Supporters’ group plan new protest
The group which are now part of the West Ham Independent Supporters Committee say replacing the current ownership is their number one priority.
They announced that their next publicised protest, where fans can join them, will be Sunday 19th September when Manchester United visit the London Stadium saying they will leaflet fans at Leicester City and Crystal Palace games when full details will be released.
Not all supporters are happy with the announcement with some taking to social to make their view known.
West Ham fan Finn Conradsen replied to the announcement on Twitter saying “Deep sigh. I am by no means a GBS fan but contrary to you guys I am able to see that they have learned from past disasters. West Ham is now heading in a very positive direction and right now I think we are lucky to have owners not only looking at the club through a spreadsheet.”
Another supporter called Stephen Field added: “I will NOT support the protest as it may probably destabilise the team.
The team is the most important thing. I hope this take-over takes place, it would be in West Hams interest not GSBs but aren’t they supposed to be supporters… Maybe not..”
Hammers United replied “We’re not here to convince people one way or another. We are a supporters group who simply act on behalf of our members. We have been given a clear mandate to campaign for new owners and so that is what we must do.”
With West Ham finishing sixth in the Premier League last season mostly without supporters and certainly no protests it is a valid question whether further protests could or would be a distraction to the team. We live in a democracy where everyone has the right to peacefully protest in our country but so much has happened in the world since that game in February 2020 when the London Stadium was last at full capacity.