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REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:35 am

I agree the best form of protest is to keep wearing blue and singing about it.

However are there other small things we could do?

A minute's applause at 19mins 27secs every home game to celebrate our true identity might be effective.

Easy to do, non divisive, would get mentioned by the media and could happen home and away.

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:49 am

Halifax93 wrote:I agree the best form of protest is to keep wearing blue and singing about it.

However are there other small things we could do?

A minute's applause at 19mins 27secs every home game to celebrate our true identity might be effective.

Easy to do, non divisive, would get mentioned by the media and could happen home and away.



might be a bit of a stretch to get people to applaud at a particular second in a game. maybe 27th min would be better

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:21 am

Ridiculous suggestion

Vast majority of Cardiff fans aren't really bothered what colour we play in....FACT

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:21 am

Maybe someone could write a song with the 'well always be blue' chorus and we have a whip around to get it in the charts? ... i think if that was a success it would have the potential for more media coverage than a minutes applause every match, although i dont know how feasible it would be and how much it would cost

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:30 am

Roathblue33 wrote:Ridiculous suggestion

Vast majority of Cardiff fans aren't really bothered what colour we play in....FACT


What utter nonsense. Even if you write FACT after it. :laughing6:

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:39 am

Roathblue33 wrote:Ridiculous suggestion

Vast majority of Cardiff fans aren't really bothered what colour we play in....FACT


NON FACT

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:40 am

Roathblue33 wrote:Ridiculous suggestion

Vast majority of Cardiff fans aren't really bothered what colour we play in....FACT

You reckon?

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:04 pm

Yes I do reckon

Certainly not enough to get enough people doing a minute applause!

Tell me what difference anyone has made from the thousands of posts/debates and protests and matches regarding the rebrand?

None what so ever!

I would love for us to play in blue but we play in red and Tan isn't going to change his mind....FACT!!

Tan is referred by many as a dictator. By definition, when have you ever known dictators to change their minds or listen to other people?

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:05 pm

Roathblue33 wrote:Yes I do reckon

Certainly not enough to get enough people doing a minute applause!

Tell me what difference anyone has made from the thousands of posts/debates and protests and matches regarding the rebrand?

None what so ever!

I would love for us to play in blue but we play in red and Tan isn't going to change his mind....FACT!!

Tan is referred by many as a dictator. By definition, when have you ever known dictators to change their minds or listen to other people?


:laughing5:

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:15 pm

Honest question, as you are playing Hull at the weekend, and they seem to have issues of their own, have any of you tried to contact their fans? Through forums or something? Maybe try and get something going together at the weekend?

Just a thought...

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:21 pm

scotsjack wrote:Honest question, as you are playing Hull at the weekend, and they seem to have issues of their own, have any of you tried to contact their fans? Through forums or something? Maybe try and get something going together at the weekend?

Just a thought...


There is dialogue going on this week, I believe.

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:30 pm

Barry Chuckle wrote:
scotsjack wrote:Honest question, as you are playing Hull at the weekend, and they seem to have issues of their own, have any of you tried to contact their fans? Through forums or something? Maybe try and get something going together at the weekend?

Just a thought...


There is dialogue going on this week, I believe.


It makes perfect sense...

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:01 pm

scotsjack wrote:
Barry Chuckle wrote:
scotsjack wrote:Honest question, as you are playing Hull at the weekend, and they seem to have issues of their own, have any of you tried to contact their fans? Through forums or something? Maybe try and get something going together at the weekend?

Just a thought...


There is dialogue going on this week, I believe.


It makes perfect sense...



would love for this to happen. i appriciate banter but it is good to see other fans sympathising with our (and hulls) position at the moment. Many say the fans didn't do enough but where us and hull are concerned there really is nothing the fans can activley do, and no football fan should have to go through what we are going through.

many wont agree that there is nothing we can do, but aside from protesting in a peaceful non-disruptive way there really isn't much else...and i doubt even that has any sway compared to simply being a billionaire

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:29 pm

Some kind of event with Hull is a v good idea

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:32 pm

Roathblue33 wrote:Yes I do reckon

Certainly not enough to get enough people doing a minute applause!

Tell me what difference anyone has made from the thousands of posts/debates and protests and matches regarding the rebrand?

