Transfer culture is a basic part of fandom and sustaining concerted opposition to owners is almost impossible

Oh! pleasant exercise of hope and joy! For mighty were the auxiliars which then stood upon our side, we who were strong in love. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. But to be on Fulham Road, wreathed in canisters of blue smoke, holding a home-made banner reading FANS NOT CUSTOMERS, was very heaven.

Yes: who can forget the famous European Super League protests of April 2021? They were a vibe, weren’t they? Peace and love and Florentino Pérez memes. Prince William ferrying cups of tea and bottled water out to the picket line. Gary Neville, hair wreathed in daisy chains, serenading the masses with a rendition of Big Yellow Taxi. Rival fans linking arms and bonding over the German 50+1 model. How strong we were. How right we were. How we showed them.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

California police seek assailant who severed homeless man’s hand with sword

Police have yet to arrest attacker in incident near Los Angeles, as…

Premiership faces Covid crisis amid record number of positive tests

Worcester v Harlequins and Irish v Northampton called off Premiership Rugby says…