Tifo Update

[CosbehFox]

3 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

I like the idea of an ultras group…. I think the problem is the club fear it promotes hooliganism or perhaps the club don’t want vociferous atmosphere incase again, it leads to violence. I just don’t think the club like the image of an ultras group.

 

Napoli fans will be something else.   

In terms of display Legia Warsaw will be incredible - and you can bet it will be a dig at the footballing authorities 

[foxinsocks]

how do i dontate towards the tifo?

[Sol thewall Bamba]

20 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

I like the idea of an ultras group…. I think the problem is the club fear it promotes hooliganism or perhaps the club don’t want vociferous atmosphere incase again, it leads to violence. I just don’t think the club like the image of an ultras group.

 

Napoli fans will be something else.   

UFS have never claimed once in 8 years to be "ultras" despite the labels people have tried to pin on us 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

7 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

how do i dontate towards the tifo?

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[Vestan Pance]

I'd imagine this is a passive aggressive move by the club as payback for UFS occasionally using their voice to get some contrary views across. The fans will still be here long after those that make these decisions. However well they run the football side of things (which they do brilliantly!), I don't think the execs will ever truly understand supporters.

[Poznan34]

Hope this gets resolved soon, the tifos are great. 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

I’ve just donated a small amount again towards the next Tifo. Haven’t done for a few months now but I will try to donate a small amount each month again now 

[Guest SO1]

10 minutes ago, Vestan Pance said:

I'd imagine this is a passive aggressive move by the club as payback for UFS occasionally using their voice to get some contrary views across. The fans will still be here long after those that make these decisions. However well they run the football side of things (which they do brilliantly!), I don't think the execs will ever truly understand supporters.

Its honestly an embarrassment for the club and its supporters. Remember seeing (on tv) a Dortmund tifo in 2013 when they were playing Malaga in the Champions league.  Brought tears to my eyes the passion of that. It was then that I truly understood the importance of European football and what it meant to you. Sad that people with money think that technology will inspire human emotion. Found it!

 

[foxinsocks]

Can I ask what the process has been previously?  When you did a tifo, did you have to run it by the club first?  

Has there ever been a tifo that subsequently the club were un happy about?

I presume you have a lead time - so what is the times scale for the club saying yes go ahead?

 

[The People's Hero]

I think there should be more goal music. In fact, why stop there? What if the game is nil-nil?

 

I want music for corners too.

 

More cheerleaders too. 

 

You lot are boring.

 

Plastics.

[Foxes1]

6 minutes ago, The People's Hero said:

I think there should be more goal music. In fact, why stop there? What if the game is nil-nil?

 

I want music for corners too.

 

More cheerleaders too. 

 

You lot are boring.

 

Plastics.

Bring back the Foxy Ladies.

[The People's Hero]

Just now, Foxes1 said:

Bring back the Foxy Ladies.

From the dead? or from nursing homes, I assume you mean?

[Freeman's Wharfer]

2 hours ago, Costock_Fox said:

I agree with the points being made and the club are generally quite awkward and need to change but I’m not sure these sort of communications are the way around it.

 

The club need to be held accountable for stuff they really do and you do a great job of building the atmosphere, the tifos especially are excellent, but I can imagine the club being pretty annoyed with the direct nature of these comms.

A fans’ group independent from the official supporter groups the club has are not there to bend their communication to the whims of the club. They’re there to hold them accountable and to offer the wider fan base representation.

 

As far as I can see, the communication is always spot on. Fair, reasoned and clear.

 

Union FS is a fans’ group the rest of the fan base should be proud of. Brilliant tifos, excellent initiatives like the food bank collections and advocates for a good atmosphere and safe-standing.

 

The problem is that 90% of our fan base fail to separate the ownership from the people who run the day-to-day operation of the club (the two fall on different parts of the good to poor spectrum) and, because of the title win, believe the club has earned impunity.
 

Added to that, the club shows time and time again a resistance to anything that could jeopardise complete and utter control: all-seater stadium preference, marketing controlled displays, restrictive ticketing policies… they’re petrified to relinquish any ounce of control over the fan base.

[shade]

Need something non controversial to be fair, i'd like to see something like "Israel has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world but is experiencing the worst fourth wave on the planet, vaccine passports are akin to the yellow star, UP THE FOXES"

[MPH]

I think we can all sympathize with your cause and we will all ALWAYS support what you are trying to do..

 

 

But  might I suggest that thinly vailed  attacks/ insults  aimed at the very people who’s support you are trying to  get might not be the best way to go about things…

[VLC86]

3 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

A fans’ group independent from the official supporter groups the club has are not there to bend their communication to the whims of the club. They’re there to hold them accountable and to offer the wider fan base representation.

