Save our Southend Show Ron the Red TODAY!

[Save our Southend]

Show Ron The Red!

Show your displeasure at how our football club is being mismanaged at today's home match vs. Chesterfield. From 2.00pm, representatives from Save Our Southend will handing out red cards to supporters around the area outside Roots Hall.

We urge all fans to join us in holding this card up at 19:06 minutes into the match. We feel that this will be symbolic with the club having been founded in 1906.

At the same time, make your voices heard around Roots Hall with a loud chant of "Martin Out".

Enough is enough!

#RedCardRon #MartinOut

 

[* ORM *]

And your alternative is?

Utterly futile.

 

[KevinJH]

---^-- agreed.

Before the start, half-time and/or at the end I'd've thought would be better if you must - at least the players and officials won't be distracted....

 

[kentblues]

If we have people on the playing area again I fear we will divide the fans - so hopefully you will add the same advise as previously. And that same advise clearly to the crowd outside before the game. The last thing we need is protesters on the pitch being booed by fans. This is a real possibility.

 

[WestyReturns]

If we have people on the playing area again I fear we will divide the fans - so hopefully you will add the same advise as previously. And that same advise clearly to the crowd outside before the game. The last thing we need is protesters on the pitch being booed by fans. This is a real possibility.

I don't see anywhere where advising entering the pitch area. This is about as peaceful as a protest can get no?

 

[blueblueblue]

I'm sure I read somewhere, Ron isn't going to be at the game because he has other commitments.

 

[WestyReturns]

And your alternative is?

Utterly futile.

Another owner. That's how it normally works when someone puts something up for sale. Is there anything you own you expect to know the buyer before considering putting it up for sale?

 

[sufc4life21]

Fans are entitled to protest! It's their club at the end of the day...... they are within their rights to make their voices heard!

Personally I want Ron gone but I know he not going anywhere until FF happens. Probably why I don't attend many games now.

 

[Barry.C]

We are Southend UNITED, not Southend get points docked. So enjoy and protest with care as I know most of you will and may your hearts be steady and in the right place

 

[AndyT]

I'm sure I read somewhere, Ron isn't going to be at the game because he has other commitments.

That is correct.

 

[Medway Blue]

And your alternative is?

Utterly futile.

Ah, straight out of his propaganda playbook!

I'm sure I read somewhere, Ron isn't going to be at the game because he has other commitments.

Does it matter? Will still get coverage and exposure.

 

[blueblueblue]

Ah, straight out of his propaganda playbook!


Does it matter? Will still get coverage and exposure.

I would say yes, it does matter. The very person the protest is aimed at won't be there.

 

[kentblues]

I don't see anywhere where advising entering the pitch area. This is about as peaceful as a protest can get no?

I’m not criticising the planned protest - just pointing out given that went on previously encouraging people not to enter the playing area appears to be an omission

 

[OldBlueLady]

Support the team during the game. Keep any protests to before, half time and after.

 

[kentblues]

Support the team during the game. Keep any protests to before, half time and after.

That was the advise from SOS last time was it not

 

[AndyT]

Yep, nothing shows solidarity more than the supporters passion for a win today.

Regardless of those who want to protest, the vast majority of the attendance today want Southend to win.

Protests are for after the game, IMHO.

 

[Medway Blue]

I would say yes, it does matter. The very person the protest is aimed at won't be there.

Obviously we would have preferred him to be there, but we can't let him dictate whether we voice our feelings. Next home league game is Woking in 5 weeks and the crowd likely won't be quite as big. Not discounting the fact that the boys might have got a few wins by then and caused those who can't look beyond the results to go back into their shells.

Support the team during the game. Keep any protests to before, half time and after.

That was the advise from SOS last time was it not

We personally don't plan to distract the players during the game because like everybody else, we want to see a win. JD and Nathan Ferguson have already said they were so focused on Tuesday that they barely noticed what was going on, but SOS weren't involved in what went on then anyway. Holding up red cards at 19:06 minutes into the match is about as peaceful (and symbolic) as you can get.

 

[AndyT]

Yep, accompanied with "We want Martin Out" chants, it says.

 

[Medway Blue]

Yep, accompanied with "We want Martin Out" chants, it says.

Yep, because that is of course the aim. It was done on Tuesdsy, had no negative effect, the players were still supported and several of them have said it didn't affect them.

 

[AndyT]

OK, thank you for the clarification.