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Actually been there moons ago when working Nigg...Have mate lives Bonar Bridge who is member of course and Dornoch.....I can ask to let us know when Short is there on the Black Isle, best invade when the enemy is there I suggest..we could take a cobble out of Hendon docks, stock up on barrels of Three Hammers to get @hank williams to take the night watch , @Reiver can steer and maybe hoy @janey in as cabin boy for on-board entertainment...rest of us could row....mad Bob could navigate as he knows the way...tak a few mags like @Sima as cannon fodder...this way we can sneak up the coast and firth and avoid skein dhu,s up the jacksy....Haway the Lads
 
Reiver said:
Start a crowdfunding effort to create a fund then appoint one supporter to go on a mission to speak to Short directly, man to man.

Give him a letter, from the supporters, to present to Short, or his office, and make sure the cameras are there.

Inform the press, the TV and any other media that our special envoy is on his way ..... it could be a one man Jarrow march.

If Short is in the US we could absolutely bombard the local media to gain attention ..... they love shit like that.

If he's in Scotland have an actual march where various people can join 'Braveheart', at various points, wearing Sunderland shirts through the ages.

We could have a series of people walking the 50 miles from Culloden, a famous battlefield of a bitter civil war, to Skibo Castle.

The 'villain' at Culloden was the Duke of Cumberland who was nicknamed 'The Butcher' and looks remarkably like Short .... if you really squint a bit.

Start a website where everyone can contribute and our plucky hero can send photos of him/herself waving his specially made flag at various landmarks.

Contact Sunderland supporters in the US or Scotland who'll take him into their home or simply hand over some bait/baccy/booze.

Have a donation page that goes directly to the specially procured credit card to help him on his way.

If people don't like the flag idea we can have an incredible red & white tracksuit made with a message for Short.

Two things could happen whereby our hero is met by Short who's image would be seen as far and wide as we can manage ....

.... or our lad is refused permission to speak to Short, or hand over the letter, which would see us brand him the coward he'd prove himself to be.

The main thing is that Short would know all about it.

No mass protest at the stadium, no disruption of the players on the pitch, no risk of being seen as yet another shouting rabble, etc etc etc.

I've written this as I'm watching Deeney score in the Watford match on a stream, on my laptop, and pretending to our lass that I know what's happening in Corrie :lol:

So I've not thought anything through properly, haven't checked my facts, edited my post and have no idea where Short might be.

I think it could become massive and make a dignified and powerful statement that wouldn't frighten off a prospective buyer ....

..... you might think it's shit but that's democracy :cool:

The Butcher ...

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Class this, can see it ending up on Netflix. The chosen one should only be allowed to eat cheesy chips and drink blue pop along the journey and rate them as he goes , like a Louis Theroux/supersize me hybrid.
 
zebedee said:
i don't see any real threat to Shorts power in this.
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Maybe it's time for bed?

Riot Shot Pint said:
Class this, can see it ending up on Netflix. The chosen one should only be allowed to eat cheesy chips and drink blue pop along the journey and rate them as he goes , like a Louis Theroux/supersize me hybrid.[/QUOTE

:)

Mao Zedong: " the greatest journey starts with one step.....and cheesy chips..."
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I posted this thread when I was watching the Watford match and just putting down a stream of thoughts off the top of my head.

Tired of seeing people demanding protests but having no idea of what they actually want to do or expecting other people to start so they can follow tbh.

There have been so many 'calls to storm the barricades' for ages now and it's become tedious.

Parts of the OP are absolute bollocks but there's something there that could make a statement without impacting on the team.

It would be quick and easy to organise and would attract the media attention people seem to want.

Hand delivering a letter, or petition, to Skibo castle, would at the very least make the papers and allow supporters to feel as if they've done something.

Train or car to Culloden then a march to Skibo with various people joining in at various points.

The main grievance people seem to have is that we're all sitting around watching the club die ....
 
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Reiver said:
Start a crowdfunding effort to create a fund then appoint one supporter to go on a mission to speak to Short directly, man to man.

Give him a letter, from the supporters, to present to Short, or his office, and make sure the cameras are there.

Inform the press, the TV and any other media that our special envoy is on his way ..... it could be a one man Jarrow march.

If Short is in the US we could absolutely bombard the local media to gain attention ..... they love shit like that.

If he's in Scotland have an actual march where various people can join 'Braveheart', at various points, wearing Sunderland shirts through the ages.

We could have a series of people walking the 50 miles from Culloden, a famous battlefield of a bitter civil war, to Skibo Castle.

The 'villain' at Culloden was the Duke of Cumberland who was nicknamed 'The Butcher' and looks remarkably like Short .... if you really squint a bit.

Start a website where everyone can contribute and our plucky hero can send photos of him/herself waving his specially made flag at various landmarks.

Contact Sunderland supporters in the US or Scotland who'll take him into their home or simply hand over some bait/baccy/booze.

Have a donation page that goes directly to the specially procured credit card to help him on his way.

If people don't like the flag idea we can have an incredible red & white tracksuit made with a message for Short.

Two things could happen whereby our hero is met by Short who's image would be seen as far and wide as we can manage ....

.... or our lad is refused permission to speak to Short, or hand over the letter, which would see us brand him the coward he'd prove himself to be.

The main thing is that Short would know all about it.

No mass protest at the stadium, no disruption of the players on the pitch, no risk of being seen as yet another shouting rabble, etc etc etc.

I've written this as I'm watching Deeney score in the Watford match on a stream, on my laptop, and pretending to our lass that I know what's happening in Corrie :lol:

So I've not thought anything through properly, haven't checked my facts, edited my post and have no idea where Short might be.

I think it could become massive and make a dignified and powerful statement that wouldn't frighten off a prospective buyer ....

..... you might think it's shit but that's democracy :cool:

The Butcher ...

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TLDR

always with the drama.
 
Here's an idea

At the next game, on 8 minutes we all hold up £5 notes in silence for one minute

To pay for Jack Rodwells wage for the next week or two. Show that we care for his predicament.
 
In this age of social media, there has to be a story. I like it.

Personally think a load of us dressing up and reenacting a battle on skibo' lawn would be great just for the bantz.
 
aukq said:
TLDR

always with the drama.
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You're a f***ing idiot aren't you?

The opening post has been superseded ....

..... and don't you believe that a protest needs to be dramatic?

Some of the proposals on here would be as boring as your posts.
 
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