Thousands of West Ham fans have protested against how the club is run and called for chairman David Sullivan and vice-chair Karren Brady to step down.
The demonstrations took place before their home game against Crystal Palace Saturday, with Graham Potter’s side 18th in the Premier League with only three points from four matches and already out of the Carabao Cup.
Two separate protests close to their London Stadium home saw thousands of supporters march to the ground holding a variety of banners and flags calling for change at the club.
Some of the flags said Sullivan and Brady, who have been at West Ham since 2010, should “just resign” and “were killing the club”, while another read “sold us a dream, we are living the nightmare”.
Fan group Hammers United organised the larger of the protests and said this was “the start of a sustained campaign and a series of protests which must be vigorous, but within the law”.
They added: “If we are going to get our club back our fanbase is going to have to fight. With Brady and Sullivan at the helm our club is going to die. It is in serious decline and dying a slow death.
“With thousands of long-term, time-served fans walking away, another relegation fight beckoning and another early cup exit, we cannot allow this to happen on our watch.
“We must show the world that Brady and Sullivan’s position is untenable and they must step aside for the good of the club.
“They must have no more involvement in the running of West Ham United, which must be handed over to professionals with the expertise and drive to move the club forward.”
