⚽ Match Thread vs. Gateshead FC 16.08.22 [NL]

[laddo]

Its not so easy to take when you pay £35 coach travel and nearly £20 to get in, plus food and drink.

I feel your pain, a long coach journey to away game can be sobering experiences regardless of the result.

I did it once with a mate to Carrow Road , both vowed never again.

[upthemaggies]

After posting I was thinking about the last couple we had. Yup definitely one during Fullarton's reign, that one home match in particular was the most toxic I ever recall a meadow lane crowd with a group of fans gathered behind the dugout with the game in progress unchallenged shouting obscenities and telling the poor man where to go in no uncertain terms.

The other was near the end of the Murphy/Thompson era, nice to see some banners to accompany the usual chants of genuine displeasure.

Bar those two we tend to either stay away and/more moan online during my time as a fan.

Luton home Dec/94, a protest at the end of that game outside the main stand forced Slade out. Came way too late though, we were as good as down already with the extra relegation place that season.

I think there was a protest away at Rotherham(>) at the end of Thommo's 2nd spell too, but I wasn't there. I think he did go over to confront them though and was sacked before the next match.

The atmosphere was very bad at Brazil's last game before he was replaced by Dearden, players being booed every missplaced pass at one stage. Numerous managers have been sacked days after the chants for the manager's head first rang out, including Warnock.

[laddo]

We've certainly been good at the easy chants (Mills at R&D away a prime example), but I can't remember many big protests that I've seen other clubs have organised against owners and to a lessor extent managers.

[upthemaggies]

We've certainly been good at the easy chants (Mills at R&D away a prime example), but I can't remember many big protests that I've seen other clubs have organised against owners and to a lessor extent managers.

No proper protests against owners, no. Other than Trew, previous owners all realised when they'd outstayed their welcome and quit before a protest was necessary. Scardino tried to wrestle back control but was deemed even less credible than Bhatia/Strang. The Trews ought to have been the sole target of the Orient protest rather than Fullarton, but he'd somehow managed to make himself more disliked than them in the space of a mere six weeks or so.

Just three games into this season, unbeaten, we really shouldn't be having this discussion. No idea if NCMAD in any way reflects the general mood of the fans, but if it does, LW has a very tough job ahead of him.

[lunaspie]

Too early to mass behind the main entrance at the back of the Pavis stand if we lose against Chesterfield?

I've heard vespers that there may indeed be some form of action.
The manager may yet prove to be surplice to requirements.

[TSANHO]

I've heard vespers that there may indeed be some form of action.
The manager may yet prove to be surplice to requirements.

Very good 😂

[lunaspie]

I would be incensed if I were Williams.

[SwalePie]

I would be incensed if I were Williams.

Winning the match tomorrow is the best wafer him to atone.

[Magpies1959]

This is some kind of wind up I take it, regarding protests, all the puns aside.
We are three unbeaten games into the season and have not been able to field our strongest side yet. FFS get a grip.

[laddo]

Calm down 59, don't worry so much about it, it's only the internet#viva

Don't fear there will be no protest behind the Pavis stand, no banners in the Loop held aloft by disgruntled fans. Instead it will be usual pitchforks panicking on the match thread when we are go behind early or are losing 1-1 at HT.

After the game will be interesting. If we win, it's a good start to the season so NCM should be pleasantly quiet. You surely won't find too many moaning after 2 wins and 2 draws. The wait for Kelsdyke and Davy continues.....

If we draw it will be a disappointing 'Henry Kelly start' with lots of mentions of playing catch up, repeats of previous seasons, what we did wrong and maybe a mention of respecting a point. All whilst Solihull bag another 3 points.

If we lose to our promotion rivals at home, well it's a poor start to the season no doubt and NCM mini meltdown #254 will occur which should focus more on the players, will probably concentrate more on the head coach and by about page 18 of the thread will develop into a root and branch review of the club and talk of unambitious owners, and all because we still haven't sorted out the wingback situation.

Naturally the owners and coaching staff will read all this , take notes from wise old men and we will see a good run of form that keeps almost everyone happy as a result.