I think that one of the problems with us as fans is that we are incredibly badly organised. We are just not militant enough which is strange given the supporter and areas socialist roots. Other than whats going on on the filed of play we havent hit anyone's radar. No protests, no nothing.
Maybe if it was announced that Bain was a Tory it might have some effect......
Spot on, as you say it is surprising but Sunderland are not militant at all as a fan base. Also, the mags seem to have the attention seeking fanzine type things that enjoy planning things like this. A lot of protests, other than the stand outside the ground and shout abuse type, need planning. We don't have any supporters group that seems capable of, or inclined to do it. RAWA are only just starting to be fair to them but they're still very much in the "let's discuss it" phase. Do ALS just not want to rock the boat? They've been very quiet on the protest front throughout our struggles. Roker Report equally hasn't tried to plan anything. Your average fan is a bit limited in terms of what they can do and the reach they have