The "Protest" threads on the Pink 'Un are really rather entertaining.

Here's a digest (so that you don't have to suffer the damage to your soul that I just have):

Topic: Smudger
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CanaryBen002: "Hi,

I understand you have started protests, Please note Canaryben is not organising them but my mate is and he uses my account to do so, although i am fully behind him! You have said you want your protests to start at murderers, he wants to start at riverside swimmingpool and has arranged for tv coverage to start there. Dyou want to interwine the 2 and start at the riverside. Over to you.

Also in regards to banners etc whats being done?"

Smudger: "Nothing is being done with regards to banners etc and I am not following the childish lead that NCISA set in the 'Worthy Out' comedy show.

It doesn't take posters, stickers, banners and a long frawn out process to make a successful demo... alll it takes is an angry mob!!!

Come meet us at 'The Murderers' 1:30pm on November 24th and we will take a route to the ground through the city that will not be expected and run a different route each time.

Although I am not a fan of the corny ideas... there has been talk of producing 'Muppets Out' t-shirts (although this is on the back burner for the time being) and another good idea that was raised was to have buckets with a few coins in to rattle at Delia.... (if each season ticket holder was to put the cost of their season ticket in to a kitty then we could buy Delia out)... bit of a joke I know but that is where this idea originated from... at least it would make her look silly and show her that there are indeed plenty of idiots about willing to invest in our club..."

CanaryBen002: "i now have absolutly f00k all to do with protest as it will turn into one big bulls up! Si now as his own profile under the name beattheboard or summit like that! Im going back to being a fan on the fence"

Gettheboardout!: "CA That wud b me"

Gettheboardout!: "up 2 u smudg wot u want to do but itv and bbc will b at riveside swimming pool. also is bein publicied in edp were we is startin "

Foggo_on_the_wing: "If the protesters on this site had been in WW2 we would all be speaking German now"

Smudger: "More like if everybody except me was... none of you have the slightest bit of fight in you... just like those inside Carrow Road!!!"

sxcanaree: "So - lets get this straight Smug ers "fight" consists of organising a protest

Which starts off from the Pub that he drinks in every Saturday

Apart from his Avatar no-one knows what he looks like or where in the pub he chooses to drink. - (I've not been in the Gardener's Arms for more than 20 years but I'm still a supporter).

He doesn't know who is supporting him and will actually be even more smug if no-one turns up as it proves in his paranoid way that he is the only true protester.

Then the group will wander aimlessly around the city trying to find the ground (translation of we'll take a different route every time).

There will be nothing to actually identify this as a protest because any banners or other means of drawing attention to yourself is actually banned and we don't know what we are actually fighting for as we have no alternative.

When the Ground is found (hint - it's on the other side of the river - if you haven't crossed a bridge it won't be the ground).

There is no real prepared objective - except to follow Smug er's orders or else be prepared to accept his wrath and be called Muppets. Some of the protesters may throw a few coins (the cost of a season ticket) in buckets to wave at Delia to show there is money available to invest in the club. - If a "Season ticket" is only "a few coins" then you obviously can afford to invest but if a few coins is only a few coins then what would you like your investment spent on? Perhaps a new set of Studs for Mr Huckerby's boots or perhaps just the laces?

"What do we want?.. I dunno"

"When do we want it? ...er yesterday?"

"What's the alternative?...Haven't a clue but its not this!"

The protest then concludes by wandering off home as soon as the game kicks off.

I think the only thing missing is the call to Canary Call after the game to say "I weren't there meself Ne-al but I think that that Drury was a disgrace today I din't here yew menshun him wunce....wunt he playen? - e's injud yew say! - sinz wen? I fort e'd bin lazy the last few gaames. "

The objects of his hatred meanwhile will be doing the same as they do every game - having lunch in one of the restaurants at the club, talking to the people there and happily talking through any issues that the paying customers/fans may have.

It may be unneccessary however I hope Smug er has made himself fully aware of the laws pertaining to the organisation of marches and the like I'm not an expert like him (he does not need advice from the NCISA who got it wrong last year)...but as far as I am aware there are strict rules on this that can lead to a custodial sentence for the offender...but as Smug er knows everything he will have sorted out his position well before publicising the march because I think that is in the regs too.

There is a lot wrong with the position that we are in, there is no easy fix and I believe that the board are painfully aware of the position.

Our downfall (because it is Our club) is that we have been a financially astute club that has many fans as small investors in the club. They would lose their cash if the club went into administration. The debts are structured rather than distressed and the lenders are not looking for a way out - If we did not have so many fan/shareholders the position that Leeds/Ipswich/Leicester etc have taken would be an option - the majority shareholders are saving us from the wolves not lining their own pockets - just look at the payments made to the Directors in the annual report and then check it with the amount that Seheepshanks pays himself down the road. Yes there may be naivity but it is a naivity caused by having fans in control - the only options being suggested are to put more fans in control and sack the biggest brand asset that the club has!

Here's a challenge for Smug er, Cluck and Co - you say that you are protesting by not spending the money you have on Season tickets - average £400 per Season. I have 10 shares in the club that I am prepared to sell at £35 each - £350 plus costs which will be the expense of a Season Ticket - I can sell up to four packets. This will give you a say in the running of the club (albeit a small one) - As a shareholder you have the right to be heard - you will not be giving money to the board but investing in the club that you love because you want to change it - protests achieve nothing - action does.

Any takers?

Keep up the good work on the Pink un board - I haven't laughed so much for weeks!"

Posted By: Arizona Bay, Nov 16, 15:55:33