Out the door on 74

[cdward]

Go on now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
And I'll survive

[Dave]

Like someone else said the other day, if people want to do it, then fine. If they don't, then that's fine as well. Personally, I'm not sure what good its going to do.

It doesn't really have to do anything tangible. If it makes those doing it feel happier, then it's meeting a purpose.

Like pacing around a hospital waiting room doesn't bring a doctor out to see you any quicker than if you just sit still, but tell the bloke waiting for someone's operation to finish that what he's doing doesn't have an achievable aim or a clearly defined goal, and you'll probably be given short shrift.

Good luck to them.

[Toronto Villa]

I think the first game after relegation is confirmed will be quite volatile.

[clash city rocker]

Well anyone walking out will have to have attended anyway so you have to say fair play to them in going in the first place.

[Ad@m]

Whether it's been thought out properly or not, whether it will have any effect or none whatsoever, whether people choose to take part or not, it's fans saying "We've had enough of this shit". And why shouldn't they?

The risk is that a half arsed protest takes away the impact of any future properly planned and arranged protest.  It's not news if it's happened before.

As others have said, if the objective is to ramp the pressure up on Randy to lower his selling price, mathematically-confirmed relegation is the trigger to do it.  At that point the eyes of the world will be on us and the emotion amongst the fans will be highest, therefore likely to elicit a greater response to any protest.  Unless tonight is the start of regular protests building up to that point it's a complete waste of time.

[Risso]

Like someone else said the other day, if people want to do it, then fine. If they don't, then that's fine as well. Personally, I'm not sure what good its going to do.

It doesn't really have to do anything tangible. If it makes those doing it feel happier, then it's meeting a purpose.

Like pacing around a hospital waiting room doesn't bring a doctor out to see you any quicker than if you just sit still, but tell the bloke waiting for someone's operation to finish that what he's doing doesn't have an achievable aim or a clearly defined goal, and you'll probably be given short shrift.

Good luck to them.

Was going to post that, but you appear to have saved me the bother.

[AVH87]

Whether it's been thought out properly or not, whether it will have any effect or none whatsoever, whether people choose to take part or not, it's fans saying "We've had enough of this shit". And why shouldn't they?

The risk is that a half arsed protest takes away the impact of any future properly planned and arranged protest.  It's not news if it's happened before.

As others have said, if the objective is to ramp the pressure up on Randy to lower his selling price, mathematically-confirmed relegation is the trigger to do it.  At that point the eyes of the world will be on us and the emotion amongst the fans will be highest, therefore likely to elicit a greater response to any protest.  Unless tonight is the start of regular protests building up to that point it's a complete waste of time.

This is the big problem with tonight for me, picking a midweek game when there'll already be a lower than average crowd. If it's a damp squib tonight, it will be a case of the Boy Who Cried Wolf the next time we tell the media outlets we are doing a protest.

[PeterWithesShin]

I'm heading into town soon for a drink before heading to B6. Maybe if I drink enough i'll be on the floor on 74.

[Risso]

I'm heading into town soon for a drink before heading to B6.

That's rubbish, doesn't even rhyme.

[in exile]

...Unless tonight is the start of regular protests building up to that point it's a complete waste of time.

Isn't it the first of four?

[chrisw1]

I think if we're losing by two goals or more the thing may catch on and you could see a mass exodus.

[Jimbo]

Whether it's been thought out properly or not, whether it will have any effect or none whatsoever, whether people choose to take part or not, it's fans saying "We've had enough of this shit". And why shouldn't they?

The risk is that a half arsed protest takes away the impact of any future properly planned and arranged protest.  It's not news if it's happened before.

As others have said, if the objective is to ramp the pressure up on Randy to lower his selling price, mathematically-confirmed relegation is the trigger to do it.  At that point the eyes of the world will be on us and the emotion amongst the fans will be highest, therefore likely to elicit a greater response to any protest.  Unless tonight is the start of regular protests building up to that point it's a complete waste of time.

As I've said from the very beginning, any organised protest that requires mass participation from Villa fans is doomed to fail. There is simply no unity among us unless we're winning, or unless something spontaneous happens.

I think a walkout is a bad idea for most of the reasons stated above. I don't think it's been thought through and I doubt it will be a success. But I wouldn't tell them not to do it, just like I wouldn't tell anyone who doesn't want to participate that they should.

I think Chico is right, there will be a letting off of steam eventually, and it will probably be ugly. A well thought through, organised protest might have allowed some fans to feel like they'd vented, had their say, got something off their chests. But as I say, organising that would be like herding cats. 

[Percy McCarthy]

When we're two down after ten minutes we'll be wishing we were formed in 1914.

[four fornicholl]

Walking out on 74 would be a complete embarrassment to us. We have, I hope, much more class than that

It's a protest, why would it be embarrassing?

[adrenachrome]

A number of actions are being planned by various groups in conjunction with with the walk-out.

For my own part, I wll be joining the Situationist Faction who will assemble at Aston Park Pavilion and have a collective howling at the moon which is in its last quarter phase. A wind chime installation will be assembled leveraging the westerly wind forecast to be gusting at 30mph by that point.

Telegram Sam and Purple Pie Pete are conducting an action in the grounds of the church involving witchcraft and automatic shoes.

There will also be a laugh-in on the platforms of Aston Station as the game ends.