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      <title>Enough is enough! Stop bullying Beast Mode!</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/enough-is-enough-stop-bullying-beast-mode.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>http://dailysnark.com/marshawn-lynch-thankful-win-vs-panthers/</p>

<p>It appears, yet again, 12s, that Marshawn Lynch is being targeted for "failure to speak with the media". I encourage you to research the NFL's media policy. I have never in my life seen a legal binding contract so vague that there is no written explanation regarding what "cooperating with the media" means. Being fined hundreds of thousands of dollars for responding with repetitive one word answers is not against their policy! This section needs revised!</p>

<p>Please help me get the NFL's attention and force them to address this issue! We are loud and proud and CAN be heard! The NFL makes millions of dollars because we watch! Because we wear our gear with pride! I feel we owe it to Beast Mode to stand up for him after everything he gives us and puts his body through, along with so many other athletes! If you want to fine someone this kind of money for not giving the fans (which we are the excuse for these fines, by the way) time in front of the camera, then it needs to be specifically stated in detail what "cooperating with the media" means. This policy does not do that.</p>

<p>We have established that Lynch does not have anxiety and as I have stated that is NOT what I implied. But some of these athletes do, and as you can see from the attention not only Lynch's responses received from athletes from several sports as well as the conversation this petition created? We need to make our voices heard! We need to make these suits in charge recognize and respect everyone's right to decline comment. There's just too many other guys willing to talk to continue this any further!</p>

<p>STATEMENT TO EVERYONE ~<br />
January 15, 2015</p>

<p>To clear up any confusion anyone may have, I'd like to take a moment and clarify TO EVERYONE a couple of concerns I have:</p>

<p>Number one, I am not a doctor. I do not have a medical degree in any way.</p>

<p>Number two, I did not intend to insinuate that Marshawn Lynch has an “anxiety disorder” if he in fact does not and I apologize if anyone thinks that is what I said or meant in my petition. I simply made an observation based on the way he reacts to the media in his interviews. To me, it's clearly obvious he is having discomfort, but again, that is only my observation and opinion.</p>

<p>Number three, every word in this petition is written by myself, Wendi Bromlie, and in no way was instigated by Marshawn Lynch, his family, the Seattle Seahawks organization or its players.</p>

<p>Number four, while the discussion of all of this has been about Mr. Lynch, my intent was to help all NFL players because of what's happening to Marshawn Lynch. I want to clarify that I am not seeking special attention for Marshawn Lynch alone. I truly feel that this should not be happening to anyone for any reason.</p>

<p>Thank you all for your support!</p>

<p>~Wendi Bromlie</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 01:35 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">71428</quid>
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      <title>FIFA must video review the Ireland vs France Qualifier</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fifa-must-video-review-the-ireland-vs-france-qualifier.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday 18th November Ireland was robbed of its chance to qualify for the world cup by a blatant and obvious foul.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:31 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">32214</quid>
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      <title>Save Crystal Palace Football Club</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-crystal-palace-football-club.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Crystal Palace Football Club, home to football for tens of thousands of fans for over 105 years was about to go out of business starting at 15:00 on 1st June 2010.</p>

<p>Public pressure has helped to ensure that all parties have been prepared to negotiate beyond that deadline.</p>

<p>This petition is to be kept open to ensure that pressure is maintained until the deal is concluded. In the event the negotiations stall again, this petition will be sent to Bank of Scotland, the Prime Minister and other Ministers, Agilo and the Administrators.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 02:39 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">36754</quid>
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      <title>Bluebirds Unite - Conserving CCFC's Identity</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/bluebirds-unite-conserving-ccfcs-identity.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Bluebirds Unite was formed by a group of Cardiff City fans in March 2013 amidst rumours of even further change and rebrand at the club.</p>

<p>Decisions had been made during the season without any consultation between the club and its fans.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 04:40 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">62328</quid>
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      <title>Kagami-san - Don't abandon Argyle!</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/kagami-san-dont-abandon-argyle.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><b>*****Please note that the petition has now been closed, printed out and I have attempted to deliver it to Mr Kagami. (see update below)******</b></p>

<p>In April 2008, through his company K&K Shonan Management, Mr Yasuaki Kagami became a director in Plymouth Argyle, obtaining a 20% shareholding. In July 2009 he increased his interest to 38%, became the majority shareholder and formed the "New World" consortium with Sir Roy Gardner and Mr Keith Todd to take control of the club.</p>

<p>Mr Kagami <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1294877,00.html" target="blank">said at the time</a> that he hoped Argyle fans would "view K&K Shonan Management LLC as a long-term dedicated shareholder, committed to the goal of bringing Plymouth to the next level."</p>

<p>Sadly since then Argyle's fortunes have taken a substantial turn for the worse and this year the club has been the subject of <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/9267780.stm" target="blank">several winding up petitions</a>.</p>

<p>The deadline of the latest HMRC court summons is February 9th by which time <b>Argyle must produce £500,000 just to stay in existence</b>.</p>