None what so ever!

I would love for us to play in blue but we play in red and Tan isn't going to change his mind....FACT!!

Tan is referred by many as a dictator. By definition, when have you ever known dictators to change their minds or listen to other people?


It has made a difference among the fans.

Protest v Southampton, Bluebirds Unite, everyone wearing blue at away games, v little red at home games now, pro-blue songs during games. Message boards help promote all this.

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:37 pm

Halifax93 wrote:
Roathblue33 wrote:Yes I do reckon

Certainly not enough to get enough people doing a minute applause!

Tell me what difference anyone has made from the thousands of posts/debates and protests and matches regarding the rebrand?

None what so ever!

I would love for us to play in blue but we play in red and Tan isn't going to change his mind....FACT!!

Tan is referred by many as a dictator. By definition, when have you ever known dictators to change their minds or listen to other people?


It has made a difference among the fans.

Protest v Southampton, Bluebirds Unite, everyone wearing blue at away games, v little red at home games now, pro-blue songs during games. Message boards help promote all this.



i hope im wrong but a lot of people are saying theres less red at home, could that not be because its winter and more people are wearing jackets and coats (which are usually darker colours)

really hope im wrong about that

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:55 pm

How has it made a difference?

I'm not having a go and im not pro red at all. I wish we were playing in blue. I just dont understand how you can say it's made a difference.

The whole point about debating, protesting, marching doing what ever against the rebrand is to get Tan to agree to change back to blue. He hasnt though and by the looks of it he wont.

Who can honestly say that any of the above has made any diffence at all, whatsoever to changing the badge and colour back?

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:40 pm

Roathblue33 wrote:Ridiculous suggestion

Vast majority of Cardiff fans aren't really bothered what colour we play in....FACT

Ridiculous statement FACT :lol:

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:28 pm

Roathblue is correct the protests so far haven't made the slightest difference to the rebrand fact.Bu are finished,the trust do nothing and when the weather changes and the coats come off you'll see the vast majority of the stadium in red.

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:36 pm

redordead wrote:Roathblue is correct the protests so far haven't made the slightest difference to the rebrand fact.Bu are finished,the trust do nothing and when the weather changes and the coats come off you'll see the vast majority of the stadium in red.


i doubt the vast majority will be red. wasn't even 50/50 in the summer

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:43 pm

people are lazy the 19.27 thing has been mentioned before and didn't work. The best way forward now would to have protest welcoming all people not BU members, pro blue etc.. but everyone and it would need to be advertised properly! I heard annis talk about the one last push this could be it. Possibly chelsea? last game of the season maybe chelsea looking at winning the title? lots of media coverage etc..

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:58 pm

Roathblue33 wrote:Ridiculous suggestion

Vast majority of Cardiff fans aren't really bothered what colour we play in....FACT


That's rubbish FACT

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:59 pm

Lets be honest fans have had a bellyful of protests,Bu found that out to their cost.Now people are talking of more protests,unbelievable.Theres nothing positive that comes out of it,it just ruins other fans match day experience and puts a downer on the whole day and the negativity transfers to the players on the pitch which could affect our chances of survival.

Some fans would love to see city relegated because of the rebrand and would see it as another stick to beat vt with.I urge fans think twice before embarking on any more protests.Cardiff city need the support of every fan now more than ever to try and avoid relegation. :thumbup:

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:59 pm

Do you think Tan cares about protests?
No

Did he take any notice of the protests "dont sack Mackay"
No

Has he listened to anyone about anything?
No

Will he change us back to blue?
No


Whilst I would love to see us back in blue, all these protests and ideas of "hey guys, lets try this, lets get the world watching and then he'll listen to us" is pointless and a total waste of time and it has been since the rebrand

Its all becoming a bit of a joke quite frankly.
At this moment you would have thought people would have been more concerned with getting behind the team and supporting the lads

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:02 pm

There are a few more people droning on about the rebrand now as opposed to last season.

Simple reason is we are struggling as opposed to being top last season.

