The organiser of the protest at the County Ground this weekend said that he fears Swindon Town’s situation could soon be worse than Reading’s.
Jason Lane is organising a protest against the ownership of the club at and before the game against AFC Wimbledon this weekend.
The protest will see a vocal display outside The Arkell’s John Trollope Stand at 2pm, fans not returning to their seats until the 50th minute after halftime, and a minute of sarcastic applause during the 69th minute of the game.
Lane says that he believes that he must take action now as without fans starting to get involved then the very near future of the club could be very bleak.
He said: “It is the lies, the deceit, the BS, and probably the last straw for me was the Fair Game report.
“The way I see it, something needs to happen because we can’t keep going in decline season on season.
“The fans are staying away because they don’t want Clem [Morfuni] here, even the Fans’ Forum was a joke.
“If he was to look at how season tickets have sold compared to last season, by the end of May they will be about 1,500 down and those early bird sales keep the club ticking over during the summer.
“Something has got to change, and it has to change at the top because as much as Clem can say we need to change our mindset, he needs to change his mindset.
“If nothing happens and no one protests and we all bury our heads in the sand then we will end up in a worse position than Reading, I have no doubt about that.
“My personal opinion is that if Clem Morfuni is still at the club and nothing changes, I would probably give it to about November before the club will be in administration or liquidated.”
Lane said that the protest at the Wimbledon game will be the start of a longer process of protests to try and highlight the issues within the club.
He said: “For the final home game against Morecambe on April 27, we will talk about how Saturday went and then start making plans for then.
“A successful protest for me would be more than ten people and the fans to start uniting because there has been a lot of toxicity between the fans, and they are divided.”
Swindon Town have been approached for comment about this.
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