<p>Investment from the Far East has been repeatedly <a href="http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/QUESTION-TIME-ARGYLE/article-1957930-detail/article.html" target="blank">promised</a> and seems to have <a href="http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/news/Plymouth-Argyle-s-Japanese-director-Kagami-invested-club-15-months/article-2763102-detail/article.html" target="blank">never actually been delivered</a>. Most recently, Mr Kagami <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2011/01/plymouth_calling_kagami_please.html" target="blank">has indicated</a> that he will provide £2 million in funds over a four-month period, to get Argyle through to the end of the season. Sadly, the first £500,000 installment has failed to arrive on time.</p>

<p>Peter Risdale, presently acting as a consultant to the Argyle board <a href="http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~2273121,00.html" target="blank">has recently said</a>, "<b>If the Japanese don't put the money in they've promised I think it's 30-70 against survival.</b>"</p>

<p>Plymouth Argyle Football Club is too important to the city, too important to the fans and the community to be allowed to go under!</p>

<p>-----------------------------------------</p>

<p><i>As an exiled Argyle fan living in Japan (only about a hour's journey from <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%E3%80%92105-0001+&aq=&sll=35.671694,139.723989&sspn=0.100685,0.154152&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=%E3%80%92105-0001&ll=35.664135,139.745053&spn=0.001573,0.002409&z=19&layer=c&cbll=35.664163,139.744975&panoid=dyn5aM5eMlU7xPZa1ThJUg&cbp=12,28.54,,0,-30.38" target="blank">K&K Shonan's offices</a>) I feel like I have to do something to try and save the club I love. If I can collect enough signatures to this petition then I will have something concrete to show Mr Kagami how important it is for him to act, and act quickly.</p>

<p>I will be translating the petition into Japanese and I will hand it over in a respectful manner in the hope of receiving a constructive response.</p>

<p>Please sign the petition below, tell your friends to sign it too and hit the Like button below to spread the word on Facebook.</p>

<p>If any other Argyle fans based in Tokyo would like to help me deliver the petition, please get in touch.</p>

<p>*******UPDATE 31/01/11*******</p>

<p>First thanks to all those who have signed and publicised the petition. I never expected to get so many signatures in such a short space of time! It really shows how fantastic the support of the Green Army is and the amount of solidarity shown by fans of all football clubs - thank you.</p>

<p>Today I visited the Maruka Corporation's offices and on my way out bumped into Mr Kagami by chance. We only spoke briefly but I requested an official meeting with him to hand over the petition and he indicated that it might be possible next week. Rest assured that I will do my best to represent all of the opinions expressed by you all so far when/if the meeting goes ahead.</p>

<p>*******UPDATE 05/02/11*******</p>

<p>I've now closed the petition so that I can assemble a stable version for printing. Thank you so much to everyone who has signed. 6000 signatures in a week and a half is just incredible.</p>

<p>Although it doesn't look like Mr Kagami or Mr Synan will agree to a handover meeting after all (shame on them) I will deliver the petition to their offices early next week.</p>

<p>It's looking less and less likely that the promised money will be forthcoming from them, but nobody knows how long their involvement with Argyle will continue. We can only hope the petition will motivate them to act more sincerely in future and make them appreciate that they are stewards of a vital part of the community of Plymouth, not simply a business to be toyed with for profit and gain.</p>

<p>*******UPDATE 08/02/11*******</p>

<p>First of all I just want to say thank you again to all of the people who signed the petition and helped promote it. The final facts and figures were:</p>

<p>* <b>Two weeks</b> online...<br />
* ...<b>6,023 signatures</b> collected...<br />
* ...from people living in <b>84 countries</b>...<br />
* ...from supporters of <b>69 football clubs</b>...</p>

<p>In any case, I attempted to deliver the petition today at Kagami-san's offices. As I've mentioned before, after 2 weeks of emails, phone calls and personal visits they weren't decent enough to arrange a time/place for a handover so I decided just to doorstep them this afternoon.</p>

<p>I met up with a BBC camera crew and a freelance journalist outside the building and did an interview and some photos, holding the petition and the banner I'd made up.</p>

<p><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_A_JBtmZy3pw/TVDu0oWbS5I/AAAAAAAABf0/y4hhryBy4bk/s288/Interview.JPG"> <img src=https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_A_JBtmZy3pw/TVDusAEIoxI/AAAAAAAABfo/Q01p7XUuSAY/s288/Before%20going%20in.JPG"> <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_A_JBtmZy3pw/TVDurHA9HLI/AAAAAAAABfk/gjx9R34uQBU/s288/Banner.JPG"></p>

<p>If you want to see a close-up of the banner and some of the comments I'd translated <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/105547925764589536499/Kagami?feat=directlink">check out the album here</a></p>

<p>When I went up to the 7th floor with the camera crew I rang the intercom and there was a long pause. My heart sank thinking that they were just going to completely ignore us, but to their (ever so slight) credit a man who I'd not seen before did come out to speak to us. He asked the camera crew to stop filming, which they initially did, although I think the camera man got some sneaky shots as our conversation went on.</p>

