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I've no idea what the state of his back injury was but I always thought he looked like he had ability. Having been sent to Coventry in finest Gueye fashion it seems as though his major crime was to stick up for that female member of staff who got sacked.

Answer the question I put to you then instead of swerving it: Would you personally actively participate in (for example) a yellow/red card protest inside the ground? I've already said around the time of the Derby fixture, I'd come down to a match to participate in a protest if something suitable were to be organised. I can't boycott, having already voted with my feet some time ago.

Lol £120 for a box and the shirt (costing £80) looks like a piece of old rag. Sums up the Club's attitude towards the fans.

So that's a no then. So to summarise You won't boycott (even for one game) You won't consider not renewing your ST next time round You won't actively participate in any in ground protest. That's absolutely fine. Im sure there's a lot more like you. My view would be you're not going to change your stance no matter what is said, it's unrealistic to expect you, or others of a like mind, would.

Completely agree, there's no point watering the message down to satisfy a section of the fan base who don't really support your aims in the first place.

Would you personally hold up a yellow or red card saying something like "Venky's Out!" then?

Yep. (In no particular order) Sir Roger, Tony Field, Shearer, Duff, dead heat between loads for the fifth - maybe just Hendry.

Really sad news about Tony Field. As everyone else from the time would confirm, a true Rovers great. When you think of the assorted dross we've had masquerading in the blue and white halves over the years, it's enough to make you weep compared to Field.

Literally looks about 12 on the photos of him on the Internet. I again struggle to see why we'd pay to take a punt on this guy but won't even give Tyjon an opportunity.

Just out of interest, what is it that makes anyone believe a word he says? He didnt like loans either, supposedly.

Or did he know there was no chance whatsoever of that, but said it anyway to try and placate a gullible fan base? The signing we have made only seems to be here because he won't cost us anything whatsoever.

Ill be really annoyed if we put a line up like that out. It SHOULD be the strongest possible line up. (But won't be I know, it's just a question of degree.)

I have been reading what you're writing. The Coalition are acting in good faith and doing their best. The fan base will never be in complete agreement about this but some things that are tried will no doubt appeal more to some than they will to others and vice versa. It serves no purpose to "carp" about individual initiatives. (Sorry if you dont like that term.)

You started off by disagreeing with the call for a boycott per se then when that wasn't quite in accordance with the majority view, shifted the goalposts and said you didnt agree with it being on a Saturday game, should have been a night match. But do keep contributing these "different ideas".

I've consistently said it needs to be a long and varied campaign. You dont seem to "get" or even entertain my basic point either that not everyone will be in agreement, ever, but that shouldn't be a stick to beat the Coalition with.

It "could" snow in August. I did say "more or less". We'll have to see. Either way scrapping to finish 21st isn't what I want to see.

That will only be determined with hindsight in 5 -10 years time when we see whether a) We still have a Club left to support at all and if so b) Whether we're doing better now than currently and c) Whether that's under the same or different owners. It's a matter of opinion and personal choice about whether you think you are doing the right thing. A proportion of fans simply will not support a boycott, refuse to attend games or actively support any form of action against their Club. That's a given so I don't know why such hand wringing is being done in certain quarters (sorry Matty) about trying to get everyone to think exactly the same way. It simply isn't going to happen. As long as the boycott gets SOME support it can be classified as an outright success, and even if it doesn't it still focuses attention on the cause and gets any protest movement off to a solid start. If we went out of business in the next 5 years a lot of the people who were still going at that point would no doubt still blame the majority of the fan base who had already stopped going. Conversely, a few might attach a bit of blame to those who didn't boycott and didnt put the owners under enough pressure to leave. It's the way it is, everyone has to act according to their own individual conscience but you're never going to get everyone to agree. Obviously the scale would shift more strongly in favour of protest if we got to a Sheffield Wednesday type situation but the whole point about protesting now is trying to prevent getting to that stage at any point.

Yet for large parts of last season Gueye looked considerably better than Gallagher who stole a wage for many seasons here. Hope he goes on to find some success elsewhere. Him and Ismael was always going to be a marriage made in hell.

I think even for these owners, there will be a point of critical mass that we're rapidly approaching. Imo losses exceeding a certain prescribed level that they're prepared to go to will be the only thing that shifts them. They certainly dont seem to mind being unpopular.

Burnley 2-1 down now. Edit: Bugger, 2-2 as I typed!

Why? You're not going to get them out by going "We dont like you but it doesn't matter we'll buy tickets or attend matches regardless." Has to be all or nothing.

Burnley 1-1 now. Thought there was a ridiculous VAR inspired penalty for Citeh in their game v Brighton. Doku took a swan dive over an outstretched leg and the ref (rightly imo) ignored it. Then VAR referred him to the screen and we know what happens next.

Whilst Im fully behind the call for a boycott it isn't quite that black and white. People have to decide whether or not to forgo something they've already paid for and there'll be a few like the poster previously who are obliged to attend as a one off due to personal circumstances. Im also not one of those who thinks the result of this initial call to boycott is of crucial importance either way. I assume in due course there'll be a call to supporters to boycott ST purchases for next season. You may (or may not) find there's a more noticeable response to that and either way it'll hit the owners in the pocket harder which will have the most chance of achieving the end goal. Need to do as many different things as possible by way of protest.

Never said they are. It's entirely a matter of personal choice whether anyone wants to attend/not attend, boycott for one game or permanently/not boycott etc. I voted with my feet several seasons ago so can't boycott per se however I do firmly think it's the right thing to do. Something has to be done. Imo those that still enjoy attending games, even under the current circumstances, won't have a Club left to follow in a few seasons if the Club continues on its current trajectory.

I think you're looking for reasons to be offended there ( particularly if you're boycotting yourself anyway) but hey ho. There will no doubt be some supporters who take the stance "Im not being told what to do" no matter what the rhetoric is surrounding the call to arms.