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:09 pm

Roathblue33 wrote:Do you think Tan cares about protests?
No

Did he take any notice of the protests "dont sack Mackay"
No

Has he listened to anyone about anything?
No

Will he change us back to blue?
No


Whilst I would love to see us back in blue, all these protests and ideas of "hey guys, lets try this, lets get the world watching and then he'll listen to us" is pointless and a total waste of time and it has been since the rebrand

Its all becoming a bit of a joke quite frankly.
At this moment you would have thought people would have been more concerned with getting behind the team and supporting the lads



Totally agree. Im getting sick of reading the same old thing.

Some here constantly go on about getting behind the team yet spend knocking the club 90% of the time.

If I were them Id be careful what they wish for.

If it proves one thing to me.......Id have no supporter consultation. Half of them are waiting to stab you in the back.

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:14 pm

redordead wrote:Lets be honest fans have had a bellyful of protests,Bu found that out to their cost.Now people are talking of more protests,unbelievable.Theres nothing positive that comes out of it,it just ruins other fans match day experience and puts a downer on the whole day and the negativity transfers to the players on the pitch which could affect our chances of survival.

Some fans would love to see city relegated because of the rebrand and would see it as another stick to beat vt with.I urge fans think twice before embarking on any more protests.Cardiff city need the support of every fan now more than ever to try and avoid relegation. :thumbup:


No thanks. :thumbup:

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:29 pm

Barry Chuckle wrote:
redordead wrote:Lets be honest fans have had a bellyful of protests,Bu found that out to their cost.Now people are talking of more protests,unbelievable.Theres nothing positive that comes out of it,it just ruins other fans match day experience and puts a downer on the whole day and the negativity transfers to the players on the pitch which could affect our chances of survival.

Some fans would love to see city relegated because of the rebrand and would see it as another stick to beat vt with.I urge fans think twice before embarking on any more protests.Cardiff city need the support of every fan now more than ever to try and avoid relegation. :thumbup:


No thanks. :thumbup:



Barry, A simple question.....in nearly 2 years of playing in red what have the "very" limited protests achieved?

Professional football is business and customer based. If one doesn't like it we always have a choice. Obv. many here will take that option (incl. a good number here) when we are in the championship. Of course if Tan walks away we can all rely on your goodself and others that we will be ok.

How long have you followed the city for exactly?

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:42 pm

seanpaul wrote:

Barry, A simple question.....in nearly 2 years of playing in red what have the "very" limited protests achieved?

Awareness of our dislike of the situation.

Professional football is business and customer based. If one doesn't like it we always have a choice. Obv. many here will take that option (incl. a good number here) when we are in the championship. Of course if Tan walks away we can all rely on your goodself and others that we will be ok.

How long have you followed the city for exactly?


are you saying that people shouldn't go if they don't like it?! :lol: No wonder you like Tan. Since I was a young boy, over 20 years. Consistently from a 10 year old though. What has my support got to do with anything?

Re: REBRAND PROTEST

Tue Feb 18, 2014 5:55 pm

Barry Chuckle wrote:
seanpaul wrote:

Barry, A simple question.....in nearly 2 years of playing in red what have the "very" limited protests achieved?

Awareness of our dislike of the situation.

Professional football is business and customer based. If one doesn't like it we always have a choice. Obv. many here will take that option (incl. a good number here) when we are in the championship. Of course if Tan walks away we can all rely on your goodself and others that we will be ok.

How long have you followed the city for exactly?


are you saying that people shouldn't go if they don't like it?! :lol: No wonder you like Tan. Since I was a young boy, over 20 years. Consistently from a 10 year old though. What has my support got to do with anything?




Of course when you say "our" what you actually mean is a very small number. The vast majoriy couldn't care less. That is proved with st sales etc. No doubt a few,and I guess you will be one of them will point to attencances etc as some form of protest. The reason for attendances will be simple......fans hate losing above all.

Yes, I am saying they should not go......a few fans point the finger at fans wearing red etc yet they are paying into CCFC/Tan's dream. The phrase "run with the fox and hunt with the hounds" comes to mind.

If some of you actually put as much effort into supporting the team as these so called protests (from the comfort of their keyboard) we might get something of an atmosphere and do what fans do. Support the team.

For the record I couldn't give a toss about the colour and as far as Tan is concerned ...until comeone has a viable alternative I just wish they would stop going on and on about him.