Frustrated Everton fans will stage a walkout protest against the club’s board during their game against Arsenal at Goodison Park on Monday night.
Anger and disappointment has been building steadily among supporters during a winless run which has seen the Toffees slip from the European places to just five points above the relegation zone.
The final straw came on Wednesday night when Rafa Benitez’s side were embarrassed by bitter rivals Liverpool on home soil, losing 4-1 on a chaotic evening which saw director of football Marcel Brands embroiled in a heated argument with one furious fan.
Frustrated Everton fans will stage a walkout protest against the club’s board on Monday night
Everton's director of football Marcel Brands was involved in a heated argument with one fan on Wednesday night when the Blues were beaten 4-1 by bitter rivals Liverpool on home soil
There were also chants of ‘sack the board’ towards the end of the game and at full-time, while another supporter got on the pitch after the final whistle to remonstrate directly with players Anthony Gordon, Seamus Coleman and Abdoulaye Doucoure.
A number of Everton fan groups have now come together to collectively announce their intention to protest during the club’s next fixture, with a mass walkout planned for the 27th minute.
Everton will have gone 27 years without a trophy come May next year, assuming they fail to lift this season’s FA Cup.
One fan invaded the pitch at full-time as he remonstrated with Anthony Gordon (left), Seamus Coleman (hidden) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (right)
Many fans had long left the Merseyside derby before the full-time whistle on Wednesday
A statement shared across social media read: ‘27 years without a trophy is unacceptable.
‘Show your feet on 27 minutes during the game against Arsenal on Monday evening and leave your seat.
‘Let’s show that the incompetence from the top at Everton Football Club cannot continue.
‘#27minutesfor27years’
A statement has been shared across social media calling for Everton to walk out of their game against Arsenal in the 27th minute to represent 27 years without a trophy
It’s understood that fans will be encouraged to stay away from their seats until at least the second half of the game against the Gunners, although some may choose to leave Goodison Park altogether.
Although the appointment of former Liverpool boss Benitez and the team’s struggles since late September have sparked the plans for a protest, the grievances of
