| Phil - just out of interest 07:57 - Mar 25 with 2737 views | Keno | have any of the main club sponsors, US backers or footballing staff been contacted for their views on recent events? the only short pictures seem to show the back of the shirt is that cos Halo didnt want to be associated wiith it? |  |
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| Phil - just out of interest on 10:29 - Mar 25 with 345 views | PhilTWTD |
| Phil - just out of interest on 09:51 - Mar 25 by grow_our_own | No, the issue was hosting any political party. Period. Having such a policy really isn't complicated. |
Probably a sensible approach, but they have had local MPs at the club of various stripes in the past and they may well have had tours, although obviously not using them in the way Reform did. I think that is where their 'trying not to be political by stopping the booking' comes from. As it is, they then compounded the matter by allowing the social media stuff, which really should have been the red flag which ought to have ended the matter. |  | |  |
| Phil - just out of interest on 10:33 - Mar 25 with 312 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Phil - just out of interest on 09:45 - Mar 25 by lowhouseblue | do you have a link? does it only say "commercial"? |
Ill send it over later im just out at moment It covers commercial usage of club branding but also third party trade marks etc |  |
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| Phil - just out of interest on 12:03 - Mar 25 with 183 views | grow_our_own |
| Phil - just out of interest on 10:29 - Mar 25 by PhilTWTD | Probably a sensible approach, but they have had local MPs at the club of various stripes in the past and they may well have had tours, although obviously not using them in the way Reform did. I think that is where their 'trying not to be political by stopping the booking' comes from. As it is, they then compounded the matter by allowing the social media stuff, which really should have been the red flag which ought to have ended the matter. |
That we've hosted MPs historically doesn't mean it's correct in the age of social-media viral wildfires. Isn't it the job of a Communications Director to foresee problems like this? "compounded the matter by allowing the social media stuff" - indeed. Should be terminal for whoever is responsible for such a colossal gaff. |  | |  |
| Phil - just out of interest on 13:46 - Mar 25 with 66 views | itfc_bucks |
| Phil - just out of interest on 10:29 - Mar 25 by PhilTWTD | Probably a sensible approach, but they have had local MPs at the club of various stripes in the past and they may well have had tours, although obviously not using them in the way Reform did. I think that is where their 'trying not to be political by stopping the booking' comes from. As it is, they then compounded the matter by allowing the social media stuff, which really should have been the red flag which ought to have ended the matter. |
There really is no defence for this and whoever gave direct or indirect approval really must be held accountable here. When it became clear what the Reform plan for the event was, we should have just given them their cash back and told them to sling their hook. Whatever pi$$poor statement we put out now, the fact remains that we look like the club tacitly endorses Farage and his divisive, lunatic fringe. |  |
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