West Ham away (PL) Match Reaction Thread

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

we might as well just put up with it and stay quiet.

Well like I say people can do what they like, and my advice was definitely unsolicited but for the sake of your own sanity that's exactly what i'd suggest

[Letters]

IMO people simply not going, en masse, is a more effective protest than going along (i.e., you've bought a ticket, they have your money) and booing.
But Arsenal have far too many tourists for that to happen.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

With TV money, a loss of gate receipts just won't hit them that hard

[mastermind84]

We tried 3 CM's at the start of last season and it didn't work.

We lost one match this season with 3 CMs (better stated, Ramsey on the right) and that match was at the Bridge.

So maybe it did work? After that injuries started.

[Letters]

Less hard than it used to, but add in the loss of merchandise and food and drink bought on match day, it's a pretty significant amount of money.

[Gooner23]

Every game?...you mean every away game?

And sustained?....so when results go bad, people will just blame ungrateful fans for the teams performance.

Just ask Newcastle fans how successful their protesting is.

Newcastle protests are typically aimed at their owner. I am not talking about that, Kroenke doesn't give a fuck what's happening over this side of the pond. Doubt he even looks at our results (apart from the financial ones).

I do think sustained protest against Wenger would have some impact, we've bordered on it this season and he hasn't liked it one bit. If it was cranked up I honestly think he and Gazidis would take notice.

[Power n Glory]

With TV money, a loss of gate receipts just won't hit them that hard

Jeez!

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

well i'd suggest that people don't buy merchandise, don't go in on matchday and buy food and drink but not to influence managerial change but because it's a waste of money.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Newcastle protests are typically aimed at their owner. I am not talking about that, Kroenke doesn't give a fuck what's happening over this side of the pond. Doubt he even looks at our results (apart from the financial ones).

I do think sustained protest against Wenger would have some impact, we've bordered on it this season and he hasn't liked it one bit. If it was cranked up I honestly think he and Gazidis would take notice.

1) All Wenger has done is comment on it when asked about it by journalists and he's been largely dismissive "everyone's entitled to their opinion" etc

2) There won't be a sustained protest by a majority of fans

[Gooner23]

With TV money, a loss of gate receipts just won't hit them that hard

I agree on that one, providing they can still fill some of the seats with tourists and give out the official attendance numbers its not too embarrassing for them.

But I think protests in game hits them harder as its not financially related. As previously said though, I don't think it will happen to the extent it would need to.