After the Blackpool game - protests

[keenzy]

I'm bringing these:

 

[Mousey]

I'm bringing these:

You Bourbon shunning bastard. How can you not pick these beauties?

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

You Bourbon shunning bastard. How can you not pick these beauties?

They look like turd, and don't dunk well.

 

[Bladesman]

They look like turd, and don't dunk well.

Thats all lies.

They dunk far better than a Rich Tea!

 

[Grecian2000]

They look like turd, and don't dunk well.

No, not having that. Fine dunkers.

Don't taste very nice though!

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

David Bowie and Orlando Bloom are

Blades??????????

 

[clashing blade]

can we hold the Tea and Biscuits demo until after Easter? I have given up biscuits for Lent.

 

[SwissBlade]

can we hold the Tea and Biscuits demo until after Easter? I have given up biscuits for Lent.

Lent or Lenners?

 

[keenzy]

Fish and Chips protest???

 

[Mousey]

David Bowie and Orlando Bloom are

Blades??????????

Well Orlando Bloom may be, he did spend time with Sean Bean for a while. But he could take his shoes off at least.

 

[Linz]

I do think a civilised tea and cakes protest could be fairly amusing... especially if everyone committed to the cause and dressed in circa 1925 clothing (the last time we bloody won owt worth winning.)

We could all stand about in the car park with our thoroughly stiff-upper lips (none of this shouting and bawling malarky so favoured by the young hoodlums) drinking Earl Grey from the finest bone china and discussing how things aren't "jolly good".

It's then not an angry protest against individuals, but a lighthearted protest by people fed up of mediocrity from all levels of the club and showing that in the last 100 or so years, there hasn't been a great deal of change on the pitch.

The press would lap it up.

And frankly, there aren't enough battenburgs at the Lane.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

No, not having that. Fine dunkers.

Don't taste very nice though!

It's true,

The king of dunkers for both taste and holding it together, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, I give you THE DADDY.

 

[Linz]

Anyone got a pith helmet?

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[broomhillblade]

I do think a civilised tea and cakes protest could be fairly amusing... especially if everyone committed to the cause and dressed in circa 1925 clothing (the last time we bloody won owt worth winning.)

We could all stand about in the car park with our thoroughly stiff-upper lips (none of this shouting and bawling malarky so favoured by the young hoodlums) drinking Earl Grey from the finest bone china and discussing how things aren't "jolly good".

It's then not an angry protest against individuals, but a lighthearted protest by people fed up of mediocrity from all levels of the club and showing that in the last 100 or so years, there hasn't been a great deal of change on the pitch.

The press would lap it up.

And frankly, there aren't enough battenburgs at the Lane.

I don't think football was ever an upper class game. Maybe if everyone wore flat caps and suits or sports jackets (no replica shirts) it would be more appropriate. A few false moustaches would not be out of place either.

(frankly, there aren't enough flat caps at the Lane...)

 

[Toronto Blade]

Good man Flatulent they say you should have a piece of dark chocolate everyday for good health and those are good biscuits, did your mum teach you to share?

That would depend, what biscuits are you having with your tea?

EDIT Damn you JonnyD, damn you straight to hell.


I'm bringing these

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

I do think a civilised tea and cakes protest could be fairly amusing... especially if everyone committed to the cause and dressed in circa 1925 clothing (the last time we bloody won owt worth winning.)

We could all stand about in the car park with our thoroughly stiff-upper lips (none of this shouting and bawling malarky so favoured by the young hoodlums) drinking Earl Grey from the finest bone china and discussing how things aren't "jolly good".

It's then not an angry protest against individuals, but a lighthearted protest by people fed up of mediocrity from all levels of the club and showing that in the last 100 or so years, there hasn't been a great deal of change on the pitch.

The press would lap it up.

And frankly, there aren't enough battenburgs at the Lane.

ManU's green and yellow scarf protest has got plenty of press without things turning nasty. As long as the club are aware of something that may happen and then see the amount of support for it, it doesn't have to be shoes off and offensive.

I remember there was talk about everyone turning up at 3.15 for example or turning their backs for the 1st 10 mins in the past. Radio Sheffield would lap something like that up and make sure the club knew what was going on.

 

[Wards]

I'll take a walk to the car park on Saturday. I won't be taking me shoes off, I'm far too nesh in this weather But I can't just sit back and let things carry on the way they are doing. I'm all for a peaceful protest, not the lynch mentality of the last one.

 

[Linz]

If anyone wishes to have a pre-QPR game protest against the management, do feel free to join us.

We will be stood outside the Golden Lion on Alderson Road. This has many advantages over taking your shoes off in the car park, mainly:

* There is beer
* There are places for the old and lazy to sit
* Did I mention beer?

