Aston Villa are adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table and to say all is not right in Birmingham would be an understatement.
Chants of ‘sack the board’ have rung out at many a game, and now the supporters are taking things one step further with an organised protest at not one but three upcoming games.
Fans will walk out on 74 minutes of the games against Everton, Tottenham and Chelsea at Villa Park, according to the Birmingham Mail.
It is part of the ‘Out the Door on 74’ campaign, the paper reports.
Villa’s season got somehow worse this week as the first team was beaten 3-0 by the club’s under-21s in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
But the main issue is with the running of the club, rather than the on-pitch performances.
Supporter Mike McKenna, who is among those leading the initiative, explained the situation to the Birmingham Mail.
‘We the fans, the heart of the club, have been fed a false narrative time and again over the last 6 years and our jaded and cynical fanbase has lost confidence in those in power with regards to their ability, or indeed their inclination to take this grand institution forward,’ McKenna explained in a mission statement.
‘In the interest of forcing a change of direction we, a group of long term and dedicated fans are developing ways to pressure the club to give us the so called ‘bright future’ that Randy Lerner promised and to be a true ‘custodian’.’
