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Adam Jones

What happened at Goodison Park as Everton fan protests continue

Everton fans turned out in numbers outside Goodison Park on Wednesday night in a latest protest against the running of the club.

A few hundred Blues supporters met initially next to the Dixie Dean statue, before walking around the stadium with numerous banners on display.

Chants of "sack the board" and "Kenwright and co., it's time to go" were prevalent throughout the protest with fans of all ages seemingly involved.

The event started with fans congregating near the Dixie Dean statue, with TV cameras filming the banners being displayed while music was played through a portable speaker and chanting was taking place.

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After around half an hour of fans being gathered in that area, supporters eventually embarked on a walk around the stadium, heading up Goodison Road and across Gwladys Street before circling back towards the Park End.

The atmosphere was largely civil and respectful, although one sour moment on the walk around the ground saw a supporter climb on someone's shoulders to use black spray paint on a picture of Bill Kenwright outside Goodison.

This comes a day after more graffiti was spotted on the stadium, with Tuesday night's message reading, "Pereira out, Lampard in", referencing the club's current managerial search.

In the hours after the protest, numerous prominent fan accounts and pundits quickly condemned another act of unacceptable behaviour in vandalising Goodison Park.

The protest lasted around an hour, with banners later held underneath the defaced picture of the Blues chairman to end the demonstration.

Wednesday was the latest in a number of protests aimed at Farhad Moshiri and the running Everton.

The win over Arsenal in December saw a number of Blues attempt a walk-out demonstration in the 27th minute, in relation to the club's current trophy drought, but didn't seem to catch much attention.

Last weekend's sit-in display following the defeat to Aston Villa caught the eye a little more, with a number of supporters staying behind in both the Gwladys Street and Park End to demonstrate against the board.

Meanwhile, on Monday evening, banners were put on display outside Goodison Park - with more hung outside the Liver Building on Tuesday night.

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