and didn't stop protesting as soon as the team started winning.
Just a point - to be fair, they were put in a lose/lose situation:
Option A) Continue to protest whilst the new found optimism of early 2012 was sprouting, because we bought a couple of players on permanent deals for the first time in 2 & 1/2 years, and because we were enjoying a cup run = "You're all bad fans you lot, you're just hurting the club!!!"
Option B) Stop the protests, because you don't want to be perceived as the 'bad guys' hurting the club = "You're all a joke, you just protest when the club isn't doing well, and now you're not protesting, well, the club must be alright now!!!"
Whatever they had done, they'd have been slated. Mistakes have been made along the way, no doubt at all. A PR battle was fought, and unfortunately - mainly due to the vested interests of the local media and the lack of interest/comprehension from the national media - the club was able to win this. Tales of people trying to ring up the local phone ins to speak about the subject, only to be cut off/outright told they were banned from coming on because the subject was off limits are quite prevalent.