Well I think you might be right that the board are extremely stubborn...

And are in no mood to change their mind. However, I think its hoping for a bit much for people not to protest. I think there is quite a proud history of protest movements changing seemingly intractable attitudes - in much more serious situations. If people are suffering they are going to protest.

The problem with the board's attitude is that if they appear to be set against the wishes of the fans, and in such a confrontary way as Roy Blower, then it is not just the manager's head that will be called for. The first signs of it are already there.

Posted By: grumpy on March 1st 2006 at 16:13:07

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FWIW, I agree with Waghorn's piece today. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 15:48:26
- I think waghorn is saying that even he is thinking what we are thinking now (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Mar 1, 17:01:59
- ha ha. just read it. bottom line seems pretty clear to me. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 1, 16:17:47
  - And "professional" journos wonder why everybody turns to "citizen" journalists ... (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Mar 1, 16:56:55
    - indeed. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 1, 17:08:13
- Me too (NCFC) - Canaria_Mediocris, Mar 1, 16:04:33
- I agree with the 'what will it achieve?' theme but he has missed the point slightly (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:03:40
  - It has got personal. And it will be personal tomorrow night. (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 16:13:31
  - Organised Forum, just like WOTB. I can imagine Roy Blower saying how long can this go on (NCFC) - lovely old job, Mar 1, 16:09:01
    - Well so far, there's protests at... (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 16:12:37
      - sod that (NCFC) - Exile, Mar 1, 16:32:53
        
        Not for me I am teetotal (NCFC) - lovely old job, Mar 1, 16:36:12
    - haha - and hotfoots it back to the Kings, catapults, worms and conkers falling from his (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:12:14
      - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Mar 1, 16:14:19
    - and leaves a few curly emmatits on the table for people to nibble (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 1, 16:11:09
    - Lol (n/m) (NCFC) - theguru, Mar 1, 16:09:31
  - Why doesn't he go to the meeting and find out what happens (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 1, 16:05:07
    - Can you imagine it? "Harry Potter's Dad, Harry Potter's Dad!" (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:06:41
      - rofl. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 1, 16:08:44
- Is it online? (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 1, 15:57:44
  - he might be (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Mar 1, 16:02:33
  - haregoolook... (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:00:03
    - Setting Blower up for a bit of a fall, eh? (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 1, 16:07:26
      - Blower made a rod for his own back with that statement - he should HAVE concentrated on (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:10:34
        
        Well, yes, quite, but no harm in Waggers pointing and going (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 1, 16:13:01
        
        not really, I've just informed everyone I'm having Friday off - brill. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:20:13
        
        Alright for some. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 1, 16:26:25
        
        bad planning - Friday morning off? - wrong, plain wrong (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:34:06
        
        er surely he means he's got Friday afternoon off? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 1, 16:35:36
        
        that'll be me TH, you are, indeed, correct. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:38:17
        
        Yes that's right. Friday AM office, PM not. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 1, 16:38:02
- No - Waghorn has really lost it this time. (NCFC) - grumpy, Mar 1, 15:56:17
  - I dont like the way he calls etutu a brute, he is a crap midfielder thats all (n/m) (NCFC) - alanpartridge76, Mar 1, 16:11:38
  - I think you've totally missed the point... (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 16:00:22
    - I thought the point was that the fans can't change the board's mind (NCFC) - grumpy, Mar 1, 16:03:12
      - Unless the fans, and in particular the meeting tomorrow, can... (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 16:06:41
        
        Well I think you might be right that the board are extremely stubborn... (NCFC) - grumpy, Mar 1, 16:13:07
        
        Once they gave him money to spend in January he was never going to go before the summer (n/m) (NCFC) - theguru, Mar 1, 16:07:59
  - It may be a little bizarre to admit it publicly (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 1, 15:59:35
- Yeah, it's fair enough (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 1, 15:53:44
  - No, but it's been oft overlooked by board, media and fans. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 15:54:40
    - Personally I think the situation will drag on (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 1, 15:57:43
      - thats the bit that guts me now (NCFC) - pants, Mar 1, 16:02:21
      - I think things will change in the summer. (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 16:01:36
        
        Rick seems to think he'll get until autumn (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 1, 16:03:55
        
        Rick knows that his days are numbered. And so is now (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 1, 16:24:05
        
        (Worthy's days, that is. No idea about Rick's) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 1, 16:26:45
        
        Two things ahve changed (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 1, 16:26:20
        
        I think you're right. Both forecasts equally as plausible and likely. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Mar 1, 16:16:16
        
        winning 8 from 10 is plausible? (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:25:42
        
        Only 9 (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Mar 1, 16:31:58
        
        but that's the most you can get - I can't see it, only 5 home games left (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Mar 1, 16:35:23
- I read about 2 paragraths before he drivelled on about nothing (NCFC) - pants, Mar 1, 15:51:15

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