[Football] Stop Exploiting Loyalty - FSA Campaign

[rippleman]

I totally agree with the above, but people are losing sight of the very first paragraph of the very first post on this thread:

The Football Supporters Association are co-ordinating a campaign to stop Premier League Clubs increasing ticket prices and making changes to their concessionary ticket pricing.

To date, our club isn't doing that.

It's a salient point for me at my time of life where I have a son in the 18-21 age group and where I will be an OAP in the next few years. And I understand this is impacting fans of other clubs right now and potentially pricing out families and OAPs.

So, I am very much not giving the finger to the FSA campaign, I fully support it. But I do worry that people with an agenda will make it look like a protest against the Bloom regime and that would be utterly ridiculous. Therefore I understand the Supporters' Club point of view, even if I don't necessarily agree with it.

Albert is one of my pre match locals anyway, but if I'm there it's to show solidarity with those affected. We are incredibly well run and therefore incredibly lucky.

I'm not sure I have come across any BHA fan who would be minded to "protest against the Bloom regime".

If it was a concern for the BHASC that any protest might be misconstrued as against Mr Chairman then an email to, or brief telephone conversation with the Chairman could have disabused him of any such notion. Mr Bloom has never struck me as the sensitive, thin-skinned type in any event.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I'm not sure I have come across any BHA fan who would be minded to "protest against the Bloom regime".

If it was a concern for the BHASC that any protest might be misconstrued as against Mr Chairman then an email to, or brief telephone conversation with the Chairman could have disabused him of any such notion. Mr Bloom has never struck me as the sensitive, thin-skinned type in any event.

Exactly, why has it been deemed impossible to put TB in the picture as to what’s happening and why, whilst confirming the general consensus of our support?

 

[Hotchilidog]

I'm not sure I have come across any BHA fan who would be minded to "protest against the Bloom regime".

If it was a concern for the BHASC that any protest might be misconstrued as against Mr Chairman then an email to, or brief telephone conversation with the Chairman could have disabused him of any such notion. Mr Bloom has never struck me as the sensitive, thin-skinned type in any event.

I think Barry Izbak explained the BHASC position very well. I'm glad there is a protest on Saturday at the Albert and I will happily support it in the company of Wolves fans. A show of solidarity with our opponents for me at least represents the spirit of the campaign much better than some Albion fans standing sheepishly behind a banner at the Amex that will be misconstrued by bad faith actors as a comment on our club.

 

[Barry Izbak]

This story is now on the FSA website and socials - it'd be great if those of you with access to social media could give it a share.

FSA website: https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fan-groups-stage-stopexploitingloyalty-protests/
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The full FSA Press release is shown below.

 

[Black Rod]

I'm not sure I have come across any BHA fan who would be minded to "protest against the Bloom regime".

If it was a concern for the BHASC that any protest might be misconstrued as against Mr Chairman then an email to, or brief telephone conversation with the Chairman could have disabused him of any such notion. Mr Bloom has never struck me as the sensitive, thin-skinned type in any event.

He was sensitive and thin skinned enough to fall out with Matthew Benham and still hate the bloke 20 years later to the point he won't go in the Brentford boardroom.

He also sacked Poyet and RDZ for questioning the board and for a long time pretended Poyet didn't exist (the club still might, although isn't he in the Stand or Fall documentary?). And then there is the dislike between Bloom and Dick Knight.

I would say he is pretty thin skinned, tbh. Although you would hope not over this

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Anyone got a photo of the FSA banner outside the Albert? Seemed like a decent enough turnout tho as I don't normally drink at the Albert on matchdays its hard to be sure. Maybe that was the normal turnout

 

[seagurl]

Anyone got a photo of the FSA banner outside the Albert? Seemed like a decent enough turnout tho as I don't normally drink at the Albert on matchdays its hard to be sure. Maybe that was the normal turnout

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Cheers

 

[BN9 BHA]

Cheers

Good photo here.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Good photo here.

Nice one!