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Don't boycott the players

Premier League Newcastle United
by Dr Gonzo (U10686642) 11 September 2008
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Right folkes my point tonight is short and sweet. Do not boycott the match this weekend. To do so would be an absolute disgrace, how do you think the players are feeling at present, they need us to show up and voice our support for them. Nobody likes what is happening at the club at the moment, we the fans must stick together and help the players through this situation. The people who are willing to give up on the club are not real fans, they have some misguided idea that by not showing up at the games Ashley is going to leave the club and Keegan will return victorious, this is a fantasy. Ashley is the owner of our beloved club, like it or lump it, there is nothing wrong with voicing opinion's against the board from the stand, staying away will achieve nothing and will definately have a negative effect on the players. The saying "cutting off ones nose to spite their face" sums up the situation perfectly.

So please get to St Jame's park this weekend and every other home game to support OUR team, Newcastle United.

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comment by maf_20 (U8197236)

posted Sep 12, 2008

I tell you what. Let's think about this.

1. The players get paid huge sums of money per week and probably don't care too much if a few thousand stay away. They still get paid
2. Mike Ashley. I'm sure he'll be devasted to hear that fans will be paying upwards of £25 per ticket to come and whinge at him. Save your money and you can pay me £12.50 and come round to my house and whinge at me instead.

When will football fans realise that the only way to show discontent and displeasure is to STAY AWAY & DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY ANYMORE. It's logical common sense, isn't it?

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posted Sep 12, 2008

First of all, i am not a Newcastle fan so, really, i have no voice in the mattter... also this is not ment to be a derogatory slap at to Newcastle fans... but...

As fans, shouldn’t we always support the club? No single man is bigger than the club is the old saying! That was the consensus at White Hart Lane after Jol left and the View of Man U fans following the Ronaldo saga! Why is it so different at the toon?

Surely the man who picks up the tab (Ashley) and paid off over £80 million worth of debt has the right to have a say how the club is run!

Many of the arguments suggest that Mike Ashley, Dennis Wise and the other directors appear to be failing to offer a supportive structure within which the manager can manage.

Unfortunatly it's a structure where Kev Keegan couldn’t manage but hundreds of clubs across the world operate in that exact structure!

So the argument is not is the board right for KK? But is KK right for Newcastle United?

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comment by zoet07 (U10368097)

posted Sep 12, 2008

Agree completly. Its only way to get of that clown. After the affair of Sheppard/Hall about the shirts plus opinions on N.E. women the fans should have stayed away then but did not. Its the empty SJP that will tell them time to go.

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posted Sep 12, 2008

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The only effective voting is with your feet.
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Only a mug would pay someone they didn't like/want/approve.
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posted Sep 12, 2008

The sad reality is that as far as Mike Ashely et al is that the fans in the statium are just "atomsphere" for the TV, and that's where the money comes from, not the turnstile. Bycotting won't make much difference. Civil disobedience (well stopping the opposition team getting to the ground) that'll hurt them in the pocket. Though violence by the fans would be a disaster. It absolutely has to be peaceful.

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posted Sep 12, 2008

Am I the only Newcastle who is pleased Keegan has gone. He has a track record of walking out when the pressure gets a little tough and he has done it again. WELL DONE to Mike Ashley for calling Keegan's bluff.

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posted Sep 12, 2008

TO ALL NEWCASTLE SUPPORTERS: DO NOT ENTER THE STADIUM.THANK YOU.

During the match (won by Hull 1:0, og Owen) you will have the pleasure to demonstrate your seriousness outside the stadium. SAFC fans will substitute inside the stadium, so Hull City will be the most supported team of the day.

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posted Sep 13, 2008

i urge noone to enter the stadium or to do a protest of some sort,simply walking in shows the fact that ashley hasnt been affected at all,he will still earn the same amount of money he was earning before hand he wont care how angry you are, hit him in the pockets thats where it hurts him most.

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posted Sep 13, 2008

can I suggest that you all go to the game and turn your backs to face the other way in the stands? You'll enjoy the game more lol.

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posted Sep 13, 2008

Can I suggest as a protest you all stop being DELUSIONAL for one day?

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