How to alienate your fanbase

comment by JackCharlton (U19203)
posted 29 minutes ago
Lubo - on another thread you say "its being used as a bonding exercise for a group of players who clearly need it."

Make your mind up.
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Things can be done for more than one reason

AR has other sporting interests around that area, all he is trying to do is get a bit of sport in an area where the normal everyday person will have something to take their minds of things!..

I'd think people on the streets will be looking forward to a team from a land they'd love to live in is paying a visit!..

This isn't about the Government or the Army, its about the people that live in that land, the same as if we were to go to Brazil!..

How many would say stay away from Brazil because of the way they treat their street kids?.....I don't think any!..

And there they do it because of tourism!..

comment by LIW - RAD = BATES WITH A SMILE (U8453)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
A business trip which is probably going to cost the club

There bad publicity already, can’t see sponsors being happy at all.

For the pittance the two games will bring in revenue, the cost will exceed it
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Please never leave this board you funny bstrd

have to say i was slightly like ''huhhh'' when we announced this tour.

but having seen how leicester went there a couple of years ago etc, the press really have jumped on bandwagon with us compared to them.

AR shouldnt of called someones comment stupid, he can only do wrong thats for sure.

tbh this tour has probably enlighted the majority of people in the uk about a situation in burma they were unfamiliar about.

maybe some good could come out of it?

We aren't supporting their government and we aren't supporting the genocide that is happening 300 miles away either.

We are going to play football....and I would imagine plenty of Burmese people will be looking forward to us playing there.

I can book a luxury holiday online right now to the 2 places we are playing, it is not a war torn country. Its a complete overreaction.

comment by LIW - RAD = BATES WITH A SMILE (U8453)
posted 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
One massive difference

The World Cup is in Russia, nowhere else, if you want to play in the World Cup, you have to go there

We have decided to go to burma.

The people who are defending it, are the same idiots (stoopo and lubo) who do it every time with every owner.

Brain dead idiots
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I'm really not trying to support the trip - it's a nonsensical, on soooo many levels, idea.

But there are options about going to Russia - USA have shown that. Given recent events, both in Salisbury and in Syria, then there should be a similar clamour for our NATIONAL side to not be seen supporting a regime - i.e. Putin - that advocates, supplies and uses chemical weapons on civilian areas. As for the reception from host nation fans, that will surely await ours, it's a completely stupid decision to go - in my view.

Wilko - absolutely your view is just as valid. It's how you see things ....

But yes Jonty - to answer you're original point - lack of thought referring to a "fan" as an idiot - hardly endearing choice of words right now ........ (perhaps shows a guy very much on the defensive and showing frailty around this trip decision)......

Not defending the decision, but are we just gonna ignore that if it was Manchester Kardashians or yhe London branch of the Russian Mafia making this trip the media would be applauding them for years?

comment by gelderd82 (U6817)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
We aren't supporting their government and we aren't supporting the genocide that is happening 300 miles away either.

We are going to play football....and I would imagine plenty of Burmese people will be looking forward to us playing there.

I can book a luxury holiday online right now to the 2 places we are playing, it is not a war torn country. Its a complete overreaction.
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Agree.

I've just read what AR says on the Leeds web site, and I see nothing of fan bashing and a Man putting across something that hopefully helps people in the region!..

If he was someone going over using the club as a way to sell arms than the outcry is ok, but he isn't!..

Well at least I hope he isn't!..