RED BLUE ARMY FORUM

FATBOY · Colonel

The Board of Directors

The Beast · Corporal

Surely this is abit extreme all the hard work is to spur the players on and help lift their performance. There must b a more rasional way of dealing with the situation.

shots 4 ever · Captain

Fatboy in the fact we need to let them know who we are and what we do is right because they need to know what we di and who we are. However boycotting the farsley celtic game is wrong it not the borad we get behind it the team.

Maybe do a display before the game saying somthing like (i dunno) board of directors RBA not hooliganssomthing like that but once the game gets under way we got to get behind the team.

3 points is the most important thing

Tenerife Shot · Staff Sergeant

IMO best thing to do would be to put all the banners upside down and have the first 10/15 mins of the game silent. All stand in the East Bank as always ofcourse.

You do need to do something. All the best.

dougoftheshots · Second Lieutenant

i think we should demand a meeting with the board of directors and let them know what we think about this insult, i bet its because those little ****s that cause trouble stand with the rba and they think they are part of us.
what did sam tell them in reply confused

m b p · Captain

I'm thinking either no banners at all or as said previously turn them upside down. But we should show who we are.
It's disappointing for them to think that we're a group of hooligans, after Chappie has even pointed out what our web address is ;).
If you don't want to take part and you're "happy" to be labelled with 'those' dicks then do so but there are some of us who do care.

Shearer · Second Lieutenant

I very much doubt it that the D.o.B called us hooligans?! Something's probably been heard wrongly or someone's taken something the wrong way! You know...a bit like the game 'Chinese Whispers' !

I know for a fact that several people on the board appreciate all the hard work the RBA does for the club. Wether it's displays on matchdays or general fund raising ideas, the club are grateful for all that we do.

Fatboy/ Dave B maybe you should have a proper chat with Sam before you go of starting some crusade?!

Over and Out People biggrin

m b p · Captain

Shearer,

I think that's a fair point but if it is true as to what they've said or even some of the board.
My last message sounds ****ty, so please don't take it that way - it's not suppose to sound like that.

chris woods · Lieutenant

Without the RBA this club would be mid-table every year and maybe even battle relegation, I dont know if you notice, the clubs with the bigger fanbases are near the top and play-off places every season.

FATBOY you should post this on the ShotsWeb message board, Mr McGinty reads that one I read it in the Droylseden programme, just let him see what we actually are about.

-- Edited by chris woods at 16:42, 2007-09-05

m b p · Captain

No, let's keep it on here. Nothing to do with Shots Web or the people on there.

chris woods · Lieutenant

OK then, for Farsley game, no drums and no flags?

FATBOY · Colonel

Well, in my eyes, if we were to say no banners, but still be in the East Bank, they'd just think the person who had the banners wasn't here. If there was a considerably less amount of people and noise, they would notice. The BoD need to be shown what it'd be like if there were no RBA whatsoever.

m b p · Captain

To be fair though, it's not just us who sing or start the songs, it's those further back too and I do doubt whether they'd follow suit or not.

stormbringer · Sergeant

hay i wouldnt worry to much about what sam says, there is a new member on the board so he might not no what your all about and asked her, iam sure those who've been on the board a while no what an important part in the sucsess of the club you all play..and if you did all go down the high street end for a bit of a protest the young chav hoolies might come and join you,then it would look like there somthing to do with the red and blue army.
so as sung by the famous chelsea ****em all smile

Tenerife Shot · Staff Sergeant

As Fatboy said if you simply don´t put the banners out it seems as if you could´nt be bothered on the day.

Banners upside down will make the directors look up and think why the hell are they doing that? Ultra groups across Europe do this for protests especially in Spain,Italy and Germany.

Question is, if you don´t sing for say 15 mins at the start of the game will the rest of the East Bank follow suit in respect? Or just carry on?? confused

-- Edited by Tenerife Shot at 12:31, 2007-09-06

FATBOY · Colonel

Tenerife Shot wrote:
Question is, if you don´t sing for say 15 mins at the start of the game will the rest of the East Bank follow suit in respect? Or just carry on??

That's the problem. Because not every person in the East Bank goes on this forum. That's why, at least if we left the East Bank, it would be more noticeable.