West Ham match boycott

[Craig_H]

I think this will work a treat. but it has to happen 2 or 3 times before the media really take note and big it up as a serious problem for the owners. Also, the someone else taking the seat stuff only works if the ST holders pass their tickets on right? well the point is that they dont do that. they keep the seat empty.

ST renewal is clearly the one thing that reduces its impact - that the ticket has been paid for and will be renewed. so clearly we cannot say 'you're not earning a penny from home matches'. We can hoever say 'what the fook are you gonna do when no-one turns up for a game?'

The signal it sends smashes their business plan which is at the heart of their leveraging: matchday revenue from food, drinks, club shop sales etc etc from the current income stream and places big questions about those projected - to borrow further for the stadium etc.

so on that basis, it damages our current owners credibility to lend. on that basis, if i had a ST, i'd sit out a whole season of home games (watch them on TV) if that was the plan and I knew the stadium would be empty. 1) thats easy for me to say as I don't have the ST and 2) organising the latter is the biggest challenge.

Mate, the WHU game is live on ESPN - if they were broadcasting from an empty ground, they'd take major notice right there and then.

[DaveMc68]

i think we need to take drastic measures to rid this club of the yanks and raise awareness to more fans.how many are willing to go along with this

i personally wont be buying tickets for it with it being a monday night game live on tv

So are you boycoting the game as a protest or are you not going as you can't be arsed and its on the telly?

Personally, I'm going to give my support to the team, but as mentioned by others I've got a season ticket so the moneys already been pocketed.
I don't buy anything in the ground so not saving anything there.

I like the thought but don't see it working.

[Exiled_red]

While I admire the pricnciple as a number of people have mentioned, the season ticket holders have already paid for tickets and a number of people will still buy the tickets as people who don't go regularly could see it as an opportunity to get a ticket.

Why not try protesting by telling people not to buy anything in the ground on matchdays, programmes, golden goal tickets, pies, drinks etc and boycott the in ground bookmakers etc. While not as headline grabbing it would still hurt the owners in the pocket and could be much more sustainable, and IMO more likely to succeed.

[Slinky Skills]

I dont disagree with doing it - but i dont think it'd work, because for everyone who decides not to go, there'll be someone else to take their seat.

If people were willing to buy their tickets, but not go - you'd have a nearly empty ground, which would make massive headlines and get good publicity. But this wouldnt hurt them financially.

If you wanted to hit them financially by not buying tickets, unfortunately there'll be others who'll purchase them. And even if nobody bought tickets, the yanks would be losing out on about 15,000 ticket sales revenues - not 45,000, because, as i said, ST holders seats are already paid for.

I feel the same too,

It is a good idea but I doubt it would ever happen. I think people such as SOS and so forth should get on to the news channels in the morning to say that they want all LFC fans to boycott a game. I mean get on BBC breakfast news, Sky News in the morning etc to encourage all attending fans to boycott.

It hurts me encourging this but drastic measures need to be taken to get rid of these two, if the games could be boycotted then the Yanks would have to stand up and take notice.

[PTP]

how could they identify which ST's were going to boycott and therefore sell the ticket unless the ST holders inform them?

sorry - i'll rephrase it - st holders aren't an issue.........1) they have already paid so 2) they will turn up anyway, 3) if they don't turn up the club won't care because of point 1 - 4) i can just see no way that more than a few thousand season ticket holders will boycott. But lets just say, that what 7000 season ticket holders did boycott!!! 7 0 0 0 -that would be one hell of achievement imo!!! but it still Leaves 20000 plus season ticket holders still going to attend.


So that leaves everyone else buying tickets - if none of the other tickets were sold because of a boycott - then the club would suddenly think - hmm hang on a minute, it's matchday and we have 8000 tickets.....whats going on......oh a fans boycott.......the cheeky little so and so's..........right......£25 pay on the gate............problem sold as 8000 tickets get snapped up in half an hour.............

so we already have 28000 plus attending.......plus what, a couple of thousand away supporters - over 30000................hmmm what am i missing oh yes, corporate tickets, family tickets etc etc etc easily another 5000 who aren't going to miss a free ticket, free lmeal etc etc etc


so the boycott goes ahead........and yet there is still 35000 plus in the ground..

[Tee]

All the fans going to the West Ham game should stay inside the stadium after the game and protest (as was done by 1000 or so SOS members on Saturday). I think that is the best way to protest - without disrupting the team but we really need a massive show of numbers to let the cunts know no-one wants them here anymore.

[fowler9]

So are you boycoting the game as a protest or are you not going as you can't be arsed and its on the telly?

Personally, I'm going to give my support to the team, but as mentioned by others I've got a season ticket so the moneys already been pocketed.
I don't buy anything in the ground so not saving anything there.

I like the thought but don't see it working.

boycotting because it will hit the yanks in their pockets.monday night live on tv means others wont be arsed because its on the telly.if i knew it was going to sell out anyway there would be no point me being the only one missing out

[Redspin]

This is an amazingly pointless thread. A boycott will never happen no matter what its supporters tried to do. They could offer free beer and strippers in the Albert and people would still go to the game - and rightly so

[The Birdman]

How many boycott's do think it would take before the yanks take notice?? do you then think they'll say "oh the fans really don't like us do they let's sell the club quick" no what they'll do is ignore it, sit it out because after a couple fans will think this isn't working they're still here and I'm missing the matches as well now and if revenue is affected they'll cut the megre money available even further and sell players to make up the deficit.

[fowler9]

fair enough lads if you think the thread is pointless or the idea is a waste of time.i just feel like we are watching a football club we love die in front of our eyes and could try a bit more to do something about it.of course i do realise there is a great chance whatever we try may not work and they will be here until they are happy with an offer they get/believe they wont do any better

[Craig_H]

If a few games were boycotted, it could make a massive difference.

But creating the awareness alone, is difficult, let alone actually organising a successful boycott.

SOS need to get their heads together and find some sort of mainstream national exposure. Leafleting outside Anfield is fine but it's on a tiny scale.

They need to be blitzing the national sports media, get themselves on tv, on the radio, BBC, Sky, Talksport etc etc.

Create the awareness properly, and you might start making a bit of progress.

Leaflets outside anfield and a few posters around the city, is absolutely tiny.

[fowler9]

good to see someone here is half on my side.would be inserting a smiley if i knew how to

[PTP]

it's not that anyone isn't on your side.......... i think pretty much every liverpool fan would like too see the yanks being hurt in the pocket, especially if it meant it lead to them losing control and an empty ground would be on ehell of a statement too make......the problem is for me, right now we should be supporting the players.....and then the fact that it just won't happen, there is too many people out there that will turn up, take the tickets etc.

[PTP]

If a few games were boycotted, it could make a massive difference.

But creating the awareness alone, is difficult, let alone actually organising a successful boycott.

SOS need to get their heads together and find some sort of mainstream national exposure. Leafleting outside Anfield is fine but it's on a tiny scale.

They need to be blitzing the national sports media, get themselves on tv, on the radio, BBC, Sky, Talksport etc etc.

Create the awareness properly, and you might start making a bit of progress.

Leaflets outside anfield and a few posters around the city, is absolutely tiny.

to be fair, i ain't a big fan of SOS but they have done a bit more than that........i'd say most people who follow football, be it rival fans, pundits, players, journalists, etc will have some idea who SOS are and what they want. I think there is awareness there.

[fowler9]

nice one ptp good to know just cause im new everyone doesnt think im a fool.now let me know how i get that face up on a computer.YANKS OUT