake? An can enough people be arsed to do it? It's doubtful.

[Oooh_andy]

It needs to be simple to be effective. Large scale walk outs\boycotts are all excellent ideas but really hard to organise in large enough numbers.
I think something like on 10 mins we are all going to jeer\boo etc (something loud which signals your disapproval) advertise it on here make the local press aware will lead onto national.
To be really effective a sky game would be best might not get coverage on more etc...have wecany home sky games?

Again, it needs thinking through. Booing on 10 minutes? What if we score on 10 minutes?

even better will be more effective.......more coverage etc just an idea.

[Richard E]

What if we score?

I admire your optimism.

[in exile]

The scarf thing is all well and good as long as the people in the front rows don't mind being pelted with scarves and then throw them onto the pitch

[Chris Harte]

What if we score?

I admire your optimism.

I don't think we ever scored during the 19th minute applause for Petrov.

[Chris Harte]

The scarf thing is all well and good as long as the people in the front rows don't mind being pelted with scarves and then throw them onto the pitch

If it could somehow be concentrated on the Holte/Trinity corner flag. I wonder how far one of those things can get thrown rolled up.

[itbrvilla]

The scarf thing is all well and good as long as the people in the front rows don't mind being pelted with scarves and then throw them onto the pitch

If it could somehow be concentrated on the Holte/Trinity corner flag. I wonder how far one of those things can get thrown rolled up.

Soak them in water in the bogs.  Or soak them.and put them in freezer at home..

[Ormy Droid]

I don't think the players should come out for a lap of appreciation. game of football. It's just not a good idea.

Fixed.

[aj2k77]

Save our club t-shirts, with a pre Lerner authentic Aston Villa badge on them not the watered down, child like effort we currently have?