#SellBeforeWeDai Action/Inaction Group

[Snowflake Royal]

Based on the 2023-24 leagues (and notional results for the new boundaries used in 2024): Lab 55; Con 37; Oth 0.

As you say, the urban nature of the locations of football clubs will lead to Labour being more likely to win seats with a football club located in it in most elections.

As an aside, I think most clubs are also in different constituencies - Chelsea and Fulham are the only two clubs I can think of which end up in the same constituency as each other (the aptly named Chelsea and Fulham constituency).

I checked - Everton and Liverpool are in the same constituency; Liverpool Walton.

Are they? I thought Liverpool was in Liverpool Riverside and Everton in Walton. That could've been the old boundaries though.

Would be interesting to know if there are any others. Nottm Forest-Notts County was one that came to mind, but Forest are in Rushcliffe and Notts County are in Nottingham South (the boundary being the Trent).

Cambridge Utd and Cambridge City, assuming the latter is still going. Although they're firmly NL if so.

[From Despair To Where?]

Based on the 2023-24 leagues (and notional results for the new boundaries used in 2024): Lab 55; Con 37; Oth 0.

As you say, the urban nature of the locations of football clubs will lead to Labour being more likely to win seats with a football club located in it in most elections.

As an aside, I think most clubs are also in different constituencies - Chelsea and Fulham are the only two clubs I can think of which end up in the same constituency as each other (the aptly named Chelsea and Fulham constituency).

I checked - Everton and Liverpool are in the same constituency; Liverpool Walton.

Are they? I thought Liverpool was in Liverpool Riverside and Everton in Walton. That could've been the old boundaries though.

This is true but when Everton move to Bramley Moor, they will both be in Riverside.

[Clyde1998]

I checked - Everton and Liverpool are in the same constituency; Liverpool Walton.

Are they? I thought Liverpool was in Liverpool Riverside and Everton in Walton. That could've been the old boundaries though.

This is true but when Everton move to Bramley Moor, they will both be in Riverside.

I've now got a full list for the top five English leagues and top four Scottish leagues.

As you say, Everton's move will return them to being in the same constituency as Liverpool and return them to being one of two sets of clubs sharing a constituency in England. I thought there'd be more pairs when adding the National League, but evidently not.

There are seven constituencies in Scotland with two clubs: Aberdeen North (Aberdeen and Cove Rangers); Alloa and Grangemouth (Alloa and Stenhousemuir); Angus and Perthshire Glens (Forfar and Montrose); Dumfries and Galloway (Queen of the South and Stranraer); Dundee Central (Dundee and Dundee Utd); Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Edinburgh City and Hibernian); Glenrothes and Mid Fife (East Fife and Kelty Hearts).

Just for reference, the full list of clubs by 2024-25 division coloured by 2024 constituency winner (teams in bold are in the same constituency as another team; the small coloured column is how that constituency voted in 2019):

[Key: Conservatives in mid-blue; Labour in red; Lib Dem in orange; Reform in light blue; SNP in yellow; independents in mauve].

[Four Of Clubs]

Cambridge Utd and Cambridge City, assuming the latter is still going. Although they're firmly NL if so.

..yup City still going and now back south in Isthmian League One (North) - having had 3 distinctly underwhelming seasons oop in't Northern Premier (D1 Midland) - but currently 'lodging' at St Ives.

[From Despair To Where?]

Are they? I thought Liverpool was in Liverpool Riverside and Everton in Walton. That could've been the old boundaries though.

This is true but when Everton move to Bramley Moor, they will both be in Riverside.

I've now got a full list for the top five English leagues and top four Scottish leagues.

As you say, Everton's move will return them to being in the same constituency as Liverpool and return them to being one of two sets of clubs sharing a constituency in England. I thought there'd be more pairs when adding the National League, but evidently not.

There are seven constituencies in Scotland with two clubs: Aberdeen North (Aberdeen and Cove Rangers); Alloa and Grangemouth (Alloa and Stenhousemuir); Angus and Perthshire Glens (Forfar and Montrose); Dumfries and Galloway (Queen of the South and Stranraer); Dundee Central (Dundee and Dundee Utd); Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Edinburgh City and Hibernian); Glenrothes and Mid Fife (East Fife and Kelty Hearts).

