Protests - Potter was never the problem
The sacking of Graham Potter has not resolved the real problem that saw West Ham fans issue a vote of no confidence and planned protests against the board.
It was 10 days after Brady issued a condecending statement with these words in response to supporters concerns, that Potter was sacked.:
Steps have already been taken to implement a new strategy and approach – particularly in the area of player recruitment. We have appointed Graham Potter as our new Head Coach. His role is to build and develop a first-team squad in line with the Club’s identity and objectives, with a continued focus on integrating young players from our Academy.
Now the press are realising what the problem is:
FORTHCOMING PROTESTS
The response to the recent voting about protests from our members had over 97% voting in favour of the protest before the home game against Crystal Palace.
For the forthcoming boycott of the Brentford home game, the vote was not so overwhelming, but still a majority in favour of the boycott.
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Boycott the game |
54.2% |
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Delay taking your seat |
27.1% |
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Postpone to another match |
8.4% |
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Take No part |
10.3% |
There is mixed opinion on the boycott, so other forms of protest have been scheduled that we hope people will want to join in. It’s a personal choice as to which you should participate in - however the more that join in the various protests, the better the show of solidarity against the board and the more embarrasment for them.
The following are the protests that are currently planned.
For all our away games starting with Arsenal on Saturday 4th October it’s back to black balloons and No More BS flags. The Trust and other supporter groups are buying black balloons, but would also encourage those attending away games to get some - they’re really cheap on Amazon and eBay.
We won’t be protesting at the Everton match on Monday 29th September in respect of the tribute planned by Everton for the Bradley Lowery Foundation as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
A complete boycott of our home match against Brentford on Monday 20th October with the aim to show banks of empty seats for the match that will be televised live on Sky Sports.
For our home match against Newcastle on 2nd November at 2:00pm there is a planned sit in protest after the match finishes.
Before our home match against Burnley on 8th November there is a planned march. This is the big one and more details will be provided once arrangements have been finalised with the police.
If you have other ideas for protesting let us know. This could be a long campaign until Sullivan steps aside and Brady is replaced.