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There can be no doubt that we, the fans, have made our point.
Two weeks of protests, along with every man and his dog voicing their opinion on social media, have gained huge coverage, and led to a back down from the FFA.
Job done.
Active fans especially have made their point, and the powers that be have taken notice.
While the FFA press conference of last week may not have appeased everyone, they have admitted they “got it wrong”, and will review a number of issues. That is a big admission to make publicly. If they don’t follow through, there will always be an opportunity to protest further in the future.
While active fan groups have led the charge, continued action runs the risk of losing support from the majority of fans who don’t sit in the active support bays.
Active support groups can justly claim they bring something special to matches. The difference in atmosphere over the past couple of weeks, was certainly noticeable.
But while attendance numbers were down, thanks to boycotts organised by supporter groups, over 40,000 fans still attended matches last round. Active supporters are not the only fans that attend games.
Now is the time for active groups to show further leadership on this issue.
Now is the time to show the real meaning of being a fan of your club and the sport.
Now is the time to show what a positive difference active fans can really make.
Issue a “call to arms” for every fan to turn up and sing loud and proud for your team. The contrast between the morgues of last week, and a stadium filled and pumping with joyous fans would be something to behold.
It is unlikely that there will ever be another opportunity to show just how much positive difference active fans really do make to the match-day experience.
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