A number of unhappy Everton supporters gathered outside the Royal Liver Building on Saturday morning to show their dissatisfaction with the running of the club.
The rally, organised by the #AllTogetherNow group, was arranged just days after the Blues secured their place in next season's Premier League with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth at Goodison Park. Abdoulaye Doucoure’s goal was the difference between the two sides.
Those in attendance congregated outside the entrance on the waterfront, with banners being hung up on the railings outside. One of the messages on a banner read: 'THE TIME HAS COME IT IS TIME TO GO'. Various chants, including 'sack the board,' were prevalent throughout the rally, which lasted around 45 minutes.
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Supporters have been protesting against the running of the club, which is owned by Farhad Moshiri, for months. The Everton board has also not attended a game since mid-January, citing safety concerns as the reason behind their absence.
Explaining his decision to attend the rally, Barry Williams, who was this week elected the new chairman of the Everton’s Fans’ Forum, told the ECHO that he wants change at the top of the club.
He said: "I want change for my football club. You can see from the turnout that fans want change, and I want my voice to be heard.
"I think the more people that come down, the better, but I will certainly come down and make my voice heard."
Mr Williams also believes that fans will continue to gather to voice their dissatisfaction with the running of their club until there is change at the very top.
"No, [they will continue] until change comes, and rightly so," he told the ECHO. "Everton fans have been waiting 28 to 29 years for a successful football club.
"Under this chairman, we haven’t got it. Alright, he brought a billionaire in, but it was a billionaire who he wanted. God knows who has tried to buy Everton in the past.
"And I think fans are rightly tired. Fans are right to want change at the football club, and they are going nowhere until change does happen."
An investment deal with the American investment company MSP Sports Capital now appears to be close. As reported by the Liverpool ECHO last week, majority shareholder Moshiri has signed an exclusivity agreement with the company.
Moshiri has been in talks with MSP since January, when its Iranian-American chairman, Jahm Najafi, and CEO, Jeff Moorad, attended Everton’s home game with Southampton. Miami-based 777 had also been in talks with Moshiri over an investment deal, potentially acquiring a controlling interest in the club, but, as reported by the ECHO, they have now moved away from the club.
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