A very insightful and thought provoking contribution, in my humble view.
I totally agree that if you are a supporter of the club and care about it, then it would be almost unnatural if you were not deeply concerned about the state of the club and wanted to do something to influence events. People who remain totally passive may well give the impression of not really caring and being almost without normal human reactions to adversity.
After saying that I suppose I also believe that whilst true supporters have the total right to make their views known and to demonstrate in the way they best say fit, they also have to recognise that they are not actually running the club. There is a huge distinction here between 'reacting' and 'doing' and that has to be recognised.
I also take your point about the abysmal level of communication and PR which is clearly a major failing. If you run a football club you have to expect criticism, as a totally natural thing and not try and stifle it. This is a naive reaction and one bound to fail. If for example you have an open meeting you have to expect dissent and allow it and then react in an un-emotive way. Similarly with Twittergate, whoever pulled the plug, performed the most obvious failure in rational judgement that was possible in the circumstances. The comments were low key and to deny free speech, is more akin to the actions associated with a totalitarian state or a dictatorship. That has then been compounded by an obvious silence from the club......... a saga of ridiculous actions which actually almost beggars believe . Surely the Board understand this, on mature reflection......if not we are an even worse situation that can be imagined.
What I find most sad is that both elements in this debate.......the passionate supporters and the passionate chairman .......both have the same aim at the end of the day and that is to improve the current standing of Altrincham Football Club and at least the chairman's offer of a meeting, should be seem as a 'possible' positive move.
I say 'possible' because he has to have the right motives for such a meeting and the right attitudes at such a meeting. Equally the same applies to the supporters........who it has to be said have a major issue in determining their stance, as they do not have a nominated leader or a decision making structure.
However this is at least a chance to begin a civilised dialogue, which has to be part of any ultimate solution, as just hoping the Chairman disappears and hoping that there is a Messiah in the wings, is perhaps Panglossian in the extreme.
My fervent hope is that one of the passionate supporters now stands up and offers to organise the meeting and has the courage to choose four or five other supporters that have the right profile........fair minded, willing to listen as well as contribute, mature etc ...... all a long shot but at least a possible way forward and if the club made a hash of such a meeting, well everyone can say.......told you so Professor Pangloss!