VIEW FROM THE BLUE

The march is the message

By Lyndon Lloyd   ::  10/08/2011 Seeing as the subject of neutrality came up earlier today, it's probably worth highlighting the fact that two or three very well-written and argued articles have popped up elsewhere ? at Smell the Wintergreen and at Royal Blue Mersey: To protest, or not to protest?, for example ? over the past couple of days, pieces that highlight just how conflicted some are over the whole issue of protesting a situation whose resolution looks so damned difficult and potentially painful.

[Not to mention the fact that the idea of protesting at all is curiously anathema to many; I was there on the Goodison pitch in the rain in May 1998 chanting "Johnson Out" as passionately as the next Blue and it wasn't any clearer back then who would replace him than it is now regarding the Kenwright Board.]

For me, though, irrespective of how reticent you are to force a regime change at Everton, tomorrow's march by The Blue Union offers a simple opportunity to demonstrate to the Board that you're unhappy with the status quo, that you're worried sick by the financial situation at the Club, that it's more than just a "small group of fans" who feel this way, and that significant change has to come about, no matter who carries it out.

If the Kenwright meeting demonstrated anything, it's that the Chairman is woefully out of touch with ordinary Evertonians, oblivious (until perhaps the boos that accompanied his face flashing up on the big screen inside the stadium against QPR) that there is a sizable group of fans who strongly disagree with the way the Club is moving under his leadership.

So, go to the rallying point and join the march. If the character of it doesn't feel right or any chants make you uncomfortable, then simply stand aside and let it continue on without you.

But, with so many planned protests having died before birth, the anger fizzling out before it could be channeled into anything meaningful, and all other channels (e.g. AGMs) having been closed, I feel this is a rare opportunity to make our voices heard, peacefully and in large numbers.

After that, you can get inside the ground and become that 12th man to spur on a team that desperately needs all the support it can get.

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