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Agree - their biggest pitch seemed to be the fact they advertise standard prices as sales / huge price cuts to get more people through doors - something I'm sure a lot of shops do. Also, the zero hours and crap working regime at the warehouse, they wont be alone in pushing staff as far as possible. However, the SD/NUFC thing clearly has hit a nerve, and the fact that club shop merchandise revenue now appears to go straight to SD is something that deserved more investigation. As well as Wonga sponsorship and the SD stadium advertising - but they brushed that one off as an owner 'using one to advertise the other'. Anyway, see what the 'full statement' has to say on the SD/NUFC revenue link. But its at least good that its prompted the club to respond. A strategy of targetting SD is clearly the way to get to Ashley.

Posted by Caulkin on Twitter, article from another Times writer....

we're pulling a UKIP we need moar jak colbacs to succeed Well its looking like Krul and Janmaat could be away in summer as well as Coloccini. So with Darlow and Lacelles coming in, thats two more non-forrins in the squad. Be great next season when we have a a british keeper and defence... with Darlow in goal, Raylor at RB, Lacelles and Williamson at CB, and Dummet at LB. #NeeMoreForrins

If indeed the remaining french players are such a 'contagious' problem, maybe they wouldn't be if a few of their compatriots hadn't been sold off and/or treated like **** by the club.

Re: French players, just seen this post on FB under a Chronicle article:

That's utter bollocks. There's thousands of football fans all over the country who love going to watch their football club and have done since they were small children. It's in their blood and despite how bad things get simply cannot stop doing it. Yeah, they're sheep with no self respect and you're one of them. No we're not. We're people who've grown up loving their football and supporting their football club whether they're good or bad. It's a hobby that we all enjoy. Good or bad doesn't even come into it, man. As others have pointed out, we've been s**** for most of our history. This is about someone taking away the things you love about the club, the things that made you want to go to the match in the first place. Nail on head. Since my first match in 1988, I've seen us relegated twice, promoted twice and never win owt. But in most of those 27 years, you always felt the club wanted to do better, and even win something - despite having some dodgy players like Frank Pingel, Des Hamilton or Silvio Maric. Now, its about one thing only - trying to stay in the top flight, simply to promote S****D*****.com at the highest level, whilst maintaining the lowest net spend possible. If that is the club that the likes of Ujpest want to support simply for their day out/hobby, then they are welcome to it.

Hehe, I can imagine on 34mins today, Ujpest was sat in his seat eating his match pie saying... "Howay lads sit down man... it won't make any difference, he already has ya money... I cant see the match, for all those banners no-one was handing out!"

But, its 3 hrs away from the missus!

"They could not go to the match against Swansea because they are performing at the same time - but said they would boycott if they could." So erm, they are boycotting, then??

Couple of posts from Skyscrapercity forum, not enough facepalms for this... http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=123434568#post123434568

I'm sure AO will announce the next stage of protest soon, but I don't see any reason why those who stayed away yesterday should just go back for the next home match.... indeed, more should follow them in boycotting. If most suddenly go back, then it'll appear to have been a one-off, rather than showing that many fans are truly sick of Ashleys running of the club, and staying away accordingly. EDIT: Another Twitter account has appeared, claiming they will go after the club fr refunds on 2014-15 ST's for those who want it. Aye, can see that working, like.

Hope ujpest is enjoying his 3 hours away from his missus.

FA Cup 5th Round at home v Wimbledon - 1988 Lost 1-3... Mirandinha kicked Dave Beasant up the arse on the way off at FT. Went in 'The Corner' my first few matches, until I saw sense and decided I wanted to actually watch the match, and migrated to The Scoreboard.

You may as well join in for this game mate, absolutely nothing to lose. It'll feel much better to be part of the however-many who took part. it will i agree, i have always believed in backing those on the pitch with the shirt on though regardless of everything going on around it Exactly my point. What would it take for you to stop? Being sponsored by "Jimmy Saville Was Innocent PLC"? 3 Relegations plus a few false dawns haven't stopped me going. http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/interactive/2007/1/burger-king-loyal-super-fan.jpg

Aye, that's our 'Head Coach'

Walkout was always gonna be difficult to be effective, with supporters who wanted to stay criticising those who wanted to walk out/did walkout. Hopefully a full boycott will be easier to just do something else that day, even if they don't join a protest group in Leazes park.

On after the break by looks of it. Dear god... discussing anything and everything before us... now saying 'before 12'!!

Peter Lovenkrands on SSN panel with Pete Graves at 11, discussing NUFC.

Profile > Modify Profile > Ignore Lists. Something like that anyway Cheers... Done.

Dear Me... is there an 'ignore' option on the forum???

Saw couple of Palace players interviewed on SSN after the match, saying that they knew last nights match was a 'Free Game' so no expectancy on them. So looks like the tactical genius Pardew set them up just like when he picked a reserve (sacrificial) team at the Etihad earlier this season, which then went on to pull off a remarkable result. Citys erratic form also making him look great.

Thing this time is, the guys at 'sackpardew' have proved they can engage and have a sensible conversation with the media - no coffins, no dressing up as priests, or any of that rubbish. Just a sensible, fact based, campaign which the media have proven in the past, they will cover and report on. That sort of bad publicity will be what affects Ashley, not what the individual fan says/thinks, which is barely picked up by the media. Think any banners could replicate the S*****D*****.com logo/colours too, thus bringing his preferred business into it.

Agreed. The last campaign divided people, some who felt (and still feel) that Pardew did a good job under the 'restrictions' and felt sorry for him. Surely, the masses can/should get behind this, as they can surely see this is going for the REAL problem at NUFC.