Out the door on 74

[amfy]

This campaign hopes to achieve three things. Firstly asking Randy Lerner to release a public statement stating he was once again a motivated seller and would price the club accordingly to achieve a sale.

Secondly whilst a buyer was found commit to providing the necessary financial support to ensure we can win football matches. For me that always meant ensuring we could build a squad to to get promoted next season.

Thirdly that people with the correct expertise and a proven track record are brought into the club to provide the tools for the manager to succeed.

This is what the open letter should have said. Just this really.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

We have stated this is only a step in the right direction though so we will pause, but this isn't enough and requires other positive action is taken over the next couple of weeks otherwise we will walk against Chelsea. We have made that clear.

Fair enough on the pause, but is everyone clear what positive action needs to be taken before the next walk out?

[Ads]

Would it not be worth releasing a statement confirming this and indicating that the club has acquiesced to one of the demands so the protests will halt?

The perception of power can be as important as the genuine article and I'm minded of the Spirit of Shankly group for a football comparison.

[Witton Warrior]

Would it not be worth releasing a statement confirming this and indicating that the club has acquiesced to one of the demands so the protests will halt?

The perception of power can be as important as the genuine article and I'm minded of the Spirit of Shankly group for a football comparison.

A very good point well made

[conman]

 out the door on 74 ,why stop it , randy and fox are still there , in fact  dont go at all , like me , its pointless , i was at man city last week and will be at swansea next week , but while we are playing spurs i will be on the piss in digbeth after the parade . anyone else should bear in mind what ever pub your in dont go out the door after 4 , or you wont get back in till after 6

[Villa in Denmark]

Secondly whilst a buyer was found commit to providing the necessary financial support to ensure we can win football matches. For me that always meant ensuring we could build a squad to to get promoted next season.

I am not stating that it was down to this protest group but yesterday with the announcement of Little and Bernstein a third of those actions were met. For me the last one represented a lot more than that though as the biggest issue for us over the last few years hasn't been spending money it has been putting money into the hands of the wrong people. I'd imagine we have a wage bill in the top 12 in the league yet sit rock bottom. Money is being wasted and that is down to a continued failure to have the relevant knowledge on the board and until we rectified that we would always fail to employ a manager who could bring us relative success or allow him the tools/support to do so.

Lerner, as shown by the accounts, is still putting money into the club and he will need to commit to do that over the summer. Just as money without expertise wasn't enough, expertise without investment also won't work they have to go hand in hand.

Surely the second paragraph already answers the first and gives no basis for the concern in the third?

By raising a point about something that might come to be, albeit 180 degrees opposed to 10 years experience, you're risking looking a tad scatter gun. Especially when the elephant in the room, the root cause of our troubles from day 1 of Lerner's ownership, looks like it's starting to be addressed.

[Pete3206]

How about 'Out the door for Agbonlahor', if he's on the team sheet.

I'm here all week.

[Witton Warrior]

Can we please have this back...

[PeterWithesShin]

A few did it today anyway.

[QuintonVilla]

We need lots and lots of banners at the next home game, they can't remove them all.

[Jimbo]

If they try to take our banners down it will be a scandal. Bannersgate.

[CT]

If everyone had a banner and gave Tom Fox stick, could everyone be thrown out?

Form an orderly queue....

[PeterWithesShin]

I put a cigarette in my mouth at half time and went up to a steward and asked him if I lit it would I be thrown out? He said no so I put it back in my pocket.

[London Villan]

Charlton's beach ball protest was pretty good today.

[Jimbo]

Charlton's beach ball protest was pretty good today.

Well done to them. You can make quite an impact with just a few fans and a well-thought out protest.