Agreed Kofi said as much before these guys are organised and a well drilled seasoned movement and the one thing you can't do is ignore them.Kofi Annan wrote:We have to remember that the leaders of this group are professional protesters and a way ahead of the game, UR have failed here, listen to their demands, they have said, they do not want the players sacked, they want accountability they want a change in what they perceive as misogyny In the sport, due to the whatsapp messages. (They dont care about threesomes or they would have been protesting before against Zeb and Murray.)
UR and their amateur leadership have failed, they should have been on to this group, told them they agree and that they want to help and to understand, invite them in, ask them to put forward representatives to help them advise , tell them that they agree with most of what the want, exploit it , put it out there in the social media world that they live in, employ a proper real McCoy PR man not Finlay, , start selling what good we do for women in sport, invite them to the ladies finals , have a focus group with some of the female members of UR .
These people are serial protesters , but their weak link is dialogue, start that and you take away the majority who follow them, the sheeple, These are social media followers , take them away from the fight, leave only the hard core protesters and that will be them exposed.
UR you can contact me, you know where I am, but it’s too late
However I don't think they as reasonable as you are painting them.
They are DEMANDING the sacking of our players and that's crossing the line with me and others.
If that happens they will claim that as their victory regardless and that sets a very dangerous future precedent.
UR have buried their heads in the sands hoping they will go away but that just gives impetus to the whole thing.
One thing we have learned is you can't fight them with silence.
Should have done exactly as you suggested.