As ever, a group of like minded and hardy souls will gather to put the world to rights like a Yorkshire version of the New World Order... which tends to include fewer silly handshakes and orgies and more pork scratchings.

Just like many other protests, we won't achieve a great deal but we'll feel better for having been there.

All are welcome. I might even supply battenburgs

 

[Mousey]

Well Linz, as much as I would love to have a pre game protest I am afraid I shall have to decline as instead I shall be here...

Where the weather should be a nice 32'C and rising to 37'C on Sunday. Nice.

 

[MAQ]

I might even supply battenburgs

Make it Bakewells and your on

 

[Compound_Legend]

Somebody mention me?

Oh,sorry...I thought you said CLATTENBURG...

 

[SwissBlade]

ManU's green and yellow scarf protest has got plenty of press without things turning nasty. As long as the club are aware of something that may happen and then see the amount of support for it, it doesn't have to be shoes off and offensive.

I remember there was talk about everyone turning up at 3.15 for example or turning their backs for the 1st 10 mins in the past. Radio Sheffield would lap something like that up and make sure the club knew what was going on.

The green and yellow protest got the press because it was Man U.

The green and yellow protest doesn't affect the club at Man U. Like I said before its a non protest and doesn't hurt the club at all.

Glaser and his boys are reminded everytime that they green and yellow scarves are twirled that they are still taking cash off the protesters!

I keep saying, if people want to protest, then have some balls, don't go through the turnstiles and instead stand in the car park with or without shoes and hit the club in the pocket.

Perhaps boycott the pies, club shop, the bar.

But in my view it isn't a protest unless you actually do something to affect the club.

 

[Linz]

But in my view it isn't a protest unless you actually do something to affect the club.

I read earlier that 60% of Man Utd season ticket holders are threatening not to renew.

Might be a case of all mouth and no trousers, plus they're likely to have punters willing to take their place... but interesting all the same.

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

drinking beer is english, takin your fuckin shoes off isn't

 

[alcoblade]

Well Linz, as much as I would love to have a pre game protest I am afraid I shall have to decline as instead I shall be here...

Where the weather should be a nice 32'C and rising to 37'C on Sunday. Nice.

Blackpool?



UTB

 

[Blade]

I do think a civilised tea and cakes protest could be fairly amusing... especially if everyone committed to the cause and dressed in circa 1925 clothing (the last time we bloody won owt worth winning.)

We could all stand about in the car park with our thoroughly stiff-upper lips (none of this shouting and bawling malarky so favoured by the young hoodlums) drinking Earl Grey from the finest bone china and discussing how things aren't "jolly good".

It's then not an angry protest against individuals, but a lighthearted protest by people fed up of mediocrity from all levels of the club and showing that in the last 100 or so years, there hasn't been a great deal of change on the pitch.

The press would lap it up.

And frankly, there aren't enough battenburgs at the Lane.

That reminds me very much of The Chap - a top magazine/website who've arranged some spiffing protests along the same lines. I'm up for it!:

http://thechap.net/content/section_manifesto/civilise-the-city.html

 

[alcoblade]

The green and yellow protest got the press because it was Man U.

The green and yellow protest doesn't affect the club at Man U. Like I said before its a non protest and doesn't hurt the club at all.

Glaser and his boys are reminded everytime that they green and yellow scarves are twirled that they are still taking cash off the protesters!

I keep saying, if people want to protest, then have some balls, don't go through the turnstiles and instead stand in the car park with or without shoes and hit the club in the pocket.

Perhaps boycott the pies, club shop, the bar.

But in my view it isn't a protest unless you actually do something to affect the club.

I want to protest, but I don't want to hurt the club financially. Why can't I do both?

Car parlk protests (I'm not quite ready yet) make the club fear what might be, without hurting it financially. Hurting it financially hurts us, because it's our club in spirit.

UTB

 

[JohnDenver]

drinking beer is english, takin your fuckin shoes off isn't

Even in the shower? Sir, you're more of an Englishman than I'll ever be.

 

[Mousey]

drinking beer is english, takin your fuckin shoes off isn't

Do the 12 visitors to BDTBL this weekend get to remove their shoes then? Being as they are not English but support United?

 

[happyhippy]

drinking beer is english, takin your fuckin shoes off isn't

There was me thinking that there were lots of people drinking alcoholic drinks based on fermenting sugars from malt and barley to make beer (cf. bjære frpm the Old Norse) might have just been a thing which was generic to Northern Europe in particular, but also the Near East.

In fact 'zythum' was a form of alcoholic drink made thousands of years ago in Egypt by our non-English friends, by using fermented barley. Mind you, England didn't exist then, did it?

I often take my shoes off as well. It's more comfortable when going to bed and such. Then again, I'm Irish. That might be the distinction.