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24 minutes ago, The Humble Realist said:

What happend in the end when there was that protest about the arms conference being held at Ashton gate ?

Did it change anything (genuine q , I dont know the answer )?

Absolutely nothing, and I imagine it will be held next year too. 

15 hours ago, IAmNick said:

Why is that hypocritical though?

Do you go to the people who run to raise money for cancer and go "BUT WHAT ABOUT HEART DISEASE"?

There are lots of people who don't like alcohol advertising but it's much more normalised in our society. I don't think it's hypocritical at all.

Lots of bad things happen. That doesn't mean it's hypocritical if we call out some of them but not others imo. Otherwise nothing would ever change.

I think you are missing my point, so probably best to finish the conversation there.

I hope your having a nice weekend,

Cheers

18 minutes ago, Blagdon red said:

A little bit of self-promotion on this topic...

Anyone off to Germany for the Euros may find this website of mine helpful:

https://www.euro2024ingermany.com/

Very good website that, even if you are not attending. 

19 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

Potentially not. What's your point?

Some things are really awful, others are awful?

My point is, there’s protest and fans signing petitions for an arms fair happening at Ashton gate, which has been happening for years,

But absolutely no protests or petitions for all the alcohol advertising and sales we have at the gate. 

Alcohol deaths are massive compared to death by war worldwide, it’s hypocritical for a start.  

When you can get iptv for a year for as little as £20 now days, this really isn’t much of a pull.

Putting some extra context on this,

Alcohol kills 3.3 MILLION people a year worldwide

Ongoing wars kill around 550,000 a year.

However horrible it all is, is the arms dealer the worst out of the two sponsorships? 

9 hours ago, IAmNick said:

Well I don't want them to but I accept they have to! 

Can you show me the statement? Not sure I've seen it. I assume that was about the arms thing at AG, not a sponsorship?

It was as the arms fair at the gate was taking place, as it has done for years but due to Israel/gaza people have now decided it’s wrong, although from articles and videos it seemed more a “free palastine” protest than the proposed stop all arms trade protest.

https://caat.org.uk/news/campaigners-blockade-bristol-arms-fair/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-68478528.amp
 

https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/city-fans-join-protest-arms-fair-takes-place-ashton-gate/

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristol-city-fans-anger-disgust-9133994.amp

6 minutes ago, IAmNick said:

I don't think people are saying the companies shouldn't exist though? People understand why they're a necessity, whether they like them or not.

Saying the defense industry funds the club via fans is weird though. We're obviously talking about direct sponsorship and representation.

People who were protesting including the signed statement from city fans made it clear they don’t want these companies to exist.

On 29/05/2024 at 22:32, Henry said:

£22.38? No thanks.

That’s pretty cheap compared to some 

Gambling ruins lives but no one seemed to care when we had Dunder on the kit. 

10 minutes ago, phantom said:

 

All those seats in the South Stand that were at a cheaper price could have been resold but instead people had to buy a more expensive ticket

 

So the club made more money? Surely that’s a good thing. 

Absolutely amazes me that people do not cover their faces, if you are into doing things like this.

CCTV all over the place, every copper wearing body cams etc, hardly going to get away with it. 

11 hours ago, SecretSam said:

Errr...you might want to mention that to Plymouth and Yeovil. And one of our nicest kits of the '90s was the green away kit; IIRC it was that one in which we finally beat the Slags at Trumpton.

What kit do you mean from the 90s?

23 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Nice to see the club doing something like this for a group of fans.

I have a genuine question for those that are involved in this relationship - will this be a rare example of an actual FRIENDLY? For example will there be an away/home end? Presumably Willem II fans will be welcome in the normal home City pubs?

To be clear: I love it if this is the case. I'm all for actual friendlies and fraternal bonding between different clubs, wish there was more of it.

Seeing as Willem fans are regularly in city home ends it would be bonkers to segregate it and it wouldn’t be followed anyway. 

4 minutes ago, BUTOR said:

It’s only a start but a welcome one - got to give credit where it’s deserved. Don’t think there’s a need for cynicism on this one. Just a day to look forward to in the summer calendar.

It is a start, but as Phantom said why have they done it now?

As I said. Willem first asked for a friendly in 2008, 16 years ago.

The timing just seems a bit odd, what with everything that has gone on recently .

6 minutes ago, phantom said:

I'm not sure if I said that but I will take your word for it

Certainly don't look daft considering how many years we rebuffed offers made by Willem to play us, it is interesting to know why after all the years of attempts to arrange this fixture they do it now?

It will be great to see all our friends from Tilburg over for the game

I personally think it’s the board trying to whitewash any issues, now they can go 

“look at us guys, us on the board are lads just like you, proper fans” 

I really can’t see any other reason for it. 

2 minutes ago, Red Army 75 said:

Probably be the best atmosphere of the season. I am looking forward to it. I Give the club some credit 

@phantom this is what I mean, club are already getting credit for it. Quite clever really to get fans onside. 

1 minute ago, Lew-T said:

That should be a cracking day out. Well done to both clubs getting this done.

CityWillemII

Willem asked city to play a friendly as long ago as 2008, I’m surprised city have taken this long to get on board. 

On 08/04/2024 at 11:38, phantom said:

Please let's not drag that debate up again

Leave it to the fans to continue to arrange things independently, certainly works well as it is 

Let’s be honest you look a tad daft now saying it would never happen! 
 

7 minutes ago, Natchfever said:

Who in their right mind would pour millions into the club to be a junior partner to Lansdown ?

They wouldn’t would they, let’s be honest it’s not like lansdowns don’t have the money to waste, it’s quite literally play money to them 

25 minutes ago, REDOXO said:

He doesn’t. Jon continues, assisted by Brian

Jon stated this week they were looking for investment so I guess we will see if that ever comes. 

Looking for investment while being stupidly rich themselves , translates as “we don’t want to put our own money into this anymore”

3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

B-Rizzle if there still available,I can pick them up any time on friday after 10:30am

text me 07565 848 889

secret sam I have PM'd you

You must have one massive garage to keep all of this in!

Wrong post 

17 minutes ago, Robbored said:

I don’t get why two shirts means that he’s not staying. I can only guess that they’re being put away as he’s no longer playing.

I honestly think you live in a parallel world compared to the rest of us. 

1 minute ago, Roe said:

I found it very cringe worthy the way it was being hyped as seemingly such a "fantastic season" (Downsey's words) celebration but doing the awards after the match like that worked well I think and was a nice way to round off the last home game

Would have helped if they didn’t take so long to start it though , a lot of people got bored and left. 

2 hours ago, phantom said:

You could say it was one last time for all the players for this season 

He was practically in tears, you could tell it’s his last home game.