Flyover Confirmation & Suggested Open Letter to Press Outlets

Can I just say that the way you are treating @Park bantam is the exact reason why both your 'protest' and every other protest being talked about will fail.

You will achieve nothing with a fractured movement, you need the majority of people on the same page to have any impact and that means you need to a joined-up, thought out plan that people can on mass get around. As I said before even if you truly think this fly over could have an impact of 'starting the movement' you haven't even put enough thought into how to harness that if it does inspire people. They will see it, think I agree and then go off to their own world which may consist of a few friends who are city fans and any discussion will never get outside of that group. I said that the way you shot down @king karl suggestion to have BantamTalk on the banner was a missed opportunity even if his motivations were more 'selfish' because it would give a 'gathering place' or at the very least a hashtag everyone could used to group discussions on social media but you haven't done that.

And when @Park bantam mentions the suggestion that there may not be anyone waiting in the wings you counter by saying that just conjecture but your reason for saying that is equally conjecture. Selling football clubs is not easy, just ask Mike Ashley who has been trying to offload Newcastle and can't or Ellis Short who had to pay off hundreds of millions of debt from Sunderland and then almost give it way just to get rid of it. They aren't generally great investments, most lose money and you have to reach a certain level to 'print money' and for a League 1 side that's a lot of money that needs to be thrown at it. You are actually in that zone where you are too low for it to be possible in a shortish term (You aren't PL like City or Chelsea or even Championship like Wolves) BUT you are also too high for that real 'rags to riches' story that the likes of Salford and Billericay are trying. So you are unlikely to have many people if any just waiting in the wings. Just hoping you do and that they would be any better is just blind faith which people can't generally get behind get behind. Again this is why you need a joined up campaign involving as much of the fanbase as possible, ideally with some of these having contacts of people who may be in the wings so discussions can be had with them and their plans can be shared so that people can have an idea of what's on the table and if it seems a better option rather than an 'anyone but edin' option. If you have a better option on the table then you have something people can rally around but if you don't then what are people getting behind? Moves that largely destabilise the players further meaning even worse results while also hitting the clubs financial stability and which even if it drove them to sell up they might not find a buyer and leave the club in limbo?

And I'm going to have some of you attack me with petty little digs so I'll save you the trouble and say don't even bother. All I'm trying to do is help you, across my posts without even really trying I've put across more joined-up strategy than any of the groups of fans be it from here or elsewhere have done. You need to stop acting like separate groups of headless chickens that are so desperate to be seen to be doing their 'part' now that you aren't looking at the bigger picture. You need to start doing that if you want change because you are going to struggle as long as its small isolated actions and each seperate group are attacking each others ideas while attacking those who have issues or concerns with all the plans

 

Did I say everyone? No I didn't. I said the masses

And it's not condescending when its a fact. I know many of you think City are some 'Magically unique club where nothing that's ever happened elsewhere is relevant' but it's really not. Movements fall apart when people aren't generally pulling in the same direction. We have seen it over and over again, not just in English football but world football and also in other sports

 

I have gone back to this post, as it needs a response.

Park how can you ‘talk and persuade’ someone who is in Germany and the other individual, despite the comment that he will listen (made at the beginning of September), has after much effort by BCST, who wrote to him more than once (I am sure someone from that organisation will correct me if I am wrong) has only met with one group. It is now November. Evidence says this hasn’t happened!

Has he set up a channel so that supporters can make ‘...comments made towards me are respectful, I will always listen and take on board any concerns’. Read more at: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/bradford-city/i-am-truly-sorry-for-some-of-my-decisions-at-bradford-city-admits-rahic-1-9346643

Where is the mechanism?

Have you been in touch with either of the owners? Have you had an opportunity to express your views? Have they replied? If yes what have they said?

I recall SYB’s promises of a meeting with Edin, which despite their reported direct link with the Club, came to nothing.

Rahic said ‘l am sorry’,

• He has never explained what he is sorry about.
• He has never explained what he did that was wrong
• He has never said what he will do differently.

Someone who is the head of an organisation, which had failed would hold a review. Has this happened? An open manager would ‘share’ this with his ‘customers’, demonstrate what they have learnt and what they will do differently.

Where is an ‘Action Plan’ which demonstrates how change can be achieved.

As far as Ican see nothing has changed, except Rahic has gone even further into his shell.

I actually agree that the ‘fly past’ is not in itself likely to bring about any significant change. However I can understand the frustration and the need to do something.

Frankly unless there is an avenue to talk and persuade, then what are the alternative’s. The initiative is Rahic’s to set in motion, his lack of constructive action, suggests indecisive and what could be seen as weak leadership, when faced with people who he cannot use his power, in terms of their employment prospects!

 

I wonder what people will do when this plane flies past?

Seems as though there are a few options:-

• Ignore/stare.
• Applaud.
• Boo.
• Go to the toilet/Food stand.

We could create a Poll!