Friday, 30th January 04, 6.07pm
Its all over! An Official Club Statement
claims that the petition has been pulled by the store, and meetings
arranged for next week between transports consultants to talk about any
concerns the store may have. It may not have lasted long, but it was
effective, and has now opened the way for talks between the two parties.
Friday, 30th January 04, 2.42pm
The logo, 'Albion Supporters
Dump Asda' was added to the top of North Stand Chat, giving
fans and visitors to the site a direct link to the boycott website.
Friday, 30th January 04, 2.15pm
The
www.asda.org.uk site
is now available to visitors going to that address. It links directly to
the website set up by fans containing information about the boycott. This
will be passed on when contacting any members of the press about the
story.
Friday, 30th January 04, 1.46pm
There has been a lot of discussion during
the day of things to do, such as fans to take Tesco bags to the game which
is to be shown on Sky this weekend. 'Bozza' reports that 'South Today',
the local news programme for Brighton has been in touch and wants to
report the story.
Friday, 30th January 04, 10.34pm
Representations about the proposed Carden
Avenue Park & Ride must be with the City Council no later than 2nd
February, reports 'Lord Bracknell' on the NSC boycott forum. To contact
the council about this matter, and show you support the road closure on
match days, email
peter.bloxham@brighton-hove.gov.uk. See
URGENT - Defeat ASDA - E-mail the City Council Before Monday for more
information.
Friday, 30th January 04, 6.40am
Fans work late into the night to make sure
of the success of the boycott. 'London Irish' reports that the first
edition of today's Argus has run the story on page 2, giving a link to NSC
for more information.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 7.08pm
'Raphael Mead' is getting busy with the
boycott, and is soon onto another national paper, The Daily Mirror. He
reports that they were also interested in the story, and will look into
it.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 6.54pm
Getting national coverage of the boycott?
'Raphael Mead' gets in contact with The Sun newspaper, and gives the
report on the other end a brief explanation along with the website
address, and they say they will look into it. Would they have a story
about it in the paper?
Thursday, 29th January 04, 6.36pm
The website is just about ready, apart from
a little tweaking to get it perfect. The word about the boycott is slowly
spreading, and some football sites are picking up the story. Flying High
adds the story to the homepage, while 'BHA
Links' and 'NewsNow'
also added stories.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 4.33pm
The first reply from Asda reports 'Yorkie',
however it is just a standard message that most fans will probably receive
regarding the matter over the next couple of days.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 2.57pm
A guestbook is needed to get people who are
against the petition, to show their support against the store. 'Bozza'
suggests setting a new forum up on the popular North Stand Chat, where
visitors will not have to register to show their support.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 2.19pm
'Turkey' posts the first link to an Asda
Boycott page containing information about what is happening, and that all
fans should boycott the store.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 1.42pm
The idea of spreading the message to other
fans from clubs around the country is getting underway. The website is
still in production, and acronyms and logos are being designed by fans.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 1.35pm
The website is underway, and 'Bozza'
suggests making a catchy acronym. Something like 'Albion Supporters
Desert Asda'. There are many other suggestions from other
fans, such as 'Hilton's' idea, Albion Say Death to
Asda!
Thursday, 29th January 04, 12.58pm
'Westdene Seagulls' suggests setting up a
website to let everyone know about the boycott. The address
www.asdas.co.uk is suggested, but not available, so
www.asda.org.uk is
the next idea. By 1.31pm, the domain is registered and ready for action.
It will be available to visitors by Friday.
Thursday, 29th January 04, 12.44pm
'Lord Bracknell' posts a message to let fans
know Martin Perry thinks that campaigning will be a good idea.
Wednesday, 28th January 04, 7.38pm
After a little discussion on the topic of
boycotting Asda, the first step of support for the club was made. 'Lord
Bracknell' suggested fans against this petition should contact the head
office.
Wednesday, 28th January 04, 6.03pm
The first call for an Asda Boycott was made
by 'Dunkstar' replying to the previous post about the petition.
Wednesday, 28th January 04, 5.59PM
'Deadly Danson', a member of North Stand
Chat, posted a message about his trip to his local Asda store in
Hollingbury. They were setting up a petition to stop the council closing
Carden Avenue when we play at home with the new seats. He told of the
petition being announced over the tannoy of the store to get customers to
sign the petition on their way out. Without this new park and ride for
home games, we will not be able to use the new allocation of seats when we
get them.
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