Protests

[Libertine]

Nobody buying a ticket and not turning up to Spurs game would send a message. 🤷‍♂️

That is the only way these twats will take us seriously.

I will not behave like a fucking lasher.

 

[Damp Squib]

Of course.....
Bolton, Wigan, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton etc etc etc.... not to mention Derby County.

Far more stories of failure than success with new owners, especially with clubs bought on the cheap.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.....

Brighton and Brentford are exceptions, owners with dosh AND passion...... very very rare qualities.

And you think with the current ownership we are on an upward trajectory?

We are there equivalent of a dairy farmer demanding £10 a pint for his milk, then two weeks later wondering why nobody will buy his sour, worthless milk. All while telling the cows they should be grateful they aren’t in the slaughterhouse.

 

[Jason Harris]

Of course.....
Bolton, Wigan, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton etc etc etc.... not to mention Derby County.

Far more stories of failure than success with new owners, especially with clubs bought on the cheap.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.....

Brighton and Brentford are exceptions, owners with dosh AND passion...... very very rare qualities.

Hear this argument all the time. Derby will be back in the championship and above us within a few seasons.

We all just have to accept the current boring situation through fear? Brighton and Brentford didn’t only have dosh and passion - they had/have a clear plan.

Our current owners have no plan for the future of the club other than to simply get by season after season.

We may as well be those clubs you listed because we are going nowhere.

 

[Thracia]

I totally understand your frustration but Deepdale could be plastered with for sale signs and it wouldn’t make the slightest difference.

Unfortunately loss making smaller clubs are not high on investors agendas, and I’m not seeing any super rich fans banging on the boardroom door either.

Who is going to want to buy and fund PNE?

We're obviously at too high a league level and therefore price point to attract any interest in a club asset-stripped, hollowed-out and unmaintained for the last decade.

So maybe we need to drop down a level first, to focus some minds and inject some realism into the boardroom.

 

[Manuel Fawlty]

This is a lot better than poll after poll after poll on pne online and social media, season after season after season. Count me in.

 

[Thracia]

Of course.....
Bolton, Wigan, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton etc etc etc.... not to mention Derby County.

Far more stories of failure than success with new owners, especially with clubs bought on the cheap.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.....

Brighton and Brentford are exceptions, owners with dosh AND passion...... very very rare qualities.

We are a story of failure, just not a very interesting story compared to some of those clubs.

 

[Flippin_lump]

I totally understand your frustration but Deepdale could be plastered with for sale signs and it wouldn’t make the slightest difference.

Unfortunately loss making smaller clubs are not high on investors agendas, and I’m not seeing any super rich fans banging on the boardroom door either.

Who is going to want to buy and fund PNE?

Other similar sized clubs seem to be able to find buyers. Our annual loss shouldn't scare the mega rich off should it?to buy and take a championship club to the prem you're bound to face financial losses right ? If PR wasn't in place I think we'd have a buyer already.

 

[Staffordwhite]

The outside world won’t understand why we’re protesting, sadly.

They’ll look at us with a rich backer, no financial worries, an established mid table Championship club and wonder what we’re moaning about. 🙃

Looking from the outside in, they will say ‘Preston are about where they should be. What are they moaning for?’

The Spurs game will be full of part time fans just there for the big game, who won’t join in.

Far better to do something at the Bristol City league game when we’ll be back to the pissed-off regulars.

Mind you, you only have to look on Facebook/Twitter to see there’s still a significant proportion of fans blowing smoke up PR’s ass and telling him he’s doing a great job.😳

The mind boggles.

Having said all that, Ridsdale won’t care a jot what we do.

We’re nothing to him.

Just like North End is nothing to him other than a nice cushy retirement fund.

Nothing positive will ever change while he’s still involved.

 

[raefil]

Im already making my own protest, ive not attended the last 4 games, i wont be going on the spurs game either.

Until I see some real intent, from the owners, thats me done with this club.

Lets face it in any other walk of life if we were given a sub standard product we wouldnt keep returning for more.

 

[Hurlock. T]

on the 13th minute for 13th minutes turn your backs - 13 being the number of years the hemming's have owned the club

Sorry but this won’t work.

Not everyone will know what’s happening even if they do agree. By the time they do it’ll be over. Others won’t support the protest. Anything could be happening on the pitch at said minute.

Before you know it a small proportion of the crowd has turned their backs and PR and the owners have their “it’s a small percentage of idiots” line to the bbc seemingly evidenced.

I don’t mean to dismiss the idea, maybe as part of actions during future matches, but as the OP suggested this is an opportunity to get airtime so you want it to be throughout the whole 90 minutes and to get all like minded folk in support IMHO.

