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Blue Union Statement
The Blue Union wishes to announce that following significant fan feedback via our various constituent member groups, Saturday’s planned “day of protest” in conjunction with the Tottenham Hotspur home game has now been suspended.
As a group we have consistently stressed that we exist in order to represent the fans, to listen to their views and to provide the vehicle that can bring our collective ideas together and create a positive, all-inclusive, platform from which we can ensure that our concerns are heard.
The organisation of Saturday’s planned protest began in earnest following The Blue Union’s third and most recent public meeting, during which a clear consensus of opinion was reached amongst those in attendance that further positive action was supported, and that the nature of that action needed to be taken to “the next level”.
Since that meeting however, David Moyes and the players have managed to effect a significant upturn in form that now offers us the outside chance of UEFA Europa League qualification via the Premiership and, perhaps more significantly, has taken us to a very winnable FA Cup quarter-final at home to Sunderland, with the carrot of a mouth-watering return to Wembley that all of us so desperately crave.
Our motto has been and will remain; “support the team:oppose stagnation”. Supporting the team will always be our first priority as dedicated Evertonians who love our club and crave success.
With such a significant period of the season now upon us, it would be remiss of us to ignore the wave of feeling that has become apparent over the past few weeks, and indeed the personal feelings of the majority of our officers, all of which together are telling us, very clearly that “now is the time for unified support, not protest”.
Whilst we have taken this decision in what we perceive to be the best interests of all involved with Everton FC, we are keen to stress that we are extremely proud of the progress that has been made over the first seven months of our existence as a group and that our on-going commitment to the cause remains as strong as ever.
The future of our great football club remains of paramount importance to all involved with The Blue Union and our supporters should be assured that a short-term upturn in results on the field will not in any way divert our attention from the cold hard facts of the precarious situation that Bill Kenwright and his board have put the club in off it.
On-going activity away from the matchday environment - the targeting of club sponsors and partners – will continue as ever, and further future organised protests on a large-scale are a certainty.
For now though, we would urge all Evertonians – those who are with us and those of a differing outlook – to join together as one, leave all negativity behind for season 2011-2012, and roar the team on to what we all hope can be an ultimately successful end to the campaign.
The Blue Union
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18 Comments
Well played @theblueunion. Think its the right choice. Keep up the good work fellas
Common sense has prevailed – well done at last
Good decision ,I for one think that it is great that we can all pull together to hopefully see us to a fantastic end to the season , Goodison will be buzzing for the rest of the season ,COYB
good decision.protest is not the right action at the moment,i think the club are at last listening to the fans. Keep up the good work.
A big decison, and the right one, for now. But the problems remain, the players that have caused this turnaround are on loan and set to depart come June. The ownership issue will not go away. To coin a phrase, “watch this space”
This statement proves all along that you do have what we all want, that is a committment for the good of the People’s club. OUR EVERTON F.C. Well done lads.
hmmm – fickle fans are the words that comes to mind
Said for years that as soon as we string 2 wins together most Blues go back to the pub…
Get the charlatan exposed – it will take Moyes finally walking to wake up the majority.
Keep up the good work BU.
Its amazing what 3 wins after the worst 6 months of football i have EVER seen at goodison can do to some fans . Bill wont go down as the best chairman (far from it) but he and his team of people will go down as Having the best ever PR propganda machine Ever – FACT
If Inner Circle Sports have indeed been engaged to help in the search for new owners/investors, something welcomed by the BU, then surely its time for them to pipe down and give this process a chance, irrespective of results.
It is a no-win situation. Stage the protest and risk criticism from Blue Union supporters and others for ignoring feedback. Don’t stage the protest and take criticism for appearing to be fickle…….. Should protests only occur when the team is going through a bad patch? The big question now is does this mean an end to the protest marches as part of the strategy? If not, what is the criteria for deciding when it is appropriate to protest? Interesting question! I suppose a precedent has been set that action should not occur when the team is doing well and the fans are optimistic.
David Gordon, that was always going to be a question that cropped up, but I think the statement is fairly clear in that there is most definitely an intention for future action.
I don’t think this decision suggests that protests will be purely results based, more that perhaps the final third of the season, when there is anything of importance at stake (relegation or a trophy etc)…then that clearly isn’t a time when the fans are truly of a heart to protest. I know that is certainly how I feel.
There was always going to be a damned if they do, damned if they don’t element, but I think this decision is the mature and sensible one and proves that TBU are listening to the people and that they are learning all the time.
I really dont know what to think. I’ve boycotted the match all season and contributed to BU funds. This is exactly what the regime wants and gives them both the moral ground and makes the BU look like fickle whingers. I give up on the whole bloody thing.
A couple of poor home performances should see the climate once more move towards a `protest mood`!
Just hope that we can keep on winning!
They can’t win. If they protest their dumb critics will slag them off for potentially disrupting a vital stage of the season. And not protest their dumb critics will slag them off for ‘giving in,knowing they’ve lost’ etc etc. To all those dumbos A GOOD CUP RUN DOESN’T MASK THE CLUBS DEEP PROBLEMS.
A good decision. Pull together, not apart.
I think it is error to stop now. It sends the wrong signal to BK and the rest of the board. Pushing on now would prove you’re thinking long term. One swallow does not make a summer make.
Use your heads not your hearts. Back the team not the board. COYB
What exactly is all this celebratory nonsense about Moyes???
What has he done in 10 years?
Champions League – NO
Premier league – NO
FA Cup – NO
League Cup – NO
Won at SkyTop4 club in 10 years – NO
Won Anything – NO
FFS
In any other club Moyes would be sacked for his comments after the slaughter by Liverpool tonight. Moyes is delusion al when he claims that being one point ahead of the game following beating Spurs makes it okay to be slaughtered by Liverpool. Let’s hope that Blue Union get their act together by Saturday cos if Everton lose to Sunderland Moyes should walk before he’s thrown out by the fans