This season has been one for West Ham fans in which there has been more to life as a fan than just getting behind the team on the pitch, as protests against their co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan and vice-Chairwoman Karren Brady have been in the news recently (The Guardian).
The news has now broken, though, that the Hammers have chosen the next game in which they’ll be protesting against the way that GSB runs their club (Daily Mail), and this will break many memories for a lot of fans given the fuss that was kicked up back in 2018 during West Ham vs Burnley.
The game that’s been hand-picked, as you’ll guess from the above paragraph, is the club’s home clash with Burnley on April 18th, and many fans will have vivid memories of the awful scenes that took place just two years ago during this very same fixture (BBC).
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The fans will relish the opportunity to take another pop at their board and the ownership during that clash with Burnley, and this is one that simply will not be a one-off, as the pressure is continuing to build against GSB, and it’s unlikely the fans will rest until their club has new owners.
The article on the Burnley protests claims:
‘West Ham supporters will stage their third anti-board protest ahead of Burnley’s visit to the London Stadium next month.’
‘Hammers fans are planning a third rally as they ramp up their attempts to force owners David Sullivan and David Gold plus vice-chairman Karren Brady out of the club.’
‘Mass protests before the 1-1 draw against Everton and 3-1 win against Southampton have already been held and support has been growing.’
‘Up to 2000 supporters attended the first protest and 8500 joined in the second according to Hammers United, the group behind the protests who are determined to ‘top that’ figure on April 18. However, authorities estimate the figure for the second protest at around a lower 3000.’
‘West Ham fans have also been showing their displeasure on the road, staging eye-catching black balloon protests, releasing them before kick-off of their away games at Liverpool and Arsenal to symbolise a lack of communication between supporters and the West Ham hierarchy.’
‘These too will also continue at their remaining away games at Tottenham, Newcastle, Norwich and Manchester United.’