Just for reference, the full list of clubs by 2024-25 division coloured by 2024 constituency winner (teams in bold are in the same constituency as another team; the small coloured column is how that constituency voted in 2019):

[Key: Conservatives in mid-blue; Labour in red; Lib Dem in orange; Reform in light blue; SNP in yellow; independents in mauve].

Least surprising being Dundee and Dundee Utd given that the 2 grounds are located on the same street. In fact there's 3 grounds on Tannadice Street as Dundee Utd Women play at Gussie Park, across the road from Tannadice.

[Royal_jimmy]

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/spor ... breakdown/

no surprise

[The Royal Forester]

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/24589520.reading-fc-fan-group-planning-action-amid-breakdown/

no surprise

Already been posted on the "new owners" thread..

[SouthDownsRoyal]

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/24589520.reading-fc-fan-group-planning-action-amid-breakdown/

no surprise

No surprise at all

[Pepe the Horseman]

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/sport/24589520.reading-fc-fan-group-planning-action-amid-breakdown/

[traff]

“Nobody expects Sell before We Dai! Our chief weapon is tennis balls... balls and banners... banners and balls... Our two weapons are banners and balls… and ruthless signage.... Our three weapons are banners, and balls, and ruthless signage... and an almost fanatical devotion to the Ding... Our four... no... Amongst our weapons... Amongst our weaponry... are such elements as banners, balls... I'll come in again.”

[On Strings]

Protests achieve naff all at this stage. SBWD would be better served reaching out to potential interested parties, and trying to find a buyer; or find a group interested in forming a consortium.

Delaying a kick-off, throwing poxy tennis balls, protesting with banners - it does fcuk all. Dai doesn't see it and doesn't give a flying fcuk anyway. Be proactive and use your energy and frustrations wisely. It's almost certainly be in vain, but you just never know!

[The Royal Forester]

“Nobody expects Sell before We Dai! Our chief weapon is tennis balls... balls* and banners... banners* and balls... Our two weapons are banners* and balls… and ruthless signage.... Our three weapons are banners,* and balls, and ruthless signage... and an almost fanatical devotion to the Ding... Our four... no... Amongst our weapons... Amongst our weaponry... are such elements as banners,* balls... I'll come in again.”

* insert blankets, as any Wycombe supporter will say.

[Sutekh]

Perhaps SBWD should show that it's getting more serious by moving up from tennis balls to cricket balls.

[Royal_jimmy]

Dai's nephew William Hawken is on Twitter and TikTok. Maybe we can start making his life unpleasant

[SouthDownsRoyal]

Dai's nephew William Hawken is on Twitter and TikTok. Maybe we can start making his life unpleasant

This is a brilliant idea

[traff]

Dai's nephew William Hawken is on Twitter and TikTok. Maybe we can start making his life unpleasant

This is a brilliant idea

Is it?
Or have we just increased the follower count for some no-mark git from 200 to 2000 followers overnight?

[Orion1871]

Dai's nephew William Hawken is on Twitter and TikTok. Maybe we can start making his life unpleasant

This is a stupid idea

Corrected.

[Snowflake Royal]

Dai's nephew William Hawken is on Twitter and TikTok. Maybe we can start making his life unpleasant

This is a brilliant idea

Is it?
Or have we just increased the follower count for some no-mark git from 200 to 2000 followers overnight?

Obvious sarcasm is apparently not obvious.

[traff]

This is a brilliant idea

Is it?
Or have we just increased the follower count for some no-mark git from 200 to 2000 followers overnight?

Obvious sarcasm is apparently not obvious.

In that case, good catch.

[Snowflake Royal]

Is it?
Or have we just increased the follower count for some no-mark git from 200 to 2000 followers overnight?

Obvious sarcasm is apparently not obvious.

In that case, good catch.

In fairness, I'm not completely sure with SDR