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Total boycott is the strongest signal that can be made, no doubt, and alongside that we should keep engagement as a core priority. What I like about the Trust advising against infighting is that making this a binary 'in or out' on total boycott risks alienating many from staying involved. The press will also move on if nothing changes quickly. That’s why visibility inside the ground could be a good short term approach - it keeps the story alive and the pressure constant. Total boycott would still be best of course and if this drags on, the Trust will also need credibility with the wider fanbase to ask for bigger sacrifices. That’s why layered pressure makes sense: it builds strength step by step and gives more leverage over time, instead of burning everything in one go. Marketers use this kind of psychology all the time because it’s ridiculously effective. Put another way: 1. A total boycott right now is not going to happen. 2. Small actions (buying scarves, wearing a pin, black and gold) give people a way to feel the movement is theirs. 3. Once people feel included, they are far more likely to back a full boycott later. The Trust is right on this. Winning is Unity - grows it. Finger-wagging is losing - shrinks it.

The council would have considerable leverage. It would constitute a change of purpose, and would need planning applications etc. Does anyone know if the trust has applied for Asset of Community Value status?

News in the guardian today in regards to Textor sourcing financing - likely not an accident, and with the nature of Chansiri's personality, 'leaks' like this are probably the most concrete way prospective buyers can interact with fans without toys thrown out of the pram. These must be considered tactical leaks. We need to keep the focus on the club’s disaster zone state with a steady match-week drip of human impact stories (unpaid creditors, staff under strain, former employees speaking out). Keep the pressure in the headlines and on Chansiri. Want to repeat this - must be tactical and disciplined with timing - process might take 2-3 months, and need to be able to generate headlines consistently. The entire football world is on our side, but they still need reasons to give it airtime. Chansiri will also aim to influence public perception and sale price via PR, so need to ensure that these are rushed through the news cycle with stories about how bad things are (for example, we need to be ready for 'North Stand Re-opens' story).

They want answers too, and their wages. Best leave be mate.

I agree with your conclusion, though I don’t think it’s weird at all. Isn't this as 'Sheffield' as it gets? We respect ambition if it’s collective, takes us with it and is earned over time. The moment someone says it out loud, it gets read as arrogance. Röhl hasn’t done anything wrong, but he has crossed that line that he probably doesn't know exists... naming the next step before the current one feels finished to us, will never go down well. Right or wrong, it's how it is right? This, by the way, is what Chansiri will never understand imho. He's in exactly the wrong city for someone who expects respect to come with his status/job title.

"In the ruins of louder days, a single skylark still sings. Softly enough to be missed, sweetly enough to be worth the silence" > Chris Waddle

Not easy retaining players on the contract valuation we place on them perhaps.

You’ve just used every argument our rivals use against the owls when we claim we’re a big club.

Not sure how influence can be outsized when you own the company?

A lot of 'should's in this thread. I wish we were paid for our effort, but how many people of here earn the same or less than people that put in half the effort? It happens all the time, and we're incredibly fortunate that players here are putting shifts in like they did today. Path of least resistance natural incentive for pretty much every out of contract player is to not get injured. The fact that players are putting the graft in is a testament to man management at the club.

I expect we'll see an improvement now that Ramadan is over. I imagine playing without food isn't that big of a deal, though I have no clue how they manage being a professional athlete without drinking fluids.

How long have you lived round there? I don't know what they do, but Wrightson Engineering make the earth quake every now and again.

Few issues... 1. Looking pretty likely that he knew he had financial issues personally, and pre-emptively blamed the fans 'negativity' for 'withdrawing financial support'. I'm not qualified to diagnose personality disorders, but know enough that he's got a personality to avoid. 2. He's not open enough to deal with the world as it is and is incapable of adapting to UK footy culture. 3. Any relationship with the fans will be on his terms, and any sessions would likely be him telling you how he feels aggrieved and what you (we) need to do to fix it. It kicks off a bit on here, but in general I thinks fans have conducted themselves very well, far better than he deserves. We've been mentioned quite favourably by the press and on efl footy channels on YouTube.

I think the players that were honest ended up training alone in Dubai.

I’m not sure what you’re getting at mate - compulsory liquidation is for the company, not the shareholders?