by Stranded »
12 Jan 2024 13:37
Brogue Stranded Chameleon
The only real chance the club has is to get enough political attention we get managed through it. How to get attention? Be on the front page of BBC Sport...
Also I'd argue abandonments make it more likely for the EFL to go for banning Dai, and consequently the adjudicator accepting the sanction.
Being on the front page of BBC Sport won't help much if it is a negative story. Protests have to be at the man, not the club.
If match is abandoned by fan action, one or more of the following will happen:
Game awarded as 3-0 to Vale.
Points potentially deducted
1 or 2 games to be played behind closed doors if risk of a repeat considered high enough.
What it won't do, is make him sell.
I'm all for demos but forced abandonment is, for me, just about some people wanting to "feel better" about things. There is close to zero positive outcome from doing it.
what was the outcome of the man u liverpool game that was abandoned because of the utd fan protest?
Taking aside that we are in different competitions there are a number of major differences.
Firstly, the game was not abandoned it was postponed. It never started.
Secondly, protests were planned for outside the team hotel & the stadium, those who broke in were not part of the official protest.
What is being discussed openly here is a large number of fans proposing to attend tomorrow's game with the sole intention of letting the match start & then deliberately entering the pitch, multiple times if needed to ensure the game has to be abandoned.
Now, whilst I hope & expect things to be relatively peaceful, there is a risk that someone goes too far during the invasion.
As the EFL, if you see that happen tomorrow, and it is paying fans that enter the pitch during the game, the only way you could protect the players and club staff is by having no-one there. As you cannot say for certain thst the same won't happen against Derby or Orient...
