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Marching on together: protests at the Coventry game

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  • BartleyPark
    BartleyPark Posts: 430
    This is an important game for us. Hope we all come back. It's not far off a year since the Sheffield Wednesday game protest. Needs to be big and surprising. I'll be there.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,282
    edited October 2016
    I will be there for this one. Only my second game of the season and first I will have to pay for a ticket, although I have plans in place to reduce this cost. Looking forward to it. Hope it gets called off half way through
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,838
    Would be great if everyone who supports the protests could come to the march and take part in whatever is announced for outside the Valley.

    Then as many of those as possible to go in the stadium and take part in there too. If we can pack the lower west (and the covered end) with loads of black and white wearing, noisy, protesters it will be fantastic. Worth breaking a boycott for, just to show them the strength of feeling.
  • AddickEssex
    AddickEssex Posts: 64
    Got my ticket for the lower west yesterday, looking forward to this, time to go Roland!
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,596
    They know the strength of feeling, they don't care. We've done this. We don't have the minerals to really get to them at The Valley. There will never be a game abandonment which would truly inconvenience them. If this is anything more but the usual throw things on the pitch/ banners/ sporadic 'We want Roland Out' chanting and a little coverage on the local rags website and pictures/backslapping on forums then I'll hold my hands up and say I'm wrong.

    Sorry for the negative post, I will attend the march, but it's absolutely NOT worth breaking a boycott for - and encouraging people to give the club money - on principle.



  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,737
    edited October 2016
    Great idea to get together. Until they got relegated, Coventry seemed like a permanent fixture in the top division. Both clubs shoud not be where they are, and it shames both sets of owners.
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,651
    boggzy said:

    They know the strength of feeling, they don't care. We've done this. We don't have the minerals to really get to them at The Valley. There will never be a game abandonment which would truly inconvenience them. If this is anything more but the usual throw things on the pitch/ banners/ sporadic 'We want Roland Out' chanting and a little coverage on the local rags website and pictures/backslapping on forums then I'll hold my hands up and say I'm wrong.

    Sorry for the negative post, I will attend the march, but it's absolutely NOT worth breaking a boycott for - and encouraging people to give the club money - on principle.



    Boggzy,
    while i admire your stance i think this is the one game to be in the stadium making your feelings known.
    No 'we want Roland outs', everything directed at the directors box.
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    The discussion around getting games abandoned last season took the promotion opportunities of our opposition into consideration (quite rightly so). However, it's a very different scenario with Coventry.
    I think this could get very interesting.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,885
    The Jimmy Hill Way? Are we ground sharing with Coventry now then?

    To be fair though, he was a great football man, but ground sharing wasn't one of his better ideas.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,885
    boggzy said:

    They know the strength of feeling, they don't care. We've done this. We don't have the minerals to really get to them at The Valley. There will never be a game abandonment which would truly inconvenience them. If this is anything more but the usual throw things on the pitch/ banners/ sporadic 'We want Roland Out' chanting and a little coverage on the local rags website and pictures/backslapping on forums then I'll hold my hands up and say I'm wrong.

    Sorry for the negative post, I will attend the march, but it's absolutely NOT worth breaking a boycott for - and encouraging people to give the club money - on principle.



    Unfortunately this is how I am feeling too.

    I don't WANT to feel this way, honestly, but that's how it is for me at the moment.

    I hope me and Boggzy are proved wrong, really I do.

    Good luck to all who get involved. I will be supporting you in spirit.

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  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    25May98 said:

    The discussion around getting games abandoned last season took the promotion opportunities of our opposition into consideration (quite rightly so). However, it's a very different scenario with Coventry.
    I think this could get very interesting.

    Agreed with the stated consideration above. However, another consideration is to keep the media "onside", which in my view, is necessary as an integral part of the overall range of actions/needs. I also believe we should hold the moral high ground.

    I personally would not support actions to get a game abandoned. I also however recognise others may not support my view and that is fine by me.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,594
    personally think it's beyond worrying about maintaining the moral high ground, we've done that so far and where has it really got us. Anything goes imo (within reason of course)
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    Coventry fans should sit in the charlton end too and a mix of their colours and ours would be great
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    I will be attending this protest. I will also purchase a ticket in the West Stand.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,844
    dizzee said:

    Coventry fans should sit in the charlton end too and a mix of their colours and ours would be great

    Roly would love to see the fans mixing together!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,338
    I have a season ticket, but I won't be averse to a spot of dissent. Just don't bloody whistle when anyone's through on goal ok
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,946
    Does anyone have access to 2000+ pigeons at short notice?
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,428
    With the 15th being my birthday, this will be the best birthday CARD I receive!
  • mrbligh
    mrbligh Posts: 3,056
    does anyone have a link to the players both Charlton and Coventry?

    I know there are a few on here that know players on our side - maybe CARD could get in touch with their Cov counterparts and see if there is any legs in this

    it would be unbelievably powerful

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/30/greek-match-delayed-players-sit-down-protest-migrant-deaths

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  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,946
    Does anyone know where the directors box is? Is it between blocks D and E on the halfway line?
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,737
    Whatever happens - theeh ownership can't say they haven't been warned!
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    cantersaddick said:

    Does anyone know where the directors box is? Is it between blocks D and E on the halfway line?

    Just look for a chavy slapper with a very large nose, can't miss it.
  • LeaburnForEngland
    LeaburnForEngland Posts: 2,291
    Me + 3 family members will be there for the first time since Burnley, West Lower. Bring it on.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,826
    cantersaddick said:

    Does anyone know where the directors box is? Is it between blocks D and E on the halfway line?

    Yes
  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    stonewallpenalty said:

    Get this game abandoned.

    If there was ever one to do it this is it.

    This would make huge huge ripples in the news, especially if both teams contribute to it, a joint on pitch protest. If only...
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,745
    cantersaddick said:

    Does anyone know where the directors box is? Is it between blocks D and E on the halfway line?

    yes
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,199
    Coventry's bloke has been there nine years? Gulp.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,016
    Uboat said:

    Coventry's bloke has been there nine years? Gulp.

    mmm scary
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited October 2016
    I'm in Manchester Thursday - Sunday of next week. Seriously considering coming back on the Saturday to get involved.

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