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I don't really think this argument makes sense. It's highlighting the situation, it's getting people talking about it, it has already worked. It's saying that we acknowledge that racism is a problem and we want to bring it into the open. It's not really meant to reduce racial tension, maybe racial tension needs to increase a bit so that every group can have their voices heard. If your argument is that nothing can improve racism, then I don't quite get it.

The only people I know who don’t like it are older people who think it’s a ‘black power’ gesture and we’re heading for race war or something. There are also excuses like it’s left wing or something, I dunno. Basically they’re racist.

FWIW it seemed like booing the knee was followed by a loud response of applause.

Why is Nuno wearing a bomber jacket? This cool manager thing is very weird.

I’ve never made it through a whole Bruce video.

Tend to agree. I wish we could organise protests and make Ashley’s life unbearable, but sadly we can’t. Football fans are addicted and dependent by their nature, it’s what makes us so easy to exploit. That said, I am jealous of fan groups who are more militant. Like I’ve said before, I think there are two valid positions. “I hate Ashley and I can’t bare the lack of ambition”, or “I need to go to the match and I still enjoy the experience even though I know we aren’t aiming for anything”. Either of those are understandable.

I’m convinced that we’d get battered every week if opposition teams truly knew how soft and easy to play through we are. It’s almost like they don’t really believe it. The energetic and athletic teams take the mick out of us every single time.

I mean, they didn’t even score the penalty.

With the players we’ve got I would just play Lewis and cross my fingers. Maybe even play Ritchie further forward of him.

Who was it who backed off Antonio to allow him to smack his goal in? Looked appalling defending.

Let’s bring this conversation to an end lads.

Of course, the complication is if it still gives you enjoyment. If it brings you more misery not to go, for example.

If you believe Ashley will never be forced out, you don’t mind that we’ll never try to progress and you just enjoy a day at the match, that’s a valid position IMO. It’s a very strange position for a sports fan to be in mind. The problem is the people who try to pretend were still a functioning football club or try to pretend there’s more to it.

Yeah, he was class.

The answer is to go out and get someone who can pass and run. We will concede bucketloads this season if we play that defence and Shelvey in front. And we don’t have anywhere near the firepower to make it up.

We were alright for a short period before West Ham realised how soft we are.

There’s been very little improvement to a lot of the squads.

Not sure Almiron is a midfielder or ASM is a striker TBH.

He's probably correct, it would've been unbearable for Bruce if fans had been in.

Except we need him to continue that freakish goal record to keep us up again.

The club is pointless, one decent signing every few years doesn’t affect anything. The aim is still to just stay up with the minimum investment.

Good signing but not really relevant to anything.

This isn’t really a debate for the trust thread, but I think we’ve possibly written off protest too quickly. You don’t need those superfans on side, you just need a couple of thousand people willing to create disruption. I’m not convinced it would ‘work’ because ordinary people really can’t force billionaires to do business deals. But at the same time, trying to play the traditional role of a supporters trust is just nonsensical when Ashley is owner. And if anything it gives the superfans a licence to continue as if everything is fine. PS I admire people taking leadership in the trust and I don’t know what I would do. It’s an almost impossible situation for the organisation to be in.

The prontonising is the best feature.

He’s better than any of our CMs IMO, but he’s never going to carry us like Willock can.