Walsall Football Club fans are planning a protest outside the Banks’s Stadium before and after the home match against Tranmere Rovers this Saturday, 12 February.
A statement released by the Independent Saddlers Supporters’ Association (ISSA) states that the peaceful protest is “to display our dissatisfaction with the way our club is being run and how we are being treated as supporters.”
The Saddlers are currently 21st in the table in League Two, just four points clear of the relegation zone after seven straight losses on the pitch saw Head Coach Matt Taylor part company with the club earlier this week.
The protest is planned at 2.15pm outside the stadium and will also take place after the match.
ISSA states that the protest is not against the team, but at the way the club is being run, citing a poor matchday experience and communication issues between the club and supporters, as well as concerns about the performance of Technical Director, Jamie Fullarton.
Part of the ISSA statement reads:
“We feel now is the time we have to stand together and fight for positive change at the club we love so much. For all the supporters that give their time, money and devotion. For all the Saddlers who are no longer with us who showed us the way, who we spent our time following Walsall with making memories that will live with us forever. And for the children who we are trying to encourage to be lifelong Walsall supporters, so they can experience a brighter future following Walsall Football Club. We simply can’t sit back and watch the Club we love die in front of our eyes.”
Walsall are currently seeking a new manager with Stoke City’s assistant manager Dean Holden currently favourite with the bookies to take the hot seat.