FOLLOWING the boycott of the Brentford game – from which the official attendance statistics have yet to be released- supporter umbrella group ‘Hammers United’ have decreed that the next phase of the fan vs West Ham board protest will coincide with Newcastle United’s visit to London Stadium on Sunday next.

News of the protest has spread as far as our opponents, whose various fan sites have reported the protest for their own supporters information.

“West Ham supporters are set to arrange a sit-down lock-in following the final whistle against Newcastle”, has been widely broadcast to Toon fans.

Sit-in arranged after the Newcastle United home fixture

Supporters’ groups Hammers United and Crossed Hammers organised marches ahead of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in an attempt to build pressure on chairman David Sullivan and vice-chair Karren Brady to step down.

We approached HU founder Paul Colburn for comment and he said: “West Ham are facing their biggest fight in 150 years. The future of the club is at stake.”

Quite how well supported the ‘lock in ‘ will be depends much on the result, the weather and how resolute West Ham fans are win their continued protest: Unlike the Brentford...