EGM Outcome & Meeting with Christian Purslow

[SpiritOfShankly]

EGM Outcome And Meeting with Christian Purslow – Spirit Of Shankly – Liverpool Supporters' Union

[Red Phoenix]

If I'd have just waited another hour before making the thread...

 

For those that need it posting :

 

The Spirit of Shankly Supporters' Union met at The Olympia on Saturday to allow the Management Committee to launch its proposed direct action campaign to see the American "owners" removed from the Club.

 

The campaign is to send a clear and unequivocal signal to the owners that they are no longer welcome at our airport, hotels, restaurants, ground, club or city. The campaign will focus upon media profile, leafleting, billboards and banners.

 

We plan protests, banners and chanting at the Debrecen game this Wednesday, at West Ham next Saturday (if you are going please get in touch with Jay McKenna at directaction@spiritofshankly.com) and the away game at Leeds United (which will have a special resonance bearing in mind we are moving towards being "the next Leeds").

 

In addition we are asking for anyone who can help with intelligence on their proposed arrival within the city for matches to let us know as far in advance as possible. This will lead to direct, non-violent action, to prevent them from getting from their planes to their hotels, from their hotels to restaurants or pubs, from getting close to our ground, from getting into the ground and if in the ground, to consider disruption within there too.

 

Interestingly, following our meeting on Saturday we have been contacted by the Club and representatives from the Committee have been invited to meet Christian Purslow on Wednesday before the Debrecen game.

 

The Committee will be putting the leaflet questions (and others) to the Club at that meeting. Members are asked to email secretary@spiritofshankly.com if they have any further questions about the ownership or financing (the meeting will be limited to these issues only) - if we can we will include these and we will, of course, report back afterwards to all members.

 

 

The leaflet handed out at Saturday's match can be downloaded here

[Acid]

Interesting to see how this will pan out.

[Anubis]

I'm willing to bet Purslow will adopt his city tactics with threats and warnings about the direct action. SoS should send one of his ears to Hicks and one to Gillette with a note saying "would you like the rest of him back?"

[Dan Vito Corleone]

They should reject his request.

[Red Phoenix]

They should reject his request.

 

I thought the same. Maybe in the future it could be sorted out that any meeting requests from the club are voted on by members first? (that could be a big move forward.) If the request had been rejected they'd probably be a lot more concerned about SOS than they will be right now.

 

Not trying to be negative for the sake of it but after all the decent stuff there that did stick out, it's like they have another chance at undermining us by feeding us with bullshit. I hope he fails with whatever he's been told to spout anyway, would love him to slip up or be made to slip up. Just don't see how he can bullshit his way through the questions he's surely going to get asked, but he'll more than likely find a way.

[Anubis]

Put him in a room with Atk....

 

 

YouTube - Reservoir Dogs - Stuck In The Middle With You

 

 

Had to link as embedding has been disabled.

[Hooch]

They should reject his request.

 

I understand what your getting at, basically fuck them, but it's an opportunity to put questions to a proper representitive of the club, even if the answers will be vague or just plain lies.

I'd hope SOS have a few stipulations though? For instance he will have to answer any question the members put to him, no pre-determined bollocks in which he has time to prepare a bullshit answer.

[scouse whitey]

Sounds good time to step it up.

[Dan Vito Corleone]

I understand what your getting at, basically fuck them, but it's an opportunity to put questions to a proper representitive of the club, even if the answers will be vague or just plain lies.

I'd hope SOS have a few stipulations though? For instance he will have to answer any question the members put to him, no pre-determined bollocks in which he has time to prepare a bullshit answer.

 

The slimy cunt will probably only agree to pre-prepared questions with pre-prepared answers.

[Trucker Paddy]

Ask how when Glen Johnson signed Rafa said we'd enough money to sign another player, we then took in £36m in fees for players, bought a midfielder for £18m and struggled to get £1.5m for that Greek lad, at least £20m unaccounted for, which brings me to the next question, why was the manager allowed to set up a deal for Silva and Aqualani providing Xabi went and then told the £20m for Silva deal is off?

[Andriy Voronin]

Rafa's PURSE is LOW

[philyhamann]

Invite him to a meeting.

[Red Phoenix]

which brings me to the next question, why was the manager allowed to set up a deal for Silva and Aqualani providing Xabi went and then told the £20m for Silva deal is off?

 

How do you know that Silva stuff is true? If it is, how people can wonder what's up with Torres if they know that I have no clue.

 

Didn't Purslow say last week that Rafa has spent £20m plus net or something like that, I'd ask him to show me where and how.

