Exiled in Toronto Mk2

Of course you do - you’re in the choir, the film speaks to you.

It will, because there’s nothing in it to make deaf ears listen. I spent my career in marketing communications and a large chunk of that in measuring and improving their effectiveness, and this breaks the most basic rule of all that was drummed into me 45 years ago as a young Assistant Brand Manager: never forget that you aren’t your target market - it’s not about you liking it, it’s about people who don’t agree with you liking it. And this video is preaching to the choir. The target market is people not currently inclined to boycott. Yet this video talks only to “we”. “We marched” “We aren’t being listened to” etc. The people who need to be persuaded aren’t currently part of that “we”! There’s also no rationale that would persuade. Why now? What would happen if there was a near total boycott? How will this make a difference in a way that could overcome someone’s scepticism? I had a boss whose favourite criticism of ads was, “This is a pissing in your pants ad.” Gives you an warm feeling but leaves only a mess.

Going back to the chance missed by Doherty yesterday, I remember Leonard missing several of those in a fairly short space of time, either got caught or dragged his shot wide.

Yes, let’s bring Pears back

Very much like a game played at Sett End but I used to enjoy being in those. The centre backs have been superb imo, and I like what Doherty has brought so far: a two-touch shot, well-taken disallowed goal and a cross inches from Yuki’s boot, plus he’s not afraid of mixing it with Coyle.

A rough and tumble game but right now I’ll settle for effort and commitment, which we’ve had plenty of in that half, which was played predominantly in their half. More successful tackles than I’ve seen us make in a half for a long time and Miller earning his spot by not backing down from Coyle.

If we don’t play them in a 3rd round cup tie when we have ten players out injured, we never will. Personally, I’d much rather watch all the academy lads bloodied this season than any of the Rudy dross

As one of the Academy’s staunchest defenders, I thought you’d be delighted to see a few of the youngsters getting stuck in to a strong Hull side. Otherwise, what’s the point of it?

“The academy is our crown jewel!” Manager picks academy lads ””This team is weak as piss!!” “An insult!” Best first five mins for months, at them like terriers, apart from Miller obv.

He was about two feet in front of me when he did that. Was that the game where Endean kneed it over the bar from an inch out?

I’d describe him as the love-child of Joe Rothwell and Bradley Dack. He had the up-off-your-seat acceleration and dribbling of Rothwell coupled with the audacious finishing of Dack.

Tony Field, Superstar, how many goals have you scored so far? Anyone who saw him in those days will have him in their top 5 favourite Rovers players, our first hero (along with Sir Roger) in the 1970s. Interestingly, I remember Tony Parkes writing that Field was unpopular in the dressing room, probably because of the arrogance that made him such a great player and fan hero. Pity his penalty expertise deserted him away at Scunthorpe when a win would’ve almost certainly seen us go up under Furphy.

You’re a smart bloke Rev, surely you can’t believe that a few hundred less people in a ground that’s 2/3rds empty anyway will do anything? We usually can’t agree amongst ourselves on here the attendance to the nearest thousand. “Turn off the taps” to billionaires? They get richer each minute by more than you and I have spent on Rovers in our lives. Now, a chicken on the pitch every week would make the news globally, and might, just might, get through to them because it mocks them, and their stewardship of the club, personally.

Excellent suggestion IMO. The two potential flaws in the boycott plan are a) it completely depends on action by fans not currently aligned with the coalition, and b) should it fail to be noticeable, it would be spun by the club as showing the coalition was just a splinter group unrepresentative of the fanbase. In-ground action by those who attend would negate both issues.

Which eyeballs and to what end? The local MP has lambasted them in the Mother of all Parliaments several times so I don’t think they are going to be bothered by a few social media posts. Awareness is only a relevant goal when lack of awareness in a specific target group is a barrier to success. Who would you want to become aware and how would you think they could helpfully act once they were aware?