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Flyover Confirmation & Suggested Open Letter to Press Outlets

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by JonButterfield, Oct 29, 2018.

  1. JonButterfield

    JonButterfield Star Player
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    THE FLYOVER IS OFFICIAL.

    The details of the flyover have been confirmed as:

    Banner: Rupp & Rahic Out
    Venue: Bradford City FC
    Date: 03/11/2018
    Time: 14:45 – 15:00 (approx)
    Total Cost: £700 + VAT (£840 total spend)

    THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED.

    Here is a sample open letter for anyone who wants to send one out to press outlets. There is no need to use this letter, feel free to write your own. If you can, however, let me know in this thread the outlets you choose to contact, I will collate a list below. Hopefully this list will allow people to decide whether they want to send another email to a particular outlet (to make sure they see it), or focus on seeking out further potential outlets for maximum coverage, whichever they see fit.

    Dear Media Friends,

    I am writing to inform you of a planned protest at Bradford City FC ahead of the Portsmouth FC game to take place at Valley Parade at 3:00 pm on Saturday 3rd November 2018.

    Our community of protestors, centred around (but not limited to) the Bradford City fan forum BantamTalk.com, have crowdfunded an aerial banner to fly over Bradford City FC at approximately 2:45 pm, for a duration of approximately 15 minutes. The banner will read: 'Rupp & Rahic Out'.

    This stunt, which took just a few days to organise and fully fund, is a result of the hard work of disgruntled Bradford City fans who are extremely dissatisfied with the running of the club since the takeover headed by Stefan Rupp and Edin Rahic in May 2016. Bradford City have gone from a club capable of mounting successive play-off challenges, to bearing the ignominy of making the worst start to a single league season in the club's 115 year history in terms of defeats. What's more, Bradford City are also the single worst performing side in the entire English Football League throughout the 2018 calendar year.

    With ever-dwindling crowds, and talks of protest marches, merchandise boycotts, and even match day boycotts, the strength of feeling against our current owners has been rapidly rising. We believe this aerial banner flyover will send a very clear message to Mr Rupp and Mr Rahic that the Bradford City faithful will not stand idly by whilst our club is subject to abject humiliation. With your help, Edin Rahic's refusal to attend recent games as part of an ever-extending 'vacation' will not be sufficient for him to ignore the opinion of the passionate Bradford City fans who have arranged this protest.

    We hope you can join us at the Bradford City vs Portsmouth game, or are able to arrange coverage of this, likely to be the first of many protests against the club's owners.

    Thank you,
    Yours sincerely,

    _____________
     
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  2. Inspector

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    In light of the rumour regarding Rahic quitting and Rhodes stepping in, would you still wish a Rupp out the door?

    I think a few fans would be happy with a silent Rupp and competent CEO.

    Just a thought.
     
  3. Steve1970

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  4. RonnieBrown

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    Hi @JohnButterfield ........... Just wondering - Is it really wise to include Rupp in the message ?

    Have a quick re-think with your party members, before you commit an act of regret.
     
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  5. Tony Wilkinson

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    And still at those times a chance of interrupting the planned minutes silence.....please be carefull
     
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    Why should rupp not be held accountable for the goings on ? He’s as much to blame as edin
     
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  7. king karl

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    I thought we was going for just after Ko

    Not everyone is in there seats before ko.. and could run into the minutes silence

    I think safer to put back 20 mins if poss
     
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  8. broadsword

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    Tending to agree with you on this Ronnie.
    A simple "Rahic Out" works for me.
     
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  9. pns1945

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    As long as they don't exact retribution against our forum!
     
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  10. HUDDERSSBANTAM

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    Definitely 15.05-15.20.
    We don't want to catch the minute's silence.
     
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  11. JonButterfield

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    Regarding the time, the minute's silence should be just that: a mark of respect.

    So, we have two options: push the flyover back, or bring it forward slightly.

    I have a slight reservation about doing it DURING the game, but I guess that would indeed have maximum impact.

    The alternative is people looking up and seeing it as they head to the stadium.

    Let's have a straw poll.

    What time is best, avoiding 2:58?
     
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  12. MallorcaBantam

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    If Rupp is staying and Edin going I hope you don't jump in, spend a lot of cash and spoil the party
     
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    After 3.05 for me

    Most folks are on the concours still beforr ko and wont see it... also avoids minutes silence
     
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  14. broadsword

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    Same goes for me on the timing.
     
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  15. HUDDERSSBANTAM

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    Later. 3.05 for me.
     
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  16. Goose

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    Get it done for 15.05 no way should it coincide with the minutes silence or 15.40 when we're 4-0 down to get maximum effect
     
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  17. JonButterfield

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    We'd be better aiming for 3:10 or 3:15 I think, given that they can only approximate the exact timing.
     
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    Half time more appropriate for me.
     
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  19. Steve1970

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    15:05 would clear all the minute silence and things. But can the 1st person to see the plane start the we want rahic out chant.
     
  20. JudgeMental

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    3.05 works for me, although I contributed I will not be there to witness it.
    Voting with my continued boycott.
     
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    Last edited: Oct 29, 2018
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