How do you 'Sign Up' to fc united? Couldn't make the meeting --- Gary Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yesterday was very useful. The speakers were > excellent and thought provoking. However, those from > the audience who spoke were patchy to say the least. > For me, the whole point of yesterday was to decide > on a plan of action to move the protest forward. > Some of those who spoke from the audience let that > go right over their head. Yes, we know how much of a > mercenary Rio is, and thank for your rendition of > the Red Flag but what you said contributed nothing > to how we can bring Glazer down (and that is in no > way meant flippantly- if we did not care about the > great heritage of our club we would not have been > there in the first place). To be fair, there were > some good points raised eg. a figurehead being > needed and get a list of box holders etc. However, > too many of the speakers from the audience said > nothing new. It was to the credit of Andy Walsh > that he kept the meeting going at these points. > > > > It was apparent all the way through that just like > at the Methodist Hall meeting there were ST/LMTB > holders present who have not renewed and those who > have renewed and will fight from the inside (though > how you can do that when the first sign of you > protesting will get your book taken off you I can't > get my head round personally) To those that are > staying then I respect your decision but please > consider the boycott of cup matches and do not buy > any other merchandise or food and drink within the > stadium. > > > > The FC United bit was interesting and I am > struggling to see how people can't get their head > round the concept that supporting FC United does not > dilute your love for MUFC and that FC United is > stopgap until we reclaim our club. If you want to be > part of FC United then sign up and get your mates to > asap- it is that urgent if you want to be part of > it. If you don't want anything to do with FC United > then at least respect the wishes of those that do. > > > > Can I also add that the meeting was in no way a > Mancs only meeting and it was apparent all the way > through that all United fans are in this together > (the protests and/or FC United) if they so wish. > > > > Seeing as the continuing boycotting of United's > sponsors was agreed I feel it is only fair to > mention what Mark Longden said about the Not for > Sale Wristbands. Basically, stores are refusing to > stock these highly professional wristbands because > of fear of pressure from Nike. I cannot remember off > the top of my head which stores have been approached > to stock these wristbands and have refused but I am > sure a list could be made and people could let them > know what they think of this decision. > > > > All in all, I felt that maybe something more > concrete would have come out of yesterday's meeting. > However, it was always going to be hard to agree an > action plan in 2 hours with so many different views > there. At least people have registered what they are > prepared do to help and hopefully teams will be > created. Also, we now know that FC United could be > achieved. > > > > I also must commend the passion and chairing skills > of Andy Walsh. I thought he was excellent. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own > computers. > At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/B9pRWD/3MnJAA/Y3ZIAA/GtUolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Please use [email protected] for general > discussion. To unsubscribe send a blank message > (from the email account in question) to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Join as a full member of IMUSA today: > http://www.imusa.org/join.htm > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/0xaSZB/UOnJAA/Y3ZIAA/GtUolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Please use [email protected] for general discussion. To unsubscribe send a blank message (from the email account in question) to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join as a full member of IMUSA today: http://www.imusa.org/join.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/imusa/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
