lenred

Agree. But hopefully the Lansdown’s laissez faire attitude towards our club will continue here for the next few weeks and then the new ex Palace CEO will embrace it - seeing as it’s what happened at his old club and has made palace one of the best atmospheres in the country. Also if they are actively selling surely they want some atmosphere to promote the club.

He will need to change his name before that happens. Surprised it’s allowed (and yes I’m being offended and a leftie Wokie whatever).

With a name like that it figures.

All from me. Was a callous thing to say but at least we knew where we stood! It’s all about legacy for him. Nothing else. But expect that’s the same for most ‘old school’ British owners so he’s not alone in that. Just wish he had an understanding of football and football people - both staff and fans.

I agree. But he doesn’t give two shits about that. It’s been evident for years - ever since the ‘my club’ comment. And unfortunately that’s all that matters. And until such time that he does something terrible against the club there is no point in protesting as really it’s just where football is as a whole.

Exactly what we needed for years and years - a bastard of a man who knows football inside and out in charge. But never fitted into SL and JL’s Cosy Club ideals. Too late now but imagine if we had had him instead of LJ, we would’ve gone up no doubt in my mind. Ah well!

That Sunderland game was so bad it was actually funny. But it wasn’t a shock.

Be good to have one of the organisers explain what it is actually about. Either on here or in wider social media. I reckon there are more people replying on this thread than will actually demonstrate on Saturday (drinking at the 3 Lions doesn’t count as attendance!) The lack of clarity on what its aims are means that there really is nothing to get behind.

Sounds like a bunch of kids desperate for Flag Day MK2. Interesting to see the OSIB pod support it.

Used to go in there a lot at that time. Was fantastic.

Fair play, it took him a while though and that’s a truly terrible accent ?Guess they just hate him for barely being available for them yet being available for Wales pretty much every international break!

Completely agree and I can’t stand the bloke (the language thing especially is a complete and utter pisstake and compare him with Vialli who apparently went from speaking not a word of English to virtually fluent in a matter of months). But you have to admire his ‘couldn’t give two Tom Tits’ attitude in some ways. Must have skin as thick as a rhino. Getting paid £28m a year will no doubt help with that though!

£28.8m per year apparently - was their highest earner!

Yet the Madrid fans still absolutely detest him in the main. Doesn’t seem to care too much about that though and fair play to him for that in some ways. He’s certainly made ridiculous amounts of money and has an amazing trophy cabinet.

Been like it since a few weeks before the World Cup from what I’ve seen.

Absolutely nuts. He really is going shit or bust isn’t he.

Has his sun bed subscription expired?

On then. More money in the coffers! ?

Hang your head in shame!

I went to the Cov game so read their forum and they were moaning as well so it’s definitely not just us. But Cov seemed a very recent thing. What risks are they looking to mitigate? What happened between home and away fans when we have been near each other (other than Leeds when the bloke was in our actual end) that hasn’t happened anywhere else? What accidents happened when the lights were off for 35 mins of each half? What accident would an England flag cause? No don’t buy it sorry. They want a ‘family atmosphere’ as they think that’s what puts bums on seats and couldn’t give two toms about atmosphere.

Or owns the company that did! ?

Home and winnable though. More money in the coffers.

I don’t know anything about SAG organisationally but I presume it’s not exclusive to us and is at least a city wide thing? If so then the Gas fans are pretty near to their away terrace and tents? What about National examples? At most Prem games (even when it’s a supposed rivalry) there are a couple of lines of stewards or at most police and then they just crack on. Same with the lights at night games. Same with how the new stands were designed. Same with bitching and moaning about flags. It just seems the Lansdowns are just desperate to have AG as a kindergarten rather than a hostile environment - or anything like it and it frustrates the heck out of me with how sterile it now is. It also makes me question the notion that JL ‘fell in love with the club’ at a young age. What did he fall in love with if it wasn’t the atmosphere? If it was 22 blokes kicking a ball then he could’ve got daddy to buy a far cheaper team but like most of us of his age and older I’d imagine it was the atmosphere - so why does he want it dead. Or was that just a bull story, made up to endear the family to the fans (rant at them not you ?)?

Yep it’s been clear for years and years that they want happy clappy people who sit on their hands, mind their ps and qs and only play very nicely like good boys and girls. It’s pathetic and winds me up no end - makes us look weak and ever so inviting as a day out. They aren’t football people - they just don’t get it. I’m hopeful this new CEO, being ex Palace, does get it and will make some changes. Won’t hold my breath mind!

Was there any actual incident? It was fantastic to have some atmosphere down there and added to a much better second half so hopefully our ‘esteemed Chairman’ will see that as a big positive (if indeed he takes any notice at all any more!)