ExmouthExile
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- Feb 11, 2005
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It must have been a real dilemma for ITV this year with Leeds not in it until the third round!
FA Cup TV games confirmed
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Brownstuff
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I'm glad we are not on the box, if we were on and we progressed to later rounds it would be unlikely they would feature us again in say the 3rd or 4th rounds where I would much prefer us to be on the box against a higher ranked team.
Tony Le Mesmer
Well-known member
If we draw we'll definitely on the box for the replay!
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
They're on telly as they'll get the coverage http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2010/oct/27/fc-united-of-manchester
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
Fc United fans knew the rules and conditions attached to the competition when the fans voted in favour of entering it so if, and I say if your reference is towards a boycott you (for possibly the first time in your life) are wrong.
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Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
No they won't, although the Glazer thing was the piece of straw, FC have a growing band of support (not just from United) but from other clubs as well for a number of reasons, including admission prices, player salaries, stewarding/treatment of fans etc etc, those who knock it really should try it first hand
SULLY COULDNT SHOOT
Loyal2Family+Albion!
It seems to me there are some very plastic Albion fans on here. FCUM is the sort of club we of all people should eb supporting. They are owned entirely by the fans and are now in the process of setting up a groundbreaking scheme to build their own stadium.
FCUM
Now that we have a rich owner, are we going to forget what happened to us and what we did about over the last 15 years?
It ıs just so hypocrtical to diss MK DOns and FC United in the same breath.
FCUM
Now that we have a rich owner, are we going to forget what happened to us and what we did about over the last 15 years?
It ıs just so hypocrtical to diss MK DOns and FC United in the same breath.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
the share scheme will attract those supporters who have got a few quid though, so it should be pointed out that all decisions are made by the members who get one vote regardless of the size of their investment and this scheme starts at a tenner.
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SULLY COULDNT SHOOT
Loyal2Family+Albion!
Have I misunderstood this but that's a good thing isn't it...... which supports my point?
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
you haven't misunderstood, the point i'm making is that a minimum investment of £200 is required in this particular scheme, although there are many other ways for FC fans to be involved in the running of their club for the price of a pint
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
I wonder what would have happened then, re: 1997, had these schemes been tried and tested as they are now, whether Brighton would now be 1 member 1 vote? It's certainly a model to be envied by every football fan that wants a say in how their club is run. An opportunity missed perhaps...
(SCS - I think we are both supporting your point!)
SULLY COULDNT SHOOT
Loyal2Family+Albion!
This taken from the FCUM website as to why they were set up:
A History of FC United of Manchester
'The club set up in protest to Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United' is a statement often used to describe FC United. But while there is no doubt that FC would not have happened without the American invasion, it was the catalyst, the final straw, but not the sole reason.
The material theft of a Manchester institution, forcibly taken from the people of Manchester, was the tip of a pyramid of destruction, with changing kick off times for the benefit of television, soulless all-seater stadia full of 'new' supporters intent to sit back and watch rather than partake in the occasion, heavy handed stewarding and ridiculously priced tickets propping it all up.
By May 2005 some supporters had had enough. The failure to prevent Glazer and repeat the successful repulsion of Rupert Murdoch in 1998 resurrected a 'last resort' idea from that previous campaign and the FC United wheels were put in motion. A group of individuals determined to continue the fight formed a steering committee and FC United of Manchester was delivered.
Critics of the idea argued that if supporters were disgruntled with the Premiership then why didn't they go and support other local cash-strapped clubs instead of setting up their own? But that wouldn't have been theirs would it? It wouldn't have been United and it wouldn't have been right to takeover another club after they had just been taken over themselves. Nor could they drift off in various directions and be lost to each other and maybe football forever. They wanted to maintain the momentum of the protest, to stick together, to sing United songs, to reminisce and bring back the good bits of the good old days. They wanted Our Club, Our Rules and they got just that, a member owned democratic, not-for-profit organisation created by Manchester United fans. A club accessible to all of the Greater Manchester community, dedicated to encouraging participation of youth whether it be playing or supporting and to providing affordable football for all.
All those on here who moan about the Premiership, pricing, 'plastic' fans, stewards, all-seater stadia etc should at least give half a cheer to FCUM - a group of people who said 'enough' and tried to do something about it.
A History of FC United of Manchester
'The club set up in protest to Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United' is a statement often used to describe FC United. But while there is no doubt that FC would not have happened without the American invasion, it was the catalyst, the final straw, but not the sole reason.
The material theft of a Manchester institution, forcibly taken from the people of Manchester, was the tip of a pyramid of destruction, with changing kick off times for the benefit of television, soulless all-seater stadia full of 'new' supporters intent to sit back and watch rather than partake in the occasion, heavy handed stewarding and ridiculously priced tickets propping it all up.
By May 2005 some supporters had had enough. The failure to prevent Glazer and repeat the successful repulsion of Rupert Murdoch in 1998 resurrected a 'last resort' idea from that previous campaign and the FC United wheels were put in motion. A group of individuals determined to continue the fight formed a steering committee and FC United of Manchester was delivered.
Critics of the idea argued that if supporters were disgruntled with the Premiership then why didn't they go and support other local cash-strapped clubs instead of setting up their own? But that wouldn't have been theirs would it? It wouldn't have been United and it wouldn't have been right to takeover another club after they had just been taken over themselves. Nor could they drift off in various directions and be lost to each other and maybe football forever. They wanted to maintain the momentum of the protest, to stick together, to sing United songs, to reminisce and bring back the good bits of the good old days. They wanted Our Club, Our Rules and they got just that, a member owned democratic, not-for-profit organisation created by Manchester United fans. A club accessible to all of the Greater Manchester community, dedicated to encouraging participation of youth whether it be playing or supporting and to providing affordable football for all.
All those on here who moan about the Premiership, pricing, 'plastic' fans, stewards, all-seater stadia etc should at least give half a cheer to FCUM - a group of people who said 'enough' and tried to do something about it.
sir albion
New member
How on earth is rochdale live?
Its because the viewers will be manure fans and the viewings will soar
Just what i expected
Knotty
Well-known member
I admire their principles and can sympathise with the reasons they did it, BUT...
If the same had happened to us in 1997 (albeit for different reasons) I don't think I would have been supporting 'FC Albion of Brighton' now. I just couldn't have deserted the club I had supported for so many years despite the dreadful things that were being perpetrated from the boardroom.
I supported the team on the pitch, not the boardroom.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
that's your choice, a lot of United fans stayed with 'Big United'. but others decided enough was enough, it wasn't just about the Glazers, there was a lot more to it than that and and all that bollocks about Rooney lately and his weekly salary of what? £200,000 a week (FFS) has further endorsed this
SULLY COULDNT SHOOT
Loyal2Family+Albion!
I think the reality would have been that if we had split then BHA would not exist today.... it would have been ONLY FC of Albion.
I assume you mean if we'd started another club in direct competion to the 'official' one run by Archer?
I think 1997 is totally different (a bit like the Portsmouth situation is totally different to when we were a bit strapped for cash). Firstly any FC Albion of Brighton wouldn't have been that much lower down the pyramid than Archer's Albion! The two might have become rivals quite quickly! But no, I wouldn't have supported a 'breakaway' club either, but don't forget we were just fighting one owner, just three men. In the bigger scheme of things it was a very small-scale war. The Man U fans behin FCUM, as the article says, were fighting the whole system; the Glazer takeover was just the final straw.