 

As far as I can see, the communication is always spot on. Fair, reasoned and clear.

 

Union FS is a fans’ group the rest of the fan base should be proud of. Brilliant tifos, excellent initiatives like the food bank collections and advocates for a good atmosphere and safe-standing.

 

The problem is that 90% of our fan base fail to separate the ownership from the people who run the day-to-day operation of the club (the two fall on different parts of the good to poor spectrum) and, because of the title win, believe the club has earned impunity.
 

Added to that, the club shows time and time again a resistance to anything that could jeopardise complete and utter control: all-seater stadium preference, marketing controlled displays, restrictive ticketing policies… they’re petrified to relinquish any ounce of control over the fan base.

I understand they are there to hold the club accountable and I agree with most of what you are saying but as someone has said above, If it’s always confrontation it becomes difficult to help out.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

8 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

I understand they are there to hold the club accountable and I agree with most of what you are saying but as someone has said above, If it’s always confrontation it becomes difficult to help out.

Be assured that a post like this is pretty much the last resort after, in this instance, upwards of 6 months of polite emails and "we'll wait to hear from you" type comms. 

Edited 10 September 2021 by Sol thewall Bamba

[VLC86]

4 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Be assured that a post like this is pretty much the last resort after, in this instance, upwards of 6 months of polite emails and "we'll wait to hear from you" type comms. 

That’s the bit we all don’t see obviously. It’s a strange one because I know the club are closer to some of the other fan groups, probably for PR reasons as much as anything.

[coolhandfox]

Not a dig.

 

But I was looking at the UFS photos and notice a lot of people had their face blur out.

 

Just wondered why?

 

Also not sure it helps you cause having photos of graffiti in the galleries, as it could be deemed by a few people as anti social behaviour.

 

Love the tifo's alway amazing work.

Edited 10 September 2021 by coolhandfox

[Stuntman_Mike]

20 minutes ago, The People's Hero said:

From the dead? or from nursing homes, I assume you mean?

 

23 minutes ago, Foxes1 said:

Bring back the Foxy Ladies.

It's strange to think they'd all be in their late 50's or so now, just shuffling around Cheapside with a bit of muffin top on show.

[Ginger_Filbert]

12 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Not a dig.

 

But I was looking at the UFS photos and notice a lot of people had their face blur out.

 

Just wondered why?

 

Also not sure it helps you cause having photos of graffiti in the galleries, as it could be deemed by a few people as anti social behaviour.

 

Love the tifo's alway amazing work.

And on a similar topic, what is this sticking stickers everywhere all about?

 

Id genuinely like to understand what it’s all about and what the point is? Just seems like littering and graffiti to me. 
 

Recently went to Palma in Majorca which was pretty much full of Germans and stickers were on practically everything, it did the place a disservice. 
 

I really don’t understand it and would be intrigued what the thinking behind it is?

 

Very poor from the club that though a real shame. 

Edited 10 September 2021 by Ginger_Filbert

[Sol thewall Bamba]

45 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

That’s the bit we all don’t see obviously. It’s a strange one because I know the club are closer to some of the other fan groups, probably for PR reasons as much as anything.

Couldn't possibly comment.

[Spiritwalker]

4 hours ago, Stevosevic said:

The decision to bring goal music back really is baffling

I don’t think this is going to be an issue tomorrow.

[Pliskin]

3 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

UFS have never claimed once in 8 years to be "ultras" despite the labels people have tried to pin on us 

Sorry mate, it wasn’t in anyway a dig at you guys, I love the work you do. I was just wondering if the clubs lack of wanting to play ball with you is because of how the big European ultras appear to be tarred with the ‘hooliganism’ brush. 
 

I’ll definitely be donating to your cause. The ‘let slip the dogs of war’ Tifo was an absolute favourite.

[Vlad the Fox]

1 hour ago, Ginger_Filbert said:

And on a similar topic, what is this sticking stickers everywhere all about?

 

Id genuinely like to understand what it’s all about and what the point is? Just seems like littering and graffiti to me. 
 

Recently went to Palma in Majorca which was pretty much full of Germans and stickers were on practically everything, it did the place a disservice. 
 

I really don’t understand it and would be intrigued what the thinking behind it is?

 

Very poor from the club that though a real shame. 

I suppose it depends where they are. In the pub before the charity shield they were plastered all over the toilet wall, some of them years old, quite liked reading them, bit of history from teams that had made it to Wembley over the years from all levels.