<p>I explained who I was and why I was there (yet again) and asked if Mr Kagami was in, and of course he wasn't. I then asked if there was someone else who could receive the petition on his behalf and he said there wasn't. I asked why on Earth not and his response was along the lines of "I'm not the person the petition is addressed to so I can't take it from you." I pointed out that it was addressed to Mr Kagami, Mr Synan and all those connected with K&K and the Maruka Corporation, and confirmed that he did indeed work for Maruka, but he still refused to take it.</p>

<p>I asked how I might get the petition to Mr Kagami and he said I should post it. I asked where I should send it to, and he said "Here." (!!) Basically he was dodging responsibility completely. The conversation carried on for a bit longer but we were obviously getting nowhere, so we made to leave. While we were waiting for the lift he relaxed a bit and spoke a bit more freely. I asked him why on Earth Kagami had ever got involved with Argyle in the first place and he said something along the lines of "I have no idea either. Maruka/K&K's business is completely divorced from football." He also said that he sympathised with what we were trying to do, but that in his position there was nothing he could do.</p>

<p>Anyway, I tried my best, but with the other side not wanting to play ball I don't think there's much more I could have done... Let's just hope that events this week take Argyle out of these joker's hands! The sooner the better!</p>

<p>If you want to see me stumbling my way through the interview with the camera crew before and after check out the videos here: (apologies for the sound quality - it was a busy street and my mate Dan was on the camera!)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jms8QRieA">(before)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iusr1HIcmNA">(after)</a></p>

<p></i></p>

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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Randy Lerner Must Sell the Cleveland Browns</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/randy-lerner-must-sell-the-cleveland-browns.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>The once proud franchise in Cleveland has not been competitive under the ownership of Randolph (Randy) D. Lerner.  Lerner is killing the strong fan support for the Browns.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:53 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">31062</quid>
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      <title>Reinstate Ben Cousins to the West Coast Eagles!</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/reinstate-ben-cousins-to-the-west-coast-eagles.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Ben Cousins, has been the inspiration for the West Coast Eagles for many years, although there have been a few, to say the least, mistakes on Ben's behalf, I believe that the line WC took was a massive mistake that they will regret.</p>

<p>The fact is WC only did this because they knew they were going to get into trouble with the AFL, I’d just like to know where the line is, Melbourne players have been getting caught doing drugs for years, but it seems that only the WEST seems to have players publicly shamed! Ben Cousins has never been positively tested for drugs unlike *VIC players* who have tested positive twice and under AFL laws still have one more chance, well where is Ben Cousins' THIRD chance??</p>

<p>Shouldn’t punching your fist into an innocent person or even worse a loved one have the same effects as those placed on Cousins??? Where’s the JUSTICE!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:19 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">14814</quid>
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      <title>Fitting tribute to the legacy of Tommy Burns</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fitting-tribute-to-the-legacy-of-tommy-burns.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>The passing of a true Celtic legend should be marked by the renaming of the lennoxtown facility to remind everyone who enters the doors what it means to play for our club.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:03 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">19308</quid>
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      <title>Support the Y1D3 ! and for the freedom of speech!</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/support-the-y1d3-and-for-the-freedom-of-speech.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Three football fans have been charged in connection with using insulting language during Tottenham Hotspur matches.</p>

<p>Gary Whybrow, 31; Sam Parsons, 24, and Peter Ditchman, 52, are due to appear before magistrates on February 4 accused of using the word "yid".</p>

<p>Whybrow, from west London, and Parsons, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, are accused of the offence during a Europa League game against FC Sheriff on November 7.</p>

<p>Ditchman, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, allegedly used bad language in the Barclays Premier League game with West Ham on October 6.</p>

<p>All three are accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.</p>

<p>The club has a strong Jewish following, but thousands of fans have defied the warnings and used the term during chants. Please do press the SHARE button and not the recommend button as this will not show up on your time line for all to see thank you!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:57 UTC</pubDate>
      <quid isPermaLink="false">66553</quid>
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      <title>Ryan Giggs should be awarded a Knighthood</title>
      <link>https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ryan-giggs-should-be-awarded-a-knighthood.html?utm_medium=rss</link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>The editors of MustBeRed are campaigning to have Ryan Giggs knighted. Hazel Blears MP (Lab) and Chris Grayling MP (Con) have given their support to the campaign.</p>

<p>Here are the 11 reasons why he deserves the honour:</p>

<p>1 Giggs is the most decorated player in English footballing history.</p>

<p>2 He is the only player to have played and scored in every Premiership season.</p>

<p>3 He has scored more than 100 league goals.</p>

<p>4 That FA Cup wonder goal against Arsenal.</p>

<p>5 Giggs has played more games for Man Utd than any other player.</p>

<p>6 The youngest footballer to have represented Wales.</p>

<p>7 Capped 64 times for Wales, and was made the team's captain.</p>

<p>8 A clean player who has NEVER been red-carded for Man Utd.</p>

<p>9 A role-model family man who has never been in the papers for the wrong reasons.</p>

<p>10 A fundraiser for charity and a campaigner against landmines and racism.</p>

<p>11 Admired by players and managers as the Premiership's "Best".</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:27 UTC</pubDate>
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