 

[Thracia]

Any protest at the Spurs match will be pointless because (a) the cameras are there for Spurs not The Other Team, and (b) any protest will just look like we're moaning at the result when (spoiler alert) Spurs take us apart from minute one.

Save the protests for league games would be my suggestion.

 

[prestonmadhouse]

Of course.....
Bolton, Wigan, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton etc etc etc.... not to mention Derby County.

Far more stories of failure than success with new owners, especially with clubs bought on the cheap.

Out of the frying pan into the fire.....

Brighton and Brentford are exceptions, owners with dosh AND passion...... very very rare qualities.

But we were bought on the cheap AND we are a failure.

So, we should be grateful just to be here? We are getting worse and worse. Jumping in the fire at least gives us a chance.

 

[Hurlock. T]

The person who has to be the target of abuse is PR. The board are going nowhere because no one will buy the club in its current state. Shouting ‘Ridsdale Out’ and our own small placards or banners with ‘Ridsdale Out’ in a coordinated manner. It only needs to be done once during the match (when PR and the board take their seats) but has to be big enough to make an impact.

I’m sure it’s what you mean Phil but the target of the protest or demonstration is PR. Our fans are gentry remember 🙂

 

[Mighty Whites]

God imagine if we were bottom 3 and certs for relegation! This could still happen, but it could all be a lot worse! Yes - SHIT day yesterday, but it was for many clubs, Liverpool, Everton, etc - so perhaps stay balanced and look forward to the next game, that we could win it (given how unpredictable the Championship is).

Thus, calm down - its football, shit days happen, just like good ones (1-4 away at Plastics).

Replacing the board (clearly a piggyback off Everton yesterday) is like asking someone else to come in and lose £9m a year - NOT gonna happen!

Balance.

PNE

 

[JK]

Any protest at the Spurs match will be pointless because (a) the cameras are there for Spurs not The Other Team, and (b) any protest will just look like we're moaning at the result when (spoiler alert) Spurs take us apart from minute one.

Save the protests for league games would be my suggestion.

I am inclined to agree.

I personally don't think any banner or chant against Ridsdale or Grovemoor would make any difference. They don't think they are doing anything wrong.

I do fully understand why some fans have had enough and would protest.

If there was to be one a protest in a half empty Deepdale against someone like Luton Town when it's only the hard-core attending would be much more impactful IMHO.

The national media and wider football world will not understand the nuances of the issues at our club.

 

[milkyken]

We're obviously at too high a league level and therefore price point to attract any interest in a club asset-stripped, hollowed-out and unmaintained for the last decade.

So maybe we need to drop down a level first, to focus some minds and inject some realism into the boardroom.

We are at our pinnacle. We won’t get higher than this so won’t be bought unless the owners hand is forced.

 

[Phil181058]

I am inclined to agree.

I personally don't think any banner or chant against Ridsdale or Grovemoor would make any difference. They don't think they are doing anything wrong.

I do fully understand why some fans have had enough and would protest.

If there was to be one a protest in a half empty Deepdale against someone like Luton Town when it's only the hard-core attending would be much more impactful IMHO.

The national media and wider football world will not understand the nuances of the issues at our club.

It also gives the supporters who want to protest time to come up with a coordinated plan.

 

[Tommmm12345]

I wonder how many season ticket holders will be buying there seats for the deadline on Thursday before they come available for said game🤔

 

[Staffordwhite]

We are a story of failure, just not a very interesting story compared to some of those clubs.

In the eyes of the owners and Ridsdale, we aren’t.

The club has achieved exactly what it’s target has been. Survival at the lowest possible financial cost.

If they had any sense, they’d see that Ridsdale’s shambolic contract/transfer /commercial dealings has increased that cost significantly.

Why does no-one in the family apparently question the need for regular £1m cheques to keep the club afloat?

Because ‘Peter’ tells them that it’s normal, I guess.

Not sure that’s true for every club.

But I bet it’s true for every club he’s been involved in. 😏

 

[Thracia]

I am inclined to agree.

I personally don't think any banner or chant against Ridsdale or Grovemoor would make any difference. They don't think they are doing anything wrong.

I do fully understand why some fans have had enough and would protest.

If there was to be one a protest in a half empty Deepdale against someone like Luton Town when it's only the hard-core attending would be much more impactful IMHO.

The national media and wider football world will not understand the nuances of the issues at our club.

Yep, if anything, the national media pre-match will be telling the world what a wonderfully well-run club we are, reading off PR's handy crib sheet.

The Spurs game shouldn't become about them, it should hopefully be a night off from thinking about them.