Mandy Lifeboats

Tomorrow could see us one step closer to seeing Barry Bannan back at Villa Park. 

I must go now. I've got to find 6 feet of rope and a sturdy beam.

4 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

Oh, yes of course! Sorry it has been a while since I've read it. I genuinely wasn't trying to be combative, I get a bit too "caps crazy", spend too much time on twitter.

It was me you sent that to! 

LOL. I suppose we would have worked that out a little quicker had we been using our real names. DOH! 

The original email was reproduced in the protest groups press release of 23rd March. You can view it on the press release section. 

Many years ago I went to a Lazio game where the fans in the home end remained silent throughout the game. It seemed to have more impact than a torrent of abuse. Lazio scored 2 or 3 that day and only a handful of fans even blinked. It got a lot of press attention. 

On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 17:05, dont_do_it_doug. said:

It actually DOESN'T say that they must be pre-approved. It asks that you please submit them for pre-approval and that they would PREFER them to be supportive. 

 

It definitely didn't say prefer. I shall be very interested to see if the club takes any action this time. Good luck everyone involved. 

I approached the club for an explanation of why the club confiscated the Lerner Out banner whilst ignoring far more offensive language.

Their reply DOESN'T say anyone complained, nor anyone couldn't see, nor the message was offensive. It says that banners must be pre-approved  and generally supportive.

Isn't the honest answer that 'someone' decreed a crackdown on visible protest against Lerner on the same day that the protest group had suspended a visible protest against Lerner. 

That was what I found bemusing and annoying.

Protest if you feel it will help. Don't protest if you feel it will help. But why argue over who is right? Hopefully BOTH viewpoints are motivating change. 

Next year will not be a year for rebuilding the squad. We'll be seeing recalled loanees, u21, anyone we can't offload and a lone signing or two. I can't see many managers wanting to walk into that position. Its a season where stability is the best we can hope for. I see no reason to throw away more money getting a new manager to work under those  limitations.

I've tried to register on here several times but it never seems to work.  Lets try again. 

I've been a Villa Fan since my nan gave me a claret and blue tracksuit in 1974.  For several years I've read the forum and enjoyed the posts.