dl1971 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Was there any protest today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dan Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 56 minutes ago, dl1971 said: Was there any protest today? Heard a few chants of Erskine, Erskine at the start of the game from the JLS, did not notice much else. (I was in the JHS). Crowd pretty low though so some will claim an effective boycott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, dl1971 said: Was there any protest today? As already said a few chants of Erskine and also Doolan, while he was warming up. As I left the JL stand heard 1 person shout Caldwell GTF. But that was all.Crowd announced as just over 2,200 so not as bad as some thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 49 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: As already said a few chants of Erskine and also Doolan, while he was warming up. As I left the JL stand heard 1 person shout Caldwell GTF. But that was all.Crowd announced as just over 2,200 so not as bad as some thought. More than was at the game vs Alloa. Doesnt seem to me there is much appetite for a boycott by most supporters or maybe as someone said early on it needs to be publicised more widely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 18 minutes ago, Lenziejag said: or maybe as someone said early on it needs to be publicised more widely Or maybe, as I suggested a wee while back, we channel our energy into supporting the team. F*ck your boycott. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulguy jag Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) There would be no strong vocal or visual protest present at the match today .This I predicted to my good lady before entering the ground . It would seem that there is a lot of hot air been produced on this forum. Caldwell will be in charge until the season closes folks, like it or lump it or make a GENUINE statement on match day. Edited January 19, 2019 by mulguy jag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, mulguy jag said: There would be no strong vocal or visual protest present at the match today .This I predicted to my good lady before entering the ground . It would seem that there is a lot of hot air been produced on this forum. Caldwell will be in charge until the season closes folks, like it or lump it or make a GENUINE statement on match day. Imo a boycott will harm the club even more. Less money coming thru the gate, very low season ticket sales. I will still buy my season ticket for next season and for many seasons after. I realise fans are upset and frustrated by what has happened at Thistle over the past 20 months or so and in particular this season. But hopefully once Caldwell and members of the board are long gone we will have a club that is on the up again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulguy jag Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Imo a boycott will harm the club even more. Less money coming thru the gate, very low season ticket sales. I will still buy my season ticket for next season and for many seasons after. I realise fans are upset and frustrated by what has happened at Thistle over the past 20 months or so and in particular this season. But hopefully once Caldwell and members of the board are long gone we will have a club that is on the up again. AJ, I personally hope that Caldwell somehow turns this around and things improve quick. I was listening to the pundits on clyde going home from firhill tonight and they stated what we all know . It would be a disaster if we were relegated. I understand your view on boycotts but I would expect the fans to at lease voice their concerns in a stronger manner as we are in one mess at the moment. Firhill seems to be riddled with apathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Dark Passenger said: Or maybe, as I suggested a wee while back, we channel our energy into supporting the team. F*ck your boycott. I'm kinda neutral re boycotts, protests etc. I'm no longer a vocal type in any case but I'd suggest the most effective protests are those that occur spontaneously rather than anything organised. Example being the ad lib "Chris Erskine" chant won't have gone amiss but that didn't stop fans also getting behind the team. I was rather surprised by the attendance today as I thought it would've been a lot less. Perhaps this shows that us fans, who more or less have given up on the manager, haven't as yet given up on the team. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 4 hours ago, mulguy jag said: AJ, I personally hope that Caldwell somehow turns this around and things improve quick. I was listening to the pundits on clyde going home from firhill tonight and they stated what we all know . It would be a disaster if we were relegated. I understand your view on boycotts but I would expect the fans to at lease voice their concerns in a stronger manner as we are in one mess at the moment. Firhill seems to be riddled with apathy. I also hope we stay up and that probably means Caldwell turning it around. As I don't see him being sacked now. I agree with you about the apathy. As I left Firhill one fan shouted Caldwell GTF. Not exactly a strong protest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Have any protests in the past worked at Thistle. By that I mean has the change happened mid season ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Lenziejag said: Have any protests in the past worked at Thistle. By that I mean has the change happened mid season ? Probably not but with the advent of social media the Club Board should be more aware of the strength of fan unrest. The media, lazy as always, regularly pick up on fan tweets etc driving an issue forward. Things seem to be far more instantaneous in today, creating a climate where change for good or bad is easier achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Lenziejag said: Have any protests in the past worked at Thistle. By that I mean has the change happened mid season ? The protests against Sandy Clark certainly had an effect. The 'boo boys' letter from Kevin Moore that was put in the following weeks programme certainly showed it got the directors understanding the strength of feeling with the fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscat Jag Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Lenziejag said: Have any protests in the past worked at Thistle. By that I mean has the change happened mid season ? Yeah, pretty much got Benny Rooney the boot. Thank God. Still hard to believe that someone who did so well at Morton could've been so utterly appalling with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulguy jag Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 7 hours ago, Lenziejag said: Have any protests in the past worked at Thistle. By that I mean has the change happened mid season ? Aye the protest about the pies been cauld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgarveJag Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Fans were organising a protest at my first game in 1977. The board had sold Alan Hansen to Liverpool and the board had to be reminded about how important the fans view was and that wouldn’t stand for the club taking a commercial view of the business. The board payed attention and sold Doug Sommner to a rival club 24 months later. Auld Jag is right. We’ll all be supporting The Jags a long time after the characters involved have been resigned to the history books. Happy Clapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Surely the board know exactly how we feel. They sacked a manager who had spent the vast majority of his footballing career at Thistle because they didn't think he could get their objective of promotion. They replace him with a manager who has now taken us to the bottom of the league. They don't need to be football people to know that the fans will not be happy. Imo Caldwell is not going anywhere soon. We are always told how important fans are. So lets get behind the team and see where we end up. If we don't get out of this mess and end up relegated I am sure there will be a number of people going out the exit door. A big game on Saturday lets get behind the team. Edited January 20, 2019 by Auld Jag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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