Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="Lord God Jose Mourinho"TBH I wouldn't have thought any of these decisions would be made by the Glazers. Have they even been over here when these incidents happened?'"
No, but they are in regular communication with their puppy, who is doing the media spin.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"As for the Milan colour schemes. If the club really wanted to derail your protests, they wouldn't have put those details on the website at all. They'd have let the supporters travel to the ground without a thought and the supporters would have just had all their banners taken away because they weren't authorised.'"
TBH, there is nothing about colour schemes on the AC website, just on the United one. It's simple to get banners into any ground, the San Siro will be no different. It seems to me that United are just trying to put fans off taking GG to Italy, but it doesn't seem as though their efforts have worked as people with tickets are still intent on taking GG.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"IMO that is scraping the barrell searching for proof that the Glazers are worried. As is the claim that green/gold have been your colours since ~AD 1885. If it wasn't for the protest, roughly 3 people would be wearing green/gold. Green/gold aren't MUFC club colours, they are simply the colours of your protest.'"
Nobody's denying that GG are the colours of the protest, we want that recognition. However, it is important to let undecided fans understand that GG were the original colours of NH, so that they don't think two colours have just been plucked from anywhere. GG is also ideal, because (until last week) there was no GG items available in the Megastore so it's easy to identify over the United colours.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"It's not impossible at all. It's not even that difficult. It just takes the sacrifice of missing a live game at the stadium.'"
I've done that, as have >40,000 others since the Glazer's came in. However, there are plenty of others who simply pick up the tickets. Getting tens of thousands to sacrifice just one game, at the same time, is impossible.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"If there's a huge traffic delay which means thousands are outside the ground then the kick off will be delayed on HS grounds. But if thousands of people are outside the ground because they're throwing their dummies out over Glazer, I don't think they'll be delaying the kick off. '"
If the kick off doesn't get delayed, that's even better, because the world's cameras will be seeing an OT game kick off with thousands of empty seats, whilst people protest outside. Then after 10 minutes, when people start entering again, OT will be just a chorus of LUHG chants. A very effective message.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"That may be a part of the protest, to have the game start with loads of people outside. But just think how stupid those fans will feel if Rooney knocks in a great goal while they're fannying about outside. '"
As The Boy TC has said, loads of people skip the last 10 minutes when we score a load of our goals, winning goals too. I remember the City league game and loads of folk walked out at 1-1.
The risk of missing one goal to send a very clear message to the Glazer's is worth it, and a lot of people are up for it, much more than missing a full game.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"Yeah, embarrassing them is going to force them out, isn't it? Maybe you should have had some violent protests outside the stadium when they took over and threatened them so much that they'd never set foot in the ground? Oh yeah, you did that, and they ignored it and carried on as they wished.'"
Which is why the GG campaign was started. We are simply learning from our mistakes of 2005. There were loads of campaigns to try prevent the takeover, the main problem was that there were also loads of clear divisions in the fan base. The GG is uniting all United fans, including FC fans.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"IMO the reason that mass boycotts won't work is because very few supporters care enough about the situation to miss a game. If it comes to wearing green and gold, thousands, maybe tens of thousands will wear it. But it's a nothing gesture.
If there was a mass boycott of the ground, tens of thousands of empty seats for a few games in a row, then that would possibly make a difference. It would show the Glazers, and the banks that have leant them the money, that the supporters were serious in their efforts to get rid of them. But wearing colours won't achieve a thing. '"
At the moment it is impossible to implement a mass boycott of a game. However, through time, as more and more people come to terms with the severity of the Glazer's damage to the club, boycotting will become more of a reality. It's all about taking small steps, and doing them properly, to build up to the big boycotting events. Last time, protests tried too much too quickly without the full support of all supporters, the GG is only the first of many steps, but at least it's getting the support of the media, supporters and some United staff, including players.
Quote Lord God Jose Mourinho="LGJM"Either the Glazers will go because someone offers them a good price for the club, or the supporters make a strong stand of defiance which means that a Glazer run MUFC isn't viable. I don't think MU fans have it in them to make a strong stand, so I think the sad whining campaigns will be here for a long time.'"
Hopefully the MUST led "Red Knights" will be able to buy the club.
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