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How can boycotts be futile?

Are we pretending that Rupp will fund Bradford City literally no matter what, in a desperate attempt to recoup his initial, poorly conceived investment?

He made an error buying the club. He shouldn't have bought it. He isn't interested, and his business partner was a charlatan. That's behind us now, but let's not pretend protest is futile. Some fans do not like the way the club is run, do not see Stefan's vision, and do not believe we are on course for success.

It's really that simple.

Disenfranchised fans are a serious cause for concern, whether they're seen as part of an organised boycott, an incidental boycott, or just a dwindling fan base. It's up to Stefan to get these fans back on board and give this club a shot in the arm. They're his customers, and it's his business.

At the minute there is nothing for some fans to hold on to, and the more disenfranchised they become, the more likely action will be taken whether its 'futile' or not.

 

It's easy to miss just how bad the context to John's story is.

It does not indicate a well run club.

At all.

 

Be careful what you wish for? Behave yourself. I certainly didn't wish for what we have now.

 

two points. make no mistake - if Rupp had gone with Wagmi you would have morphed from a fan into an asset to be exploited - some might say that is already the case, but at least you're not being compelled to buy into some value-less and non marketable garbage (you want the only authentic digital copy of Threlkeld's long throw that Lavery converted? Certainly sir - that'll be £900) so that we can have a new striker. Ultimately value resides in stuff we can use and stuff we can eat - invest in the art market if you want - (most artists only make money after they are dead - they're not making it anymore) Invest in land if you must (they're not making it anymore), invest in tulips if you want (plenty of them) but digital merchandise? Come on! I give it three years and you'll be left holding a picture of the last working hand dryer in Valley Parade, whilst the owners (Wagmi - remember them?) will be pocketing the proceeds and waking up in their air-con condos, unruffled, to perpetrate some even more esoteric bollocks that no-one actually understands. I don't know the man, I probably don't like the man any more than you but I think it is entirely to Rupp's credit that he gave these fraudsters the bum's rush. Especially if, as has been widely reported, he turned down an offer that was more than his original investment, because he felt it wouldn't be good for BCAFC. Boycott all you want, if you're prepared to accept the potential consequences. For myself I'll continue to ride the roller coaster that is being a BCAFC fan - we will lose when we deserved to win, and scrape a draw when we are outplayed. If you think that status and winning are everything in football then you have a different understanding of sport to me, a different set of values that I certainly don't despise, but can't understand or embrace.

 

At least today there has been a bit more balance on here a good thing I think

 

I don’t know much about NFTs but I follow David Ball our former loanee on Instagram and he now has one, I believe his club in New Zealand are getting into it. A number of sporting teams are I believe so it’s hardly an alien market.

Anyway it didn’t happen, our proud custodian saved us from the evil buyers who’s soul purpose for existing was to destroy Bradford City football club showed his commitment with a lavish January transfer window. Now we have beaten the mighty Stevenage all you hysterical keyboard warriors need to be quiet and clap or you’ll effect the club and it’ll be all your faults when we slowly drift to non league. If not the fans then it’ll be the 10 managers fault clearly working against the proud custodian to make him look bad as he’s clearly faultless.

 

Prior to the game today, the season is over. At least 30 points needed from 16 games, so all said and done, around 2 points a game.

You can quote your maths and all that but the eye sight test confirms it, as does the inability to look in control of a game. No back to back wins since August.
Look at recent results /performance against Carlisle, Leyton, Crawley, Walsall, Stevenage, Harrogate, Rochdale. We mustered 8 points from these 7 games, all below us in the league.
Do you honestly believe this team, manager has the ability to provide 'automatic promotion' form?
Still to travel to Forest Green, Northampton, Sutton and entertain Tranmere. The top 4.
We have all of the top 7 to play yet can only muster in recent times, 8 points from 7 games from teams below us.

Yeah it's not mathematically over but it's over. Prior to today.

 

I know there's a coincidental timing thing about our managers and an away trip to Oldham being the last stop for them..... cant see Adams making it to Oldham.

Think he'll be sacked today or tomorrow. I'm really against chop and change because it clearly gets us nowhere, but this fit is just all wrong. We've tried promotion winners for the level we were at the time in Grayson, Bowyer and now Adams and it just doesn't fit. Tried the club legend and that just ended sour, never again. Tried promoting up but it just felt like they weren't ever taken seriously.... so what next?

Worst thing for me is the players attitudes. It's so obvious when they down tools and stop playing for a manager. Look at the amount of managers Paudie, Watt, Sutton, Cooke and few others have gone through now. It's embarrassing, but it's almost like the players get away with it every time. Just watching the last few, you get the feeling with a few players they just can't be bothered because they know he's gone soon, so why try?

 

I don't think this fanbase will ever give someone time to build whilst we are in this league. Ever summer it's the same, you'll hear 4 or 5 times in the media "Bradford are too big for that league". Then you'll see half the new signings say "promotion is the goal". Sparks will do his yearly soundbites and say this club needs promotion...... problem when you do that, you've implanted to your fan base that you NEED to go up. Hence when failure comes, the tide turns quickly.

We're told and tell ourselves we are too big for this level, look at twitter whenever we play a Sutton or Barrow and the amount of stuff said about how tinpot and embarrassing it is to play these teams, but we're playing them for a reason. It's a sour cycle we're in, unfortunately.

 

Great post AB

 

Adams has no tactics or plan that we can see. There’s no uniformed press or hunting in packs to get the ball back. Players looking like total strangers and miles apart. We play with no width if Vernham isn’t on the pitch, but to be fair we have a number of key injuries to those positions. I think I heard Adams saying he didn’t know how to fix it, if so that has to be the final nail in the coffin.
I’m tired of the whole chop and change manager scenario, but I just can’t see anything to cling onto with him. No tactics, no game plan, no motivation, no relationship and no idea how to turn this around.

If I was Sparks, I’d go to Rupp and explain why he needs to dispense with another manager and look to bring in Lee Johnson if he can. Plays the game the right way and experienced with the big club mentality.

 

I’ve mentioned this before but I’ll say it again. Rupp/Sparks could do a lot worse than spending £50k or so on a Warnock or Rednapp to come into the club, review our set up and feed this back as a potential blueprint to work to. There’s no shame in asking for help, particularly in Sparks position, in fact he’d get a lot more respect if he did. This isn’t a time for protecting your ego or pride, there are bigger things at stake at the club right now.

 

No it isn't, it means jack shit. Most of our recent successful managers were in their first jobs, Kamara, Jewell, Cherry, McFarland as well of I remember correctly. Even Parky who had been a failure elsewhere before he came to us. Past records count for nothing and Both Adams and fans are wrong to quote it

 

He came here because he was the best qualified for the job with a long list of success we poached him from another club most fans and some commentators thought we had a coup. It hasn’t worked but the logic of the appointment can not be questioned except with the benefit of hindsight

 

So it IS our fault after all. We want to be in League 1 maybe the Championship at a stretch. Looks like we all need to feck off and let the club succeed without us.

Luckily DA is doing a good job in helping us to make that decision.