 

Agreed, the full 20mil and what it went on, there's got to be all types of bullshit figures if they try and answer that.

[Soup]

They should reject his request.

 

 

Agree we should not talk to the club

[G Richards]

It's good to talk!

 

Seriously, Purslow is a senior representative of the club. A meeting with him should be embraced. Ask good questions (such as the couple above) and remain respectful.

 

PS - the action above sounds good to me too.

[Sangria]

I think it is important to keep lines of communication open, how else are we meant to let the club know how we feel on certain issues.

[philyhamann]

Through other means, its been years and they've fucked the union about. Keep them anyone at the club at arms length when it comes to talking to the Union, Rafa and Kenny included. If they want to talk to us, address questions then they should do it infront of an assembly of SoS, not commitee members.

[Tom R]

I personally believe that all communication with the club should cease, unless it's to talk about the exit of the owners from the club.

Absolutely nothing else should matter.

 

There should be a seperate arm of SoS that looks after useful things like travel etc, and a more militant (for want of a better word) branch that looks after direct action and whose ONLY aim is to get rid of the owners. Nothing else.

 

Having SoS liaise with the club about travel arrangements on one hand, whilst taking direct action against them on the other hand is conflicting and confusing IMO.

 

I apreciate that SoS has some real benefits to fans, such as travel etc, and things like this require regular contact with the club.

But many fans just might not want to be associated with direct action. Likewise there are many fans who would like to be a part of direct action against the owners, but just aren't arsed about anything that involves cosy meetings with the club.

I personally fall very much in to the latter, and I'm certainly not alone. I'd happily get involved in anything that involves outing the pricks, but I'm just not arsed about the 101 other things that SoS now seems to stand for.

 

I find the whole thing bizarre to be honest. You can't actively campaign to out an entire board whilst simultaneously meeting with them and their representatives, discussing matters that effect the fans. It's shitting where you eat.

Edited September 15, 2009 by Tom R

[Tom R]

I think it is important to keep lines of communication open, how else are we meant to let the club know how we feel on certain issues.

 

See my post.

 

By having two seperate "branches". one for liasing abot ticket prices, travel and all that gubbins that I personally don't give a shit about. And one for direct action.

 

Who are you going to fear most - the guys you regularly sit down with and discuss banal things like ticket prices with, or the group of shadowy direct action takers who you never see and rarely hear from, unless it's to say one thing - get the fuck out of our club?

I know which one I'd be worried about.

 

It's impossible for the two elements to be mutually exlcusive and successful as you can't be taken seriously.

It's half arsed.

[Gordon Hodgson]

I think it is important to keep lines of communication open, how else are we meant to let the club know how we feel on certain issues.

 

This appears to be the only official channel at the moment. Purslow requested this meeting and so this is a major step forward for SOS. It's a recognition of the group and indicates that the current/proposed action is at least having an effect. I agree that the guy will probably just produce a stream of lies, but what else can he do in his position? We'd all like to see him admit that they've just snaffled £30m from the transfer kitty to reduce the loan amount, but that's very unlikely. I suspect he will use the meeting to make veiled threats about what they will do in response to the continuing action. If so, then at least we know what we're likely to be facing. It's a good opportunity for the Committee members to state the position over the owners visiting the club. If he advises them to stay away then this would mean no expenses for this year and so cover the transfer fee for Kyrgiakos. However, if they ignore the request, then we can say they've been warned through officials channels and deserve everything they get.

[Gonzo]

Spot on from Mr Ross there.

 

See my post.

 

By having two seperate "branches". one for liasing abot ticket prices, travel and all that gubbins that I personally don't give a shit about. And one for direct action.

 

Who are you going to fear most - the guys you regularly sit down with and discuss banal things like ticket prices with, or the group of shadowy direct action takers who you never see and rarely hear from, unless it's to say one thing - get the fuck out of our club?

I know which one I'd be worried about.

 

It's impossible for the two elements to be mutually exlcusive and successful as you can't be taken seriously.

It's half arsed.

[Chinandeler Bong]

They ( the club ) are just humouring SoS .

They dont give a shit about anything SoS have to say or offer.

[t1971]

I think it is important to keep lines of communication open, how else are we meant to let the club know how we feel on certain issues.

 

I agree. Its important to put them on the spot. Make them justify what they say. And also to let them know how the fans feel.

[Best Believe It]

They ( the club ) are just humouring SoS .

They dont give a shit about anything SoS have to say or offer.

 

I think they do give a shit about SoS. They see it as a group they can subvert and bring in line. If the owners can pull the wool over SoS's eyes, then they figure that'll filter down to the rest of the fans.