Fans United – Protest Day at Blackpool May 2nd

Blackpool_fan_in_peace · **Joined:** Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:56 pm **Posts:** 5

You know that day when the fixtures come out and the first thing we all do is look for our best away trip? And who the last game be will against? And sometimes it’s one of those when it all comes together and we’re going away on the last day to the seaside on a Bank Holiday jolly-boys. Most of you might have looked for a Blackpool weekender in your fixtures – there isn’t a league recently we haven’t been in!

Well this season, we’re inviting you all to have one with us – including Preston! We reckon it might be your last chance – no doubt we’re going down this year – but that’s not half the story. We’re in serious danger of dropping out of the leagues altogether. What’s been done to us in the last few seasons could happen to any club in the country – there’s nothing in the way the modern game is run to stop it. We’re organising a massive fans united protest to stand shoulder to shoulder with other fans on May 2nd at Blackpool. We’re inviting any of you that fancy a Blackpool trip on the last Saturday of the FL to come and show unity with other like-minded fans and show those that run the game that we can’t be ignored.

After a bad start it looks like you will hopefully be safe by May 2nd – so if you are please come to Blackpool and get some cheap beer, a cheap B&B maybe and meet others who care about what used to be our game and our way of life.

In the words of another former club chairman, the owners of Blackpool ‘trousered the lot’ of the Premiership windfall. What you probably don’t know is that they are taking fans through court for alleged libel, extracting money and apologies from us to stay out of court, goading us on message boards, and abusing fans with disabilities in personal texts (see FA text-gate investigation). We have to watch our step and what we say. But they can’t stop us boycotting and protesting. It’s our club, we want it back. It could be your club, and you wouldn’t stand for it either!

We want the last day to be our party. We know many of you from games in recent seasons or we’ve stood with you on England duty in years gone by. We know we’re stronger together than divided. We won’t stop fighting them – we even have our own independent candidate standing in the General Election on May7th – you can show your support for him by liking the
www.facebook.com/VoteForAndy.Blackpool <www.facebook.com/VoteForAndy.Blackpool> and follow his campaign on twitter at @Vote4Andy2015 <https://twitter.com/Vote4Andy2015>

Come and join us on May 2nd and show what real fans can do together.

The Telegraph – Luke Edwards – Only Eight Players http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... ayers.html
Daily Mail - Patrick Collins - Obnoxious Chairman - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... reign.html
ITV News – Blackpool fan taken to court - http://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2 ... on-family/
BBC News - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-la ... e-31451475

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

I pity you and your team. Such a shame. Disgusting chairman.

Thank god we have IOR.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:27 am

Aye, the Oyston family make IOR look like gods.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

Gary glitter or jack the ripper.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9857

We must have the second worst owners then.

The Colonel · **Joined:** Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 am **Posts:** 4891

but in the eyes of a few, "fans" that makes our owners great.

Blackpool_fan_in_peace · **Joined:** Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:56 pm **Posts:** 5

Yep they are bad - and love the goading the fans which makes it even harder to stomach.

Hope some of you Pools people can make the trip down ....

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:55 am

We are at Carlisle that day which most fans will be at I reckon.

Blackpool_fan_in_peace · **Joined:** Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:56 pm **Posts:** 5

Yep I imagine that will be the case Joe - if things change though bear our event in mind ....

There will be football related stuff going on into the evening ....

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:15 pm

Good luck and all that, however fans United days can get fucked as far as I'm concerned, after the fans United along with Brighton against 'Pools all those years ago, the bounders

Pooly_Imp · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:22 am

I too remember that Brighton game and I concur.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:26 am

Pooly_Imp wrote:

I too remember that Brighton game and I concur.

Hey Imp, was down your gaff last week, nice place but what the fuck is going on with the roadworks banghead

There again next week in Sleaford.

Blackpool_fan_in_peace · **Joined:** Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:56 pm **Posts:** 5

UPDATE : We are reliably informed that Blackpool's chairman is threatening the council with legal action if the protest is allowed to go ahead.

Quite fitting to hear of such democratic practices as we enter election season.

Help our cause by visiting and liking www.facebook.com/VoteForAndy.Blackpool and twitter at @Vote4Andy2015

Good luck against Luton today - all big games from now on in - a 3 pointer if ever there was one ...

unohoo · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:51 pm **Posts:** 656

Bit of a schoolboy error in there BFIP.
Good luck anyway.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:52 pm

monkeybutt wrote:

Pooly_Imp wrote:

I too remember that Brighton game and I concur.

Hey Imp, was down your gaff last week, nice place but what the fuck is going on with the roadworks banghead

There again next week in Sleaford.

Watch out for the mods.

Pooly_Imp · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:14 pm

They are building a new footbridge over the level crossing that ends up blocking the high street five times an hour. Its not a good city to try and get through at the best of times.

Fans United – Protest Day at Blackpool May 2nd

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