Interesting article, thanks very much kind sir. I can't quite believe I missed that - I heard ne'er a peep about it. Some interesting parallels, but some cautionary tales too - I can see Ashley reacting to a bocyott, especially if it was unwisely only planned for one game, the same way the Lazio president did - i.e. by completely ignoring it. It should also be noted that the mess AC were in was due to their funding being cut off, necessitating a change with or without a boycott. There appears to be no such pressing need for Ashley, and there likely never will be without relegation. It was nice to note the call for protest actually seemed to underestimate the public feeling - it seems to have assume many would still attend, therefore it asked them simply not to sing.
Follow up piece here from a few days ago, if anyone's interested:
http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/berlusconi-family-plan-to-sell-ac-milan-shares
The amount of effort you are putting into trying to quash any hope for change or ideas for action is intriguing.
It's having zero effect, mind. That ship has sailed.
Its nigh time that the fans took a stand. It's ok saying it wont achieve anything, if it's half arsed it may just be the case that it won't but doing nothing is definitely wont change anything!
If Ashley wants to use the club as a marketing tool let's poison the well. Lets boycott all televised games and show the world how f***ed we are that the club is being run like a cheap tat shop. He want's maximum exposure for Sports Direct, we need to flip that on its head and make NUFC a brand that no one wants to associate themselves with whilst Ashley is in charge.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
-George Bernard Shaw
It is a great quote.
Thats the bugger, I took it out as I didn't think I did it justice.
Christ noodles, I feel ill saying this but yes, exactly
That's a great quote.