#SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

[windermereROYAL]

The march for the Portsmouth game could be interesting, it had an impact during the Maxwell saga that`s for sure, no roads are not busy on a Saturday afternoon, there could be quite some disruption if enough people turn out.
Might need to cooperate with the old bill first though.

[NathStPaul]

It won't work.

HTH.

[MartinRdg]

If wages aren't paid on Friday need to look at more,

Cricket balls?

Footballs?

[Forbury Lion]

Tennis balls back on for Sat, 16th min. Just hope we're not defending a corner.

If wages aren't paid on Friday need to look at more, we carried a coffin draped with scarves from town when Maxwell was kicking off.

I'd rather it was as the teams were lining up to kick off first or second half, or as the whistle goes at HT.

+1

Would get a mention on Soccer Saturday , Game delayed due to balls on the pitch, If they time it right the could throw a second wave of balls just as they've cleared the first lot up and then repeat just before the second half kicks off.

In theory, if our players are aware this will happen too they can prepare mentally and not be affected, might give us a small advantage over the opposition when the whistle blows

If the balls on the pitch at the wrong time cause either a lapse of concentration leading to an opposition goal or a fluffed chance for us to score a goal then that could doom the club because it may cost us points or even just goal difference at the end of the season because with further points deductions, it will be tight at end of season and relegation to league 2 would kill the club.

[windermereROYAL]

If wages aren't paid on Friday need to look at more,

Cricket balls?

Footballs?

Try getting a couple of hundred of them through the turnstiles

[Snowflake Royal]

Cricket balls?

Footballs?

Try getting a couple of hundred of them through the turnstiles

Knives?

[morganb]

Cricket balls?

Footballs?

Try getting a couple of hundred of them through the turnstiles

Players (on both sides) could help out in the warm-up by booting as many balls as possible into the crowd (like they do most weeks) but this time the crowd doesn't returning them.

[Stranded]

It won't work.

HTH.

I'm not sure it "working" is really much of the point anymore.

[East Grinstead Royal]

I have not trawled back through the entire thread to see if this has been addressed already, but prior to the Bolton game, I was given a more attentive frisk than I've had since the Elm Park days. What was the stewards' attitude to tennis balls in coat pockets or bags? Do we have reason to think they will try to confiscate them on Saturday?

[morganb]

I have not trawled back through the entire thread to see if this has been addressed already, but prior to the Bolton game, I was given a more attentive frisk than I've had since the Elm Park days. What was the stewards' attitude to tennis balls in coat pockets or bags? Do we have reason to think they will try to confiscate them on Saturday?

I wondered the same and also under what part of the Ground Regulations (https://www.readingfc.co.uk/club/polici ... gulations/) tennis balls could be confiscated (aka stolen)?

The act that breaks the regs is the actual throwing:

The following acts are offences under the Football (Offences) Act 1991 (as amended):
11.1 the throwing of any object within the Ground without lawful authority

[Delboy]

if everyone had black balloons let off on the 16th minute, stewards could not detect, cheap on line or in shops, would look effective , tell press in advance . all stands could join in.

[NathStPaul]

Yeah that will show them Delboy.

[muirinho]

Yeah that will show them Delboy.

And your alternative plan is?

[NathStPaul]

Yeah that will show them Delboy.

And your alternative plan is?

Not my job I'm afraid. The protest group deliberately excluded HNA, they have made their choices and will have to live with them.

[muirinho]

Yeah that will show them Delboy.

And your alternative plan is?

Not my job I'm afraid. The protest group deliberately excluded HNA, they have made their choices and will have to live with them.

Ah right, so if only they had issued a gold-plated invitation to you personally, you'd be able to give them the benefit of your wisdom and expertise.

Reaching out, via all the mechanisms that were available, contacting any of the people involved via Star, via DM'ing the posters on HNA that are involved, via Twitter, via facebook, all of this is totally beneath you, because you're too important for all of that.

And without that, you're more invested in their failure than any possible benefit to the club.

Well colour me surprised.

[NathStPaul]

And your alternative plan is?

Not my job I'm afraid. The protest group deliberately excluded HNA, they have made their choices and will have to live with them.

Ah right, so if only they had issued a gold-plated invitation to you personally, you'd be able to give them the benefit of your wisdom and expertise.

Reaching out, via all the mechanisms that were available, contacting any of the people involved via Star, via DM'ing the posters on HNA that are involved, via Twitter, via facebook, all of this is totally beneath you, because you're too important for all of that.

And without that, you're more invested in their failure than any possible benefit to the club.

Well colour me surprised.

They invited every other supporter group to the table barring HNA, they alienated a lot of the clubs older and experienced supporters in the process. If you are ok with that then thats fine, you do you. I think it is massively disrespectful personally so my stance is to not get involved in it all.

[maffff]

Yeah that will show them Delboy.

And your alternative plan is?

Not my job I'm afraid. The protest group deliberately excluded HNA, they have made their choices and will have to live with them.

I'd suggest you have a read back through this (and the previous) thread, generally but with extra scrutiny of your own posts, and do some real soul searching on why HNA wasn't consulted at the outset.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Can't help but feel this would have all been nipped in the bud ages ago if they'd listened to my suggestion to do something at the Swansea game.

[NathStPaul]

And your alternative plan is?

Not my job I'm afraid. The protest group deliberately excluded HNA, they have made their choices and will have to live with them.

I'd suggest you have a read back through this (and the previous) thread, generally but with extra scrutiny of your own posts, and do some real soul searching on why HNA wasn't consulted at the outset.

Sure.

Go blow up some balloons.

[maffff]

And your alternative plan is?

Not my job I'm afraid. The protest group deliberately excluded HNA, they have made their choices and will have to live with them.

Ah right, so if only they had issued a gold-plated invitation to you personally, you'd be able to give them the benefit of your wisdom and expertise.

Reaching out, via all the mechanisms that were available, contacting any of the people involved via Star, via DM'ing the posters on HNA that are involved, via Twitter, via facebook, all of this is totally beneath you, because you're too important for all of that.

And without that, you're more invested in their failure than any possible benefit to the club.

Well colour me surprised.

Indeed, plenty have been involved and engaged from reaching out.

Nath knows he's had routes and opportunities but opted not to use them. He still can.

Nothing is a closed shop - there are several associates now engaged from those that have reached out. SBWD don't have monopoly on this, but are trying - and learning as they to.

A whole forum is a slightly different setup to the other groups and doesn't have a natural hierarchy - who is the king here? Ian Royal?