Exiled in Toronto Mk2

That’s more like it: a compelling fact-based argument that everyone can get behind.

If the Coalition were interested in pursuing a bottom-up strategy I’d be more than happy to lend a wordsmithing hand, but I see no evidence as yet that they are.

I don’t think anyone knows what they care about, and what will make them want to sell. I’m fairly certain they won’t care about a five-minute slot on Rock FM or Radio Lancashire. Publicity isn’t an end in itself, especially in today’s 24-hr news cycle. However, it is a fact that there is a wide spread of opinions within the fan base about the owners and the desirability or not of getting rid of them. Personally, I think the Coalition’s efforts would be better directed first finding common ground across the majority of the fan base before calling for anything. A game-changer would be then getting a credible buyer on board, but easier said than done.

Having thought about this some more, I’m afraid to say I think it’s the wrong strategy being pursued in the wrong way. Calling for a boycott sounds great to the fans already boycotting, but to the fans who aren’t, there’s nothing in the letter to make them consider doing so. 1) It’s directed to the wrong audience - it’s a letter to the owners, not the attending fans. 2) “The Coalition” calling for a boycott is a long way from Red Robbo calling out the lads at Longbridge. They are by no means widely accepted as the voice of the majority. 3) There is no argument, persuasion or rationale in the letter as to why a boycott will change anything. 4) It’s too long, repetitious and reads like it was written by a committee (no doubt it was). It’s not exactly the Gettysburg Address or the “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” of the French Revolution. When the ground isn’t empty against Watford, all that will have been achieved is a further loss in credibility.

I’d like to be proven wrong but I can’t help thinking a change in strategy is needed. Every call to action over the last 15 years has demanded maximalist action, be it a march in the pissing rain, invading the pitch or a match boycott sometime weeks away when 15,000 are boycotting every game already. The fact is that most fans just aren’t that invested beyond the 90 mins. So, rather than a few hundred fans at best taking some action that frankly is not supported by anything like a majority of fans, why not look for something that a) demands little or no effort, and b) is something that virtually all fans can get on board with. A simple online petition that anyone can click in a couple of seconds and worded so that no-one can disagree with it. There has to be some common ground between fans like Chaddy and Glen Mullen, find that and get 30,000 signatures. Then it can’t be dismissed as a minority with an agenda. You can initiate getting the law of the land changed if you get enough people to sign the right petition.

Pears watches an obvious deflection roll out for a corner, watches the header go in, then gives it the usual arms outstretched.

Cracking goal by Ohashi after a good surging run and perfect pass from the much maligned Tavares. The one thing that gives me hope for this season is thus far we have not been dicked by anyone.

Has Miller completed a pass? Has Morishta trapped a ball? Has Ohashi ever beaten someone one-on-one? Has Pears ever saved anything by staying on his line?

Thank God we have a guy with a 3-inch-wide fork

Where were the rollers at half-time?

I saw this game alright here in Canada but the previous game I accidentally paid twice as it didn’t take me to a transaction completed page - zero response from them re my request for a refund.

Is his reputation something that might its way into a team briefing Tony? Or are such things kept within the refereeing community? Until now, obviously! 😂 I thought Hedges betrayed his attacker’s mindset with the challenge, trying to win a ball where he started second favourite. As Tyrone explained very well earlier, a defender mindset is to stop anything bad happening first and foremost. Jockey the guy down there and the chances are it goes for a throw in or nowhere in particular.

Nonsense. It’s the Wrexham match thread. Many posters, including me, enjoyed our performance at Wrexham. Or is that “waxing too lyrical” for you?

A question that sounds a lot like trolling. One can despair at the state of a club but enjoy a decent 90 mins effort from a team. I did.

I read Arbitro’s posts avidly, we played in the same primary school team, but there are two separate issues: was it a foul? Probably not. Did Hedges need to make any contact at all? Definitely not: it was a foot from the touchline and six feet from the corner flag, there were two defenders right there and another not far away, zero risk in that situation.

His first priority was to keep the guy boxed in down there and hope to win a throw in; second priority was to not let a cross come in; least priority was to take any risk at all trying to win the ball back. A cross onto Moore’s head was the worst possible outcome from that situation and that’s what initiating contact led to, bad call or not.

Some harsh but understandable comments. I thought the starting 11 played well and we scored a top notch goal. Yuki’s finishing is getting concerning, the guy can’t buy a goal. Forshae, Morishita, young George and even the dodgy Aussie all played really well I thought. I thought we’d withstood the siege but Hedges stupidity, a great header back to the penalty spot by Moore and a wicked deflection cost us two points.

Ooofft!! What a good counter-attack, no way I thought he’d get the header in.

I for one am enjoying watching the current iteration of Valerian’s team more than any other since the League 1 promotion team. I love the effort and watching players find their feet and emerge. It’s the first time I’ve thought 3-5-2 has got legs: we have two great wingbacks who actually play as wingbacks, and two up front who combine Herculean effort with great poaching. Toth and Cantwell will improve us further. Onwards!

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I don’t know what instructions Hedges has been given, but he isn’t playing to them. And how I’ve missed Pears doing his blame others gesture while doing nothing to stop goals going in. The one Toth saved with his outstretched foot, Pears would’ve stayed on his feet then done the arms wide you guys fucked up thing.

I (as another former marketing professional) agree. The 150th anniversary is the anniversary of our founding, not of all the bits inbetween. It’s a celebration of what happened 150 years ago, just like a wedding anniversary is a celebration of the wedding day. If, to pick a completely random example 🙄, the groom had a moustache at the wedding 40 years ago but shaved it off a couple of years later, looks better without it and virtually everyone only knows him without it, that wouldn’t justify airbrushing it out of the wedding photo reprinted for the occasion.

Fair do’s that was the best half of football I’ve seen for ages, the players went all out for it and deserved the win. Great performances from Toth, Alebiosu, Montgomery.

Shit kicked out of him by McLoughlin

Miller again. I want to like the guy but he really is dogshit