Please consider completing the poll to help capture the current mind set of the forum statistically. My personal disclaimer is that I consider myself non conforming for reasons outlined elsewhere and I sincerely believe that doing nothing achieves exactly nothing. That said I fully respect the variety of opinion and this poll would enable clarity as to whether conformists are now in the majority. 

This is not intended to rabble rouse as the forum is a just a small data set, but aims to facilitate further discussion around organised protest should there be sufficient support in principle, and where possible involve the trust in any potential action or actions discussed, given their support in principle at the recent meeting.

Thank you in advance and I hope the poll actually works !! 

8 hours ago, Charles Bannerman said:

But what I do know is that the media had been prepared for the possibility of some kind of public demonstration in or around yesterday’s game, but nothing materialised. Older contributors will remember the massive publicity coup which was the bus full of banned rebels that was parked at the Comet end of Telford Street in 1994… ironically in a controversial situation that prompted massive public demand for season tickets.

(This, by the way, ISN’T an incitement to civil disobedience…. simply some modestly philosophical thoughts about the precise nature and effects of the boycott.)

Well there we go that just highlights how out of touch the so called local media are then. 🤡 

 

Dougal

Edited July 21, 2024Jul 21 by dougal

10 hours ago, Yngwie said:

I just don’t follow the logic of people who choose to deprive the club of cash because they ‘don’t want to pay SG’s wages’.

That's not it at all.

They are refusing to buy season tickets as a protest against Gardiner's continued presence at the club.

They are fully aware that by doing so, they are not depriving him of his wages.

Quite simply, when Gardiner leaves the building, permanently, then they will buy their season tickets.

He'll have to get a move on though, otherwise I'll be looking at a half-season ticket a few months down the line.

I am of the opinion that I am actually now going to put money into the club by buying merchandise as I usually do with Birthday money (I'm 39 on 12 August 😁) as I do that most years. I won't change just because of one man, he's only our CEO nothing more, nothing less! Yes I'm not happy with how he's running the club at the moment but that won't influence how I support the club.

As I've said on this forum on numerous occasions (mainly to justify my stance on attending 😛😛), I work weekends so can't attend matches due to the love of my job :). One day in the not to distant future I hope to be able to attend matches because my dream career job is to work in an outdoor nursery and, incidentally there are 2 in the Inverness/Moray area at Tornagrain and Elgin but my preference is Fort William 👍 (that may be slightly off topic so apologies). If I did indeed move down then the next thing to overcome would be my shyness when meeting new people because I would love to meet up with fellow fans either in bars etc before matches or even at matches because, once people get to know me, they grow to like my humorous sense of humour 😛😛👍👍.

 

Hopefully that is a sufficient response to your poll questions @Leaky Blinder because I can't vote due to lack of attendance at matches.

I imagine a chunk of the support are people with no strong affiliation to the club and attend purely for the social aspects and a liking for football in general.  There's certainly no shortage of those who hold/held season tickets on both sides of the bridge.

They will be largely apathetic to goings on behind the scenes but if they feel that the club may not see out the season then not buying a season ticket is an easy decision.  Especially if they're not enjoying the product on the pitch.

There will be many other reasons for fans choosing to stay away beyond those in the poll but not much which is encouraging people to attend.  That is the main issue just now.

Looking at the prices I see that everyone other than the under 20s has a reduced season ticket price this year.  That strikes me as petty and counter productive especially if they want vocal support for the team on the park.

2 hours ago, STFU said:

I imagine a chunk of the support are people with no strong affiliation to the club and attend purely for the social aspects and a liking for football in general.  There's certainly no shortage of those who hold/held season tickets on both sides of the bridge.

They will be largely apathetic to goings on behind the scenes but if they feel that the club may not see out the season then not buying a season ticket is an easy decision.  Especially if they're not enjoying the product on the pitch.

There will be many other reasons for fans choosing to stay away beyond those in the poll but not much which is encouraging people to attend.  That is the main issue just now.

Looking at the prices I see that everyone other than the under 20s has a reduced season ticket price this year.  That strikes me as petty and counter productive especially if they want vocal support for the team on the park.

I think that's not a coincidence tbh

I have purchased my season ticket but would consider formal protest. So a mixture of 2 and 5.

The management and board have no respect for the staff, playing and non playing. They have shown nothing but disdain for the fans. Why would anyone consider throwing money at the very people that have got the club into the position it is in? Im sure there's a quote  about insanity that could be wheeled out on that. They are worse than incompetent. They'll try to weather the storm and if fans return, they'll be treated with the same contempt they've  shown since the start of this sorry saga. Having said all that, I'll turn up to support the team on match day. I'm not renewing my season ticket for the same reason I wouldn't invest in a 3 legged race horse.

 

This Poll will end tomorrow at 23:59 (GMT)

A big thank you to all who took part 🤜🤛

The board have made a major financial decision since the poll was set up so let's see how fan opinion shifts in the weeks ahead. 

Buckle up. 

 

 

22 minutes ago, Leaky Blinder said:

Buckle up.

Must get new specs.  I read that as "Buckie up"!

 

8 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

Must get new specs.  I read that as "Buckie up"!

or Buckie Cup ..