April
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The FFU starts consulting fans to see if 'Can the Commercials' is a viable protest |
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| 16th |
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Outspoken Millwall Chairman Theo Paphitis adds his official support |
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| 19th |
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After a response rate of 99% support from 1500 fans consulted - Round 1 of 'Can the Commercials' is launched
The PFA, through Gordon Taylor, add their official support |
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| 24th |
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Round 1: Champions League Semi Final. Man United v Bayer Leverkusen
'Can the Commercials' goes national in the press and radio |
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| 30th |
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Round 2: Champions League Semi Final. Bayer Leverkusen v Man United
Campaign receives its first backing from a professional footballer |
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May
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| 1st |
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The League Manager's Association add their official support, through Chief Executive John Barnwell |
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| 11&12th |
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Round 3: Final Day of the Premiership and the 1st Division Play Off Finals |
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| 12th |
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Leading sports columnist Patrick Collins features 'Can the Commercials' in the Mail on Sunday |
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| 15th |
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Round 4: The Champions League Final
Despite his salient observations to leading advertisers that fans watch BBC football broadcasts over ITV because of no adverts, the FFU confirm that Terry Venables hasn't officially backed the campaign - yet... |
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| 16th |
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The World Cup phase of the campaign launches |
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| 31st |
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Round 5: World Cup Opening Ceremony and France v Senegal
The Football League gives their official support, through Chief Executive David Burns
A Middlesbrough fan in the USA becomes the first International registrant to the campaign
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June
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| 2nd |
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Round 6: England v Sweden (Group match) |
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| 5th |
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Round 7: Germany v Ireland (Group match) |
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| 6th |
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Round 8: England v Argentina re-run (Group match) |
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| 7th |
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The 'Boycott ITV & watch BBC' phase of the campaign launches |
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| 14th |
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A Burnley fan becomes the campaigns 10,000 registrant!!
All 72 Football League clubs gives their official support to the campaign |
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| 15&16th |
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Round 9: England v Denmark & Ireland v Spain (Second Round) |
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| 20th |
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Campaign receives its first backing from an MP! |
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| 21st |
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Round 10: England v Brazil (Quarter Final) |
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| 22nd |
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A Cambridge Utd fan becomes the campaigns 15,000 registrant!! |
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| 30th |
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Round 11: Brazil v Germany (Final) |
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July
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| 1st |
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The FFU starts consulting fans to see if they would be willing to take 'Can the Commercials' to non-football programmes during the close season |
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| 3rd |
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At 5pm polling closes showing 99% of over 3000 fans approve of taking the campaign into non-football programmes
The non-football broadcast phase of the campaign launches |
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| 7th |
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Round 12: British Grand Prix |
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Pledge to Can the Commercials here! |
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